Llévame al juego de beisbol

On Sunday we went to see Las Piñatas de Erie (also know as the Erie SeaWolves) at Los Cangrejos Fantasmas de Chesapeake (also known as the Bowie Baysox) in Bowie’s first Copa de la Diversión game of the season. During the 7th Inning Stretch, we sang “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” in Spanish. It was awesome!

So that you can sing along when you attend a Copa game, I’ve posted the lyrics below and a version to sing along with!

~ baseballrebecca

Llévame al juego de beisbol

Llévame a la multitud

Compremos manies y unos cracker jack

No me importa si vuelvo jamás

Apoyemos a nuestro equipo

Y si no ganan también

Porque es un, dos, tres y ponchado en el juego de beisbol

(y repitan)

And to be truly bilingual:

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Baseball in the Navy

Admiral Chester Nimitz throwing out the first ball in an exhibition baseball game in Oahu, Hawaii, 1942. Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

Memorial Day is right around the corner, and as I was researching baseball and the military I stumbled upon a few really cool photos. I’ll post more about baseball players we lost in times of war on Monday. For now, enjoy these cool photos.

~ baseballrebecca

 

 

 

 

 

Sailors playing baseball on the deck of an U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (sometime between 1947 and 1963). Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

 

Baseball exhibition game at at the U.S. Navy Fleet Recreation Area, Guam, July 1945. Photo courtesy of the Naval History and Heritage Command.

The First Hawaiian Major Leaguer

Johnnie Williams in 1914 (photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

The first Hawaiian Major Leaguer was Johnnie Williams.  Williams was born in 1889 in Honolulu; his father was British and his mother was Hawaiian.

Williams began his professional baseball career pitching for Sacramento Sacts in the Pacific Coast League in 1911. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1914. Between April and August that year, Williams appeared in four games, pitching 11.1 innings with a 6.35 ERA. According to the Society of American Baseball Research, the main reason Williams played so few games with Detroit is that he had contracted Malaria during Spring Training in Gulfport, Mississippi.

In 1915, Williams returned to the PCL playing for the Los Angeles Angels and the Salt Lake City Bees. In 1916, he played for the St. Joseph Drummers of the Western League.

Williams joined the Hawaiian Infantry in 1917. Upon his return to Hawaii in 1919, he lead team of Hawaiian all-stars that traveled to Japan. Williams later played in the Hawaiian Baseball League.

Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Month!

~ baseballrebecca

2019 Heritage Nights at the Ballpark, Part 2

Last week I posted the first half of the my annual celebrations of our many national, ethnic, and religious heritages. I’ve posted the second half below. So get out there and celebrate your heritage and the heritage of your friends and neighbors!

~ baseballrebecca

African American Heritage Celebrations and Negro Leagues Tributes

Date	Team	Details
16-Apr	Nationals	Jackie Robinson and Black Heritage Day
1-Jun	Pirates	Heritage Night/Negro Leagues Uniforms
7-Jun	Brewers	Negro Leagues Tribute Game
19-Jun	Cardinals	African American Heritage Night
19-Jun	Dodgers	African American Heritage Night
20-Jun	A’s	African American Heritage Night
23-Jun	Royals	Salute to the Negro Leagues Day
28-Jun	Reds	African American Community Night
23-Jul	Giants	African American Heritage Night
10-Aug	Tigers	100th Anniversary Detroit Stars Replica Jersey

 

Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Celebrations

8-Apr	Giants	Chinese Heritage Night
21-Apr	Marlins	Japanese Heritage Celebration
21-May	Giants	Filipino Heritage Night 1
24-May	Giants	Japanese Heritage Night
21-Jun	Dodgers	Filipino Night
23-Jun	Mariners	Japanese Heritage Day
19-Jul	Giants	Polynesian Heritage Night
Jul-19	Dodgers	Japan Night
26-Jul	A’s	Pacific Islander Heritage Night
29-Jul	Padres	Japanese Community Night
1-Aug	Dodgers	Korea Night
2-Aug	Dodgers	Hawaiian Night
6-Aug	Mariners	Korean Heritage Night
10-Aug	Padres	Filipino Heritage Night
15-Aug	Rangers	Hawaiian Heritage Night
16-Aug	A’s	Korean Heritage Night
20-Aug	A’s	Chinese Heritage Night
23-Aug	Mariners	Filipino Heritage Night
7-Sep	Padres	Pacific Islander Heritage Night

 

Native American Heritage Celebrations

Date	Team	Details
14-May	Giants	Native American Heritage Night
1-Jun	D’backs	Native American Recognition Day
30-Jul	A’s	Native American Heritage Night
12-Sep	Mariners	Salute to Native American Night

 

Heritage Celebrations for Other Folks

Date	Team	Details
29-May	Phillies	Greek Heritage Night
31-May	A’s	Greek Heritage Night
11-Jun	Giants	Portuguese Heritage Night
18-Jun	Padres	Scottish Heritage Night
24-Jun	Red Sox	Catholic Night
26-Jul	Padres	Catholic Night
27-Jul	A’s	Portuguese Heritage Night
6-Aug	Tigers	Arab American Night
10-Aug	Tigers	Armenian Tigers Fan Night
15-Aug	A’s	Indian Heritage Night
27-Aug	Padres	Portuguese Heritage Night
14-Sep	Nationals	Taste of the World International Food Festival
27-Sep	Giants	Greek Heritage Night

 

 

 

Best of the Week: 5/12/2019 – 5/18/2019

Once again, the Best of the Week involves Adam Jones. The D-backs put together a nice video of his work:

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This is pretty badass. Thx @dbacks for putting this together. Ain’t been here but a min!!!!

A post shared by 10 (@simplyaj10) on May 15, 2019 at 10:37am PDT

And let’s not forget the night he pied himself this week:

When the pie-er becomes the pie-d. @SimplyAJ10 pic.twitter.com/V0eq7Qhw70

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 15, 2019

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Seems like David Peralta and I love Pie!!!🥧🥧🥧🥧

A post shared by 10 (@simplyaj10) on May 18, 2019 at 9:19am PDT

~ baseballrebecca

 

 

 

Stat-urday, 5/18/2019

After two rain outs in a row in New York this week, I started wondering how the weather has affected games and attendance this year, and stumbled upon an interesting article about MLB attendance being down for the sixth straight year. Last year, they tried to blame it on the weather, but that doesn’t seem to be the case this year.

Below are the stats for this year’s attendance so far, courtesy of Baseball-reference.com. A whopping 18 teams have lower attendance this year than for the same time last year.

What do you think is causing the drop in attendance and what should MLB do about it?

	Average Attendance per Game
Miami	9,516
Tampa Bay	14,540
Baltimore	14,972
Cleveland	15,285
Kansas City	15,525
Pittsburgh	15,717
Detroit	16,359
Cincinnati	17,124
Chicago White Sox	17,362
Minnesota	19,151
Oakland	19,541
Toronto	19,841
Seattle	23,066
Arizona	26,560
Washington	26,908
Texas	27,698
New York Mets	28,219
Atlanta	29,457
San Diego	30,454
Houston	31,941
San Francisco	32,669
Colorado	32,919
Milwaukee	33,079
Boston	33,902
Los Angeles Angels	34,866
Chicago Cubs	35,998
Philadelphia	36,130
New York Yankees	39,316
St. Louis	41,449
Los Angeles Dodgers	47,346

Happy Stat-urday!

~ baseballrebecca

 

 

 

Films on Fridays: Jimmy Carter on the Mound in Cuba

On May 14, 2002, Jimmy Carter joined Fidel Castro on the mound in Latinoamericano Stadium to throw out the first pitch. Check out the footage below:

 

Happy Friday!

~ baseballrebecca