The Pastime

I just returned from the first Under-30 group meeting at the convention, and it was sure nice to meet up with other people my own age that are as fascinated by baseball as I am.
There were eight others there, from locations as diverse as Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois and New Jersey. Ok, […]

I just got back from the Wade Park Oval here in Cleveland, where I had a chance to play in the vintage 1860 rules Base Ball game. I’ve got to say, it was a blast. A big thanks goes out to Ed Shuman, of the Canal Fulton Mules, for getting me into the lineup for […]

There’s a protest scheduled today at SABR to try and convince people that there’s a conspiracy to “blacklist” Barry Bonds from baseball.
First off, that’s ridiculous.
Secondly, I’ll show you why.
Here’s what we know. Barry Bonds cannot play the outfield, but can probably still hit fairly well. That eliminates the 16 National League teams from his potential […]

Sadly, the gift bags that came with registration this year weren’t as whimsically filled as they were last year in St. Louis. They were, however, filled with some nice publications.
First, there was a copy of John Montgomery Ward’s baseball book, which laid down the rules and practices of baseball in the late 1800s — a […]