Comments for Philly Sports History http://phillysportshistory.com "The only thing new in this world is the history that you don't know." -Harry S Truman Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on All Philly No-Hitters Broken Up With 2 Outs in the 9th by Jerry Horgan http://phillysportshistory.com/2013/04/04/all-philly-no-hitters-broken-up-with-2-outs-in-the-9th/#comment-5810 Jerry Horgan Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:08:53 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=6594#comment-5810 Dammit! 2 outs in the 9th inning.

]]> Comment on A Brief History of Booze and Baseball in Philadelphia by Chris Quinn http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/06/10/a-brief-history-of-booze-and-baseball-in-philadelphia/#comment-5726 Chris Quinn Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:33:37 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5680#comment-5726 My fathers uncle used to own a bar outside of Connie Mack (Quinn’s Bar) he used to tell me stories of players and fans sneaking out of the ball park to purchase beer then sneaking back in

]]> Comment on The Babe Calls It a Career in Philly by Bob http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/05/30/the-babe-calls-it-a-career-in-philly/#comment-5692 Bob Thu, 30 May 2013 17:25:35 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5629#comment-5692 Baker Bowl = Philly

]]> Comment on The Babe Calls It a Career in Philly by Walter Morris http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/05/30/the-babe-calls-it-a-career-in-philly/#comment-5690 Walter Morris Thu, 30 May 2013 16:18:48 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5629#comment-5690 Thanks Dave nice article on Babe Ruth I also think MLB should retire his number out of respect for the man who did so much for baseball.

]]> Comment on The Babe Calls It a Career in Philly by Johnny Goodtimes http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/05/30/the-babe-calls-it-a-career-in-philly/#comment-5689 Johnny Goodtimes Thu, 30 May 2013 16:08:42 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5629#comment-5689 It was in Philly. Not sure what the inconsistency is. The “Boston clubhouse” I guess? It’s just the visitor’s clubhouse at Baker Bowl.

]]> Comment on The Babe Calls It a Career in Philly by Mo http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/05/30/the-babe-calls-it-a-career-in-philly/#comment-5688 Mo Thu, 30 May 2013 15:42:22 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5629#comment-5688 There were some inconsistencies in the story– was it in Boston or Philly?

]]> Comment on The Babe Calls It a Career in Philly by Joe G. http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/05/30/the-babe-calls-it-a-career-in-philly/#comment-5687 Joe G. Thu, 30 May 2013 15:36:00 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5629#comment-5687 MLB should retire Babe Ruth’s No 3 like Jackie Robinson

]]> Comment on 1965 Proposals for Vet Stadium, and Subsequent Dome Proposals by Freddy Lubin http://phillysportshistory.com/2012/06/25/1965-proposals-for-vet-stadium-and-subsequent-dome-proposals/#comment-5636 Freddy Lubin Sat, 18 May 2013 09:17:49 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=6313#comment-5636 I remember getting excited about the 1965 proposal, as it looked like a real stadium. I wonder how things would have turned out if they built it, rather than the Vet, which unlike the John Huston line in “Chinatown”, didn’t get respectable with age.

]]> Comment on David Reid’s Incredible Gold Medal by chuck h. http://phillysportshistory.com/2012/08/06/david-reids-incredible-gold-medal/#comment-5611 chuck h. Wed, 01 May 2013 15:44:47 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=6394#comment-5611 In your May 20, 2011 article you state that Giardello was given a statue. This is hardly the truth. Due to grass-root collections by neighborhood volunteers, mostly Italian -American, in a Italian-American area the statue project was realized. Giardello was an idol to his neighbors and they made it happen with their contributions, large and small.

A Joe Frazier statue could have happened if the black community would have raised funds, knocking on doors, finding black business people to support the effort the way the Italians and others did for Giardello. The VBA would have given their full support to a Frazier project.

]]> Comment on An Athletic You Should Know: Eccentric Madman Rube Waddell by Wm. Anderson http://phillysportshistory.com/2011/07/19/an-athletic-you-should-know-rube-waddell/#comment-5605 Wm. Anderson Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:20:40 +0000 http://phillysportshistory.com/?p=5810#comment-5605 Hello all,
The true story of Rube Waddell’s early years in baseball, the culmination of 19 years of research.

http://www.rubewaddellbaseball.com

Wm. Anderson
Publisher Mainline Newspapers, Hometown magazine

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