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June 19, 2013
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About Frank JacksonFrank Jackson has published previous baseball articles in National Pastime and Elysian Fields Quarterly. He was weaned on baseball at Connie Mack Stadium.Note: This page displays up to 200 articles at a time. To view a subset of a writer's work, click on one of the following years: 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Frank Jackson's ArticlesClick here to view an RSS feed of this writer's articles. Roy for ROYJune 19, 2013... and other musings about baseball's top awards Hub fans bid Kid redoJune 12, 2013Ted Williams' last swings at Fenway Jose Canseco’s independents dazeJune 07, 2013Baseball, Canseco and controversy keep finding one another. Louisville slugging in 2013May 20, 2013Nearly 400 homers—and nearly anonymous. Craig Anderson’s greatest dayMay 08, 2013On a May day 51 years ago, a Mets pitcher reached the height of his career. When Waite Hoyt matched MathewsonApril 25, 2013A great, yet little-known, World Series pitching performance. Bronx BomberApril 15, 2013The Yankees' home run champion you've never heard of. It was 20 years ago todayApril 09, 2013The Rockies and Marlins have had their successes and disappointments. Major achievements in minor league ballApril 05, 2013'Bullet' Bob Turley and the Texas League in 1951 Remember the Alamodome!April 03, 2013San Antonio's stadium could be an interim home for a major league team there. A short history of the Milwaukee White SoxMarch 27, 2013How Chicago might have been a one-team town. Back home again in IndianaMarch 20, 2013Spring training in the Limestone League My own private Opening DayFebruary 28, 2013Opening Day is the best, even in February. Baseball’s biggest losers deserved betterFebruary 21, 2013It takes a lot of talent to lose so many games. The legacy of Jumbo BrownFebruary 14, 2013The weighty matter of big ballplayers. ‘Papa’ Hemingway vs. ‘Fireman’ CaseyJanuary 31, 2013Tempest in the Torrid Zone The 1962 lovable loser smackdownJanuary 24, 2013Who pays attention to a good series between bad teams? Foxx and moundsJanuary 17, 2013The second-best home run hitter who also pitched well. The Giants’ decade of frustrationJanuary 03, 2013Despite stars and a new ballpark, the windblown team wasn't quite good enough. Once upon a time in League ParkDecember 27, 2012The last act in Cleveland went on and on... Fox and the DocDecember 20, 2012Cramer a Hall of Famer? Good golly, Miss MollyDecember 13, 2012Solidarity in Cleveland Cairo and DeRosa: twin utility towersDecember 06, 2012It's not a bad position to have no position. A duplex in the dungeonNovember 29, 2012One city, two cellar-dwellers Les Red Sox arrivent! Les Red Sox arrivent!November 20, 2012The thrilling tale of Red Sox Nation's Canadian invasion. The fall non-classicNovember 12, 2012A discovery: college ball in the autumn Nothing sacredNovember 02, 2012Frank Lane's Cardinal sins in St. Louis The joy of SoxOctober 26, 2012Not exactly a story about laundry. The A’s road show’s first stopOctober 23, 2012From the Quaker City to Kansas City, the Athletics go West. Larry Jaster, the Dodgers’ masterOctober 19, 2012A tale of fluky dominance The meaning of ‘meaningless’ baseballOctober 08, 2012From spring training to San Diego: The circle closes Three-Finger Brown times twoOctober 04, 2012Cast your Hall of Fame vote! (No, not that Hall) Organization man/organizational playerSeptember 24, 2012What keeps lifetime minor leaguers going? The anomalous Jay PowellSeptember 18, 2012An obscure name on an obscure list Babe Ruth, the New York pitcherSeptember 10, 2012Undefeated: the Bambino on the mound for the Yankees The voice from 59 ballparksSeptember 07, 2012The Astros are moving to the AL, but Milo Hamilton's not going anywhere Dick Stuart: A DH before his timeAugust 28, 2012A slugger remembered for his errors—and his nickname. American top 40August 20, 2012Where would you put a new major league team or two? Moon shotsAugust 07, 2012The legend eclipses the deeds. Flippin’ cardsJuly 31, 2012The many sides of the other side of baseball cards. Buddy, can you spare a hit?July 26, 2012An obscure shortstop and his season of fame. A tale of two major league cities—and then someJuly 19, 2012Boston, Cleveland ... but what about Dallas? Hey, Green Monster, who’s your daddy?July 11, 2012It's not the only great wall of baseball, just the last surviving. Lessons from Lakefront Park, 1884July 05, 2012Sweet home, Chicago! Curses! Oklahoma crude and Kentucky Fried!June 27, 2012A baseball curse affecting teams around the world. The Louisville slugger and the Hollywood heavy hitterJune 18, 2012A family with an abundance of talent, and some oddity, too. College baseball’s record-holders: Who are these guysJune 15, 2012As the College World Series opens, a look at the starts of yore. Yanks vs. Mets, the 50th anniversaryJune 08, 2012On the weekend the New York teams square off, a look back Muggsy’s SaloonMay 31, 2012Just for fun, a poetic salute to our national pastimes Roger and the BabeMay 25, 2012Not the guy who broke Ruth's record—the other way around. The Oklahoma territorial imperativeMay 17, 2012Pro baseball before statehood The pre-Angelic AutryMay 10, 2012From shortstop to cowboy to owner. The Clipper or the Kid?May 03, 2012Who's was more valuable during that 56-game streak? The Eastern Shore LeagueApril 26, 2012So near, yet so far Koufax and the Coliseum: An end and a beginningApril 19, 2012How an immortal-to-be ended the baseball history of a stadium. From The Show to show bizApril 11, 2012The two careers of Mike Donlin Now batting for the Houston Cardinals, No. 6, Stan Musial?March 29, 2012What might have been. The spaceman and the time warpFebruary 20, 2012The story of the oldest pitcher and the longest day The Homestead exemption act of 1992February 09, 2012How spring training traditions change. Marshall McDougall’s greatest gameJanuary 26, 2012It was a really, really, really good day Thinking big in Big D in 1950January 20, 2012Harry Donabeian and the phantom base on balls Conjugating Wally PippJanuary 04, 2012Lou Gehrig's predecessor is forever in our lexicon. Enzo Hernandez: serial rally killerDecember 22, 2011Believe it or not! Viva Vino! An underappreciated WineDecember 16, 2011With a little luck, he could have been as famous as Mendoza. Last call for baseball: a Polo Grounds postscriptDecember 07, 2011Think you know what the last baseball game was at the Polo Grounds? Are you sure? The life of a minor league liferNovember 17, 2011The story of Jorge Alvarez Throneberry AgonistesNovember 16, 2011O brother, where are thou? | ||||