The Most Despicable Yankees Owner Ever

May 25, 2012 by Gabriel Schechter · 3 Comments

Last week I contributed to a discussion on Facebook started by someone who wondered why Jacob Ruppert has never been elected to the Hall of Fame. I had to agree that he has strong credentials as a successful and influential owner–certainly he belongs in the Plaque Gallery ahead of Tom Yawkey, whose most relevant contribution […]

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This Week in Baseball: 1928

April 15, 2008 by Mike Lynch · Leave a Comment

This is part of a weekly series in which I describe what was happening in Major League Baseball each week of a randomly chosen year. This week’s article chronicles the goings on during the week of April 8-14, 1928.

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