A WWII hero with one leg wanted to pitch in the MLB. In 1945, he got his chance. – The PostSeventy-five years ago today in […] Read More
Tag: Washington Senators
Posts about the Washington Senators, a pair of of Major League Baseball teams. The original played in the American League from 1901-1960 before Calvin Griffith moved them and they become the Minnesota Twins. The second Senators franchise played from 1961-1971, until Bob Short moved them to the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex where they became the Texas Rangers.
Thanks to the magnanimity of PBS you can stream the original nine innings of Ken Burns Baseball. Re-watching Baseball, I think that the best part […] Read More
In the interregnum between Washington Nationals winning the pennant and the start of the World Series on Tuesday, the stories have been piling up. Lots […] Read More
Halloween is a month away, but I’m getting started early on tales of macabre this year. (Editor’s note: And then what happened?) I call it […] Read More