Friday, September 29, 2006

MICKEY OWEN: THE CALLED THIRD STRIKE, OCTOBER, 5, 1941

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It was Sunday baseball at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn before 33,813, standing room only. Yankees against Dodgers, Game Four, World Series, the ...
Thursday, September 14, 2006

Baseball Names and How They Got That Way: Part V

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The words and phrases are spoken and written day after day, year after year - generally without any wonderment as to how they became part of...
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Sunday, September 03, 2006

REMEMBERING 'BROADWAY' CHARLIE WAGNER

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The news just a bit before the Labor Day weekend of 2006 that Charlie Wagner had passed brought a touch of sadness to Fenway Nation. A fixtu...
Sunday, August 20, 2006

REMEMBERING YANKEE STADIUM

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The recent ground breaking for a new Yankee Stadium to be ready for business in 2009 led your faithful scribe to muse on the one that ha...
Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Past as Prologue: Red Sox Vs Yankees

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Another summer weekend. Another time of joy and heartbreak for fans of the Red Sox of Boston and the Yankees of New York. Where THE GREAT ...
Wednesday, August 09, 2006

The Book Review: The Two Rogers (Angell and Kahn)

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If you are a fan of Roger Kahn or Roger Angell or both – on the books shelves now are two books for you. Recycled stuff makes up a lot of ...
Thursday, August 03, 2006

RED SOX VS YANKEES: The Great Rivalry

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Hi All: With the Yankees and the Red Sox in another dance in 2006 - -fighting for all the marbles - the whole timeline of their battles, epi...
Saturday, July 22, 2006

The Book Review:

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For those who can't get enough of Bill Lee - - and why would anyone want to - now out and available in paperbacks are "The Wrong St...