Still More Yankee Quiz

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by Harvey Frommer - June 1, 20180

You asked and now you receive – questions simple, weird, relevant, irrelevant, but all New York Yankees related. Take the quiz and see how much you know. From the “Stadium Club” to Babe Ruth’s Uniform Number to who owned the team before George Steinbrenner came along . . . 71. What is the

Legalizing Sports Betting Doesn’t Absolve Pete Rose

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by Russ_Cohen - May 15, 2018July 11, 20180

Pete Rose was a great player. The same kind of brazen, fearless play he exhibited on the baseball diamond did him in later in life. With the announcement that sports betting will be legalized throughout the land, many were thinking this would help Pete Rose. It won’t. MLB hasn’t changed their

Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets Rivalry Bobblehead Unveiled

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by Russ_Cohen - May 11, 2018May 11, 20180

Limited Edition bobblehead commemorating the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets rivalry is now available for purchase exclusively from the National Bobblehead HOF. MILWAUKEE, Wi., May 11, 2018 – – Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled an officially licensed bobblehead commemorating the NL East rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. The

The Same Old Mets

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by Russ_Cohen - May 9, 2018May 9, 20180

The Mets are the champions of April. The past few years this has been a constant. Sandy Alderson always has the team looking “good enough” out of the gate but it’s always lacking depth and that’s why May always ends in sorrow. They’re currently 1-8 this month. Last year the Mets

Remembering Ted Williams

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by Harvey Frommer - May 9, 20180

He was called “the Splendid Splinter,” “the Kid,” “Teddy Ballgame” and other unmentionable names. But Ted Williams was always something else. There was the love-hate affair fans at Fenway Park had with Ted Williams. He dropped a fly ball in the first game of a doubleheader. Raucous razzing followed. In the

From “the Captain” to “Friday Night Massacre”

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by Harvey Frommer - April 29, 20180

The Bronx Bombers alias the New York Yankees, the most successful franchise in baseball history has a corner on lots of things including nick-names. For your reading pleasure, a sampling of nom de plumes, aliases, sobriquets, catch words and of course nick-names, "The Captain" - Derek Jeter - was such an

Skip Lockwood Insight Pitch Book Review

by Russ_Cohen - April 25, 2018July 11, 20180

Skip Lockwood is a delight and so is this book. Sports Publishing has a winner here. Skip had a good career in baseball and he’s very open and honest in this book. It all starts with a terrific foreword by Hall of Fame pitcher, Fergie Jenkins. Here’s how he intended to

REMEMBERING JERRY COLEMAN

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by Harvey Frommer - April 11, 20180

"The Yankees were not our team, they were our religion." –Jerry Coleman My connection to Jerry Coleman goes all the way back to 1975 when I was researching and interviewing for my first book - - A Baseball Century: the First Hundred Years of the National League. I met him in San

Baseball Can Be a Hard Game to Manage

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by Russ_Cohen - April 2, 2018April 2, 20180

So many people have watched baseball over the years. Most think they can manage, and I think many could, if they listen to their coaching staffs. In the 21st century a manager is supposed to be a “people person”. He has to make sure he connects with his players and

FLASHBACK: First Opening Day at Fenway Park

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by Harvey Frommer - March 25, 20180

It was damp and chilly throughout New England for most of the spring of 1912, and in Boston, it took a few tries before baseball at a brand new ballpark could be played in decent weather. On April 9th, the Red Sox and Harvard's baseball team met in an exhibition game