1971 Baltimore Orioles – A Pitching Staff for the Ages
By Tony Samboras During the 1971 baseball season, the Baltimore Orioles rose to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball. Under the guidance of Hall of Fame Manager Earl Weaver, the Orioles finished a great season with a record of 101-57. In the process, they claimed the American League Pennant only to lose to the Pittsburgh […]
Remembering Robby (Part 3)
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 with my father […]
REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part II)
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 moved her […]
Why are Keuchel and Kimbrel still Unsigned?
Does anyone recall a stranger off season than the one we just completed? If you do, please share your memory of it and what made it SO strange in the comments below and refresh our minds! When the off season began last fall, I wonder if any of the online sports betting sites could have […]
REMEMBERING “ROBBY” (Part I)
There will be a lot of hype and hoopla, praise and stock taking this year of 2019 which marks, the 100th anniversary 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 sports figures. […]
Jerez doesn’t forget where he came from
By Scott Mammoser Walking through the streets of Cien Fuegos, the barrio of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, everyone knows Santiago Esquea as “Chago.” He arrives at the ballpark where roughly 350 players dream of making the Big Leagues one day. There are four categories of teams in the Liga Portiva, ages 9-10, 11-12, […]
You Could Look It Up: Amazing Old Yankee Stadium Facts
This time of year baseball fans get especially restless for the season to be in full swing. Not a substitute but at least a quick reading fix for your reading pleasure some strange, odd,interesting and amazing Yankee Stadium Facts. 1. Some wanted the brand new Yankee Stadium in 1923 to be called “Ruth Stadium.” Owner […]
Ichiro Suzuki: one more legend to hang his glove
One of the greatest careers in Major League Baseball history reached an emotional conclusion in Tokyo, Japan on Thursday. Ichiro Suzuki bid farewell in front of his home fans after nearly three decades in the professional game, following a 5-4 win for Seattle Mariners over Oakland Athletics, leaving behind an unrivalled legacy and a series […]
The Use of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Baseball Training
by Frankie Wallace When we talk about technology in the sports arena, it’s often about how new inventions are used for entertainment purposes. Up-to-date technology is consistently being integrated into stadiums and sports arenas around the country, and attending any professional sports event will prove that to you. These inventions help to broadcast games to […]
1927: New York Yankees, Spring Training Flashback
1927: New York Yankees, Spring Training Flashback. Another spring, another spring training for the Yankees of New York. All of them have had special meaning for baseball’s greatest franchise. Perhaps none was more special than for the ’27 team, best in baseball history. Comfortable among the high and mighty or the ordinary, […]
REMEMBERING REGGIE JACKSON
“He’d give you the shirt off his back. Of course, he’d call a press conference to announce it.” – Catfish Hunter “Off the record, he’s a piece of shit.” –Billy Martin Out of the blue the man who once seemingly made headlines all the time came out of the shadows recently to dominate baseball pages […]
SOX STUFF: GET READY FOR 2019 (Part II)
Such sensational reactions to Part I, here is the promised follow up. Enjoy –and send those reactions in. Wade Boggs, he could swing that bat (9) Legend of the Green Monster It was not originally green until 1947. Before that it was blue and covered with advertisements. Originally constructed to block the view of […]
Sports Science Lab and Zoned Sports Academy Partnership for NJ Athletes
Sports Science Lab and Zoned Sports Academy Partner to Bring Science-Driven Combine Testing and Performance Training to NJ Athletes Athletes in the region will now have access to the same cutting-edge innovation, science and data analytics previously available to only pro athletes Bridgewater, NJ (February 13th, 2019) – The Sports Science Lab, a world-class sports […]
SOX STUFF: GET READY FOR 2019 (Part I)
Excitement for all major league teams builds in the spring. It is a time of looking forward and also looking backwards. Herewith for your reading pleasure are some BoSox nuggets to savor. Enjoy… The “X” in Red Sox The Boston Americans became the Red Stockings in 1907, a name referring to the socks the team […]
PANAMA WINS 2019 CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES
BY ISMAEL NUNEZ At one point there was thought of canceling the 2019 Caribbean World Series as viewed the political turmoil-taking place in Venezuela where it was to be originally held for 2019. Then last minute switched to Panama! For the country it was a blessing! They had Three Things in their favor! […]
The Yankees and Spring Training
It’s that time of year where hope springs eternal for fans of baseball teams and for Yankee fans there is a long and special history of magical and amazing moments. Just a sampling follows: 1905-1906: After spending two springs in Atlanta, manager Clark Griffith moved his team to Alabama in 1905-1906. That first year the […]
2019 CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES! Something to watch!
By Ismael Nunez Sure everyone knew for sure New England Patriots were going win their 6th Super Bowl, to add from what people saw, pieces written online the half-time show wasn’t all that. Yet for many Latin Americans like myself there’s the CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES 2019 ESPN reported, “January 24th 2019 due to the political unrest […]
MARIANO RIVERA: ALMOST PERFECT!
“Without question we’re talking about the best reliever in the history of baseball. This guy has become branded with the Yankee logo. People are going to remember this man for so long for what he’s done.” Brian Cashman Mariano Rivera quite deservedly is the first to become a unanimous choice slotted to be inducted into […]
Which Has Better Pay Off: Baseball Betting or The Lottery?
Gambling: Risk vs. Reward Gambling is all about risk. It’s about placing your hard-earned money on a set outcome that usually isn’t likely to happen. Whether its a game in the casino, a gambling event online or betting between friends on a game of chance, the odds are almost never in your favor. So, […]
THE BOSS: GEORGE STEINBRENNER
“If things go right, they’re his team. If things go wrong, they’re your team. His favorite line is, ‘I will never have a heart attack. I give them.’” -Bob Watson, former Yankee GM With the recent unfair turn down of his admission to the Baseball Hall of Fame, one can only wonder what “the Boss” […]
“You Could Look It Up”
With baseball’s hot stove heated up, with fans of the game getting antsy about what their favorite teams will do, here are a few nick-names and expressions starting with “W” for you to enjoy. As Casey Stengel was fond of saying: “You could look it up.” Here are a few starting with “W.” THE WALKING […]
Sports Book Reviews
This is the time of year for sports book giving and getting. Below are top choices from your favorite critic THE PATS by Glenn Stout and Richard A. Johnson (HoughtonMifflin $35.00, 365 pages) gets my vote for the best sports book of 2018. Detailed, carefully crafted, filled with fun, facts, passion, timeless and fabulous photographs […]
Baltimore Orioles Pitching Development
By Richard Cosgrove, The game of Baseball is changing as teams are now using science, numbers, and analytics to develop successful baseball teams. It started out with the 2002 Moneyball Oakland A’s but now has grown all throughout baseball. There seems to be a correlation between success and analytical-turned baseball teams to include Houston Astros, […]
Shoeless Joe Remains a Scapegoat
With the recent announcement of a new class of inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the skeletons in the closet come front and center once again. Pete Rose and and “Shoeless Joe” are becoming baseball’s odd couple – both ineligible for the Hall of Fame because of a lifetime ban, two of just […]
Pro Maple Composite Wood Hybrid L180 Bat by AXE: A Review
This year I used the L180 Pro Maple Composite wood AXE bat in my league’s wood bat games (a third of our games – hopefully more in 2019). In previous years I have used a Mattingly V-grip Ash and Maple bats, and Akadema Ash and even a ProXR ergonomic bat that also has an axe-like […]
The Rivalry Continues: Red Sox Mockingly Sing Yankee Theme Song
Feeling it after winning another world championship, champagne soaked Boston players let it all hang out as some sang along off-key the Yankee theme song “New York, New York” that blasted forth from a boombox. It was just the latest salvo in the great rivalry – Yankees versus Red Sox. The first game at […]
Remembering Wee Willie Keeler
With all the hype and hoopla about today’s mainly over-rated baseball players, with all the fuss about launch angles and shifts, “bullpenning” and instant replay over and over again by the non-stop talkers in the TV booths and on the field of play, it is refreshing to flash back to those who played the game […]
Red Sox Flashback: The First World Championship
With the Sox on the cusp of winning another World Series, with fans all over New England savoring the time, a look back to 1912 provides a marvelous historical treat. Business in Boston virtually shut down on September 23,1912 as 100‚000 cheered the Red Sox returning from a western trip by train into South Station. […]
Shoeless Joe and Ragtime Baseball
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 years old, he worked as a cleanup boy in the cotton mills. By age 13, he labored amidst the din and dust a dozen […]
How Far the Game Has Come
With apologies to the great poet Robert Frost, the game was ours before we were the game’s. And the game goes on decade after decade and now into the 2018 baseball post-season it still continues as part of the fabric of American culture. Much, however, has changed in the national pastime as a look back […]
