Essex Base Ball Club

The Essex Base Ball Club honors the historical aspect of America’s favorite pastime. By Jeanne O’Brien Coffey // photographs by Matthew Muise Jeff "Pine Tar" Kornhaas from the Liberty Vintage Base Ball Team in Norwalk, CT. On a cold day in late February, with the third snowstorm in as many weeks brewing outside, a group of men at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury was dreaming of summertime—cornfields, a cheering crowd, and maybe a cold beer in the warm sun. Unlike millions of fans across the country, they were not planning for Major League Baseball’s opening day or the f

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