Vol. II, Issue #3 - May 2014

** The Major League Baseball Photos of Carl Kidwiler **

(This interview is conducted by Wolfman Shapiro.  Mr. Kidwiler's friend Tom Berg contacted Wolfman
through Linkedin and told him about the amazing old basephotos that Mr. Kidweiler has, check it out!)
 

Wolfman: I want to thank Tom Berg, who is also a great photographer in his own right, for introducing me to his friend Carl Kidwiler.  I am so delighted to give to our members this change to see photographs of some of the most well known Major League Baseball players to grace the game, photos that people don't know that exist.  These two friends are working together to preserve this pictures via their company, The Golden Age of Photography.  So with out further adieu, Carl welcome to the Ultimate Strat Baseball Newsletter.

Carl, have you always been interested in Sports? What are you favorite sports. Which baseball team did you root for and who were some of your favorite players?

Carl: I have always been interested in football and baseball. My favorite teams were the New York Yankees. My favorite players were Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra.

Wolfman: Carl did you play baseball when you were younger and if so, what was your best position?

Carl: I played in little league and in college; my best position was the outfield.

Wolfman: So when did you decide you wanted to become a photographer and take pictures of sports events?

Carl: When I was younger, I never thought about being a photographer. I learned sports photography from two professional sports photographers.

Wolfman: Can you tell us a bit more about your professional work as a photographer. Are there any pictures you taken that you are known for?

Carl: I worked photographing for a newspaper and was also independent at times I ‘am known for my pro football photos and scenic shots of national parks.

Wolfman: How then did you meet Tom Berg?

Carl: Tom and I met at Giants Stadium over 20 years ago.

Wolfman:  Now Carl, why did you decide to purchase the negatives of these old photos depicting baseball players?

Carl: My purpose for buying theses old negatives was to save them from being lost or destroyed and to start a stock photo business. Some of these negatives were hard to track down.

Wolfman: Which photos do you have that are your favorite? What is your ultimate goal for collecting these negatives of such old baseball pictures?

Carl: Some of my favorite photos are of Mickey Mantle and the Yankees from the 1950’s and early 1960’s. I also like group baseball shots. My goal is to develop an income from these old negatives and remind people of the old days.

Wolfman: Have you shared these photos with other people before?

Carl: The public has never seen many of my baseball negatives.

Wolfman: If someone wanted to contact you to discuss your photos or if they wish to perhaps get a few copies, what is the best way to contact you.

Carl: The best way to contact me is by phone 301-3739-7278. They should leave a  phone number so I can call them back. Also our website is:

http://www.thegoldenageofphotography.com/
(The Golden Age of  Photograhy)

Wolfman: Is there anything else you wish to share with our members that we have asked before?

Carl:  I’ am also interested in buying old negatives from baseball and football.

 

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Contained inside this exciting issue of Ultimate Strat Baseball Newsletter:
(to view the various interviews, articles, columns and special sections click on the links {underlined}
and this will take you to the appropriate webpage)
 

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♦  INTERVIEW with RALPH POLUMBO, 2013 GUSSOMO league champion.

♦  INTERVIEW  with BILLE DEANE, MLB statistician, researcher and author.

♦  SOM BASEBALL WORLD NEWS, the current status on the Strat Tournament Players Club
and SOM Tours, a final farewell and honoring of Hank Smith.

♦  QUESTIONNAIRE with HANK SMITH, former Star Tournaments Commissioner and Ambassador -- Hank was one of the most beloved individuals in the SOM Baseball World
and a key for the success of the Star Tournaments. In this questionnaire which Hank and Wolfman developed in 2007, Hank shares his secrets and keys for winning in tournament
play based on drafting your team. If any member is so inspired there is a blank form of this questionnaire you can fill out and send back to us to help us collect more data we can share
at some future time.

♦  SOM BASEBALL ONLINE REPORT with WOLFMAN SHAPIRO -- editor of "The Ultimate Strat Newsletter" and 2012 CBA Champion, the "Wolfman" explores a whole new world of playing the SOM Baseball game through the online gaming system which Strat-o-matic Offers.
In 2001/2002, Strat-o-matic agreed with The Sporting News to offer a version of their game which could be played completely on-line using a web browser. In 2012, SOM told full charge
of this system and there is a whole community now of people who are involved in all type of draft leagues including a unique style of holding tournaments. In this issue, "Wolfman" explains how the gaming system works and you sign-up for a league plus he interviews the commissioner of the Barnstormers Tournament and the 2013 Champion of this tournament.  To view this
three part report, click on the links of the articles to read shown below:

ARTICLE: Introduction to SOM Baseball Online (the online gaming system)

INTERVIEW with MIGHTY MOOSE (R. Johnson), Barnstormer's  Commissioner

INTERVIEW with BRUCE FOSTER, Barnstormers Tournament 2013 Champion

♦  COMMISSIONER's CORNER with MARC WASSERMAN -- commissioner of the Cyber Baseball Association (CBA) continues his column about what it is like to be a League Commissioner. In this article, he continues to focus his discussion on his own league the CBA
and shares the websites of other special baseball leagues linked to the Strat Alliance.

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♦  BOOKS TO DIE FOR and Become a BASEBALL GURU -- This page is specifically about special books we are finding that either will expand your insights about the game of Baseball, help you in the creation of your current league teams or with your replays and learn more about the Strat-o-matic Baseball Game and Game Company's history.  We have a special arrangement with Acta Sports, who is a publisher of a number of great baseball books (including Bill James Handbooks) to offer for our members a 10% discount. We will continue to add more books to this page in the future as we uncover other gems our members should know about.

 

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