MLB Memorabilia Original MLB Art and Prints – In 1923, a young player from New York broke into the big leagues with the home town Yankees. He joined a team that was the defending American League Champion, loaded with excellent players, and led by perhaps the most charismatic player ever, Babe Ruth. As such, Lou Gehrig had a bit role on the 1923 and 1924 teams, On June 1, 1925, Gehrig pinch hit, and then the next day, in a story that lives in the lore of baseball, first baseman Wally Pip had a headache, and was replaced at first base by Gehrig. Lou, often referred to as the Iron Horse, would start every game until 1939, amassing a record of 2130 consecutive games played. The record would stand almost 50 fifty years until broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. Lou Gehrig, who would ultimately succumb to illness, remains one of the most revered players to put on a baseball uniform..

MLB Memorabilia Original MLB Art and Prints – Probably the most popular stadium in the history of baseball is the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field. Located on the site of an old garbage dump, in the pig town section of Brooklyn, the ball park provided the fans with an intimate look at their local heroes. The right field wall had all sorts of bends and twists, which created havoc as outfielders tried to read caroms off the wall. The scoreboard actually added other bends and twists and more problems for outfielders. A local clothier promised a suit to any player that would hit his bill board. Ebbets Field housed rabid, loyal fans that loved their Dodgers, and loved baseball. The fandom created nicknames that would live on in the lore of baseball. Stan ?Ç£The Man?Ç¥ Musual. Dixie Walker, ?Ç£the People?ÇÖs Cherce?Ç¥, Paul and Lloyd Waner, ?Ç£Big Poison and Little Poison?Ç¥, Carl Erskine ?Ç£Oisk?Ç¥. Sadly, the team abandoned Brooklyn in 1957, only two years removed from winning the World Series for the first time. Ebbets Field stood for two more years, hosting an occasional soccer game. In February 1960, the stadium fell under the spell of a wrecking ball, and now a housing complex stands on the site. To fans of this team, the demolition of Ebbets Field was like a death in the family, and the pain still hurts some fifty years later…

MLB Memorabilia Original MLB Art and Prints – We’re in the 4th game of the playoffs to decide the 2004 AL Pennant, when “”The Big Papi”” steps to the plate in the bottom of the twelfth inning. Boston had staved off elimination three innings earlier, rallying for the tying run in the bottom of the ninth. Now it was “”Papi?ÇÖs”” turn to reverse the pendulum in this famed rivalry. Driving this 2-1 pitch for a game winning two run homer, the tides of this series and the rivalry had suddenly swung like never before. The Sox were on their way to an historic comeback, winning the final four games of a playoff series, after losing the first three. Finally, after 86 years, the Bosox would win it all, and deliver the greatest hurt possible on their hated rival..