Posts by Joe Price
Shrine of the Eternals Class of 2024
The Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce the honorees elected to the Shrine of the Eternals, the organization’s alternative to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. For the first time in the Reliquary’s history, a tie resulted between two of the candidates. Consequently, four individuals will be inducted this year: Dusty Baker, Sean Doolittle,…
Read More2024 Shrine Candidates
The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary announce the group of candidates for election to the 2024 class of the Shrine of the Eternals. New candidates proposed by Reliquarians are, in alphabetical order: Rod Beck (Cubs and Giants closer, and founder of charity to help children with HIV), Maybelle Blair (AAGBPL alumna),…
Read MoreRevisiting the 1988 Dodger Champions
Dodger Legacy Panel The Institute for Baseball Studies at Whitter College will host a Dodgers-centric program on Tuesday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. in Villalobos Hall located at 7214 Painter Avenue in Whittier. Featuring an All-Star cast of Fred Claire, Mike Scioscia, Mickey Hatcher, and Rich Kee, the event is free and open to…
Read MoreShrine of the Eternals 2016 Keynote Address
Delivered by Michael Fallon on July 17, 2016, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California Good afternoon. I am very honored to be here today, and I would like to thank the Baseball Reliquary, and especially Terry Cannon, for extending an invitation to speak to you. I also would like to commend this year’s inductees to the…
Read MoreShrine of the Eternals 2015 Induction Day Report
The full report for 2015’s Induction Ceremony has now been posted! Check it out here.
Read MoreShrine of the Eternals 2014 Induction Day Video Online
Check out the Shrine of the Eternals 2014 Induction Day ceremony in its entirety on YouTube, courtesy of the Pasadena Public Library! Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUBShZidEG4
Read MoreCandidates for 2016 Election of the Shrine of the Eternals
The Baseball Reliquary, Inc. has announced its list of fifty eligible candidates for the 2016 election of the Shrine of the Eternals, the membership organization’s equivalent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year marks the eighteenth annual election of the Shrine, a major national component of the Baseball Reliquary, a Southern California-based organization dedicated…
Read MoreDave Mesrey: Shrine of the Eternals 2017 Keynote Address
Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California, July 16, 2017 Good afternoon. Great to be with you here at the Baseball Reliquary. As Terry Cannon knows, it’s a long way from Detroit to Pasadena. And what a long, strange trip it’s been. The game of baseball can take you to some of the most unlikely places with…
Read MoreInstitute for Baseball Studies
The Institute for Baseball Studies, the first humanities-based research center of its kind associated with a college or university in the United States, celebrated its grand opening on the campus of Whittier College on Friday, January 16, 2015. The festivities included a program featuring a variety of speakers, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a tour of…
Read MoreJim “Mudcat” Grant Honorary Degree Ceremony Recap
On February 8, 2016, before an audience of over 200 at the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, Whittier College presented a doctorate of humane letters, honoris causa, to Jim “Mudcat” Grant, in a visit and ceremony coordinated in conjunction with the Institute for Baseball Studies. Video documentation of the ceremony, courtesy of…
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