For over 150 years, the baseball field has been a battleground for civil rights. Bigoted politicians like Texas governor Greg … More
Category: Baseball
Yanquis or Yankees?
Are we yanquis or yankees? In my small state of Connecticut (pop. 3.5 million), we have been both. From the … More
Baseball Crazy
No ESPN, no sports radio, no internet scores. In 1913, all Hartford baseball fans had was the Megaphone Man. He … More
Roberto Clemente, ¡Presente!
Why would a baseball star who died more than forty years ago have such a great impact on Hartford people? … More
Playing ’til Sundown
Mahlon “Duck” Duckett and John “Mule” Miles returned to Hartford in 2007. Duck and Mule are surviving members of a … More
Indian Summer in the City
Hartford’s Wild West fans and kids of all ages had to make a hard choice one hot summer day in … More
The Shoeleather History Project 