Dan Quisenberry would’ve celebrated his 59th birthday today. The submarine-style pitcher, who died of brain cancer, played 12 seasons and recorded 244 career saves. (Chuck Solomon/SI)
SI VAULT: Quisenberry’s style unorthodox but results are solid (7.11.83)
1908 Cubs mascot will catch you later, in your sleep.
Enough about football.
March 1974 issue of Boys’ Life, via Newmanology.
(via ilovecharts)
But never mind; any baseball is beautiful. No other small package comes as close to the ideal in design and utility. It is a perfect object for a man’s hand. Pick it up and it instantly suggests its purpose; it is meant to be thrown a considerable distance — thrown hard and with precision.
— Any Baseball Is Beautiful - A nice piece on the Design Observer for anyone getting exciting by pre-season ball… Anyone? (via bmdesign)
MLB Team Names: At Etymological Venn Diagram, by Craig Robinson.
