tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post2137240020608331815..comments2024-02-22T20:25:53.672-05:00Comments on Baseball Researcher: I Love a ParadeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-26934666055356608912010-10-23T10:46:04.967-04:002010-10-23T10:46:04.967-04:00I found this piece fascinating. Normally, I would ...I found this piece fascinating. Normally, I would have skipped by but one name caught me attention.<br />Pee Wee Reese. He was my favorite Dodger as a kid<br />growing up in Brooklyn.<br />As a professional photographer, I enjoy looking at<br />photos taken in the "good ole days" Well done.tycobb367https://www.blogger.com/profile/13586873854217684048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-24407852189401722792010-09-10T09:00:08.398-04:002010-09-10T09:00:08.398-04:00I went to see a Tigers game in Detroit last weeken...I went to see a Tigers game in Detroit last weekend. You didn't mention that the Fox Theater is directly across the street from Comerica Park! I think that is an interesting side note and coincidence. Anyway, I tried to take a couple pictures from the prospective of the original photo. I also took a closeup of the ghost sign from what is left of that Piano advertisement. You can still make out part of it out including that the big word is in fact "Piano". I enjoyed your post immensely, thanks.SmoothRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341860333147676090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-30300937538755123142010-08-21T10:00:11.906-04:002010-08-21T10:00:11.906-04:00Came across your page today for first time. This ...Came across your page today for first time. This was an absolutely great read. What a great idea. My compliments to the Chef . Instant bookmark.BrooklynTrolleyBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704760727364587466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-23638700106516614052010-06-22T18:12:25.695-04:002010-06-22T18:12:25.695-04:00There's this possibly relevant information fro...There's this possibly relevant information from the American Legion website [ http://www.baseball.legion.org/baseball/history ] : <br /><br /> "Over the years, plenty of ... major corporations have joined ... in sponsoring Legion Baseball. In the 1940s, Ford Motor Co. dealers supplied uniforms for local teams." <br /><br /> Also: <br /><br /> "In 1949, the national player of the year was first named through the arrangement of Robert Quinn, director of The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Fittingly, winners receive a trip to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.... <br /><br /> "... other recognition awards [include] the Bob Feller pitching awards. <br /><br /> "Of all the notable former players, Legion Baseball had perhaps the greatest impact on former Cleveland Indians great Bob Feller. A self-described shy farm kid from rural Iowa, Feller cut his teeth playing for Variety Post 313. He says the experience taught him as much about life as it did baseball. Legion Baseball gave him an outlet to be discovered as a pitcher, but also gave him a chance to form lifelong friendships, learn to deal with letdown in athletic competition, and become better prepared for the mental and emotional strain of fighting in a war. <br /><br /> "The first Legion alumnus elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Feller wrote a column for The American Legion Magazine in June 1963, expressing his love and appreciation for the league after it honored him with a plaque in 1962. <br /><br /> "'Truthfully, I feel I should have given a plaque to The American Legion rather than receiving one from it,' Feller wrote. He penned the column free of charge and admitted that he never endorsed anything he didn't believe in during his career, even for large sums of money."Baseball Gameshttp://baseballgames.dreamhosters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-28551139195147686872010-04-28T19:44:13.335-04:002010-04-28T19:44:13.335-04:00Great sleuthing as always, Tom!
Still, a mystery...Great sleuthing as always, Tom! <br />Still, a mystery indeed as to why the signatures of those particular players adorn the float. A little playing around with the photo reveals it's Ray Cullenbine's sig to the lower left of Dahlgren's, not that that helps one bit in answering the question. <br />Despite the fact that neither Trout, Dahlgren, nor Cullenbine saw military service, the other five did, so we still think Dan may be on to something. The kid at the very front of the float is wearing the uniform of a VFW-sponsored team (--NCEN- POST), and all the adults at the back of the float are in military uniform. Gotta be a connection there somewhere...Baseball Gameshttp://baseballgames.dreamhosters.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-45379506162389367992010-04-28T02:08:44.461-04:002010-04-28T02:08:44.461-04:00This is amazing! Great work. My first thought was ...This is amazing! Great work. My first thought was the All-Star Game (played in St. Louis in '40, Detroit in '41 and Boston in '46), but not all of the players were All-Stars nor did they all serve (as Dahlgren's years attest).Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306517232646924007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-2827235968060501652010-04-27T14:03:29.070-04:002010-04-27T14:03:29.070-04:00What an excellent entertaining read! Keep it up!What an excellent entertaining read! Keep it up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055358841733153770.post-24873154221404414622010-04-27T09:47:00.325-04:002010-04-27T09:47:00.325-04:00Thanks for taking me along on your hunt. Your art...Thanks for taking me along on your hunt. Your article is interesting, entertaining and a great read. Tally ho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com