I’m pleased to report that the “My Favorite Baseball Stars” quilt made by the late Clara Rothmeier fetched $62,500 at auction on Saturday. One of the other quilts, commemorating an early 1950s Cardinals team, went for $10,200. Both quilts feature autographs of players which Rothmeier then embroidered. The “Stars” quilt has over 300 of them, …
Doing radio hits this week to promote the release of Baseball Prospectus 2010: • First up is Providence, Rhode Island’s WBSM 1420 AM at 8:25 AM. Streaming here. • Next is Tri-Cities, Tennessee’s WJCW 910 AM at 8:45 AM. Streaming here. • Baltimore, Maryland’s WVIE 1370 AM at 12:35 PM. Streaming here. • Cleveland, Ohio’s WKNR 1540 AM at …
On Saturday, February 20, in Union, Missouri, a unique and amazing collection of baseball memorabilia will be auctioned off. Baseball fan Clara Schmitt Rothmeier, who passed away last June, created several baseball-themed quilts, the most famous of which, a piece called “My Favorite Baseball Stars,” was exhibited by the National Baseball Hall of Fame in …
Former major league pitcher Jim Bibby passed away on Tuesday at age 65. I remember Bibby fondly from the baseball cards of my youth, and particularly the fact that he shared the sporting spotlight with his younger brother Henry, an NBA point guard. Bibby’s best years came with the Pirates, particularly the “We Are Family” …
Having delved too deeply into Frank Thomas’ career to deal with two Hall of Fame cases in one piece, today I’ve got a look at Tom Glavine’s case for Cooperstown. Even with his 305 wins, I was actually surprised at the strength of his case on the traditional merits: Glavine made 10 All-Star teams, and …
Last week, Frank Thomas officially called it quits, not a huge surprise given that the 41-year-old slugger, who bopped 521 home runs in his career, didn’t play at all in 2009. Today I’ve got a column at Baseball Prospectus celebrating his career, his Hall of Fame case, and his place in history: It’s no stretch …
When I was maybe 11 years old, my parents took me to a giant supermarket expo down at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, where none other than Willie Mays was putting in a personal appearance and signing autographs, one of several athletes to be making appearances at the show. Though too young to …
Earlier this month, my pal Jon Weisman migrated his great Dodger Thoughts blog from the Los Angeles Times to the new ESPN Los Angeles family. Among his first posts is one which directly involves me. Jon is the editor of the forthcoming Dodgers 2010 Annual from Maple Street Press, the same folks who publish Bombers …
After a long hiatus borne of its incorporation into the ESPN affiliate fold, the Toledo radio station for which I’ve been doing radio hits for nearly three years now (WLQR 106.5 FM “The Ticket,” formerly on 1470 AM) has returned to archiving its guest appearances. Though their podcast page says it’s got spots going back …
Some choice cuts from my chat earlier today at Baseball Prospectus: Nick Stone (New York, NY): How do you see the Marcus Thames/Randy Winn/Jamie Hoffman situation shaking out? Do Thames and Winn have anything left in the tank, given last season’s fades? I would have though Thames would pinch hit and Winn would then take …