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The Lost Baseball Relic of Otto Rettig and The History of the Doherty Silk Sox Team
To some people, this may appear to be nothing more than an old bat. But, this lost relic actually has a story to tell about one of best semi-pros baseball teams that ever played during the turn of the 20th century (The Doherty Silk Sox) as well as one of the best semi-pro pitchers of that era, Otto Rettig. Rettig later worked his way into the major leagues for just one season in 1922 but that was enough to stop the St. Louis Browns in their tracks from winning the pennant tha
John Heffner
6 days ago2 min read


A Vintage Baseball Bat Memorabilia Collector’s Duty of Care With Special Guest Jim Keating.
A Vintage Baseball Bat Memorabilia Collector’s Duty of Care With Special Guest Jim Keating. Someone wise once said: No matter how much...
John Heffner
Jul 142 min read


Jo Jo Moore, A Career New York Giant and Last Surviving Member of the 1933 World Series.
Casey Stengel, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1934 to 1936, once said of New York Giants left fielder Jo-Jo Moore: “Every time we...
John Heffner
Jun 192 min read


Gates Brown, An Extraordinary Life From The Prison Yard To Being A World Series Champion
Today we’re featuring Crestline, Ohio’s baseball great Gates Brown! Gates Brown played for the Detroit Tigers from 1963-1975 and while he...
John Heffner
May 132 min read


The Football & Baseball Careers of Larry Bettencourt & Babe Barna and their shared Game Used Bat
Collecting vintage baseball memorabilia is one of my favorite things to do and it’s always cool when you find a piece that actually has...
John Heffner
Apr 192 min read


Baseball & Suicide, The Life Story of Gibby Brack
Today we’re featuring a story on Gibby Brack. Gibby came from a broken home but grew up tough in Chicago’s 27th Ward. He quit school...
John Heffner
Apr 42 min read


Ernie Krueger and the Longest Major League Baseball Game in History 1920.
In 2024 the average length of time to take in 9 innings a major league baseball game was 2:36:00. Keep in mind, that’s an average of the...
John Heffner
Mar 212 min read


The MLB Silver Lifetime Passes of Ernie Lombardi and Bobby Lowe - A History Behind the Passes
The MLB Silver Lifetime Passes of Ernie Lombardi and Bobby Lowe - A History Behind the Passes. #baseball #baseballhistory...
John Heffner
Mar 11 min read


Ed “Koney” Konetchy, Rube Bressler, and their 1916-1921 Game Used Bat
On this episode, we going to share with you the stories of two major league baseball players (Ed Konetchy and Rube Bressler) who once...
John Heffner
Feb 212 min read


A Special Christmas Message From Karolyn Grimes. It's a Wonderful Life & The Bishop's Wife
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Thank you all for being with us, supporting us, and helping us grow this channel. We want...
John Heffner
Dec 13, 20241 min read


The Dark History of Western State Mental Asylum Near Memphis Tennessee.
The mental asylum was the historical equivalent of the modern psychiatric hospital. The word asylum came from the earliest (religious)...
John Heffner
Nov 23, 20241 min read
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