Matt Albertson

YouTube video by High Heat Stats STOP THE MADNESS! Making sense of the craziest set of the 1980s! #baseballcards #packopening

STOP THE MADNESS! Making sense of the craziest set of the 1980s! #baseballcards #packopening
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Slow Saturday means it's time to start sleeving some cards.

The night Rick Wise threw a no hitter, he hit two home runs. Three strikeouts. And that was just a random day in June.

Unreal night by Ohtani.

Only thing that comes close is Rick Wise's 2 HR night when he tossed a no hitter.

But that wasn't for a pennant.

Yawning gap between the two

Ed's last address was at 1240 Palmer St., which was familiar. Why? Because Reach's factory was at Tulip and Palmer Streets. They are within walking distance.

I decided to dive into Ed Sixsmith a little. In the 1900 Census, he was listed as a BASEBALL STITCHER! Now, how cool was that. Did he work at Reach's factory on Tulip St?!

"The Ballpark and Beyond," a new book by Todd Radom, coming April 28, 2026

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COMING APRIL 28, 2026!
“The Ballpark & Beyond—An Illustrated Celebration of Baseball’s Rich History.”
An eclectic, illustrated collection of baseball stories, “The Ballpark and Beyond” is the book I was born to write—75,000 words, 150 original illustrations, packed w/ stories from on & off the field

Nice. Be right over.

Someone in the crowd: “Go Cubs!”

Pope Leo XIV: “Han perdido! They lost!”

LIMA TIME!

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Philadelphia Evening Item, May 24, 1884.

"The ball tosser"

Tonight, the second installment of the SABR 19th Century Committee Speaker Ceries commences.

@justmckinney.bsky.social presents, “Atlantic Sinking: The Brooklyn Atlantics of 1870-1875”.

Click the link for details on how to pre-register. 8pm est

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Yep! It's a fun read.

I want to dive into this game for a potential QCC episode. I would start tonight but I have some SABR 19 Century committee event to attend tonight...shame.

One other member of the @ordinaryeffort.bsky.social Discord used Gene today! We had a discussion a week or so ago about the Phillies' TWELVE catchers in 1884. Naturally, Gene's name stuck out.

July 23, 1884 Philadelphia Times box score

Vadeboncoeur's final Phillies' appearance was on July 22, 1884. This is the game where Charlie Sweeney, Providence's ace hurler refused to leave the pitcher's box, quit the team and watched rest of game in the stands with 2 prostitutes. Providence finished the game with only 8 players and lost 10-6.

1883 Port Huron team photo from the April 1, 1921 Port Huron Herald

The Hurons also had Jon Morrison, another Canadian who happens to be missing as well. I'm doing a presentation on the missing Canadian players at the Canadian Baseball History Conference on Nov 1 at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Mary's, Ontario. baseballresearch.ca/wp-content/u...

Eugene Vadeboncoeur death notice April 19, 1893 Sacramento Record Union

Well, he was a missing player until a few years ago when Tim Copeland found him. He died in Sacramento in 1893. He was also the first Quebecer to play in the majors. He was on the 1883 Port Huron club, which featured a bunch of Canadians where formed a battery with Frank Hengstebeck (aka Frank Beck)

Yea, it's bunk that was originally tweeted by a comedian a few years ago. The image is from a Victorian book of Halloween costumes.

Finally, I was able to use Gene Vadeboncouer, an 1884 Phillies catcher.

@justmckinney.bsky.social know anything about him?

Ed Delahanty Smashes Four Home Runs

Ed Delahanty hit four home runs on July 13, 1896. Listen along as Pierre and I regale the tale.

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A new Quaker City Cranks episode drops tomorrow morning. It's a POWERFUL episode. Be sure to check it out.

RS 4 today. Not bad.

Wow...from a win to a loss in less than a minute.

Overcast today. Likely worse now. Had a house for the weekend with the wife and kids but they elected to stay home because we decided the leave Sat due to the noreaster.

Played baseball in Cape May today. The trek is 2 hours each way and I caught up on some @twostrikenoise.bsky.social episodes. Regarding the Jim Thome "Thome-Nator" nickname, some Phillies fans used it in 2003.

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