Colorado Ball: Covering the Bases in Our State from the 1880s to 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012 6:00 pm Come hear Colorado’s premier baseball historian, Jay Sanford, as he shares his vast knowledge of the sport in our state The talk will cover greater-Colorado and Denver baseball from the 1880s to the present and will be liberally illustrated with a slide presentation. Jay Sanford is a Denver-area baseball [...]
Catching the Perfect Shot Rescheduled for 12-15-11
Our Speaker’s Series installment with Rich Clarkson, the official photographer of the Colorado Rockies has been rescheduled. The new date is Thursday, December 15th at 6:00 pm. Come down to B’s Ballpark Museum and listen to Rich discuss his favorite photographs of the Rockies, as well as his work with Sports Illustrated. For $15, you [...]
Tulowitzki’s Hardware Haul
Baseball legend Satchel Paige once stated “Aint no man can avoid being born average, but there aint no man got to be common.” No where in the modern major league landscape is this attribution more applicable than the Colorado Rockies own Troy Tulowitzki. Consistently lauded by his peers for his hard work ethic and commitment [...]
Baseball History Talk – The Thrill of the Hunt
Come hear museum founder, Bruce Hellerstein, speak on his collection process and “The Thrill of the Hunt.” He’ll share the joys and challenges of a museum dedicated to baseball, especially ballparks. Bruce is a wealth of baseball knowledge and has many stories to tell. The evening will also include light refreshments, a baseball book give-away, [...]
Mile High Sports radio: Joe Mock interview
Hey Ballpark Fans, As you know, renowned ballpark expert Joe Mock is coming to B’s Ballpark Museum this Saturday the 17th to sign prints of his “Touring the Majors” poster. Before you come to the museum, head over to milehighsports.com and listen to the interview that Joe gave yesterday. Joe touches on a variety of [...]
30 Ballparks and FREE Admission
Get FREE Admission for 2 to B’s Ballpark Museum when you buy an Autographed Touring the Majors Poster Saturday, September 17, 2011 1:00-5:30 pm If you know someone who wants to visit all 30 big-league parks (or if they already have), this is the present for them! On September 17, 2011 from 1:00-5:30 pm, Nationally [...]
Carlos Gonzales: NL Player of the Week
For the period ending on August 28th, Carlos Gonzales was voted the NL Player of the week. This is the third weekly award of his career. In six games, Cargo went 13 for 27 with three home runs and 10 RBI’s. His stellar performance over those six games, including a hit in every game, helped [...]
On Autographed and Time Gone Past
Thanks to my friend, Dr. Len Press, for his beautiful blog. “Curt Simmons & Robin Roberts were the bookend pitchers of the Phillies I knew growing up in the late 1950′s, the only redeeming factors in watching a game at Connie Mack Stadium in those days … To read the entire blog, click here. The [...]
On This Date in Baseball History
On July 22nd 1954 New York Yankee Manager Casey Stengel shakes up his lineup by inserting Mickey Mantle into the shortstop position from center field at the top of the 9th inning. Just a short time later, in the bottom of the tenth, Mantle hits a walk-off home run giving New York the victory over [...]
Jeter Gets 3000 Hits
History was made once again as Derek Jeter joined the “3000 Hit Club” Saturday. Jeter homered off of David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays in the third inning for his 3000th hit. Going 4 for 4, he also recorded hits # 3001 and 3002. Of all the 28 players who recorded 3000 hits in [...]