Kirk JenkinsSep 72 minPreviewing The (Simulated) 1936 Playoffs – New York Cubans vs. Chicago American GiantsToday, we’re previewing the first second round playoff series of our ongoing 1936 Negro League simulated playoffs – Martin Dihigo’s New Y...
Kirk JenkinsSep 51 minWanna See Richard II?From the Louisville Courier-Journal, April 5, 1896 (interesting that they would print this notice in Louisville in 1896 . . . ) Richard I...
Kirk JenkinsSep 41 minRemembering Milton Edwards, Company A of Fifteenth KentuckyMilton Edwards was born in Shelby County, Kentucky, on September 5, 1842. He was the son of Thomas Duvall Edwards and Sarah Ann Tyler. A ...
Kirk JenkinsSep 43 minIt’s a Deciding Game 3 for the Second (Simulated) 1936 Wild Card – Homestead at NewarkJust like in our first series, our two teams in the second wild card series have split the first two games, so we’re heading to a decidin...
Kirk JenkinsSep 41 minRemembering Robert Henry Edrington, Company A of Fifteenth KentuckyRobert Edrington, the older brother of Joseph Edrington, was born March 11, 1838, in Franklin County, Kentucky. A farmer, he was 5’11 ½”,...
Kirk JenkinsSep 43 minBack in Pittsburgh for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 Wild Card – Newark at HomesteadWe’re back at Forbes Field this time for Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 wild card series, the Newark Eagles versus the Homestead Grays. W...
Kirk JenkinsSep 41 minRemembering Joseph B. Edrington, Company A of Fifteenth KentuckyJoseph B. Edrington was born in Franklin County, Kentucky on June 22, 1841, the son of Joseph Morris Edrington and Lucy Johnson. A farmer...
Kirk JenkinsSep 32 minThe Simulated 1936 Playoffs Continue – It’s Newark vs. Homestead in Game 1Today, we’re at Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field for Game 1 of our second (Simulated) Negro League Wild Card Series – the Newark Eagles versus t...
Kirk JenkinsAug 291 minThis Won’t End Well . . .From the Louisville Courier-Journal, November 1, 1862 Theatre – Mr. Wilkes Booth will this evening repeat his truly powerful personation ...
Kirk JenkinsAug 291 minRemembering Private Calvin Duvall, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyMy distant cousin Calvin Duvall was born on December 27, 1840 in either Cincinnati or Shelby County, Kentucky – records conflict. He was ...
Kirk JenkinsAug 292 minIt’s Washington at New York for a Decisive Game 3 in our (Simulated) 1936 Negro League PlayoffFor the decisive Game 3 of the (simulated) opening 1936 playoff series, our scene has shifted to the New York Cubans’ home park, the Dyck...
Kirk JenkinsAug 291 minRemembering Private John Driscoll, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJohn Driscoll was a thirty-year-old laborer from Ireland. Driscoll was 5’3”, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and light hair. Driscoll m...
Kirk JenkinsAug 293 minIt’s Chet Brewer vs. Schoolboy Griffith in Game 2 of the (Simulated) 1936 Cubans-Elite Giants SeriesToday, we’re back at Griffith Stadium for Game 2 of our computer simulation of a 1936 playoff series between the Washington Elite Giants ...
Kirk JenkinsAug 291 minRemembering Private James Douglass, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyJames Douglass was a forty-five-year-old stonecutter at the time of his enlistment. Born in Ireland, he was 5’6 ¼” with a dark complexion...
Kirk JenkinsAug 284 minIt’s Hall of Famer Martin Dihigo vs. Bill Byrd in Game 1 of the 1936 PlayoffsThis time, we’re voyaging over to the other side of pre-integration baseball, the Negro Leagues (currently celebrating their 100th annive...
Kirk JenkinsAug 222 minThe Courier-Journal Considers the Contemporary Evidence of Shakespeare’s Life and DeathFrom the Louisville Courier-Journal, April 12, 1914 . . . It is worthy of note that the death of Beaumont, though in died in harness in L...
Kirk JenkinsAug 221 minRemembering Private James M. Donahue, Company A, Fifteenth Kentucky InfantryJoseph M. Donahue was born on September 4, 1839 in Ireland and was the son of Malachi Donahue and Mary Hines. He emigrated to the United ...
Kirk JenkinsAug 223 minChristy Mathewson Versus Bill Dinneen in Game 6 of the (Simulated) 1904 World SeriesFor Game 6 of the (Simulated) 1904 World Series, the scene shifts back to New York’s Polo Grounds. Through the first three games, the Gia...
Kirk JenkinsAug 221 minRemembering Private George Deering, Company A of the Fifteenth KentuckyGeorge Deering was born on September 18, 1841 in Louisville, the son of Seriah Stratton Deering and Mary J. Stringer. He was a miller bef...
Kirk JenkinsAug 222 minIron Joe McGinnity Takes on Cy Young in Game 5 of the (Simulated) 1904 World SeriesWe’re back at Boston’s Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds once again today for Game 5. With the Giants still sitting on a commanding 3-1 ...
