PRELUDE: Here come the Yankees

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by Harvey Frommer - October 17, 2017October 17, 20170

From a stumbling start back in 1903, from owners that since then in the main have set a top drawer tone and a high standard, from managers who asserted their will pushing players to perform beyond their abilities, who established winning ways setting the pattern for others to follow, from

New Look Mets Front Office May Change the Team Outlook

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by Russ_Cohen - October 4, 2017October 4, 20170

Nobody is sure that the Mets will be aggressive in the free agent market this year. So far general manager, Sandy Alderson has accepted the resignation from Terry Collins and made him his special assistant. Then he fired Dan Warthen and stated he will stay with the team. Mets trainer

The Shot Heard ‘Round the World

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by Russ_Cohen - October 3, 20170

Throughout the long history of baseball there have been poignant, exciting, dramatic moments. But very few can compare to what happened on October 3, 1951 at the old Polo Grounds in New York City. Some refer to that time as "The Miracle at Coogan's Bluff." Others, especially in Brooklyn, call it

REMEMBERING ELSTON HOWARD

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by Harvey Frommer - September 25, 20170

“A man of great gentleness and dignity” –on his Plaque in Monument Park “He deserves credit and where would I be without him? Phew! He can give me a job in the outfield and he can catch, too. Good kid, too. He's good.”—Casey Stengel With all the newspaper headlines today documenting angst

RED BARBER

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by Harvey Frommer - September 15, 2017September 25, 20170

“Red was perhaps the most literate sports announcer I ever met."-Vin Scully In my early and middle years of writing sports book, I called on Red Barber to blurb them. He never failed. He along with Mel Allen those long ago summer nights spun the tales of New York City Baseball

YANKEE MONIKERS & NICKNAMES

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by Russ_Cohen - September 5, 20170

A lot of things are not the way they used to be. And that is especially true in the world of sports. Baseball once held bragging rights to the best and most nicknames. And the Yankees led the pack in that regard. For your edification and pleasure, a sampler of some

Summer of ’41: Joe DiMaggio’s Epic 56-Game Hitting Streak

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by Harvey Frommer - August 24, 2017August 24, 20170

With all the hype and hoopla surrounding Aaron Judge and with all the comparisons to the accomplishments of the Yankee Clipper, what Joe Di did in 1947 stands at the top of the list . So here is the flashback. The 1941 Yankees were a loaded team. They would win 101

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