The Sunday Notes: 2015 World Series
October 25, 2015 by Ron Juckett · Leave a Comment
Now that we have enjoyed baseball’s playoff appetizer, it is time for the main course, the 2015 World Series. The plucky Kansas City Royals host the New York Mets starting Tuesday night at Kaufman Stadium in what we hope to be a classic matchup. No deficit is too large for the Royals, who pound out hit after hit. […]
Remembering An Angel
May 4, 2012 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
May 4, 2012 Fifty years ago a skinny left-hander with a sneaky smile made history. And started a party. On May 5, 1962 Robert “Bo” Belinsky threw a no-hitter for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles and became Hollywood’s star attraction for a summer and one of baseball’s […]
Jim Lonborg: Coming Close
October 8, 2010 by Brendan Macgranachan · Leave a Comment
On Wednesday, Don Larsen was joined by Roy Halladay as the only two pitchers ever to throw a no-hitter during the postseason in MLB history. Back in 1967, Larsen almost had company in that group. Jim Lonborg was having a fantastic season for the Boston Red Sox. The third-year pitcher lead the American League in […]
Bo Belinsky-Livin’ the Life
March 24, 2010 by Jeff Katz · Leave a Comment
Perhaps no one got more mileage from a mediocre career than Bo Belinsky. Winning 28 games while losing 51 over an eight-year period (1962-1970) hardly qualifies one for baseball notoriety, even with a no-hitter. It was in his fourth big league appearance that the legend of Robert Belinsky of New York, New York began. On […]
