Say Hey, one that got away?
Thomas Wolfe once wrote that “You can’t go home again”, and that was largely true for Willie Mays in 1972. That year, the prodigal son was traded to the New York Mets in May as his career was winding...
View ArticleA Moment In Time – 4/15/58
This particular “Moment In Time” is actually one of the seminal moments in the history of the game. Tuesday, April 15, 1958, at Seals Stadium in San Francisco, at 1:34 pm, Ruben Gomez of the Giants...
View ArticlePastime Portraiture, #7
Rare shot of Willie Mays, spring training, 1950’s. There is nothing I can add to this photo, just enjoy it. This Mays shot is not at this site, but still, hundreds of classic photos from Hy Peskin:...
View ArticleA Moment in Time – 5/31/69
Shea Stadium, Saturday, May 31, 1969 Saturday, May 31, 1969, Shea Stadium, NY, and the Mets are hosting the San Francisco Giants for a weekend set. The Mets enter the game 20-23, in 4th place,...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Willie McCovey
Willie McCovey, the soft-spoken first baseman with the thunderous bat that clouted 521 HRs over a storied 22-year Hall-Of-Fame career, primarily with the San Francisco Giants, passed yesterday at 80....
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Frank Robinson
A quick post to denote the sad passing of Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson, today at the age of 83. The accolades are many: Rookie-of-the-Year in 1956 (photo above taken August 12, 1956, in County...
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