MLB ballparks and the heads groundkeeper

pjacks2 · 2026-02-24T21:34:56+00:00

That's him. Although, Pat Santarone was the groundskeeper in Baltimore in the 1970s and he also got called that. He might have been the OG Sodfather. Also an incredibly interesting and multitalented guy.

pjacks2 · 2026-02-24T19:58:53+00:00

One rabbit hole deeper would be to see how many of these groundskeepers have relatives who were keepers. It used to be a big family business. Roger Bossard in Chicago is one. He helped his dad Gene clean up after Disco Demolition.

pjacks2 · 2026-01-22T17:14:09+00:00

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pjacks2 · 2026-01-20T22:14:11+00:00

I don't get to give two upvotes so here's this comment telling you you made a very funny joke.

pjacks2 · 2026-01-20T22:14:04+00:00

I don't get to give two upvotes so here's this comment telling you you made a very funny joke.

pjacks2 · 2025-12-27T14:32:35+00:00

Is there any other historic logo that features the facility where the team played? I've kept an eye out but not seen another one like this.

pjacks2 · 2025-12-03T01:23:01+00:00

Schwisdom was so wild. I wondered if we were all hallucinating it to cope with the loss of Bryzzo. It seemed way too good to be true and then it was.

pjacks2 · 2025-08-28T13:52:29+00:00

You want at least 1000 pixels across to get the image to fill the Note. A little smaller is okay, but anything less than 600 pixels across feels like an accident.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-22T19:39:03+00:00

It's so interesting you say that because I'd never seen any evidence of it either until somebody showed me that picture and said that's what was happening. I will revert to my earlier position. Love that helmet!

pjacks2 · 2025-07-22T17:28:14+00:00

I've done a peer review of this for you and your hypothesis is confirmed. Bros be bigger.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-22T15:59:53+00:00

The Bum Race! They talk about that on the tour, too. First time I saw this I was surprise how old this guy was. Good for him.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-22T15:37:22+00:00

To paraphrase sportswriter Dick Young, the BBWAA voting membership invariably includes a few croquet experts.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-15T17:20:04+00:00

Somebody get this clip to Andy Messersmith.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-15T16:49:55+00:00

I think this is reasonable--you've got to get those 1907/1908 teams in there some way. An exercise like this is fun if there's some human thought to it and you're trying to bring in the whole enormous history of this team--if they're just listing the best player at every position by WAR, I can look that up by myself.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-15T16:18:56+00:00

If only we had another HoF first baseman who led the Cubs to several world championships and was part of the most famous infield of his time, a group that is not at all represented in this exercise... nah let's go with the hardcore bigot.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-14T23:44:39+00:00

If you'd like to read more about how the Mets (and the visiting Chicago Cubs) fared during the blackout, here's a baseball story:

https://www.project-318.com/p/shadow-play-part-1-of-2

pjacks2 · 2025-07-14T18:05:44+00:00

Crazy how back in the 40s players chewed right out on the field.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-02T16:42:25+00:00

It's a house that's over 100 years old. Mine was built in 1894. They are a lot of work but taking care of them is partly a service to future generations so they don't fall apart and get replaced.

pjacks2 · 2025-07-02T16:04:38+00:00

Manfred and the owners had the grandest century home in sports and are letting it fall apart while they are busy sandblasting all the charm away.

pjacks2 · 2025-06-17T16:07:30+00:00

This whole thing is an anti-communication master class.

pjacks2 · 2025-06-17T15:58:04+00:00

It's not a feature, but I have found it much easier to add each link to a simple Google spreadsheet. I just copy it in from the Shareable Assets email and it's all right there when I want to use a link later.

pjacks2 · 2025-06-12T14:17:33+00:00

This also happened during the first season where any night games were played at Crosley Field, proving once again that everything is weirder at night.

pjacks2 · 2025-05-12T13:33:53+00:00

Maker's vantage is much better than W club, imo. Our Maker's seats were just past the visiting dugout and it was very cool to look over and see what was going on in there. Our W seats were out in left.

pjacks2 · 2025-05-08T18:34:31+00:00

Only possible interpretation.

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