Collecting Sports Memorabilia: Money or Memories?
Collecting sports memorabilia is a wise investment. It can be good for the soul, as well as for your savings account
All Baseball Stories
Honoring Women Baseball Players’ Place in History
Blair, who pitched for the Peoria Redwings in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s, is one of the leaders in a movement to establish a museum that honors women in baseball.
Kim Ng: Breaking Barriers and Busting Down Doors
Kim Ng was named general manager of the Miami Marlins last week–taking a bold step as the first woman GM in any of the major men’s sports leagues in North America.
Davey Johnson’s Wild Ride: Major League Baseball and Beyond
Davey Johnson — one of the most interesting, intelligent and passionate figures in baseball — was always a winner.
Jim Abbott
Jim Abbott is one of the most inspirational athletes of all time, and he’s still inspiring people worldwide to believe in themselves and their potential, no matter what odds they’re facing in life.
Adolph Hoffman
He’s 87 years old, still hits the diamond regularly and he’s going for a world record in pole vaulting at the 2011 Senior Olympics. Listen to this interview and you’ll change the way you think about what’s possible later in life.
Tom Willis
He was born with no arms and no hands, but Tom Willis has never been satisfied with the hand in life he was dealt. He’s now on a mission to throw out the first pitch at every Major League Baseball park.
The Oldest Yankee Ever
Chet Hoff lived longer than any former professional athlete in history. But he was unknown until his 100th birthday in 1991 when a TV appearance and a photo taken in a Yankee uniform gained him worldwide attention.
Breaking Barriers
Making changes in life is never easy. There can be all kinds of roadblocks along the path to Growing Bolder; the roadblocks of age, religion and race. Many back away from them, but others stand strong, Breaking Barriers for the rest of us to follow.
Charley Pride
Charley Pride was in no short supply of talent. He’s a country music legend who dreamed of being in the Major League Baseball hall of fame. But it wasn’t his lack of talent that stopped him – it was the color of his skin.
He Talks. They Listen.
20 years after a remarkable pitching career, Frank Viola has taken his skill and turned it into inspiration for young baseball players who wish to follow his footsteps.
MLB Draft Bonus: Bill “Skinny Legs” Blair and Family
Bill Blair called it the greatest day of his life — finally, a chance for his family to see the success he had in the Negro Leagues and what a tough road it was to get there.