Barry and the Babe
We’re nearly there. One more long ball, and for just the second time in 86 years, Babe Ruth will move on the list of the all-time home run rankings. He took over the top spot in 1921 and didn’t relinquish…
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No Short-age of good stories
It hasn’t happened in the minors since 1961. The Pacific Coast League hasn’t seen it since 1933. And the major leagues haven’t experienced it since 1941. It’s a .400 season, and Rick Short of the New Orleans Zephyrs is in…
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A history of realignment
There’s a new website and magazine out called Gotham Baseball, which focuses on the past, present and future (as in minor leagues) of the grand ol’ game in the Big Apple. In his column on Sunday, Mark Healey proposed radical…
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Three duels, one night
The last time two 300-game winners took the mound to start in the same game was June 28, 1986, when Phil Niekro and Cleveland visited the Angels and Don Sutton. Neither starter got the decision in the 9-3 California (as…
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Yankees vs. Red Sox on Opening Day
When the baseball season ends, the next one seems so far away. When spring training begins, we’re so starved for the game that we follow it intently, talking about exhibition game statistics as if they were the true measure of…
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At the game | Ballparks | History | Mets | MLB | Postseason
Unimaginative fans let the Braves down
From the top in Atlanta. This is the tenth in a series. Previous posts are:Tiger StadiumAtlantic City SurfTrenton ThunderCape Fear CrocsNewark BearsNew Jersey CardinalsNew Jersey JackalsStaten Island YankeesSomerset Patriots Keep in mind that this was written five years before the…
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Tiger Stadium is baseball’s greatest loss
The Corner: Michigan and Trumbull, Detroit. This is the ninth in a series. Previous posts are: Atlantic City SurfTrenton ThunderCape Fear CrocsNewark BearsNew Jersey CardinalsNew Jersey JackalsStaten Island YankeesSomerset Patriots October 3, 1999 The San Francisco Giants finished their stay…
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At the game | Ballparks | History | Media | Minor Leagues | New Jersey
Newark delivers history lesson
August 1, 1999 New Jersey’s baseball history is rooted in Newark. Sure, one of the first organized professional games was played in Hoboken, but Newark’s involvement with the national pastime lasted much longer. However, in 1949, it all disappeared. The…
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Revisionist history, revisited
As I said yesterday, I figured there’d be more … Three additional points: You say that my final point (that the Braves are the ones manipulating history) is off-target because the media and MLB, and not the Braves, are the…
