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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.
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Ruth Builds a House in the Bronx
The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry heated up of the field long before the two teams became bitter enemies between the lines. When Harry Frazee sold Babe Ruth, a Curse Was Born.
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Origins of Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry
In in-depth look at the greatest rivalry in sports, and how the boys from Beantown just might be turning the tables on the Bronx Bombers.
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Barry Bonds Ties Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds may have tied Babe Ruth for second place on the all-time home run list, but Major League Baseball fans are not celebrating.
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First Jackie, Now Babe
Babe Ruth almost single-handedly saved baseball after the Black Sox scandal. His number 3 should be honored by every major league baseball team in the same manner that Jackie Robinson's number 42 has been honored.
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The Best Hitters of the 1920s
The 1920s were all about Babe Ruth. Although there were many great Hall of Fame hitters who played during the decade, none could hold a candle to the Big Bambino.
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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.
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Yankee Stadium Bids Farewell
The House that Ruth Built Will Close Its Doors in 2008 to Major League Baseball. The new, more modernized Yankee Stadium Signals a Newer Look for the Bronx Bombers.
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The 5 Best Hitting Seasons Ever
With so many great seasons by some of the best MLB hitters to choose from, it's hard to narrow the best seasons ever down to just five. Here's a shot, though.
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The 1927 New York Yankees
According to many, this was the greatest team in baseball history. Here is a brief summary of the players that led the team to eternal greatness.
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MLB Baseball Home Run Records
The Home Run is Baseball's Ultimate Moment. Here are the all of the numbers and records that you need to know about the long ball.
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Major League Hitting Records
Here is a comprehensive collection of career, season and single game hitting records by Major Leaguers from 1900 to the present.
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1917
Now there are only two left, or actually, there is only one. Nineteen eighteen is gone but 1917 and 1908 remain so there are two, but the city involved with both years is Chicago, so there is only one. While much has been made of the Cubs and 1908, the White Sox and 1917 are almost never mentioned, and with good reason. Every time one brings up 1917, it leads to 1919, and that is not good for baseball.
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A Tale of Two Leagues
The World Series was viewed as the primary test between the leagues. It was difficult for one league to claim superiority over the other if its representative lost the World Series. The All-Star became the second most important method to compare the leagues. During the first half of the 20th century, the World Series and the All-Star game were the most important sporting events in the country.
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Baseball's Greatest Records
Recent years have seen the shattering of some of baseball's most admired records. Can any truly stand the test of time?
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Big John
He is rarely mentioned anymore but he is one of the all-time greats. Most Yankees’ fans today have probably never even heard of him but those few who have still appreciate what he did and when he did it. He had a Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Cardinals, hit 51 home runs for the 1947 New York Giants, and his lifetime batting average was .312. Then he joined the Yankees.
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Bye Bye Curse - What will Bosox fans have to moan about now?
Something had to take place first, either Armageddon or else the end of the Curse of the Bambino. With George W. Bush remaining in the White House, can the former be far off into the future? With the latter now accomplished, should we now start preparing for the upcoming reign of the Chicago Cubs?
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Collecting Baseball Cards
Collectors can spend anything from $2.3 Million for an American Tobacco Honus Wagner to one cent for a 1987 Topps Pete Rose.
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Curses! The Bambino, the Billy-goat and Baseball Balderdash
A brief introduction to two of the most infamous 'Curses' of American professional baseball and a brief rasberry imparted by the author thereat.
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Day Trip to Baltimore
What to do and see in Baltimore, Maryland in a day's time! Experience great views and food by the bay.
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Enough is Enough
Enough is enough. Barry Bonds is not the greatest baseball player of all time.
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Everyone's Hero pics
Animated movie about a boy hunting for Babe Ruth's bat comes to movie screens September 15.
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Fifth Became Sixtieth
For baseball’s first half century, five hitters hit 369 or more career home runs. In baseball’s second half century, fifty five batters have hit more than 369 career home runs. Quite an interesting and revealing statistic.
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George Was Great
In an article at The Baseball Hall of Fame’s official site, research associate Gabriel Schecter writes that Sisler might have been the best all-around first baseman in baseball history despite being overshadowed by Lou Gehrig and Jimmy Foxx. Sisler was a better base runner than either, which is not to denigrate Gehrig, who was excellent on the bases, and as great as Gehrig was in the field, Sisler was better.
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It was Always Roger's
The record was always Roger’s, or at least it was his ever since October 1, 1961. For almost thirty years, there were never any real challenges and now it seems that the thirty years can be extended to more than forty years.
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What Could Be Worse?
There is nothing worse than a strikeout. A strikeout is not just another out. It is an out that is a completely wasted at bat for the offensive team. Almost nothing positive can occur when a batter strikes out.
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Why Offense Has Increased: Part 3 ---No Pitch Above the Belt is a Strike
WAR IS PEACE, IGNORANCE IS KNOWLEDGE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY and NO PITCH ABOVE THE BELT IS A STRIKE.
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World Series Flops
Some of baseball's greatest stars have flopped in the limelight of the World series.
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Baseball All-Star Game Records
Here are the essential facts, figures and stories that every baseball fan needs to know about the All-Star game.
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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.
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A-Rod's' Incentives Are Wrong
Alex Rodriguez's contract is merely another example of the disingenuousness that exists in society. Baseball is a reflection of society.
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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.
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Baltimore and Baseball
Enjoy Eutaw Street with some Boog's BBQ, a little right field boogie and you have hit the home run of good times. No strike-outs here!
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Barry's Great World Series
Bonds batted 30 times as his Giants battled the Angels in a memorable seven game set. Barry had 8 hits, including 4 home runs and 13 walks. He hit .471 with a .700 OBA.
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Best Baseball Stadiums-Fenway Park
The best venue in America for watching a Major League baseball game has survived two World Wars, and 86 year World Series drought and economic pressure to make it bigge
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Lou Gehrig's Salary Cut
The Iron Horse had a poor 1938, batting .295 with 29 home runs, 114 RBIs, and a .523 slugging average. For most players, that would be a nice season, but not for Gehrig.
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Major League Baseball Uniforms
From the Knickerbockers' pantaloons, ties, and straw hats to the Pittsburgh Pirates' pullover double-knits, the baseball uniform has been anything but uniform.
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Sammy Sosa Approaches 600 Homers
As Barry Bonds nears the all-time home run mark, another controversial but legendary hitter approaches a pretty impressive milestone of his own: 600 home runs.
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Say Hey
If Willie Mays played today, he would be the best player in the game. Virtually every day he played, Mays demonstrated how great he was, greatness that no statistical formulas can ever reveal.
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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.
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The Baseball Hall of Fame
The financial collapse of a New York town led one bright young man to found the Hall in the hopes of developing tourism. The idea succeeded beyond his wildest dreams
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame
To any baseball fan, devotee or fanatic this is the mecca of America's "national pastime." The best part - even non baseball enthusiasts will love it!
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The Top 10 Baseball Teams Ever
Many great teams have come and gone over the past 140 years of major league baseball. Here is our list of the ten best baseball teams of all time.
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Top 10 Baseball Nicknames
Almost everybody who plays in the MLB gets a nickname at some point. Here are ten of the best baseball nicknames along with the origin and meaning behind each one.
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Walks Have Decreased in 2007
The Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees draw a lot of walks, but teams from the past walked even more. Lead off batters will accept a free pass but don't TRY to walk.
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McGwire: Facts and Figures
You'd have to be a hermit living in a bomb shelter not to have heard of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's chase of baseball's all-time home run record this year. They will both break the record, probably within the next week, and America will be watching. But what has not been truly appreciated is the overall great season McGwire is having - arguably the best year any hitter has had in 40 years, if he can keep the pace up.
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Where Have All the Sluggers Gone?
Achieving a .600 lifetime slugging average is one of the rarest of all accomplishments. It is significant that the last player to retire with a .600 slugging average, Ted Williams, retired forty four years ago but in the last seven years, both Todd Helton and Barry Bonds have achieved better than .600 lifetime slugging averages.
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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.
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Roberto Clemente Postage Stamp
Twenty baseball celebrities are being honored on commemorative postage stamps from the U.S. Postal Service. Among those to be honored is a Latino legend-- Roberto Clemente.
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