Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Pioneer (note the epitaph and brief biography) by Tony Fischer Photography Jack Robinson was the first African-American ballplayer in 20th-century Major League Baseball. His contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended 80 years of baseball segregation. He endured racial hatred and discrimination throughout his career with great composure and dignity. Robinson’s accomplishments […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
Flickr: Jackie Robinson, Civil Rights Pioneer (note the epitaph and brief biography)
2012.10.23 – 23:25
Flickr: Crosley Field
2012.10.23 – 23:09
Crosley Field by Darth Bengal I don’t know the year, but my guess is 1950 or a year or two earlier. Taken by my father many moons ago.
Flickr: Pole Sitter
2012.10.23 – 23:09
Pole Sitter by rgmcfadden A fan managed to climb on top of a light post in the parking lot of Citizen’s Bank Park. A massive picture of the Phillie Phanatic hangs in the background. Highest Explore Rank: No. 84 (11/4/08)
Flickr: 1979 Chicago Cubs Scorecard
2012.10.23 – 23:09
1979 Chicago Cubs Scorecard by terren in Virginia August 4, 1979 – Mike Krukow vs. John Denny Highlights – Dave Kingman hit a 3 run HR, Bruce Sutter recorded a save. Cubs Won 8-6 (56-48) 29,720 fans.
Flickr: Misty Fall Baseball
2012.10.23 – 23:09
Misty Fall Baseball by Sister72 The mist began to roll in from the outfield during a night baseball game in Tinton Falls, NJ
Flickr: Korean Soccer Players
2012.10.23 – 23:09
Korean Soccer Players by dok1 Seoul during October 1945. The Koreans played it since the late 19th century, according to some history I just read. Here’s an exerpt; "Football provided the only channel for the Korean people to release the wrath and hardships under the Japanese colonialism and one of the few means to keep […]
Flickr: Chicago, Illinois
2012.10.23 – 21:56
Chicago, Illinois by Dizzy Atmosphere The Cubby Bear, across the street from Wrigley Field, 1060 West Addison St. Chicago USA Welcome to the friendly confines, Yashica T4, Ilford FP4 film Photograph taken 1994
Flickr: Russian Hill, San Francisco
2012.10.23 – 21:56
Russian Hill, San Francisco by Dizzy Atmosphere Chrysler Convertible Taylor Street, Russian Hill district, San Francisco 1990
Flickr: AT&T Park site, San Franciso
2012.10.23 – 21:56
AT&T Park site, San Franciso by Dizzy Atmosphere San Francisco Giants ballpark AT&T Park under construction, (then called PacBell Park.) 3rd and King street, San Francisco 1999
Flickr: 1989 World Series Baseball, Game 3, Candlestick Park, San Francisco
2012.10.23 – 20:28
1989 World Series Baseball, Game 3, Candlestick Park, San Francisco by Dizzy Atmosphere Photograph taken October 17, 1989 just 2 or 3 minutes after a 7.1 earthquake. Baseball fans in attendance at this point were still standing and looking around and surveying the damage. World Series Game 3 between the Giants and Athletics was not […]
Flickr: Island Auto Movie, Alameda, California
2012.10.23 – 20:28
Island Auto Movie, Alameda, California by Dizzy Atmosphere Rolliecord V, Kodak Plus-X film photograph taken 1983
Blog: The American Conservative » Rod Dreher: Why They Crowned Mary Margaret
2012.10.23 – 16:11
Why They Crowned Mary Margaret Rod Dreher, The American Conservative » Rod Dreher
Hunter Pence’s “Triple Double”
2012.10.23 – 12:25
Hunter Pence’s “Triple Double” “As you might imagine, there is a lot of physics contained in this play, and I want to explore some of it in this article.”
Blog: Sabermetric Research: Yet another r vs. r-squared explanation
2012.10.23 – 11:55
Yet another r vs. r-squared explanation Phil Birnbaum, Sabermetric Research
YouTube: RSA Shorts – The Power of Quiet
2012.10.23 – 11:41
RSA Shorts – The Power of Quiet theRSAorg
How a Videogame God Inspired a Twitter Doppelgänger — and Resurrected His Career
2012.10.23 – 09:49
How a Videogame God Inspired a Twitter Doppelgänger — and Resurrected His Career “Imagine carrying a radioactive baby in a pitch black environment, your baby would act as a torch. Rocking the baby intensifies the glow etc.”
Raw Food Not Enough to Feed Big Brains
2012.10.22 – 16:17
Raw Food Not Enough to Feed Big Brains “If you eat only raw food, there are not enough hours in the day to get enough calories to build such a large brain,” says Suzana Herculano-Houzel, a neuroscientist at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil who is co-author of the report. “We can […]
The Story behind the Cover of Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’
2012.10.22 – 13:36
The Story behind the Cover of Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’
The Planning Fallacy
2012.10.22 – 13:36
The Planning Fallacy “The problem is almost always oversimplification. The world is a complicated place full of random chaos and your brain works by grouping clusters of that chaos into an easier to understand model. In my model of the morning, there were only a few things going on. “
Mop-up Duty | Jonah Keri
2012.10.22 – 13:36
Mop-up Duty | Jonah Keri “Phil Coke’s path to the World Series with the Tigers was full of late nights, fast food, and doing whatever it took to pay the bills.”