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Jim Malewitz

A former teammate at Grinnell College, Jim is currently working towards a Masters in journalism at the University of Iowa and is assistant editor at IowaWatch.org.  Be sure to check out Jim’s work at Iowa Environmental Focus, and also his blog, How To Train A Watchdog: (Mis)Adventures in Non-Profit Journalism. Unfortunately, none of these sites have anything to do with America’s pastime.

MLB Look-alikes: Jason Giambi and Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson)

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Jason Giambi and Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) Related Posts MLB Look-alikes: Johnny Narron and Corbin Bernsen MLB Look-alikes: Jason Motte and Animal (The Muppets) MLB Look-alikes: Jason Motte and Yukon Cornelius MLB Look-alikes: Brandon Belt and Chris Kattan MLB Look-alikes: Mike Quade and Sloth from The Goonies MLB Look-alikes: […]

MLB Look-alikes: Russell Martin and Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams

The Golden Sombrero presents MLB Look-alikes: Russell Martin and Ray Liotta as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams Related Posts MLB Look-alikes: Jason Motte and Yukon Cornelius MLB Look-alikes: Jason Giambi and Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson) MLB Look-alikes: Brandon Belt and Chris Kattan MLB Look-alikes: Mike Quade and Sloth from The Goonies MLB Look-alikes: […]

Sombrero Staff Videos: Reliving our glory days

In conjunction with Dee’s post about our recent Grinnell College alumni weekend, I thought it would be a nice change-of-pace to post some videos from our glory days. We’ll get things going with a yardball from Dee circa 2008.  He may have only hit a couple in his college career, but that no-doubt trot would […]

The ‘ol Hot Foot: Justin Verlander pranks Don Kelly

Justin Verlander revived a decades-old dugout tradition Sunday afternoon by giving teammate Don Kelly the ‘ol “hot foot.” Perhaps Verlander just felt the need to bring Kelly down to earth after the career .236 hitter (.628 OPS) was spotlighted by the New York Times as the only active major leaguer to have played innings at […]

Where are they now? Vance Wilson

Backup Catcher Edition What has Vance Wilson been up to in his post playing days? Even for baseball fans of the hardest core,  that’s a seldom-asked question. Why would anyone ask about the former Met and Tiger catcher, forever a backup, who never played in more than 96 games in any of his eight years […]

As the final All-Star votes are tallied, let the complaining begin

As the above photo indicates, Tigers take their baseball civics seriously. But it’s easy to see why they might be miffed if Alex Avila, who trails the Yankees’ Russell Martin by about 500,000 votes, doesn’t land a starting catcher role in the All-Star Game. Avila leads all catchers with a .304 batting average – 74 […]

$4 million Harwell collection a rare, neglected gem

Before it’s too late, baseball history buffs may want to pilgrimage to a Motown, home to a neglected and rarely discussed slice of America’s pastime’s past.

In an often dark, locked room in the Detroit Public Library, you can find $4 million worth of baseball memories compiled by legendary Tiger broadcaster Ernie Harwell during his 68-year career. It’s a collection that’s trumped only by the treasure housed in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In the library you can find more than 2,500 rare baseball cards from as far back as the 1880s, the 106-year old letter that told Ty Cobb to report to the Tigers, and four decades worth of All-Star Game programs, among much more.

Was Sugar Ray Marimon Robbed of a No-hit Bid?

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – As the sun set and the air cooled over Veterans Stadium on Wednesday, Kane County Cougar pitcher Sugar Ray Marimon kept getting hotter. His fastball popped, his splitter vanished and the hometown Kernels, slogging under the weight of an eight-game losing streak, couldn’t connect. The 22-year-old Columbia native had held them hittless through seven innings, and it seemed to the few hundred fans still remaining that Marimon was on pace to notch a feat that’s sweeter than his first name: a no-hitter.

Playing LOL-ball: Funniest names in baseball history

What’s in a name? A great many syllables, if you’re Calvin Coolidge Julius Caesar Tuskahoma McLish. But while the former journeyman pitcher’s title is impressively weird, it has many rivals – most of them old-timey – for the goofiest name in professional baseball history. I’ve compiled a brief, unordered list of those names. Who is […]

1 Comment

  1. Marie says:

    Hi Jim,

    I am the great-granddaughter of Charles Alston Tebeau aka Pussy Tebeau.

    I noticed on one of your articles you had a baseball card.

    It was too small for me to ultimately really read. But it looked as if the card actually read “Tebeau”. Then beneath,”Old Judge”.

    Wondering if this was just a photo of the time period when he played or if it is an actual card of my relative.

    His grandson, Charles Edgar Coons, is still alive and living in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. Wondering if it is possible to get more info from you. I am a former journalist out of San Diego too. Would love more info on this if you have a few minutes.

    All the best,

    Marie Weigel
    weigelps@aol.com

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