Max Mason

The first Native American pro baseball player was Louis Sockalexis. He was nicknamed “Chief,” the first of a long line of “Chiefs” in Major League ball. It’s interesting that Indians were allowed to be pro ball players while African Americans were banned. In fact more...

"Foul Ball, Busch Stadium III, St. Louis" Busch Stadium, St. Louis I’m a little foggy on the exact details of the first ballgame I ever attended, but it was definitely at Busch Stadium in St Louis. Originally named “Sportsman’s Park”, it was in a densely populated...

  TV moved into our suburban Boston home in the summer of 1960 when I was 7 years old. Early that fall I ran home from the bus stop to catch what was left of each World Series game. The Yankees were the Red Sox nemesis and my best friends’ father was from...

How is it that beauty and tragedy go together? In the baseball world (the hearts and minds of millions of us) tragedy is not an exaggeration when it comes to the travails of Chicago’s beloved Cubs and their Wrigley Field home. Most recently, and perhaps most famously,...

Carved into the hillside of what was once an old Hispanic neighborhood, Dodger Stadium sits a scant quarter mile from the glass towers of downtown LA. Because of geography and orientation there is virtually no awareness of the city from the Stadium. It faces the Santa...

  "Tight Spot in New Yankee Stadium", oil on canvas, 36" x 60", 2012 $225 + $25 shipping prints: 21"x 31.5", image size: 17.5" x 28" (Written in 2012) Now that they’ve gone down to what can only be called ignominious defeat, it’s a lot easier to talk about.  I...

I find it hard to believe I have been alive for most of Fenway Park’s existence. It has been around forever, right? The home of the Boston Red Sox is Major League Baseball’s oldest ballpark and is celebrating it’s 100th season this year. The numbers, however, don’t...