Tag Archives: Baseball Hall of Fame

The Sports Archives – ‘Three Strikes; You’re Out!’ – How Baseball Got Started!

At the risk of assuming baseball started elsewhere, for purposes of this tidbit, we will presume the United States is the point of reference. Historically, however, two English games, Rounders and Cricket had influences on today’s sport of baseball. And … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Los Angeles Dodgers: The New Team To Hate In Baseball!

When a team’s owners spend vast amounts of money improving and remodeling the team’s home stadium, you would assume it was because the team had plans of sticking around for a while. Unfortunately, recent developments shed light on the unsettling … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives – Klim’s Korner: A-Rod In Trouble Again?

A-Rod is in trouble again! For what you may ask… performance-enhancing drugs (PED’s)?  The answer is yes.  A-Roid has once again been linked to HGH and that is not surprising. He is older and he is losing his skills and … Continue reading

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The Sports Archives History Lesson – Baseball Umpire’s Hand Signals

In the late 19th century there was a DEAF baseball player in the Major Leagues named Dummy Hoy who was unable to hear the umpire calls of pitched balls, strikes and outs. This paved the way for the use of … Continue reading

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