Memorabilia
Some of these pieces in this section of my baseball
collection are quite special to me. Especially Tom Seaver's
1969 World Series jersey. Looking at it, I'm transported
right back to the "hot-fun-in-the-summertime"
of 1969 when the Miracle Mets beat out the Cubs and
then the heavily favored Orioles to win it all.
There's a long running show called This Week In Baseball
that shows the lighter side of baseball, namely, the best
bloopers of the week. They rated as their #1 blooper of
all time the play where a long fly ball bounced off right
fielder Jose Canseco's head and over the outfield wall
for a home run. Check out the cap Jose was wearing on
that play.
Dizzy Dean and Billy Martin were two of baseball's most
colorful characters. Check out the last glove Dizzy
ever used in his Hall of Fame career and the glove Martin
used to make a diving catch of Jackie Robinson's towering
pop up to save the 1952 World Series.
Speaking of Jackie Robinson, view his personal Brooklyn
Dodgers luggage tag keeping in mind that in his day,
African American players weren't allowed in the same
hotels as white players. 
Related links:
Read my baseball poem, Mulrooney On The Hill,
illustrated by former pitcher Bob Tewksbury.
Listen to my song There's Nothing Like The Game
of Baseball.
See my 3 books: Baseball Letters,
Every Pitcher Tells A Story, and Something
to Write Home About.
Hear Hall of Famer Ernie Banks describe how he came
up with his famous phrase "Let's Play Two".
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