baseball throwbacks

derek jeter as photographed by anthony causi, 2008

ken griffey jr. with the bellingham mariners, 1987

@harleythegnarly this is correct! it was the 1949 all star game at ebbets field, home of the brooklyn dodgers. fun fact: joe dimaggio was not originally selected for the team. he was a replacement for fellow yankees outfielder tommy henrich due to henrich’s nagging knee injuries. had henrich not been injured, 1949 would have been the only year during joe’s career dom made an all-star team without joe. 

craig biggio and his son cavan at his retirement press conference, 2007

dick allen with the phillies, 1964

joe dimaggio and his two brothers, dom and vince, play outfield during a san francisco seals reunion game, 1956

joe dimaggio poses with his younger brother dom, 1949

angels single-a team all stars (including garrett richards, tyler skaggs, mike trout and jean segura) pose for a photograph, 2010

the memorial created by angels fans at angel stadium for pitcher nick adenhart following his death, 2009

deion sanders talks on the phone in the clubhouse, 1992

craig biggio with his sons, cavan and conor, after securing his 3000th hit, 2007

dante bichette and his son, bo, 2005

vladimir guerrero and his son, vlad jr., 2002

manager bobby cox poses alongside his future hall of fame pitchers john smoltz, tom glavine and greg maddux, 2000 

the white public should start toward real understanding by appreciating that every single negro who is worth his salt is going to resent any kind of slurs and discrimination because of his race, and he is going to use every bit of intelligence such as he has to stop it.