Category: Ebbets Field
Don Newcombe – First player to win cy young mvp rookie of year
by Tom Hannon | Sep 25, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodger Players, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
Don Newcombe first player to win Rookie of Year, MVP and Cy Young Award. After playing one season...
Read MoreBranch Rickey
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodger Players, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
Branch Rickey often said, “Never surrender opportunity for security.” It was a motto...
Read MoreJackie Robinson
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodger Players, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
Jackie Robinson is by no means the greatest player in baseball history. He holds no cherished...
Read MoreSandy Koufax
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodger Players, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
Some baseball historians object to the idea of Sandy Koufax being included among the very greatest...
Read MoreRoy Campanella
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
One of the greatest catchers in baseball history, Roy Campanella won three National League Most...
Read MoreEbbets Field
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
Ebbets Field was on the block bound by Bedford Avenue, Sullivan Place, McKeever Place, and...
Read More1955 World Series Champion Brooklyn Dodgers
by Tom Hannon | Sep 24, 2018 | Blog Post, Brooklyn Dodger Players, Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
1955 World Series Champs! After years of frustration, the Dodgers finally win it all! 1955 Record:...
Read MoreDuke Snider – The Duke of Flat bush
by Tom Hannon | Sep 20, 2018 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field | 0 |
His name immortalized by the phrase Willie, Mickey, and the Duke from the song Baseball,...
Read MoreBoston Globe Article – Little Ebbets Field
by Tom Hannon | Sep 11, 2018 | Blog Post, Ebbets Field, Little Ebbets Field | 0 |
Amesbury resident uses backyard to build Little Ebbets Field replica to celebrate baseball’s many...
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Backyard Ball
Wiffleball is a game most all of us have played, as kids or adults. I started playing Wiffleball when I was a kid growing up on Cape Cod. I have thousands of memories of long summer afternoons playing with my dad and my 'summer' friends.
As inevitably happens, I moved on to other things. Then in 2006 I went to The World Baseball Classics at Petco Field in San Diego. Tucked in the outfield was a beautiful wiffleball field full of little kids. Memories came flooding back. I was determined to hang on to them.
I came home and build a wiffleball field in my backyard. After a few summers, that wasn't cutting it so I sold my house and moved to a new one with a yard that had the room to build my dream Wiffleball Stadium. My gem was Little Ebbets Field, a replica of Ebbets Field. I built the majority of the field myself. The project was actually featured on NECN and in The Boston Globe.
My family and I went on to host thousands of games, tournaments and charity events.
I wanted to share my story, so I wrote the book Backyard Ball. This is a fun, how-to book filled with images, stories and more about a dozen years I spent playing Wiffle Ball and Building Fields. Start your backyard fun today!
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