Parks, Presidents and Parks

Hope Springs Eternal

Spring training - when you are free to dream about your team for the upcoming season.

Howard TanzmanMarch 18, 2023Sports Comments

What do the Pope, Frank Sinatra and Alcides Ghiggia have in common?

Guest Blogger Simon Tanzman tells the story of Uruguay's upset win over Brazil in the 1950 World Cup, considered by some to be the Biggest Upset in World Cup History and yes, the Pope, Frank Sinatra and Alcides Ghiggia are part of the tale.

Howard TanzmanDecember 25, 2022Potpourri, Parks, Sports Comments

Holy Toledo! – When the Ohio-Michigan rivalry spilled over from the Gridiron to the Battlefield

All college football fans know that the Michigan-Ohio State football rivalry is intense. But in 1836 the states of Michigan and Ohio nearly went into actual battle over a boundary dispute.

Howard TanzmanNovember 27, 2022Potpourri, Sports Comments

Baseball is Still Our National Pastime

You may think Football passed Baseball as our National Past time, but it hasn’t.

Howard TanzmanFebruary 12, 2022Sports Comments

Disastrous Free Agent Signings

It’s baseball’s offseason, the ‘hot stove league.’ Teams look to improve themselves through trades and free-agent signings. This post covers some of the worst free-agent signings in MLB history.

Howard TanzmanDecember 6, 2020Sports Comments

Disastrous Baseball Trades

It’s baseball’s offseason, the ‘hot stove league.’ Teams look to improve themselves through trades and free-agent signings. This post covers some of the most unbalanced trades in baseball history. Unbalanced because one team’s disaster is another’s fortune.

Howard TanzmanNovember 14, 2020Sports Comment

Baseball and the 1918 Spanish Flu

What did baseball do during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic, and much more virulent outbreak?

Howard TanzmanSeptember 20, 2020Sports Comments

Baseball and the Pandemic

Due to the pandemic, Baseball has scheduled an ‘unprecedented’ short 60-game season instead of its normal 162-game schedule. This has happened before. Twice. In the same year. Due to a player strike.

Howard TanzmanJuly 20, 2020SportsComment

Life in the Time of Corona

Can any other sport compete with Baseball for humor?

Howard TanzmanMarch 20, 2020Sports Comment

2019 World Series Quiz and Interesting Facts

Take the World Series Quiz, watch some highlight videos!

Howard TanzmanOctober 22, 2019SportsComment

Lincoln and Baseball

The first Presidential baseball player and fan!

Howard TanzmanApril 18, 2019Presidents, Sports Comment

Hail Mary (Pass)

The Hail Mary pass is one of Football’s most exciting plays.

Howard TanzmanNovember 28, 2018Sports Comments

Sometimes there is joy in Mudville

Is there anything more exciting than a baseball ‘walk-off’ hit?

Howard TanzmanSeptember 11, 2018Sports Comments

Home Runs, Three Point Shots and Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio has another unbreakable record beyond his 56-game hitting streak. It is related to the the increased number of home runs and strikeouts in baseball, and analogous to the growth in basketball 3-point shots.

Howard TanzmanJuly 17, 2018Sports Comments

Damn Yankees

The Yankee’s have had dynasties in many eras - which one was the best?

Howard TanzmanJune 12, 2018Sports Comments

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