Back to the Future…. sort of…
I’d say it was a fairly productive weekend…. … Aside from the Bruins playing the role of the ‘Heart Attack Kids’ (I’m a lot happier after tonight’s win) and Saturdays wonderfully distasteful display of...
View ArticleNew York, New York…
“New York, New York, a helluva town. The Bronx is up but the Battery’s down.” For the film version, the word “helluva” was changed to “wonderful” to appease the Production Code offices. While the...
View ArticleThat’s A Good Question….
With the Pinstripe Captain reaching his 3000th hit in such ‘Grand’ fashion (as any New York scripted Yankee milestone would be), there has been a lot of talk, blogging and general conversing on where...
View ArticleHall of Famer’s who wore Red Sox….
This installment of the investigative process will focus on members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame who have been members of the storied Scarlett Hose, obviously with a bit more focus on those...
View ArticleBelieve it or not….
Yes, that really was Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio serving as a coach on the Oakland A’s bench. And for as many folks who either never realized it, or forgot, it was a duty that ‘Joltin’ Joe’, the...
View ArticleBBWA, We need to talk…
If David Ortiz gets into the Hall of Fame, people will point to the 2013 World Series as the stretch that put him over the top. Before this postseason, Ortiz had already established himself as a clutch...
View ArticleWell, it has been a while….
The opportunity to see the Boston Red Sox win a World Series at home for the first time in a lifetime has turned Game 6 at Fenway Park into the most expensive local ticket in the city’s history. As of...
View ArticleThe Veterans Committee Ballot is Missing It’s Top Candidate…
The Veterans Committee portion of the Hall of Fame induction process doesn’t generate the same uproar as the Baseball Writers vote does. But the people it elects are still full-fledged members of...
View ArticleCurse..? Bambino..? What is it you speak of?
Jacoby Ellsbury is just the latest in a long line of Red Sox who have defected (or been shipped to… let’s be fair) to the Bronx. Yes, Babe Ruth is most famous and spawned the 86 year ‘curse’ that...
View Article“Natural Hitter My Ass”…
The perfect swing and complicated life of Ted Williams. From: SLATE Book Reviews There are a million ways to watch baseball. Many of them don’t even involve watching, technically. Come spring you’ll be...
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