Eddie Plank, and then some
As I've been mentioning on my Twitter lately, I'm working on a term paper on Eddie Plank, he of the 326 career wins (third all-time for a LHP) and 2.35 career ERA. He's been keeping me quite busy today, and I have to say I'm actually enjoying it.
Is anybody else here into deadball? You know, Philadelphia A's and St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders and Boston Americans-style deadball? Because there really were some fine players back then. I'm indulging in reading about second baseman Eddie Collins, the great Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants, the eternal Walter Johnson...it's just so magical. It's a whole new world that's out there for a modern baseball fan to discover.
The game was different back then. Much different. In a way, there was something more enchanting about baseball in the early 1900s. It was quaint, relaxing, and although there were many big stars who received plenty of attention, there's still something rustic about the whole thing. Baseball hadn't entirely lost its 19th century charm yet.
In other news, the Jed Lowrie card I won in an MLB.com auction finally arrived in the mail today! It actually contains a piece of one of his 2004 Team USA jerseys, which I am extremely excited about. It's just really cool to own something that he wore in Taiwan.
The team in 2004 also included John Mayberry Jr., Ryan Zimmerman, and even Mike Pelfrey and Troy Tulowitzki. I'd say that's a pretty good group of kids right there.
I have a paper to finish up and an astronomy lab to go to tonight, so that's all for now!
Is anybody else here into deadball? You know, Philadelphia A's and St. Louis Browns and New York Highlanders and Boston Americans-style deadball? Because there really were some fine players back then. I'm indulging in reading about second baseman Eddie Collins, the great Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants, the eternal Walter Johnson...it's just so magical. It's a whole new world that's out there for a modern baseball fan to discover.
The game was different back then. Much different. In a way, there was something more enchanting about baseball in the early 1900s. It was quaint, relaxing, and although there were many big stars who received plenty of attention, there's still something rustic about the whole thing. Baseball hadn't entirely lost its 19th century charm yet.
In other news, the Jed Lowrie card I won in an MLB.com auction finally arrived in the mail today! It actually contains a piece of one of his 2004 Team USA jerseys, which I am extremely excited about. It's just really cool to own something that he wore in Taiwan.
The team in 2004 also included John Mayberry Jr., Ryan Zimmerman, and even Mike Pelfrey and Troy Tulowitzki. I'd say that's a pretty good group of kids right there.
I have a paper to finish up and an astronomy lab to go to tonight, so that's all for now!