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Apr 16
Don’t Mess with Hoy
Early September 1889. Washington is once again a tail-ender. The Cleveland League team is in Washington under their manager, Tom Loftus, to play the Senators. The Spiders win their third straight game, 9 to 6. George Keefe’s effort in the box is called “wretched.” The batteries were Keefe, George Haddock and Connie Mack, and Henry …
Mar 25
Mystery Airships of 1897
On 17 April 1897, the Washington Senators go to the White House and visit with President William McKinley. While an avid follower of the game of baseball, the President tells the players that the commitments of the job will preclude him from seeing the team play this season. While the visit is noteworthy the public’s …
Mar 21
Harry Wright on Dead Arms
Those of us who spent the summer of 2012 watching Ryan Zimmerman struggle with shoulder issues will not soon forget it. Zimmerman had to adjust his play at third to compensate for the problem. This article talks about the same problem faced by other major leaguers. Harry Wright had a long illustrious career in baseball …
Mar 05
McGuire vs. the Kid
One of the oddities of the 1891 season was the conflict that played out during the season between James “Deacon” McGuire and Wilfred “Kid” Carsey. In August Kid Carsey’s father sends a letter to a local paper documenting what many people have long suspected. Mr. WA Carsey of this city, and father of the young …
Mar 04
Alexander Donoghue Jumps Ship
This story exhibits the fine madness that played out during the summer of 1890. Washington rejected by the majors found itself in the minors, the Atlantic Association, to be exact. It is a period of turmoil. There are three major leagues and the local rooters complain that they are tired of the legal fighting that …
Feb 25
The Bizarre Debut of Jouett Meekin or is it Mr. Stewart
The year is 1891, Benjamin Harrison is in the White House. It is a hot July day in Washington, the 5th of July to be exact. Washington has just swept an Independence Day doubleheader and the Colonels and the spectators hope the team can somehow turn around the train wreck of a season they have …
Feb 21
Say No to MASN! Say No to Peter!
We want to thank Mr. Heller for his article, good job sir. It has prompted us to write this. Our anger with the MASN situation goes well beyond scheduling. Are we the only ones who are tired of the Baltimore slant to the broadcasts? The merry hunt to see where the game is, MASN or …
Feb 18
Perceptions, a Young Rookie Comes to Town
It is chilly afternoon, the calendar is open to the date of 8 May 1891. Not a lot of spectators pay attention to the young 21 year old pitcher about to take his place in the box. He was small, just 5-6 in height and not an impressive physical specimen. He also has no reputation …
Feb 14
Dunlap and Espinosa, Partners in Pain
The reports that Danny Espinosa will play ball in 2013 with a torn rotator cuff along with the reports out of Miami dampened some of the enthusiasm in our household for the upcoming season. Our cat remains unconcerned, displaying her feline indifference to everything but a plate of food and a clean liter box. Our …
Feb 11
Expectations
The three baseball periodicals we recently purchased from Barnes & Noble have the Nationals on top of the National League East but in the World Series. For those with memories of the vaudeville tag-line, First in War, First in Peace and last in the American League,” these are great times But the question we all …
