New London Whalers - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:2XL Small-town clubs like these gave

Small-town clubs like these gave communities an identity beyond the depot and the pine forests

neither did the turkey

Every elder millennial's real history education fits on a floppy disk and a tombstone

where young players chased dreams in front of a few hundred loyal fans

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New London Whalers - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Unisex Sweatshirt Size:2XL Small-town clubs like these gaveNew London's Whalers took the field in 1898 as part of the Connecticut State League, a Class F outfit in a proud seafaring city. Minor league ball in that era wasn't just sport, it was the social fabric of small New England towns. Places like New London gave working families something to gather around every summer evening. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: Distressed white