Steiner Sports Steps To Plate With Original Babe Ruth Bat
Ultimate “Bambino” Collectible Now Available in Yankees Legends Auction; One of Fewer than 20 Known to Exist NEW YORK, March 16, 2010 — An original, near-pristine, and extremely rare autographed Babe...
View ArticleBryce Harper Is Lucky He Doesn’t Play Basketball
What’s the difference between Bryce Harper and Eric Bledsoe? Money. Lots of money. Harper is the 17-year-old phenom taken first in Monday night’s baseball draft.  A latter day Mickey Mantle,...
View ArticleRalph Houk un manager que dejó huella. (Ralph Houk: A skipper in a mission)
El pasado miércoles 21 de julio de 2010 falleció en su casa de Winter Haven, Fla el manager de los Yanquis de Nueva York, Tigres de Detroit y Medias Rojas de Boston. De inmediato imágenes de mis...
View ArticleThe Famous Names of Not So Famous Players
Through the years a number of baseball players have became so well known that their fame transcended the game. Everyone knew who Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle were, even people who were not...
View ArticleThey Are Two Stepping in Texas
There is dancing in Texas tonight. Â The Texas Rangers played the best two teams in the American League and beat them both in convincing fashion to win the first American League Championship for the...
View ArticleAn Over-the-Shoulder Preview
If it had been the Giants and the Yankees, the World Series would have had old world flavor and been a big television draw. Â The money lenders cannot win them all. Â Still, it will be an old fashioned...
View ArticleMickey Mantle: The Last Boy
“Get the f___ outta here. It’s like a cemetery to me.”    – Mickey Mantle National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum When I first saw Mickey Mantle he was standing next to a barbecue grill in the...
View ArticleMarvelous Mack
Connie Mack, “The Tall Tactician”, Major League Baseball’s longest-tenured manager for 50 seasons with the Philadelphia A’s, employer of the $100,000 infield. If ever you wanted to discover something...
View ArticleThe Favorite Toy and…Tony Conigliaro
Since I went with all-time greats, Babe Ruth and Grover Cleveland Alexander, in my first two articles in this series, I figured I’d shift gears and go with a should-have-been great in Red Sox slugger...
View ArticleSpeaker Spoke Plenty Loud
Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle. All four men bring to mind ideals you want in an outfielder. How about Tris Speaker? Speaker joined Cobb and Ruth on the membership roll when the Hall...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of a Hall of Famer
It’s been a month now since Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven were introduced as the two newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I think both deserve it. I also think Blyleven should have...
View ArticleEse tipo de héroe. (That kind of hero)
Hay temporadas que son consideradas como el tope de una carrera. En ellas un pelotero lo hace todo por su equipo, desde animar a los compañeros en el dugout hasta discutir con los árbitros. El...
View ArticleMantle In Milwaukee: Sixty Years Ago
Milwaukee commuters wrestling their way down highway 43 may not know that the pavement between Locust and Burleigh Streets is hallowed ground, the former site of Borchert Field, home of the minor...
View ArticleThe Art of Fielding, by Chad Harbach
After finishing Chad Harbach’s fine baseball novel, The Art of Fielding, on Friday night, I could not help seeing Joe Maddon astride the bow of his whaler, with Evan Longoria and the lads manning the...
View ArticleEarly Thoughts on the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Race
While still early, the 2012 major league baseball season is now more than a third over, and many rookies have made intentions about being up to stay clear through their play. It’s never too early to...
View ArticleSplendid Speedies
Hey baseball fans! Today I will be starting a series of blogs about the greatest nicknames in baseball history. Each blog will focus on a different baseball characteristic. This blog will be about the...
View ArticleWhitey is Mighty
Hey baseball fans! Today’s post is about one of my favorite players of all time. He is one of the only Yankee pitchers in the Hall of Fame, and he is considered one of the greatest clutch pitchers of...
View ArticleCan You Over-hype the Nationals?
Bryce Harper has put on 10 pounds to hike his playing weight for 2013 to 230. I remember Jim Callis at Baseball America coming on our podcast a few years ago and quoting some scouts who believe Harper...
View ArticleAn Interview with Yankees Reporter Ken Davidoff
Hey baseball fans!I have a really cool interview for you today! It’s with BBWAA member, Ken Davidoff! “Ken Davidoff?” you ask. “Who is Ken Davidoff?” Well, if you read the following paragraph and...
View ArticleAn Interview with Billy Crystal
Hey baseball fans! I have a really cool interview for you today. This is my first ever actor interview, and it’s someone that I am very honored to have interviewed, Billy Crystal! Before I get to the...
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