From “the Captain” to “Friday Night Massacre” Baseballology 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 Baseballology Reviews 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 Baseballology 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 Baseballology 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 Baseballology 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
“YOU COULD LOOK IT UP” –CASEY STENGEL Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 18, 20180 "Make 'em pay. Make 'em pay you a thousand dollars. Don't go help those people with their shows for coffee-and-cake money. You're the Yankees—the best. Make 'em pay you high."—Casey Stengel I first met Casey Stengel in the dugout at Shea Stadium when he was the manager and ring-master for the
Not How You Start – Yankee Beginnings Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - March 11, 20180 With the start of the 2018 baseball season highly anticipated by fans of the sport, here for your reading pleasure is a flashback to the meager roots of perhaps the most illustrious franchise in baseball history. Enjoy Known as the Baltimore Orioles during the 1901 and 1902 seasons, the franchise went out
The Bullpen Cart is Back Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - March 11, 20180 Is this a good thing? The Arizona Diamondbacks are doing it. They’re the first and they will be the model for the rest of major league baseball to see if it catches on. In a leisurely April game this should be fine. It may speed up the game initially. Although I
Remembering Tom Yawkey Baseballology by Harvey Frommer - March 2, 2018February 20, 20190 With the news out everywhere that the Boston Red Sox have filed a petition with the city of Boston to rename Yawkey Way, a road outside Fenway Park named after Tom Yawkey, who reportedly resisted integration efforts in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The goal is to restore the
Remembering Jackie Robinson Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - February 24, 20182 He was born in Cairo, Georgia on the last day of January in 1919, and died on October 24, 1972 in Stamford, Connecticut. Robinson attended UCLA, where he won letters in three sports. He was in the Army during World War II and then played briefly in the Negro Leagues when
