I’ve spent the past few days researching a Blog I wrote back in 2014 about the Baseball Reliquary in Whittier, California. I’ve always loved the idea of it and was interested in its survival, whether it made it or not (the institution, not the blog:)) To tell you the truth, when I wrote that particular piece I was a bit concerned as I’d included a rather risque photo and a kinda, sorta irreligious quote. I mean, you know, reliquary defined is about religious stuff.
But I posted it anyway and hoped for the best. It had to do with Annie Savoy’s now famous “Church of Baseball” in the movie “Bull Durham“. Come to find out the man who wrote the screenplay, Ron Shelton, also produced and directed Bull Durham and, get this, he’s also a Member of the Advisory Board for the “Baseball Reliquary”. Who knew? Whew! It made me feel at least a bit vindicated for my sort of religious transgression. I mean, he did it first:))
Check it out online ~ the Baseball Reliquary. It’s a fantastic tribute to everything baseball. Also, “The Baseball Hall of Fame’s Mischievous Cousin” by Scott Miller, New York Times, gives us some entertaining background of what’s been happening with the Reliquary these past few years. It will make you want to go there!! …. if you haven’t already decided to.
A special thanks to Joe Price, Director of the Baseball Reliquary and The Institute for Baseball Studies, for his interest and support in what I’m trying to do here.
Oops! Almost forgot. Here’s the original blog from October 15, 2014 in case you missed it: https://garlicfriesandbaseball.com/2014/10/15/baseball-reliquary-you-say-what-the/
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