The Library of Congress has made a bunch of old baseball photographs available over at Flickr. The photo above is of Les Nunamaker, a catcher for the Red Sox, Yankees, Browns, and Indians from 1911 to 1922.
Nunamaker’s career line: .268/.332/.339. Among his 10 most comparable players are the excellently named Johnny Peacock and Clyde Kluttz, as well as “The Colonel,” Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman.
This particular photo was taken in 1912. Little did Mr. Nunamaker realize that a century later, folks all over the world would be able to watch him playing catch on something called the Internet…

Stupid fun for a Tuesday…

Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don’t like it when someone’s stuffing it into you by the gallon. That’s what it feels like when Nolan Ryan’s throwing balls by you.
–Reggie Jackson
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain’s free throws.
–Rick Wise
This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There’s time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings.
–Bill Veeck
Baseball fans love numbers. They love to swirl them around their mouths like Bordeaux wine.
–Pat Conroy
I became a good pitcher when I stopped trying to …read more