The Rivalry: Yanks vs Red Sox

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by Harvey Frommer - August 16, 2017August 17, 20170

Babe Ruth at Fenway Back then, as the story goes, there was a get-together in the woods. A Red Sox fan, a Cub fan and a Pirate fan were there. They all wondered when their team would make it to the World Series again and decided to call on God for

Dog Days at Fenway Park

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by Harvey Frommer - August 9, 2017August 9, 20170

With the crowds having fun at the hub in Boston, with the team gearing up to go deep this October, with a roster loaded with talent and more on the way, a flashback to Sox in the Sixties is almost like culture shock. September 28th, 1960, Red Sox vs. Orioles. Overcast,

How Murderers’ Row Shaped Baseball

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by Harvey Frommer - August 2, 2017August 2, 20170

When Yankee owner Colonel Ruppert's "Rough Riders," as some called them in the late 1920s, were not going head to head against their American League competition, they were playing exhibition games in Buffalo, Omaha, Rochester, Columbus, Dayton, Indianapolis... Everyone in the little cities and small towns wanted to catch a glimpse

REMEMBERING MEL ALLEN

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by Harvey Frommer - July 26, 2017July 26, 20170

I had the very good fortune in 1990 to visit the legendary Mel Allen at his home in Greenwich, Connecticut. I was there to collect memorabilia for the “Stars of David: Jews in Sports” exhibit that I was the curator and executive producer for at the Klutznik Museum in Washington,

REMEMBERING YOGI BERRA

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by Russ_Cohen - July 19, 20170

“Mr. Berra is a very strange fellow of very remarkable abilities.” –Casey Stengel “Talking to Yogi Berra about baseball, is like talking to Homer about the gods.” - Bart Giamatti The kid who grew up in St. Louis eating banana sandwiches with mustard grew up to be one of the legends of

Where Do the Mets Stand on Locking up Players?

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by Russ_Cohen - July 17, 20170

Yoenis Cespedes has security. He’s signed through 2020 and I don’t have a problem with his contract. When it comes to the Mets pitching staff the team seems to have different take on this. So far, they haven’t locked up any of their young pitching and soon that could come

REMEMBERING THE YANKEE CLIPPER

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by Harvey Frommer - July 13, 20170

All the hype and histrionics over Aaron Judge and some of the over-reaching comparisons to Joe DiMaggio trigger the need to go back and re-visit what the Yankee legend was all about. He was born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio on November 25, 1914 in Martinez, California, one of nine children of Rosalie

Start Sending the News, Part II

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by Harvey Frommer - July 5, 2017July 6, 20170

Apocryphal: Story or statement of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true. “The Babe’s Age” Born George Herman Ruth on February 6, 1895 in Baltimore, as the story got around, was an orphan. That was not true. His mother died when he was 16, and his father when he was in

Virginia Baseball Academy Celebrates Links to MLB Draft

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by Russ_Cohen - June 15, 20170

Sterling, VA - Pinkman Baseball Academy had several unique links to Monday’s Major League Draft. First, The Houston Astros selected J.B. Bukauskas, a junior from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the 15th position of the 1st round. Certainly that calls for celebration for both player, family and

Ultimate Zone Rating: Defense is a pitcher’s best friend

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by Sponsored - June 5, 2017June 6, 20170

There's nothing more frustrating for pitchers than an expected out that goes awry. Squandered grounders, dropped fly balls, and wild throwing errors have been the bane of pitchers since Cy Young threw 400-plus innings a season. Instead of a one-two-three inning, the battery must now deal with a baserunner, increasing