Golden ages of sports cities

There are still remnants of Baker Bowl on Lehigh Avenue that are visible when you take Amtrak north to New York. The one factory building is still standing as is the scaffolding on the roof which once held a billboard. Gotta be paying attention when the train goes by, but it's there.

 

But... FUCKING Jeffrey Maier!!! And Rich Garcia too.

EDIT: Make that: buttfucking Jeffrey Maier.

 

I'm a Hopkins fan. Girlfriend is a Terps grad. Every spring, we have a little war.

 

His first name was Hugh, but yes, that was his nickname. In the teletype, it would have the winning pitcher listed, then Losing Pitcher: Mulcahy. Hence the nickname.

He had a 45-89 lifetime record, but he was actually a pretty good pitcher. The Phillies were just that shitty. He made the All-Star team in 1940 and finished that year with a 13-22 record.

He also was the first major leaguer drafted, prior to the 1941 season. As the story goes, he was supposed to get out of the army in December, but Pearl Harbor happened.

 

Thanx for the correction on the first name.

 

Wow. Teletype. That's another reason why I like it here at sj.com: history.

And dinosaurs.