Van Lingle Mungo

[logovore]

bye bye footsball--pitchers & catchers is just around the bend. Let's go Mets.

[larssondj]

Nice job!

[joebonni]

my uncle Danny Gardella was a player for the New York Giants and was the person that made baseball what it is today with all the big salaries .................

[jtcbrt]

At 1:13, the first mention of Hal Trosky has a picture of a young Bob Feller.

[WayOutWardell]

Phil Cavaretta RIP (12/19)

[eecortese]

Thanks for posting my favorite of all baseball songs.

First heard it years ago when played on WNEW radio by music host Jonathan Schwartz.

Frishberg's words and music reminds me of lost youth, innocence, and what the anticipation of baseball can do for a boy in the early spring.

[shrinebox]

@eecortese: very nicely put! Appreciate reading your comment very much. Thanks for putting into words what I couldn't have. Happy New Year to you & yours!

[ehanauer]

Great job digging up all the images of the players.

But

First Hal Trosky image is Bob Feller.

[bobcarp23]

Is it me, or does Hennie Majeskie look just like Adam Carolla...

[Shadowshabby]

@bobcarp23 Ha, I see the resemblance too, now that you mention it

[Maxwell1901]

This song covers the entire gamut of musical influences, from the pastoral introduction reminiscent of Frishberg's boyhood home of Minnesota to the chorus evocative of the beaches of Ipanema and Copacabana. Funny, Hal Trosky at 1:12 is looking a lot like Bob Feller. The later image at 2:06 is the real Hal Trosky.

[keefestreet]

Thanks for this MSM, always loved this Frishberg song, but adding the pictures is just genius!