MLB’s First Game and First Player In the city of 1776, and the 2026 All-Star Game

150 years ago today, MLB played its first game. Boston defeated Philadelphia 6-5, at Philly. ourgame.mlblogs.com/mlbs-first-g...

The First National League Game

It's Opening Day in 1876! And it's the beginning for what we know today as Major League Baseball. Have a listen.

Link: open.spotify.com/episode/12fu...

Phillies got you down? No problem, let us help as we discuss an Athletics loss from 1876.

New episode drops tomorrow April 22 at 8am.

I don't feel great about playing those two as the final two opponents. Flyers always seem to have trouble with Carolina.

Phightins Rap - 2003 YouTube video by TheFightins

I was just made aware of this. It is not good.

youtu.be/cPHUu96EU1A?...

okay, so while we wait for our impending doom, figured I'd share my latest biographical find of the Smith brothers - William and John of the ill-fated Baltimore Marylands of 1873. www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MAR/18...

Philadelphia City Item, June 26, 1869.

Andrew's Painters are in the house
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(2026) Andrew's Painters - Andrew Painter

All-Philadelphia grid.

RS 8

Happy Opening Day

Morgan Murphy 👍

@twostrikenoise.bsky.social Sounds like roadtrip material.

Yep, I have that one. I mean a view from the interior.

Okay I was wrong. Evidently it was reprinted in the Sporting Life

I'm pulling every baseball article for 1890 from the Phila. Press, an undigitized daily newspaper. I have scans of the Inquirer, Times, and Item for 1890. But none have shown me a glimpse of what the inside of Forepaugh Park, home to the Phila. Players' League club.

This is new.

A little microfilm mining before the Phillies open their season tomorrow.

1898 stats available. Big news.

Really looking good forward to this! New release.

YO! We're practicing tomorrow.

When: Noon

Where: Fairmount Park, between the Please Touch Museum, Smith Memorial Arch, and the Pool.

What to bring: Yourself

also banged a 2

⚾️ Immaculate Grid 1076 9/9:
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He's penciled in at third base!

Okay, I think I have this figured. I pulled data from stathead between 1871-99. Lots of choices. I only had to supplement a few German-Americans into the German team. (Germany Smith, Fred Pfeffer, Lou Bierbauer and maybe Jud Birchall (mother was German)).