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Baseball Art with Dave Medin

Baseball Art with Acclaimed Artist Dave Medin

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For those of you following us on Twitter, you may have noticed a few tweets going out about our Facebook Sweepstakes featuring a prize package that contains an original painting by artist Dave Medin, who is best known for his baseball art.…

Sketchbook Buc’n With Pencil Artist of the Week Katie Sekelsky

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This week's Pencil Artist of the Week is Katie Sekelsky, the artist behind Sketchbook Buc'n. For those unfamiliar, Sketchbook Buc'n is a blog dedicated to chronicling every game of the Pirate's 2012 season with sketches, drawings and doodles.…

From “The Great Bambino” to “MegaTron:” Creative Nicknames in Sports

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From "The Great Bambino" to "MegaTron:" Creative Nicknames in Sports “The Sultan of Swat.” “The Colossus of Clout.” “The Great Bambino.” No, I’m not talking about that wimpy deer, I’m talking about “The Babe.” There…

Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away

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Pencils and Pop Culture: Joltin' Joe DiMaggio Never Goes Away "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you..." There is an aura that surrounds the life of Joe DiMaggio that doesn't occur with any other baseball…

The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written

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The 15 Best Baseball Songs Ever Written The World Series is underway and while pundits across the globe examine Tony LaRussa's bullpen management or Nelson Cruz's ability to hit a fastball from Arlington to El Paso, I'm going to focus on baseball's…

Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball’s Immortals

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Dick Perez: Drawing Baseball's Immortals If we were to choose one person that best personifies the relationship between sports and the world of creative endeavors that Studio 602 champions, that person could well be Dick Perez. Born in San…
Bill Weiss

Preserving the National Pastime: A Look Back at Baseball Statistician Bill Weiss

Preserving the National Pastime: A Look Back at Baseball Statistician Bill Weiss Last week, famed baseball historian and statistician Bill Weiss died of a heart attack at his home in San Mateo, California at the age of 86. Weiss served as statistician…
Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat: Happy Birthday Mighty Casey

The Outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville Nine that day. The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game… Casey…