Category Archives: Baseball

Babe Ruth

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Roger

As part of my on-again, off-again pursuit of cultural phenomenon of the past, I studied Babe Ruth in his role as a public figure and not just a baseball player. I started with the the 1992 movie The Babe, starring … Continue reading →

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Cubs vs. Brewers — Wrigley Field

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Roger

My daughter bought a couple tickets to a Sunday afternoon game and invited me along. We took the Pace shuttle from Woodfield, ate lunch at McDonald’s across the street, and got to our seats about half an hour before game … Continue reading →

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Busch Stadium

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Roger

The Cardinals were playing in Cincinnati while I was in St. Louis, but it was still fun to wander about outside the park. Three of the ten statues of great Cardinal players in front of Busch Stadium. Ozzie Smith Lou … Continue reading →

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Louisville Slugger

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Roger

Early on Friday morning, a coworker and I walked the five blocks to the Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum. We had about 25 minutes before our tour, which was just enough time to see everything in the museum. As we … Continue reading →

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Great American BallPark

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Roger

I got up early on Thursday morning in Cincinnati and went exploring. Johnny Bench Nearby, the Berlin Wall Monument at the Freedom Center Museum

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