This is the grave of Jimmy Piersall. Born in 1929 in Waterbury, Connecticut, Piersall grew up in that town and became a high school baseball star. In 1948, the Boston Red Sox signed him to a deal and in 1950, he made his major league...
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Congrats to Dave Parker and Dick Allen for being elected by the Veterans Committee Hall of Fame. Parker is the classic Veterans Committee guy, in that he was a very.
This is the grave of Ty Cobb. Born in 1886 in Narrows, Georgia, Cobb grew up in very rural and poor Georgia, but he wasn't so bad off himself. In.
This is the grave of Harmon Killebrew. Born in 1936 in Payette, Idaho, Killebrew up the son of the local sheriff, who also painted for extra money. His father was a big time football player who had been a key part of an undefeated college...
This is the grave of Kevin Hickey. Born in 1956 in Chicago, Hickey grew up on the south side. He was a good but not great athlete and a terrible.
This is the grave of Bob Howsam. Born in 1918 in Denver, Robert Howsam, but always Bob, grew up pretty well off. His father ran a bee-keeping business, which I.
This is the grave of Dan Brouthers. Born in 1858 in Sylvan Lake, New York, Brouthers grew up in a Catholic immigrant family. This was a working class family; his father worked in a open pit iron mine. The family's last name was originally Brooder,...
I am extremely unexcited by a Yankees-Dodgers World Series, but beating the Yankees is all that matters and I know that one of the all time great baseball personalities and.
This is the grave of Frank Chance. Born in 1876 in Sailda, California. Chance grew up in Fresno. He was well-off, the son of a bank president. He didn't need.
WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 24, 2024 — Washington Nationals faced the Los Angeles Dodgers at Nationals Park. (Joe Glorioso/All-Pro Reels for Washington Times Sports) We need a moment to recognize Shohei Ohtani, one of the most remarkable human beings to ever play any sport. In an...
This is the grave of George Weiss. Born in 1894 in New Haven, Connecticut, Weiss was a middle class kid. His family ran a grocery store. He was a great.
This is the grave of Gil Hodges. Born in 1924 in Princeton, Indiana, Hodges grew up in the working class, the son of a coal miner. The family moved to.