Recent Baseball Articles
What A Great Night Seeing some of my old buddies was just great. A constant buzz filled the room. Some of us put on a few lbs..... So what else is new?
My Prized Piece of Baseball Memorabilia I loved being the agent. Selling this contract that one of the founding fathers of baseball signed off on. It still gives me goosebumps
Unusual Baseball Statistics - I Love 'em Some of the greats of the game had some astounding statistics. I guess that makes sense.
Looking at some of these stats in a different way is what I think you will enjoy about this piece.
Mr Lear's Dream - Hopefully A Dream to Come True Redo Yankee Stadium - That's a yes vote. Build a new Yankee Stadium - Oh no. There are so many more advantages to RE-creating the most famous ballpark in the world.
Top Ten Reasons Why I Love Baseball The Ultimate Challenge Hitting a round ball with a round bat. The feeling I would get when I hit the ball. Just think of a baby that is crying for food. When that baby gets her bottle the first thing you hear is that ahhhhh sound. Oh that ah. When I hit a ball perfectly I would have that ahhhhh.
Mr Lear's Dream… Hopefully A Dream To Come True. Rebuild the current Yankee Stadium. Add some, like a lot of luxury boxes. Add a heliport.
What about a some retail shops and a restaurant in center field. Yes in center field. Keep this cathedral .
My Office - Behind The Pate. Of all the positions I played, catching was the best.
I Can't Wait ! We Are Going to Cooperstown. The Best place on earth. At least one of the best. I loved going here. I think you will enjoy the trip as well. Wait till you see the glove. A remarkable piece of work.
Pitching Prowess Pitching perfection. Amazing stats for some great players. You will not believe some of these numbers.
My Daughter - My Inspiration Having one of my favorite players living in the same house as me is just great. I can follow her career all the time.
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My Baseball Audition Spring was in the air... All I thought about from the fall of 1963 to the winter of 1964 was playing baseball. Weequahic High School's baseball season started when it was still pretty cold. Around March 15, 1964 was when practice started. The first day of tryouts could not have arrived quickly enough. The season started in the gym. The weather was too cold for outside baseball.
It All Turned Out Okay In the End It's the end of March, 2006. The trip to Disney to play in a showcase has finally arrived. Manteee*, my daughter, and her team from Oakland, New Jersey are about to take on a team from Livingston,
So Close to the Hall of Fame We all have our favorite players. Arguing who was better has been a baseball ritual since the game began.
Here are some of my favorites. The distinction with these players is that they have not made it to the Hall of Fame. Heading the list of "Close Cooperstowners " are Andre Dawson, Jim Rice, Joe Jackson, Goose Gossage and Dave Parker. Each one of these athletes had great careers, full of worthy statistics that compare quite favorably to many of the incumbents.
The Many Names of Baseball When I think about baseball players I often think of the nicknames these players carried with them. Players like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Mickey Mantle had multiple names. Here are some great names, funny names and not so great names. Which are your favorites?
