MLB history podcasts
Believe it or not, the Philadelphia Phillies franchise dates back to 1883, when Chester A. Arthur was President of the United States. The Phillies were originally known as the Philadelphia Quakers, but they were renamed the Phillies in 1890. Despite some outstanding seasons, the Phillies did not achieve first place until 1915, when they lost … Read more
As the new MLB season gets underway, there will be plenty of interesting twists and turns across the 160+ games that make up the regular season. And once we reach the fall and the postseason, you can be sure there will be at least a couple of teams that nobody was talking about contenders at … Read more
After winning the World Series in 1961 and 1962 under Manager Ralph Houk, the 1963 New York Yankees set out to win their fourth American League Pennant in a row and third World Series in a row. During the off-season, the Yankees traded away first baseman Moose Skowron to the LA Dodgers. The 22-year-old Joe … Read more
I began collecting sports memorabilia around 1968 or 1969, mostly football and baseball cards. I was only seven years old and had no money, so I’m unsure how I obtained these cards. Perhaps my mother or father bought me a pack or two as a birthday gift, or maybe it was a neighbor. It wasn’t … Read more
Today we’re going to step back in time to the year 1969. On January 12, 1969, the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl lll. It’s still one of the biggest upsets in NFL history. In April 1969, the number of American troops in Vietnam reached its highest point, at approximately 543,400.On … Read more