BASEBALL LINGO: WHAT THE EXPRESSIONS MEAN, HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY (Part II)

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by Harvey Frommer - July 3, 2019July 3, 20190

Reactions to Part I were so effusive, that Part II is here for your enjoyment. Reactions always welcomed. THE WALKING MAN Eddie Yost played nearly two decades in the major leagues. His lifetime batting average was only .254, but that didn't keep him off the bases. Yost coaxed pitchers into

Phillies vs. Mets – Both Managers Are Fighting For Their Jobs

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by Russ_Cohen - June 24, 2019June 24, 20190

This isn’t a series preview. Both teams are playing horrible baseball. That’s the preview. The Phillies have lost seven straight and were swept by the Marlins. Gabe Kapler has tried Bryce Harper as a leadoff hitter and he’s making his players laugh when he talks about what he’ll do next. Harper

Drew Sutton – RISP King

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by The Colonel - April 23, 20190

July 2nd,2009, a game between the Diamondbacks and the Reds was taking place. It 2-1, bottom of the 9th, reliever Chad Qualls is in the game for the save. After a few years pitching as a middle reliever he finally has backed into the closer’s role. The importance of this

Daniel Vogelbach – A Heavier Version of Ted Williams

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by Russ_Cohen - April 22, 20190

Ok, I’m kidding. I wanted to get your attention because this player is doing some amazing things this year. He was a big-time prospect who got lost in the minors for a while but now at the age of 26, he’s putting it all together. This year this slugger has played

Sad Story of Shoeless Joe Jackson – – Who Belongs In the Baseball Hall of Fame

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by Harvey Frommer - April 20, 20190

This year of 2019 is the 100thanniversary of the “Black Sox” scandal. This article comes from the Frommer vault On July 16, 1889, Joseph Jefferson Wofford Jackson was born into a poor family in Greenville, South Carolina. He never learned to read or write. By the time he was six

Remembering Robby (Part 3)

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by Harvey Frommer - April 15, 2019April 15, 20190

Major League Baseball rightfully celebrates Jackie Robinson Day every April 15, the day he broke the color barrier in 1947. I met my all-time favorite player twice –once as a teenager and then as an adult. Both moments still stay with me. HARVEY FROMMER: When school was out, I sometimes went around

REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part II)

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by Harvey Frommer - April 15, 20190

Wonderful reactions to Part I, so here as we approach “Jackie Robinson Day” in Major League Baseball is Part II. Enjoy. Growing up Years Jerry and Mallie Robinson were impoverished sharecroppers who lived in Cairo, Georgia. Jerry deserted the family six months after Jackie was born in 1919. Mallie, strong, religious, family-oriented

Alzheimer’s Foundation: 5 Ways Baseball is a Home Run for Brain Health

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by Sportsology - April 9, 2019April 9, 20190

NEW YORK (April 9, 2019)— Baseball is more than just the national pastime; it can also be a useful tool to exercise your brain. With baseball season in full swing, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is encouraging everyone to play ball. “Baseball stimulates cognitive functions, promotes social interaction and helps

REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part I)

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by Harvey Frommer - April 6, 2019April 6, 20190

There will be a lot of hype and hoopla, praise and stock-taking this year of 2019 which marks, the 100thanniversary of Jack Roosevelt Robinson’s birth. April 15 is a marker day in baseball – the dramatic day he broke baseball’s color line in 1947. I have written about so many illustrious

The Real Arms Race

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by The Colonel - April 1, 2019April 1, 20190

I recall hearing somewhere that hitting a round baseball with a round bat squarely was the hardest thing to do in sports. Now that we measure launch angles and swing speeds and MPH of every ball hit fair or foul, I think we can say a lot of folks have