Friday 31st October 2008

World Series History- Each year, the primary focus in any professional sport is the race for a championship.

Although the "Fall Classic" as we know it didn't begin until 1903, Major League Baseball had several versions of a post-season championship series before that. In 1884, the Providence Grays of the National League outplayed the New York Metropolitan Club of the American Association in a three game series for what was originally called "The Championship of the United States." Several newspapers penned the Grays as "World Champions" and the new title stuck. Read More

Our product for this Month..

Many of the great baseball ballparks have been taken away by the wrecking ball. We have taken a few of the great ones and designed a diamond t-shirt to commemorate each.
The team and link is provided

• Houston Colt Stadium 1962
• Brooklyn Ebbets Field 1955
• New York Polo Grounds 1954
• St. Louis Sportsman's Park 1944

Player's Batter's Box: Babe Ruth in NY Yankees 1921 cap

. In 1930, Babe made $80,000 a year, which was $5,000 more than the current U.S. President, Herbert Hoover. Given the time-period of the Depression, it was considered by many to be astonishing. When a reporter asked the Babe if he thought that it was right to be making more money than the President, Babe responded, "Why not? I had a better year than he did." His comment was cocky and confident, mixed with some humor -- exactly what America needed and wanted to hear at the time.Read More and View Photo Album

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