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baseball history

On Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver, and the Baltimore Orioles

John Fea   |  February 20, 2025

When I get the chance, I hope to read John W. Miller’s book The Last Manager: How Earl Weaver Tricked, Tormented and Reinvented Baseball. The Washington Post is running a short excerpt. Here is a taste: Weaver changed how baseball […]

The wild story of 10-cent beer night at Cleveland Stadium

John Fea   |  June 4, 2024

Some fine sports writing here from Fredric J. Frommer at The Washington Post. He tells the story of the riot that occurred in Cleveland Stadium during a Cleveland Indians (now Guardians)-Texas Rangers game on June 4, 1974. This melee should […]