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You’re not Alou

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:31:13 +0000

Here's something I didn't know, courtesy of Craig Wright's excellent subscription newsletter, A Page from Baseball's Past . The Alou brothers weren't really Alou's. Felipe Alou is really Felipe Rojas. A mistake was made on his first contract in which the scout put in the family name of his ...

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The Truth About Yankees Fans

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:25:36 +0000

What better time to talk about the New York Yankees fan base, than two weeks after the 27 th World Series Championship in team history. Yes, the Bronx Bombers are the most successful franchise in the history of professional sports. Yankees “faithful” have been filling “The Stadium” to root on ...

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Glove Collector Catches History

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:08:00 +0000

A Montana minor league team owner is also a collector of vintage baseball gloves and memorabilia.

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The Babe Ruth Era, part 3

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:26:30 +0000

The year 1922 came and the Yankee fans were ready. Coming off their first world Series they were sure they would go again. After all, they had the best hitter in the Babe. Well, they were right for the 1922 Yankees did win the pennant. But, not as easily as everyone thought they would. The ...

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Babe Ruth vs. Ty Cobb, who is better?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:55:26 +0000

Here in Michigan if you ask who the greatest baseball player ever was they immediately say Ty Cobb. Yeah, he hit a phenomenal .367 (.366 is the actual number according to new research) lifetime, stole 892 bases and was hated by everyone including his mother who by the way shot his father to ...

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The Babe at Fenway and other home run stories

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:04:30 +0000

Wherein we learn about Ruth's difficulties hitting the long ball in Boston and Ott's easy time at the Polo Grounds, with some bonus material on The Splinter and The Clipper. Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .

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