“Doug Fox knows more about the Blue Jays system than anyone not employed by the Blue Jays.” -J. Goldberg-Strassler Covering Jays prospects for the Toronto Star.
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Tomorrow night! I can’t wait to regale you with Dan Howley stories. In the 1920s, baseball was THE game in Toronto, and there was no bigger sporting personality in the city than Howling Dan.
There's still time to sign up for this Wednesday night's SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter autumn meeting on Zoom. At 730pm October 21st, we welcome @DMFox705 to talk about his book "The Howleyites". All baseball fans welcome! Message us for details.
Looked up from my book on the subway today when I noticed author Margaret Atwood sitting next to me.
I just *happened* to have copies of my latest book with me, so I presented one to her.
Long before it became the center of the hockey universe, Toronto was first and foremost a baseball town.
The moment of unveiling the @heritagetoronto Diamond Park plaque, with Ruth Kapelus from our SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter and Toronto baseball historian Bill Park
Hung out with fellow Toronto baseball historians like @TODreamsProject, and @SABR_HP today at @LFBrewery for the unveiling of a plaque honouring Diamond Park, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1900-07.
Having trouble getting into postseason baseball without the Jays?
Learn about a Toronto team that opened a new ballpark and won the minor league version of the World Series 100 years ago.
There's still time to sign up for this Wednesday night's SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter autumn meeting on Zoom. At 730pm October 21st, we welcome @DMFox705 to talk about his book "The Howleyites". All baseball fans welcome! Message us for details.
A fabulous and incredibly well-researched look into the life and death of a long-forgotten pre-NHL star. It was one of my beat reads of the year.
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We're 9 days away from our SABR Hanlan's Point Chapter autumn meeting, October 21 at 730p on Zoom. @DMFox705 will talk about his book "The Howleyites: Toronto’s Changing City, A Stadium Rising, and The Champions of 1926". Message us for registration details!
I had originally identified Standing Player 13 as utility infielder Otis Lawry, who was a key Leafs contributor. But I had a nagging doubt, and more research showed he didn’t join the team until mid-May. Back to the photos I went. /3
Fernando Perez makes his Arizona Fall League debut. Perez reached AA last year at just 21, but had his struggles this season, and spent much of the year on the Development List. /1
Not surprisingly, Perez, who didn’t pitch much this year, was rusty in his 1st inning of work. He didn’t miss his spots by much, but he fell behind hitters and his 91-93 4S didn’t give him a lot of margin for error in a 2-run frame. /2
Lead off walk and a stolen base for Jake Cook in Arizona. Got a great jump, has swiped five bags already.
I played in this highly competitive fastball league for a decade once baseball ended at 16 in my hometown. I’m glad to see it’s still alive. Go Vasey!
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Mike Ditka just seemed invincible, like he'd always be there, offering his opinions on the first half.
Now, you could reasonably say, "why not use newspapers of that era for photos?"
Sports photography was very much in its infancy, and newspaper photos were grainy images like this. /8
