Beer has been closely associated with professional baseball since the game’s earliest days, but it was not initially a marriage welcomed by owners. In fact, the National League once expelled teams for selling beer at the ballpark. But over the years that relationship changed, and over time baseball became a prime marketing tool for breweries. […]
It’s hard to argue against either of the two finalists chosen by fans in our Best of the Ballparks voting for former MLB park, as the matchup features Ebbets Field versus the Polo Grounds. (more…)
When the New York Giants went west during the 1957-58 offseason, my Long Islander father went contrary to Tony Bennett and relocated his heart to San Francisco. The Giants lost the World Series to the Yankees in ’62, invariably finished second through the rest of the decade, spun their wheels in the ’70s, found fleeting […]
It’s been 79 years since the District of Columbia hosted playoff baseball, as the Washington Nationals host the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series — but local fans are upset at how MLB is handling the game. Washington last hosted a playoff fame on Oct. 7, 1933, when the New York Giants […]
Though it’s unlikely spring training will ever return to Winter Haven in central Florida, the city can look back on a several MLB teams training in the city. Here’s a look at the history of spring training in Winter Haven. The News Chief laid out the history of spring baseball in Winter Haven, which began […]
It was an unusual game last night at Safeco Field, as the Florida Marlins suited up as the “home” team against the “visiting” Seattle Mariners, with a series shift caused by a scheduling conflict at Sun Life Stadium. The Marlins were displaced by a U2 concert during this weekend previously scheduled interleague series. Rather than […]
It wasn’t the most glamorous venue in the major leagues, nor the most stylish. But the Polo Grounds — the former home of the New York Giants and, briefly, the New York Yankees and New York Mets — will receive its due this weekend, as the San Francisco Giants and Willie Mays will bring the […]
