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4 Shots From 4 Films: Play Ball!

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4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Happy Opening Day!  Here are 4 shots from 4 films about my favorite sport!

4 Shots From 4 Baseball Films

The Natural (1984, Dir. by Barry Levinson)

Eight Men Out (1988, Dir. by John Sayles)

A League Of The Own (1992, Dir. by Penny Marshall)

42 (2013, Dir. by Brian Hegeland)

The Stunning Covers of True Strange Magazine

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In 1957, seven issues of True Strange Magazine were published.  True Strange claimed to feature stories about incidents that were true but strange!  Or strange but true.  Whichever, the magazine is today eagerly sought after by collectors for its beautiful, celebrity-filled covers, all of which were done by Thomas Beecham.

Here are the covers of True Strange Magazine.

One More Day To Go!

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Only more day to go until opening day!

I’m so excited that I’m going to share one of my favorite moments as a Rangers fan, the day that Rougned Odor punched out Jose Bautista.  This happened nearly 10 years ago and I still remember it like yesterday.  Watch Bautista’s glasses fly!  It couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

In Dallas, that moment was preserved in a mural.  Some people didn’t like this mural but baseball fans understood.

by Juan Velasquez

Here’s hoping for more classic baseball moments this season!

Go Rangers!

 

The Scandalous Midwood Covers

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Unknown Artist

Midwood Books was a publishing house that was active from 1957 to 1968.  With a roster of pseudonymous authors, Midwood published “adult” novels that were aimed towards men.  Today. their paperbacks are best known for their often racy covers and they are highly prized by collectors as a result.

Here is a small sampling of Midwood covers!

Unknown Artist

by Victor Olson

by Paul Rader

Artist Unknown

by Robert Maguire

by Paul Rader

by Rudy Nappi

by Paul Rader

by Bruce Minney

by Samson Pollen

by Robert Schulz

by John Dulillo

Just Two More Days To Go!

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It’s almost time!

The regular baseball season is almost here!

Spring Training is nearly over.  Opening Day is March 26th.  That’s just two more days!  Some people have the Super Bowl.  Some people have the Oscars.  I’ve got baseball and, even more importantly, I’ve got the Rangers  Sometimes, the Rangers break my heart.  Not every season has been great.  But I can still remember how happy I was when they won their first World Series in 2023.  No one gave them much of a chance but the Rangers proved all the doubters wrong.  I hope they’ll do it again this year.

Whichever team you cheer for, I hope they bring you a lot of happiness over the upcoming months.

Go Rangers!

Play ball!