Dwight Evans enjoyed a solid career in professional baseball. Many commentators on Hall of Fame worthiness have presented strong arguments for his candidacy. During his 20-year career, all with the Red Sox, Dewey was a three time all-star, he led the league in homers once (1981), and he collected 385 homeruns and just under 2,500 [...]
Few major league ball players who are not all-stars are able to carve out a real memorable niche within the baseball encyclopedia or within the memory of the average baseball fan. If you were a child from the 1970s playing any table top baseball game, and I asked you to draft a weak-bat position player [...]
I love biographies. Not just about athletes, but about anyone that is . . . um, interesting . . . such as artists, musicians, athletes, politicians, etc. How fascinating it is that we can learn the story of someone’s entire life/existence in a single volume which we can hold in one hand . . . [...]
Some baseball cards hold a very special place in the hearts of baseball fans. These treasured cards were undoubtedly collected as a child. Some cards more than others can conjure up vivid childhood memories and specific circumstances. That card or these cards are held dearest of all. You may not have looked upon that special [...]