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May 15, 2012

Wezen-Ball: MLB's Broadcast Dispute

by Larry Granillo

A minor league team once tried to stop Boston games from being broadcast in a 50 mile radius of Springfield, MA.

May 11, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Soviet Scouts Take in a Game

by Larry Granillo

In 1990, Ron Gant had the best game of his career while a group of Soviet children were in the stands.

May 10, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Covering an All-Star Team

by Larry Granillo

Inspired by Big Daddy's cover of "A Day in the Life", an attempt at finding subtly-similar players to the 1983 AL All-Star team.

May 4, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Canseco's Last Stand

by Larry Granillo

In light of Jose Canseco's latest Twitter ramblings, a quick look at how exactly his career ended.

April 30, 2012

Wezen-Ball: How to Give the Game Back to Its Fans

by Larry Granillo

A 1957 list of not very good ideas for how to give the "game back to its fans."

April 27, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Google Wars

by Larry Granillo

How does a Google search for, say, "Dodgers" differ between the US and the non-baseball world?

April 26, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Baiting an Umpire - with Glue!

by Larry Granillo

A quick story from the 1930s or 1940s, when a player was thrown out for gluing a newspaper photo to home plate.

April 22, 2012

Wezen-Ball: The Cubs, the A's, and a Music Video

by Larry Granillo

An amazing music video featuring a World Series game between the Cubs and the A's was unearthed recently.

April 18, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Todd McFarlane Predicts Barry Zito's Future

by Larry Granillo

A June 2003 article about comic mogul Todd McFarlane contains an eerie prediction about Barry Zito.

April 16, 2012

Wezen-Ball: A Negro Leaguer's Execution

by Larry Granillo

From One for Five comes the story of James Hugh Moss, whose execution in 1928 had some question marks attached to it.

April 13, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Fenway Illustrated, circa 1946

by Larry Granillo

A Sporting News illustration of Fenway Park in 1946 gives us a taste of history we may have forgotten.

April 9, 2012

Wezen-Ball: A Peek at My Scorecard

by Larry Granillo

Some comments in a BPro chat last week inspired me to share my scorecard from a recent game.

April 5, 2012

Wezen-Ball: New Era's New Rivalry

by Larry Granillo

Chicago superfans Nick Offerman and Craig Robinson trade barbs about the other's favorite team.

April 4, 2012

Wezen-Ball: An Opening Day Annoyance

by Larry Granillo

One writer did not like how 1959's Opening Day was overshadowed by the introduction of seven would-be astronauts.

March 29, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Stan Engel, Canadian Oil-League Ballplayer

by Larry Granillo

A 1949 newspaper article tells us a bit about a forgotten player in a forgotten league - and reminds us how dangerous baseball can be.

March 27, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Miami's Sound Test

by Larry Granillo

Setting the new Miami Marlins home run sculpture to some of your favorite tunes.

March 26, 2012

Wezen-Ball: The Miami Home Run Machine

by Larry Granillo

Finally, video has been released of MLB's greatest new home run celebration.

March 21, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Marty McFly Was Beaned During a Baseball Game

by Larry Granillo

The "B to the F" blog offers us a fantastic new phrase to use.

March 20, 2012

Wezen-Ball: Solution to the Chicago-Inspired Cryptogram

by Larry Granillo

The full solution, including decryption method, for The Chicago-Inspired Cryptogram.

March 19, 2012

Wezen-Ball: A Chicago-Inspired Cryptogram

by Larry Granillo

A baseball-themed word puzzle for Chicago fans.

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