It all began on a bitterly cold spring day in 1917. It was the first week of May and the baseball season was getting underway, but winter just wouldn't let go. That frigid afternoon, only the most die-hard fans braved the weather to attend the home opener. Five thousand of them boarded ferries on the waterfront and made the chilling journey across the bay to file in through the turnstiles of Hanlan's Point Stadium. They bundled themselves up in the windswept grandstands, shivering away in the mostly-empty ballpark as they watched the Toronto hitters get shut down by the Orioles; the team failed to score a single run in front of their hometown crowd.
What a great read to start the day and week off Adam! Great stuff. This is the kind of story that they should make with all that money Netflix gets to do Canadian content. Incredible. Thanks for sharing it.
What a great read to start the day and week off Adam! Great stuff. This is the kind of story that they should make with all that money Netflix gets to do Canadian content. Incredible. Thanks for sharing it.
Very glad you enjoyed it! One of those stories that gets even better the more I learn about it.