http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php All comments for Happy Anniversary, Merkle's Boner! en-us 2008 Marcus Gilmer Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:00 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss marcusisabadass@gmail.com marcusisabadass@gmail.com 60 http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469945 http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469945 Comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:28:30 -0600 <p>Argh.. black cats, billy goats, guys sitting in the 25th row, baseball players who've been dead for 100 years... This mystical stuff is nice, but, really...</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469502 http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469502 Comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:13:07 -0600 <p>There is a semi-decent book called Crazy 'O8 that talks about the entire 1908 season and this event gets a lot of attention in it. It was a big huge drawn out deal that helped change rules and standards for the entire league in terms of umpiring etc.</p> http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469343 http://chicagoist.com/2008/09/23/happy_anniversary_merkles_boner.php#comment-1469343 Comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:08:28 -0600 <p>How serendipitious, today is the 10 year anniversary of the Brant Brown game as well. I'll celebrate that one instead. </p>