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Writing about dead baseball players, visiting gravesites and getting tired of creating more social media profiles. SABR member, card collector, Central PA resident, professional meathead.

A view of a very foggy Wrigley Field.
SALUTE TO AMERICA IMMEDIATE EVACUATION
Another sign! “Thank you for your patience. The weather conditions are now safe to return to your seats.”
Sign on the Wrigley Field scoreboard: due to lightening, please clear the seating bowl and follow the direction of Wrigley Field associates. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Grave marker for George C. Meakim, July 11, 1865-Feb. 17, 1923. There a cute little baseball glove and baseball on the stone too.
Grave marker for John Hatfield.
A picture of the grave of Frank “Slivers” Oakley and Nellie Fogden, with a flower bouquet partially obscuring a potentially frightening etching of a clown wearing a catcher’s mask. If clowns isn’t your thing.
Photo the Atlanta Braves posted of Bob Horner with “1957-2026” under his name.
All-Star Baseball Game board game box.
A Facebook post from MLB announcing the death of Garrett Anderson.
Cards for giveaway: 1981 Fleer Dave Stieb, 1993 Upper Deck Mike Mussina, 1982 Topps Bake McBride, 1985 Topps Hank Greenberg All-Star Glossy
Grave with inscription STAFFORD ROWLAND THY WILL BE DONE
Headstone with inscription ONLY AMBIDEXTROUS PITCHER IN MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY (edit: he isn’t, but you can’t edit a headstone) ANTHONY JOHN “THE COUNT” MULLANE FEB 7, 1859 April 26, 1945 BORN IN COUNTY CORK, IRELAND
A tall marker with the inscription MELILLO-MAHER-LEONARD. Below that are many names, including HUSBAND OACAR MELILLO 1899-1963
A grave with the inscription of BRENNAN HUGHES
A field in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery that has the unmarked grave of Ike Fisher.
Headstone with inscription FATHER LEO M DIXON APRIL 11, 1984
Grave with the inscription FISKE
Headstone with inscription 1882-1951 A STANDOUT CENTER FIELDER WITH A RIFLE ARM JOHN PRESTON “PETE” HILL NEGRO LEAGUES GREATEST DEADBALL ERA HITTER. ELECTED INTO THE NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME IN 2006.
A row of reddish headstones mostly covered by undergrowth. They belong to the McNamara family.
Headstone with inscription JOSEPH L BENZ SR 1886-1957
Headstone with inscription THOMAS P MCGUIRE TP FEB 1, 1892-DEC 7, 1959
Headstone with inscription KEVIN JOHN HICKEY FEB 25, 1956-MAY 16, 2012 LOVING FATHER, SON, BROTHER GRANDFATHER AND FRIEND “HIC MAN” CHICAGO WHITE SOX #45
Grave with inscription CONROY MY JESUS MERCY
Ornate grave with a cross and the inscription of REILLY
Grave with inscription MEE MY JESUS MERCY
Grave with inscription: LOVING HUSBAND FATHER & PAPA CLAIR BARTH JOHNSON JAN 3, 1950-APR 22, 2020 MLB PITCHER - SCOUT
Grave with the inscription of IRWIN
Grave with inscription: KANE-RAFF and MY JESUS MERCY
Bear the Dog by the grave of Oscar Melillo.
A Facebook message from Coastal Elite on the passing of Terrance Gore. “A loss like this hits deep. In a small baseball community, this game is more than wins & losses… it’s people, families & the ones who BUILT it before us. We honor a fellow baseball founder whose passion & dedication helped shape this community & have so many kids a place to belong. Terrance Gore - Your legacy will live on. Please keep the Gore family & the whole Hurricanes baseball family in your thoughts.
A picture of a smiling Nancy Mace, presumably on a boat, with the headline TAX RELIEF FOR BOAT OWNERS under it.
1978 Dave Giusti Topps baseball card.
Screenshot of a USA Today editorial titled “Democrats should avoid impeaching Trump at all costs.”
Picture of an autographed Steve Garvey jersey and a Bob Boone 8x10 picture.
Two stacks of 1980 Topps and a stack of 1978 Topps cards.
Spotify wrapped, top 5 genres: Americana, Celtic Rock, Rock & Roll, Indie Rock, New Wave
An email newsletter from the Philadelphia Enquirer with the headline of, “Fear factors:Ranking the Eagles’ road to the Super Bowl, from the real Rams to the fraud Bears.” Bears win 24-15.
A promotion for the Wonderful World of Disney Holiday Spectacular, featuring performances guaranteed to bury your Christmas spirit so far into the ground that you’ll never want to look at another ornament ever again.
The Jigsaw puppet from the Saw movies, which is looking more and more like Judge Janine Pirro every day.
An image of a trashy-looking White House from President Obama’s roast of Trump at the 2016 White House correspondents dinner.
Score 1991 #893 Frank Thomas Dream Team ProCards 1989 #835 Kent Mercker (Richmond Braves) Cramer 1982 #76 Joe Garagiola Upper Deck 1993 #233 Mike Mussina Fleer 1981 #414 Dave Stieb Topps All-Star Glossy 1985 #22 Hank Greenberg
A screenshot of a GoFundMe newsletter announcing that Brian Dayett has passed away.
A picture of Daryl Patterson that the Tigers posted on Facebook to announce his passing.
From Threads: The Atlanta Braves are deeply saddened by the death of longtime scout and baseball executive Roy Clark.
1979 Topps Jim Rice card
Backstop at Eastern State Penitentiary.
Meme of a sandwich with the phrase “This machine kills fascists.” Kind of a Woody Guthrie meets Jersey Mike’s.
The Braves broadcast trio of Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson & Pete Van Wieren.
The header of Mike Ivie’s Baseball Reference page.
A large grave marker that reads “Allen”
A collection of 1970s cards including Bill Buckner, Carlton Fisk, Henry Aaron, Bobby Bonds, Reggie Jackson, Nolan Ryan and Yogi Berra.
A note from Ryne Sandberg that reads: “To all my fans and extended baseball family - I wanted to share an update regarding my health. It’s been a challenging few months as I have been going through treatment on a regular basis. While I am continuing to fight, I’m looking forward to making the most of every day with my loving family and friends. I haven’t been to Wrigley Field as much as I hoped in the first half but I’m watching every game and am excited for the second half and to see Wrigley rocking like 1984. Thank you for all the messages of support. Go Cubs!”
A Lancaster Stormers batter with Nick Lucky (#7) in the foreground.
From the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum on Threads: Heartbroken about the news of the passing of my dear friend, and former @mlb pitcher, Diego Segui. He was 87. We honored Diego last November with our Negro Leagues Beisbol Lifetime Achievement Award. Sending thoughts and prayers to the Segui family!💔🙏🏾