Houston Chronicle photographs managers Tom Flores of the Katy Combine (L) and Bob Dorrill of the Houston Babies after the latter took their 2012 opener in Sealy by 13-4 on March 31.
Thank you Houston Chronicle Sports Media writer David Barron!
Today the vintage base ball club we know and love as the Houston Babies cracked the big time of sports coverage in our dear old home town. Our opening game, 13-4, win over the Katy Combine last Saturday, March 31st, in Sealy, Texas was duly reported by the astute Mr. Barron and placed and then placed on the front page of the sports section of the Houston Chronicle – on Opening Day for MLB Houston Astros.
Talk about about a high cotton feeling! For those of us who are vintage base ball and ancient Houston fans, this is the real McCoy!
Larry "Longball" Miggins, 1st Base, Houston Babies
Larry “Longball” Miggins of the Babies stands tall in the Barron piece as a visual testament on the casualties to blood vessels in the hands from gloveless baseball, but it doesn’t stop him or any of the other Babies from loving the time they each have with the grand old game as it was played in its infancy. The Barron article captures that connection it makes with players and fans in a remarkably clear way,
Check out today’s Houston Chronicle – or link on to the same story as it appears online at ChronCom with far more pictures.The story was, and may still be at this posting, the front page story on Google earlier:
The Pecan Park Eagle 
April 6, 2012 at 7:16 pm |
Good article on some good guys!