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Who Really Deserved It? It was and is one of the great injustices in major league history---or was it? joe dimaggio • ted williams • yankees • red sox • pennant
Joe Dimaggio's Privacy Sports writing was different in the 1930s and 1940s from what it is today. The general attitude during most of Joe DiMaggio's career was heroic coverage of heroes. joe dimaggio's privacy • joe dimaggio a hero's life • joe dimaggio • players and media • sports writing
DiMaggio Was Better Than Mantle Both are among the greatest of all players, but Joe DiMaggio was a better hitter and a clearly superior fielder compared to Mickey. The facts support that contention. mickey mantle • joe dimaggio • mantle's speed • superior fielder • mickey had raw power
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 2 The Red Sox were once again “invincible.” The great baseball journalist, Arthur Daley, wrote a column in March, 1951 that has applied as long as the Red Sox have existed. Daley could have written it in March, 2004 and it would be just as valid. yankees • 1951 • dimaggio • berra • red sox
ESPN Classic Pays Tribute to Joe DiMaggio Television pays tribute to the late Joe DiMaggio; This Week in TV History; My TV Viewing Recommendations for the week of March 13th. espn • joe dimaggio • joe di maggio • yankee clipper • steven bochco
Baseball's Best Brother Combos More than 350 sets of brothers have played in the Major Leagues since the 1870s. Here are five of the very best sibling combinations in baseball history. baseball's best brothers • baseball's best brother combos • baseball's best brother combinations • george wright harry wright • lloyd waner paul waner
CIAO, JOE! On Monday, March 8, 1999, legendary baseball player Joe DiMaggio passed away at age 84. Though my Suite 101 page does not ordinarily highlight athletes, I wanted to pay tribute to this great Yankee. joe dimaggio • joe di maggio • baseball • yankees • marilyn monroe
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 1 Even then they fooled the fans. Not too far from the Red Sox training camp was the winter home of the circus, ?The Greatest Show on Earth,? which claimed, every spring, that this year?s show would be bigger and better than ever. Just like the Red Sox. yankees • red sox • indians • stengel • rivalry
No Pitching? The New York Yankees won their first pennant in 1921 and last won the World Series in 2000. While the Yankees have had many outstanding pitchers, almost all of the greatest of the great pitched elsewhere. Despite that fact, the Yankees may be the team whose pitching has been the best and most consistent of the modern era. yankees • pitching • ruth • gehrig • dimaggio
Strikeouts Today's managers generally eschew the sacrifice bunt, single, and stolen base for the home run, buy teams that hit home runs do not necessarily score more runs than teams whose offensive strength is not the long ball. mantle • yankees • dimaggio • williams • musial
Swindler and Junkman Ed Lopat was 5’10” tall and weighed 185 pounds. He was one of the best left-handed pitchers in Yankees’ history but is rarely mentioned anymore. Yankees’ general manager George Weiss acquired Ed Lopat in one of the most one-sided trades ever made. yankees • lopat • reynolds • world series • stengel
The Legend of Joe DiMaggio Although Joe DiMaggio's excellent stats fell short of baseball's greatest, he won and retains a special hold on fans. A lot of it had to do with unmeasurables. joe dimaggio • baseball greats • baseball history • baseball records • new york yankees
The New Fall Season Is Almost Here!
Check out this column for your chance to review the fall television season; This Week in Television History; My television veiwing recommendations for the week. bewtiched • mcgyver • joe dimaggio • donnie and maire osmond • television programs
Under Forty is Not Bad Joe DiMaggio. That’s it. The team that has won more World Championships and lost more World Championships has had only one right handed hitter who hit at least 40 home runs in a single season. In 1937, Joe DiMaggio hit 46 home runs. dimaggio • yankees • right handed • 40 • babe ruth
Baseball in American Letters Baseball has often appeared as a symbol of American Life in many great novels and some really simple but wonderful poems. baseball in american literature • baseball in american poetry • casey at the bat poem • tinker to evers to chance • franklin pierce adams
The Autumn of '49 The '49 American League season came down to one game between the Yankees and Red Sox. The contest was a portent of epic battles to come. baseball history • summer of '49 • yankees and red sox • joe dimaggio • ted williams
The Best Hitters of the 1940s The 1940s were a tumultuous decade for Major League Baseball. World War II took away the best years of many players' careers, including some of these legendary hitters. best hitters of the 1940s • top hitters of the 1940s • 1940s great hitters • 1940s best hitters • 1940s top hitters
The Yankees Greatest Dynasty? This dynasty, which began with DiMaggio's debut and ended with Gehrig's retirement, was the best team in the world during the darkest days of the Great Depression. yankees best dynasties • 1936 new york yankees • new york yankees dynasty • lou gehrig joe dimaggio yankees • joe dimaggios lou gehrigh dynasty
New York Yankees Hitting Records Babe Ruth still holds quite a few hitting records. But as the heroes of the New Dynasty get a little bit older, they are starting to amke their mark on Yankee history. new york yankee hitting records • new york yankee batting records • yankee hitting records • yankee batting records • yankee player records
And They Finished 17 Games Out Many years ago, a Yankees team had four Hall of Famers. Their main rival that season was the Boston Red Sox, a team that had not four but FIVE Hall of Famers, but it was the Yankees who won the pennant and swept the Reds in the World Series while Boston finished a distant second, 17 games out of first place. yankees • new york yankees • world series • baseball • hall of fame
Four More Years Bob Feller missed almost four seasons, returning to active duty with the Indians at the end of the 1945 season, starting only 9 games, but in 1946, the 27 year old Feller picked up where the 23 year old Feller had left off. bob feller • yankees • new york yankees • yankee stadium • gehrig
He's the Man (And He Really Is) To get an idea of Musial, one should imagine George Brett’s extra base power, Ted Williams’ selectivity at the plate, Joe DiMaggio’s grace, and the competitiveness of Pete Rose. stan musial • joe dimaggio • ted williams • willie mays • albert pujols
The Better Catch Willie Mays made a great catch against Vic Wertz in the 1954 World Series, but he made an even better one against Carl Furillo in 1951. willie mays • joe dimaggio • mickey mantle • yankees • giants
We Lost a Few There are some things that they don't want us to know or want us to forget, not that those of us who really care ever could. The Yankees have lost more World Series than any other franchise in baseball history. new york yankees • yankees • new york • world series • world champions
What Would George Have Done? What would George Steinbrenner have done if he were the Yankees owner in 1951? Well, it is interesting to speculate based upon past performance. new york yankees • yankees • steinbrenner • dimaggio • ford
Albert Pujols' Baseball Career Albert Pujols's first six seasons in the Major Leagues have been he best in baseball history, better than Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and Don Mattingly. albert pujols career statistics • albert pujols joe dimaggio • albert pujols six seasons • albert pujols batting statistics • albert pujols best hitter
Baseball and Autumn in New York For ten straight years the World Series was played in New York City, usually between two New York teams. DiMaggio, Robinson, Mays and Mantle were among the heroes. world series • dominant new york teams • baseball championships • new york baseball teams • casey stengel
Can Derek Jeter Get 4,000 Hits? Does Derek Jeter have the ability, the staying power, and the desire to join Ty Cobb and Pete Rose in the 4,000 Hit Club? Right now, the answer is a definite maybe. derek jeter 4000 hits • derek jeter 3000 hits • derek jeter joe dimaggio • derek jeter hitting • derek jeter yankee captain
The Long Pennant Race Two teams finished the 1948 American League season in a tie, with a third team eliminated only one day before. The thrills continued in a first-ever one-game playoff. thrilling pennant races • long '48 pennant race • baseball thrills • 1948 baseball season • cleveland indians
A-Rod, Ruth and Great Seasons In 2007, Alex Rodriguez had an outstanding season that compares favorably with the best of Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle, DiMaggio, Mattingly, and Dickey. alex rodriguez 2007 season • yankees' best • best of ruth • outstanding yankees • mattingly batting average
Baseball Bounces Back From War High expectations, surprising achievements, and baffling disappointments marked the return of baseball's top stars from the war. 1946 baseball season • postwar baseball • baseball surprises • 1946 world series • new york yankees
Three-Time MLB Baseball MVPs Jimmie Foxx was the first three time winner, and Alex Rodriguez is the most recent to accomplish the feat, but Barry Bonds has more MVP trophies than anyone else. three time mvp award winners • three time mvp winners • jimmie foxx three mvps • joe dimaggio three mvps • stan musial three mvps
A Dearth of Research: Does anyone really know anything about hitch-hiking? In spite of all the talk about hitch-hiking, for or against, particularly on the subjects of risk and utility, there has barely ever been any research conducted into the matter! A few of the researchers who have looked into it share their surprise and dismay with us ... research
Cleveland, Not Boston: Part 3 Want some more interesting information? Guess who hit a home run off Ralph Branca in Game 1. Right. Robert Brown Thomson, the Staten Island Scot. Thomson and Monte Irvin hit home runs, Jim Hearn pitched a complete game, giving up only an Andy Pafko home run, and the Giants won, 3-1. giants • dodgers • brooklyn • yankees • ebbets field
The Conclusion is No If one accepts the modern criteria that have allowed Carlton Fisk and Gary Carter entry into the Hall of Fame, then Munson belongs. If one believes that the standards set by those who selected Bill Dickey, Mickey Cochrane, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella and Johnny Bench should be used, then Munson does not belong. Neither do Carter or Fisk yankees • world series • red sox • munson • fisk
We Let George Do It---For Two Seasons The New York Times, September 16, 1958. Following are the sketches of the identified dead persons and those believed to be missing in the Jersey Central train accident yesterday: new york yankees • yankees • george stirnweiss • world series • joe dimaggio
What Else Is New? The Union Plaza Hotel Sports Book in Las Vegas, Nevada, a legal betting entity, made the defending World Champion New York Yankees the early favorite at 5-7 to win the pennant. sports • betting • new york • new york yankees • yankees
Rickey Henderson's Yankees' Career Henderson played for the Yankees from 1985-1989. He was a fine player, but the Yankees have had many outfielders who had better Yankee careers. henderson's yankees career • rickey all time great • henderson yankees • ruth • dimaggio
Who Was Mickey Mantle? Mickey Mantle was one of the all-time greats in baseball history. As great as he was, some say he never reached his full potential. Here's a part of his story. mickey mantle • new york yankees • triple crown • roger maris • single season home run record
Four Consecutive Yankees' Losses The four consecutive losses to Boston in 2004 are the most well-known, but the Yankees lost four straight to the Browns in 1944 that finished their season. four consecutive yankees' losses • new york lost four games • 1944 pennant • yankees and athletics • doubleheader on sunday
Jackie Robinson's 1947 Season As baseball approaches the 60th Anniversary of Jackie Robinson's historic debut, the great man's career and life should be celebrated by all baseball fans. jackie robinson • 60th anniversary • jackie robinson's rookie year • tribute • major league baseball
The 10 Best Hitting Seasons Ever With so many great seasons by so many great MLB players to choose from, it's hard to narrow the best seasons ever down to just ten. Here's a shot, though. best mlb hitters • top mlb hitters • great offensive years • best hitting years • best hitting seasons
The Super Chief and Roger Allie Reynolds and Roger Clemens both were great Yankees clutch pitchers and both wore number 22. The number 22 should be retired twice. allie reynolds • roger clemens • yankees • 22 • world series
World Series Perfection A mediocre Yankees righthander, in full view of America's baseball fans, makes history by retiring every batter in a World Series game. perfect game • world series • baseball history • no-hit game • don larsen
When a Strikeout Was Good Tommy Henrich will soon be ninety years old. He appeared at an autograph show recently and it was easy to see that he still loved baseball. henrich • yankees • 1941 world series • 1949 world series • old reliable.
Baseball Heroics and Strategies Understanding managers' strategy and players' out-of-the-ordinary performance enable new and old fans to appreciate the national pastime. popularity of baseball • baseball strategy • team sport • great baseball performances • great managers
Do Managers Win Baseball Games? Managers of winning baseball teams are often hailed as geniuses. History suggests that ballplayer talent counts for more, but that good managers can make a difference. managing winning baseball teams • baseball managers making a difference • genius managers • baseball player talent • winning baseball teams
Madagascar Penguins on TV DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon have teamed up to bring a 26-episode TV series The Penguins of Madagascar. Series scheduled to air in early 2009. the penguins of madagascar • dreamworks animation • nickelodeon • madagascar • jeffrey katzenberg
Reynolds' Second No-Hitter Allie Reynolds started the first game with the chance to clinch a tie for the pennant. The Yankees had an 8-0 lead in the ninth, but things were far from comfortable. reynolds • first • second • yankees • game |
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