pinstripealley.com - 10/9/2009
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Babe Ruth has struck out looking. Displeased, he leans on his bat, right hand on his hip, and looks back at the umpire. He utters something that can only be imagined. Lou Gehrig, on deck, leans on his bat, too, as if he has seen this act before. Ruth finally shuffles away, head turned to the ...
Ruth Video Is Under Further Review
nytimes.com 10/12/2009 — It is Babe Ruth, but maybe not Lou Gehrig . It is probably 1928. And it may just be Sept. 9, part of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Athletics at Yankee Stadium , rather than an October World Series game against the St. Louis Cardinals . A ...
Babe Ruth Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before
nytimes.com 10/8/2009 — Babe Ruth has struck out looking. Displeased, he leans on his bat, right hand on his hip, and looks back at the umpire. He utters something that can only be imagined. Lou Gehrig, on deck, leans on his bat, too, as if he has seen this act before. Ruth ...
A Ruthian Mystery
bats.blogs.nytimes.com 10/9/2009 — The grainy footage shows Babe Ruth playing at Yankee Stadium. But just about everything else is uncertain: the opponent, the day and year of the game, even the circumstances. Was it opening day? Was it the World Series? Something in between?
Babe Ruth Film: September 9, 1928
keitholbermann.mlblogs.com 10/10/2009 — Honestly, they could've called first. Major League Baseball Productions has unearthed a wonderful, almost archaeological find - 51 seconds of film, apparently home movies, of Babe Ruth in action at Yankee Stadium. Ruth is briefly shown playing right, ...
A Mystery Fit For A Sultan
fackyouk.blogspot.com 10/9/2009 — Over at the New York Times, they have a story about a short bit of footage of Babe Ruth that recently was discovered by an elderly man some among home videos in New Hampshire and donated the Major League Baseball Film and Video Archive (where our buddy Schiff is currently working): The latest ...
NOTEBOOK / Posada won't start for Yankees —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/9/2009
Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a conversation with Jorge Posada on Sunday similar to one he had with Joe Torre when Posada was about to cut into Girardi's time behind the plate. Girardi didn't like it, and he didn't expect Posada to be excited about ...
Turn the page on breaking color barrier —
SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/9/2009
I've been rethinking Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. I've always had Robinson as my No. 1 courageous pioneer, and Ruth as the athlete with whom I'd most like to have a beer. Obvious, right? Wrongo! Satchel Paige now tops both my lists, since reading ...
A.J. set to connect with Molina —
NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 10/9/2009
Based on the cloud of controversy hanging over the Yankees as they head into Game 2 of the AL division series, you would think Jose Molina was the most important guy on the field. But he's not. That title falls on A.J. Burnett.