mightyflynn:

1978

via Classon Ave.

Used to have this one.

mightyflynn:

Honus Wagner and friends, ca. 1940s

Acme Newspictures via Hyee Auctions and strike-two

pitchersandpoets:

undershirt science of yore

gene freese

via rivet-head

thescore:

When Baseball Players Were Tough…

In 1978 the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Dave Parker donned a goalie mask after fracturing his jaw and cheekbone in a collision.

Dock Ellis.

pitchersandpoets:

via

Whammy Douglas facts: lost his right eye as an 11-year old.

mightyflynn:

“I’m not going to shy away from talking about a championship. I really don’t care what people think. In 2002, I had kids in my neighborhood getting beat up wearing Rockies jerseys. Those kids don’t get beat up wearing Rockies jerseys anymore.
I’m going to be upfront. I’m proud to be a Pirate. We’re not going to back down from anybody. We’re going to show up, and we’re going to play. Our focus is going to be on a commitment of excellence that is unique and that is real. We’re going to hold ourselves to a very high degree of accountability and responsibility.”

- Clint Hurdle, November 15, 2010

(July 23, 2011 photo by Gene J. Puskar/AP)

mightyflynn:

“The Pirates are What We’re All About”

KDKA, 1979

pitchersandpoets:

ozzie

via 90feetofperfection, purveyor of absurdly good baseball pics and more. 

pitchersandpoets:

first in a series of photos of old Honus Wagner making love to the camera

this is Honus putting the groupie game on smash, pace chaunceybillups.blogspot.com.

pitchersandpoets:

fact: in 1925, “Pirate” and “Senator” were both derogatory slang for “big dork” 

Dave Parker, Pittsburgh Pirates (1976).

mightyflynn:

Opening Day, Forbes Field (ca. late 1950s)

photo by George Silk