“Happy Opening Day” in the U.S.A. ~ A Year to Remember #8

Unlike in the Spring of 2020, on the first of this month of April 2021 we got to say, “Happy Opening Day” in the U.S.A.  ~ Baseball is back for the fans ( ...socially distanced style. )  Here are some hometown baseball players from seasons past that I painted:

​“The Timeless Charlie Hustle and the Geometry of a Rose”

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​ "The Timeless Charlie Hustle" and the "Geometry of a Rose" - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder

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​“Number Eleven and the Four Elements”

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​ 'Number Eleven and the Four Elements' featuring Barry Larkin - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder

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“Bench Number Five ~ The Earth is a Baseball”

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Bench Number Five ~ The Earth is a Baseball - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder


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The Flame Throwing “Cuban Missile”

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​Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder

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​“Dat Dude Double Play”

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Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder


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“Fly Me To The Moon” ~ All Star Home Run Derby Champ

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Hope Springs Eternal on *Opening Day* - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder

Remembering #8

​This year, along with my hometown, I will also remember one of the most timeless Hall of Fame greats who was a central piece of one of the world’s most legendary teams = “The Big Red Machine”.  This celebrated “Big Red Machine” is famously remembered for its renowned starting lineup of players dubbed “The Great 8” who led the powerhouse team to back-to-back World Series Championships and league dominance in the 1970’s.

​The beloved great of “The Great 8” that will be forever remembered is none other than Cincinnati’s #8: Joe Morgan. Sadly Joe Morgan, whose #8 was retired in 1998, passed away last fall in October of 2020. ~ I will always remember him.  When I was a kid in the 1970’s, number 8 was my favorite number and Joe Morgan was my favorite Red.

I wrote a little about my memories of those victoriously diverse and dynamic “Big Red Machine” players that Joe Morgan ( the 10-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winning best-second-baseman-of-all-time Hall of Famer ) was such a pivotal part of in my reflections on my painting of the whole collection of those “Great 8” players plus their manager Sparky Anderson.  I called that piece: “Colorful Success”.

Blogs about this “Big Red Machine” artwork:

Colorful Success - Chrissy Breslin Schroeder

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“Pieces in The National Hall of Fame and Museum”

See and read about more paintings and memories of some more of Cincinnati's Championship teams in other blogs including:

“My Wire-to-Wire Summer with Twelve Stars and A Piece of American History”

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”Opening Day Delay”

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