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Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game

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Picture of a baseball card of designated runner, Herb Washington.

Speed Kills

Two striking reminders of the game-changing potential of great speed and its limited value unless accompanied by other essential skills.

by John Thorn via Our Game on October 7, 2024

The Sebring patent design, February 4, 1868.

Base Ball Patents

Searching for the first, in the 1860s.

by John Thorn via Medium on January 2, 2024

Cereal box illustration of 1839 baseball game, and caption explaining the history of the first baseball game, created by Abner Doubleday.

Baseball in the Garden of Eden

“Who controls the past,” George Orwell wrote, “controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.” So it has been with baseball.

by John Thorn via Our Game on July 17, 2023

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