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The aim of this blog is to put a spotlight on players and teams that play the game the "right way". I like guys and hustle and give 100% day in and day out. This blog will often focus on the unsung heroes of baseball, not the high-paid superstars. I als
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The True Golden Age of Baseball, 1988-1992
I just read this great piece by Bill Simmons in ESPN The Magazine. Simmons challenges prior assumptions about baseball's "Golden Age" arguing that the five-year period, 1988-1992, was the most pure in baseball history.Simmons' reasoning is before 195...
Pittsburgh trip filled with bits of history
A view of PNC Park from the Renaissance Hotel. Normally I can't afford this kind of indulgence but I got an awesome deal on Hotwire.com. I thought we'd look and feel a little out of place staying at the hotel but there were A LOT of baseball fans the...
No Way to Die
Tiger Stadium died on September 27, 1999. That’s when she took her last breath as the last game was played on her grounds and paying fans filed out her gates for the final time. She hung on. Her paint peeled and faded. Her seats sold. Tiger Stadium...
Lost Ballparks and Old Landmarks; Team Names; 300 for Johnson
Jim Caple lists 10 "Lost Ballparks and Old Landmarks" that every fan of the game and its history should make pilgrimage to. MLB Homerun reminds us how MLB teams got their names.Randy Johnson recorded win number 300 in the baseball history books. For ...
BCB Links and Thoughts on Interleague Play
Here are a few links that I thought I'd share:Blue Collar Baseball favorite Curtis Granderson blogs about hanging out with M.C. Hammer at Comerica Park. Grandy is a regular guest blogger at Big League Stew.Jay Bruce discusses Diamond Hoggers and the ...
Bring back day baseball during the World Series
MLB and FOX have agreed to start World Series games earlier. The first pitch for all weeknight postseason games on FOX will be 7:57pm (ET). It's a start, some kids (and adults) will be able to stay up for the end of the game.The future of baseball de...
Preparing for my Opening Day pilgrimage bad weather or not
I'm preparing for my Opening Day pilgrimage to Cincinnati. The weather doesn't look particularly grand but I'm not going to complain about it. I'm in the same boat as Taylor over at Crosley Field Terrace - I don't want the baseball season to start la...
BCB Welcomes 'Hapless Royals'
Blue Collar Baseball would like to welcome a new blog to the baseball blogosphere, Hapless Royals. The blog’s author, Dr. Thunder, takes his moniker from a variety of Wal-Mart brand pop (or “soda” or “Coke” depending on your geography). In ...
New Beginnings
Baseball is all about new beginnings. Each new season brings hope. Each new batter could start, sustain, or end a rally. Baseball is about anticipation, the drama, the action in the inaction.The waiting is, undoubtedly, the hardest part.The wait is a...
Lee, Hamilton, and Young receive awards
It was announced today that Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians will receive the AL Comeback Player of the Year Award.Josh Hamilton and Michael Young of the Texas Rangers will also receive awards. Hamilton, a BCB favorite, was voted Player of the Year...
Bud's latest blunder
Here is Bud Selig's latest blunder... allowing the Cubs and the Astros to play a "neutral site" game in Milwaukee. Three points I would like to make/discuss:Number one, I think it is fairly obvious why Selig chose Milwaukee to be the host city. Bud i...
I watched a little piece of baseball die tonight
In between innings of a "war of futility" (the Pirates vs. Reds game), I flipped the channel over to ESPN just in time to see a little piece of baseball die. No more than 10 seconds after I turned to the Yankees vs. Rays game, instant replay was used...
Open Letter to Bud Selig
Dear Bud,I have never found the right moment to thank you for ruining my favorite game. Now, however, with the introduction of instant replay on Thursday, it seems like the proper time to do so.Thank you Bud, for all that you have done to ruin the ga...
Instant replay only appeals to casual fans
It's here - another day of reckoning - just like so many in the past that saw the ruin of the great game of baseball. Baseball fans have seen the balanced schedule go the way of the Dodo. Then in the early 1970s it was the DH. Later, came Interleague...
Manny being Babe?
Let me just put this up front, I greatly dislike Manny Ramirez. I know, when it comes to hitting, Manny is a professional and he will go down in history as one of the great hitters and RBI-men in the history of the game. I think his antics, however, ...
Reds take 5 of 6 from Tribe to win Ohio Cup
The Cincinnati Reds took their fifth win of six interleague games with intrastate rival Cleveland yesterday to claim the 2008 Ohio Cup. Overall we had great weather for the game (see scoreboard pic)... the exception was a couple bouts of sprinkles an...
BCB Links
I have been kinda consumed by packing up for my impending move on Monday, so here are some links to stories that I found interesting.Tiger Stadium gets a couple of more months on death row. I'm really happy to hear this because once I get settled int...
Demolition nears for one of baseball's great cathedrals
Demolition seems eminent at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull. One of baseball's great cathedrals, Tiger Stadium, is likely to meet the wrath of a wrecking ball this Friday. Tiger Stadium has not hosted a major league game since 1999 but The Old Ti...
Stargell Star for Jason Michaels
Since the Pittsburgh Pirates are trying to restore some franchise pride among their players and fans, maybe they need to bring back the Stargell Stars. Willie Stargell used to hand out stars for good games and great performances. If the practice of d...
My two cents on Joba
Pumping your fist, yelling, et cetera... take that to the NFL or NBA. There is no place for such antics in baseball. Someone who finds that entertaining (Flip Bondy) is not a true baseball fan. Unfortunately Joba is an American League pitcher and won...
