Tag: Baseball

History Lessons

Flags fly as baseball begins

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Flags are flying throughout America as the baseball season debuts this week. Stadiums across the country (and in Canada) will be topped with pennants snapping in the wind. “The Star-Spangled Banner” will be sounded and sung. That’s true now, and it was true a century ago in the major and minor leagues. In April 1914,… continue

History Lessons

Woman hoists stadium flag

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Ebbets Stadium flag-raising in 1913 (Photo from Library of Congress)

By James Breig Baseball and flags have had a long relationship – and not just through the singing of “Oh, Say, Can You See” before every game. After all, what are the pro teams chasing throughout their 162-game season? They’re after a pennant! Fans follow the pennant races throughout the spring and summer, but we… continue