Tag Archives: Baseball

Joe and the Illini: The Unclear Origins of Two “Fighting” Nicknames

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Edward S. Alexander

Every few years my alma mater, the University of Illinois, renews the discussion of renaming its sports teams and creating a new mascot. In 2007 the school retired Chief Illiniwek and the trademarked Chief logo in an attempt to distance … Continue reading →

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Home Run Derby Star Captain “Jack” Wildey–Part 1

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Meg Groeling

When John Hay and George Nicolay drove their rented buggy over to Camp Lincoln to say hello to their friend Colonel Elmer Ellsworth, they found him wearing his “blouzy red shirt” and enjoying that New York favorite: Base Ball. Most … Continue reading →

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Steve Bartman and the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Chris Kolakowski

In the past few weeks ESPN has been re-running the Alex Gibney film Catching Hell. The film focuses on Chicago and it’s reaction to Steve Bartman in 2003 after the Cubs lost that year’s National League Championship Series (NLCS). There … Continue reading →

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Baseball: The Game

Posted on July 11, 2017 by Meg Groeling

July 11 is the day of the 88th Major League All-Star game. It is setting records before it is even played: twelve of the men on the rosters are in their rookie year, nine of the top eleven players, stats-wise, … Continue reading →

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Baseball In The Blue And Gray (Part 1)

Posted on September 22, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Emerging Civil War is pleased to welcome back guest author Michael Aubrecht It is considered America’s National Pastime, but far more than just a mere sporting event, baseball has become a major part of the American consciousness. During war, following … Continue reading →

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I Thought the Civil War Was Our National Pastime!

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Meg Groeling

I see great things in baseball. It’s our game, the American game. It has the snap, go, fling, of the American atmosphere – belongs as much to our institutions, fits into them as significantly, as our constitutions, laws: is just … Continue reading →

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