The Dodgers’ Immortal Vin Scully
Vin Scully, voice of the L.A. Dodgers a throwback to the golden age, called his first game for Brooklyn in 1950—and is still at it.
Category: Baseball
Washington Baseball: The Amazin’ Nats
Nats veterans know it’s a long way to October. Says first baseman Adam LaRoche, who carried the team early when hits were scarce: “I’ve seen a lot of crazy things happen in the last month or two of the season where teams have blown big leads.” Ryan Zimmerman added: “[When] we have the best record in September or October, then you can talk about it.”
Connie Marrero: Oldest Players
¡Ex ligamayorista Marrero cumple 102 años!
“He threw everything toward the plate but the ball.” —Ted Williams
Conrado Eugenio Marrero, the oldest living major league baseball player, celebrated his 102nd birthday in Havana on April 25, 2013 with one of his patented cigars. Connie passed away just short of his 103rd birthday on April 23, 2014.
Connie Marrero pitched 735 innings for the Washington Senators in 1950-54, compiling a W-L record of 39-40. He was named to the 1951 All-Star team but did not play. He left after being scratched from the 1955 roster.…
Baseball: Pitch Counts, Match-ups and the Manager
Hank: “Why is your manager pulling Lannan? He’s just struck out Drew....”
RL: “Over 100 pitches. Surprised he brought Lannan back this inning. The skipper worships pitch counts and match-ups, regardless of the situation or individual. Youklis is up and bats right-handed, so he’s calling for a right-hander.”
Hank: “Tavarez was pretty rough when he pitched for us...”
RL: “And still is...”
Baseball: The Summer of 1960
As a sequel to 1960, let’s take 2019. See “Nats Win!”
Until 2019 I was a frustrated fan of the Washington Nationals, as I was the old Washington Senators. As a New York schoolboy in the Fifties, I’d go up to Yankee Stadium to root for the Senators when they were in town. Always wore my navy blue cap with the white block “W.” Big, scary Bronx voices would shout: “Hey, kid—the Washington section’s in the bleachers.”
The Senators were perennial heartbreakers, although in mid-1952 they were only five games out of first place and considered to be pennant contenders.…
