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…

The full report for 2015’s Induction Ceremony has now been posted! Check it out here.

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

Remarks by Lisa Nehus Saxon, July 16, 2017, Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California Hi everybody, and a pleasant good afternoon to you. Thank you for coming here on a lovely Sunday when you might otherwise be at the ballpark. Frankly, I’m humbled that I’ve been asked to share a few stories about our good friend,…

The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Dan Epstein will deliver the Keynote Address at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Donald R. Wright Auditorium in the Pasadena Central Library, Pasadena, California. The festivities will include the induction of the 2018…

The Board of Directors of the Baseball Reliquary is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard Santillan has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Tony Salin Memorial Award. The award will be formally presented at the Shrine of the Eternals Induction Day on Sunday, July 16, 2017, beginning at 2:00 p.m., at the Donald…