Flip Flop Fly Ballin'

August 13, 2012

Some fantastic footage of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. About 70 mins in total.

Part one, above

Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awBBQEc7yx8

Part three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IHv1uPbomk

Part four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0i_8JhXbmg

Part five: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jst-u5nmHxU

Part six: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZYfQLgEfjs

2:11pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/29351541275/some-fantastic-footage-of-the-1979-pittsburgh

(No. OF NOTES: 8)

FILED UNDER: pittsburgh pirates

June 27, 2012

My new thing for Getting Blanked: a fairly simple and colourful look at Barry Bonds’ plate appearances. He was very good at baseball.

http://blogs.thescore.com/mlb/2012/06/27/flip-flop-fly-ball-barry-bonds-plate-appearances-from-1986-2007/

12:55pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/26011091706/my-new-thing-for-getting-blanked-a-fairly-simple

(No. OF NOTES: 28)

FILED UNDER: infographic Barry Bonds Pittsburgh Pirates San Francisco Giants

April 13, 2012

Jeff Karstens drawn on a Post-It note. Inspired by Productive Outs’ love of the man.

3:02pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/21037955139/jeff-karstens-drawn-on-a-post-it-note-inspired

(No. OF NOTES: 30)

FILED UNDER: Jeff Karstens Pittsburgh Pirates

February 20, 2012

Raúl Burnett or A.J. Ibañez.

6:31pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/17979606072/raul-burnett-or-a-j-ibanez

(No. OF NOTES: 29)

FILED UNDER: Raul Ibañez A.J. Burnett New York Pirates Pittsburgh Yankees animated gif

September 21, 2011

From the Reading Eagle, October 6, 1979. Found on Google News Archive.

4:31am | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/10476386162/from-the-reading-eagle-october-6-1979-found-on

(No. OF NOTES: 15)

FILED UNDER: Pittsburgh Pirates Willie Stargell

August 23, 2011

Another drawing of an old baseball game. Arizona at Pittsburgh, June 6, 2008.

http://www.flipflopflyin.com/flipflopflyball/art-arizonapittsburgh.html

9:38pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/9319133701/another-drawing-of-an-old-baseball-game-arizona

(No. OF NOTES: 165)

FILED UNDER: drawing Arizona Diamondbacks Pittsburgh Pirates

March 6, 2011

Flopps #32: Dale Berra.

1:06pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/3684197477/flopps-32-dale-berra

(No. OF NOTES: 5)

FILED UNDER: Dale Berra Pittsburgh Pirates arty

October 26, 2010

“University of Pittsburgh students cheer wildly from atop Cathedral of Learning on school’s campus as they look down on Forbes Field where the Pittsburgh Pirates win their first World Series in 35 years against the New York Yankees on October 13, 1060. Photo by George Silk//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images”

More great World Series photos here.

3:02pm | URL: http://flipflopflyball.tumblr.com/post/1408629650/university-of-pittsburgh-students-cheer-wildly

(No. OF NOTES: 52)

FILED UNDER: Pittsburgh Pirates Forbes Field New York Yankees

July 28, 2010