Jackie Mitchell – To the Girl Who Struck Out Babe Ruth
“The curves won’t be all on the ball when pretty Jackie Mitchell … takes the mound” was just one of a slew of remarks in national newspapers ahead of the exhibition game between the Chattanooga Lookouts and the mighty New York Yankees on April 1st, 1931. But the misogynist headlines were no April fools joke,…
Mattingly’s Mullet and The ‘Mystic’ Simpsons
It has been well documented that the long-running cartoon show ‘The Simpsons’ has a habit of portraying events that would later take place in the real world. This led to the joke that the writers for the show can predict the future. Two of the program’s more famous ‘predictions’ were the Donald Trump presidency 16…
The Belles of Baseball City
This Sunday is Women’s National Championship finals day at Brighton Baseball Cub and sees a matchup between London Mayhem, who topped the regular-season standings and their nearest pursuers Belles Baseball. The Belles, who ply their trade at the National Baseball and Softball complex in Farnham Park, Slough, are a story of overcoming adversity amidst a…
Jim Morris – The Rookie
“You’re born with your name, you die with your name. What you do with it in-between is a legacy you leave behind for everybody else. Who do you want to be?” Jim Morris recollects these words of his grandfather while speaking at an event in 2018. “The Oldest Rookie” is how Jim Morris describes himself on his website.…
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