Dec 28
#50 – Mickey’s Horsehide by Jim Vankoski In 1957, while in Spring training with the Boston Red Sox, Mickey Vernon met a sporting goods salesman, who sold horsehide products for baseballs, gloves and similar items. Mickey told me that the same salesman, in 1957, mailed him a sample of the horsehide, which measured 25” x …
Dec 11
Ballfield to Battlefield and Back, From FDR to JFK Released in 2009, our DVD “Stars Of Baseball, 1945-1953” features some of the top players of the era including George Case of the Washington Senators. Case, a six-time American League base stealing champ, himself took home movies of other major leaguers during his playing days – …
Dec 11
If you love to keep up to date with D.C. Baseball, as well as learning about the team’s history, then you might well enjoy placing bets on your favorite teams and players. These days, more and more baseball fans are choosing to place their bets online. Here’s a quick look at why online baseball betting …
Dec 10
No More Baseball Baseball fans in the fall of 1918 would have been familiar with that remark. As the Griffmen prepare to play the Mackmen in a season ending doubleheader the subject was not “wait till next year,” but would the game itself survive. Unlike World War 2, after the 1918 season there would be …
Dec 05
For those who were looking for Nationals GM Mike Rizzo to make a blockbuster trade involving Mike Morse or sign a big money free agent, the annual baseball winter meetings must have been a disappointment. But for fans expecting Rizzo to continue his practice of finding talent at bargain prices, they were satisfying enough. Rizzo …
Nov 29
The Nationals’ search for a leadoff hitter is seemingly over, now that the team has traded for speedy center fielder Denard Span. But with a surplus of outfielders, what future moves does this trade portend? After running through an assortment of leadoff hitters last year that included Ian Desmond, Steve Lombardozzi and finally Jayson Werth …
Nov 20
THE GOLDEN AGE OF BASEBALL As volunteer curator of the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum, Jim Vankoski has become a treasure trove of Delco sports trivia. In a program sponsored by the Nether Providence Historical Society, Jim will share some baseball stories with us, including his favorites about 50-year Township resident Mickey Vernon, following a …
