An Interview with Billy Crystal
August 9, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
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 interview, let me tell you a little bit about this great actor. William Edward “Billy” Crystal was born […]
An Interview with Yankees Reporter Ken Davidoff
May 17, 2013 by Matt Nadel · Leave a Comment
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 interview, you will find out.Ken has been a member of the BBWAA since May 2001 (and was even its President). He now […]
Fun With Retrosheet: Nelson Cruz Made Me Do It
October 18, 2011 by Tom Ruane · Leave a Comment
Normally, I try to find someone else to blame for suggesting one of these posts, but this silly one is all mine. After noticing that Nelson Cruz had seven RBIs in the eleventh innings of Texas’ playoff series with the Tigers, I wondered what player had the most extra-inning HRs and RBIs in a season […]
Hank Did All Right
April 21, 2011 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
“Yes!” “No!” “Yes!” “No!” “Play!” “Don’t play!” It was enough to make Hank Greenberg’s head spin. You would think Greenberg’s Tigers were on some sort of barnstorming tour or beginning their exhibition slate. You would be wrong. This cloud of conflict swirled around the Tigers first baseman as Detroit and New York found themselves in […]
Triples: The Forgotten Base
November 9, 2010 by Josh Robbins · 3 Comments
The art of the triple sculpted by the master, John “Chief” Wilson in 1912.
Ralph Houk un manager que dejó huella. (Ralph Houk: A skipper in a mission)
July 29, 2010 by Alfonso L. Tusa C. · 1 Comment
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 lecturas sobre los Yanquis de comienzos de los años sesenta tintinearon en la pantalla de mis recuerdos. El eco de sus declaraciones y de algunos de los peloteros de esos equipos resonó en algún lugar de mi cráneo.
Sweet or Oh So Sour
May 19, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
Black and white. Cut and dry. Or, in the case of aspiring baseball players from San Pedro de Macorís, red and blue. There is a wide disparity between those who reach the high levels of professional baseball and those who do not. That’s the setting we are exploring in Mark Kurlansky’s new book, “The Eastern […]
