The MLB Wild Card has begun and the Seattle Mariners won their first game, 4-0, against the Blue Jays! Thank you, Mariners! At the risk of being petty, I don’t really care who wins the World Series as long as it’s not the Blue Jays. I’m hoping Seattle can eliminate that possibility early.
Go Mariners!
by Bob Larkin
This film poster is from 1977. What would you do if you saw a spider that big?
by Michael Whelan
Have you checked your closet tonight?
‘The regular MLB season came to an end today.
My Texas Rangers ended up with a 68-94 record. I wish they had done better but there’s always next season. One thing about being a fan of a team is that you can’t just be a fan when your team is winning. Sometimes, it’s even more important to continue to support them when they’re struggling. The last time we made the postseason was in 2016. Hopefully, we’ll get there in 2023.
At least we won our final game of the regular season.
Congratulations to the Astros, Yankees, Rays, Indians Guardians, and Mariners for making it to the AL postseason! And congratulations to Phillies, Braves, Mets, Cardinals, Dodgers, and Padres for making it in the NL. I’m looking forward to an Astros vs Dodgers World Series.
by Earle Bergey
Startling Stories was a sci-fi pulp magazine that ran from 1939 through 1955. It went through many different editors and formats during that time but one thing that was always consistent was the quality of the magazine’s covers. Though most of the covers were done by Earle Bergey, a few other notable pulp artists also made contributions to the magazine. Below is a small sampling of the spectacular covers of Starting Stories!
by Alex Schomburg
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Earle Bergey
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Edmund Emshwiller
by Howard V. Brown
by Howard V. Brown
by Howard V. Brown
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Rudolph Belarski
by Walter Popp
From Stephen King’s The Stand.
Aaron Judge the new single-season AL home run leader! He got his 62nd home run of the season just a few minuets ago. I wish he hadn’t gotten that home run off of a Rangers pitcher but that does not take away from what is a wonderful moment for Judge and the entire Yankees organization! Congratulations!
by Chris Kuchta
Frankenstein’s Monster, in all his glory.
I’m from Texas so I really can’t cheer against the Astros but I was still really hoping that, during this final three-game series, the Phillies would manage to win that last game they needed to clinch a wild card spot. Tonight, they did! For the first time in 11 seasons, the Phillies are going to the playoffs! What a great baseball story! I’m so happy for both the team and their fans and the next time I’m tempted to give up on my own team, I’m going to remember how, a few weeks ago, a lot of people weren’t even giving the Phillies a chance of making it.
Congratulations, Phillies! Good luck in the wild card!
by Erin Nicole
You can see them if you look for them.
Through the Shattered Lens 