Comments on: Library of Congress Historic Baseball Resources

Library of Congress Historic Baseball Resources

zzazazz — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:20:38 -0800

The Library of Congress has unveiled a baseball history section on their website. You can see old baesball cards, panoramic shots, a section for teachers and, coolest of all, a video of a baseball game shot by Thomas Edison in 1898.

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:22:45 -0800

Why the hell did Edison choose RealMedia?

By: stenseng

stenseng — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:28:05 -0800

BUFFERING

By: stubby phillips

stubby phillips — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:50:01 -0800

crash, because it was the only one to support direct current.

By: Miko

Miko — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:03:20 -0800

I want to marry the Library of Congress.

By: dpx.mfx

dpx.mfx — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:16:58 -0800

This is awesome.

By: flatluigi

flatluigi — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:26:34 -0800

stenseng: BUFFERING BUFFERING?

By: Atreides

Atreides — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:35:58 -0800

Nice, but the LoC needs to add more content. Its like one big horrible tease of what could really be offered.

By: Miko

Miko — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:55:21 -0800

Atreides, I often feel that way about their subject portals. But after all, they are meant (really) as finding aids to get you to the collections pieces. I just generally admire their approach.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:57:54 -0800

"Baesball been berry berry good to me." -- Chico Escuela

By: languagehat

languagehat — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:00:33 -0800

Wow, fantastic. I love the LoC. My first hometown ballpark: Griffith Stadium!

By: Chinese Jet Pilot

Chinese Jet Pilot — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:08:43 -0800

The film may be from 1898, but the streams are clearly of 1998 vintage. Interesting how the cameraman framed the shot. Most of the diamond except for 3rd plate and home base is obscured; instead of recording the action, the camera is pointed at people milling around off the playing field. The film has no sense of composition.

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:18:25 -0800

Chinese Jet Pilot: Actually, that's first base and home plate. And I don't think they were actually playing the game, but rather warming up. Though that doesn't make a whole lot of sense, since there were clearly pitches going on. But the way they were running, the first guy looked like he made it to base safely. Maybe his hit was caught though? Anyone have the box score for that game (or know what game it was?)

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:26:37 -0800

Hmm… I've been looking on Baseball Almanac for the box score, and it seems like that's the New York Giants at the Saint Louis Browns, a game they lost 2-6, but it seems odd that Edison would have gone to Saint Louis. And there's no box score, so I don't have any real guesses as to who those players are.

By: nightwood

nightwood — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:21:45 -0800

The jersey of the guy thrown out at first says 'Newark', so evidently, it was the Newark Colts, perhaps playing at Meadowbrook Oval in Newark (according to the previous link).

By: LobsterMitten

LobsterMitten — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:29:05 -0800

LOC = fabulous. Also, I don't think this is quite enough to merit a post, but baseball fans will enjoy the Royals' Joey Gathright's move in a spring training game: avoiding a collision by going vertical.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:11:29 -0800

LobsterMitten: The web teaches me things like: "Wow, I didn't know people actually videotape their TVs!!" As for this post: I like it. I've been getting a kick out of watching the Sox/A's series at 8 in the morning. This is novel like that. I don't follow the game much, but I could get lost looking at old baseball cards from Teams like the Boston Rustlers and then to be able to read the backs... I love the LOC. Thanks for this post.

By: Atreides

Atreides — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:52:00 -0800

I'm won over whenever they make things easier to find. That said, the reading room of the LoC is one of the most wonderfulest (new word) rooms in the world.