yanksblog.com - 7/4/2009
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ESPN.com has released letters written by Lou Gehrig and his wife, Eleanor, during the time when Gehrig's health rapidly declined. The letters are written to Gehrig's doctor, Paul O'Leary and the last one is dated March 3, 1941. Gehrig would pass a...
Lou Gehrig Day
baseballmusings.com 7/4/2009 — Teams are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s farewell by reading his speech at their ballparks. Peter Abraham notes the Yankees celebration .
My dad was at the game and heard the speech. I asked him about it today, and he says he doesn’t remember much. He went with ...
Remembering Lou Gehrig's Famous Speech
pinstripealley.com 6/28/2009 — Remembering Lou Gehrig's Famous Speech
Gehrig's sudden death was a shock for the baseball world, but in the last 70 years the meaning of his message has stretched beyond baseball.
Lou Gehrig in 140 Characters? Impossible
mlb.fanhouse.com 7/4/2009 — by David Whitley Lou Gehrig did not Twitter. Never mind that such social networking wasn't around 70 years ago. Typing minutiae and thinking it's important simply wasn't Gehrig's style. He was unassuming, lived with his parents until he was 30 and ...
Shane Victorino Presented With 2008 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award
the700level.com 7/5/2009 — If you saw the Phillies' win over the Mets yesterday, you no doubt missed that Major League Baseball was celebrating the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's historic farewell speech. Every player wore a commemorative patch, which despite the respect it showed the occasion, cluttered things up a ...
Major League Baseball Honors Lou Gehrig
yanksblog.com 7/4/2009 — The AP reports that Major League Baseball honored Lou Gehrig today on the 70th anniversary of his famous speech, where he called himself the luckiest man in the world. The speech was played at all 15 games today and all players, coaches and on fie...
Gehrig remembered on festive fourth
soxblog.projo.com 7/4/2009 — Today marks the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's emotional farewell speech, and the moment will be commemorated in stadiums across the country.
At Fenway, players and umpires are wearing a "4-ALS" patch to celebrate Gehrig and raise awareness of what is colloquially known as Lou Gehrig's ...
Letters From The Iron Horse
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/3/2009 — "...today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth." Tomorrow is the 70th anniversary of baseball's Gettysburg Address. Lou Gehrig made that inspiring, and sad speech back on July 4, 1939, in front of a packed house at Yankee Stadium. The anniversary will be celebrated ...
MLB celebrates Gehrig on anniversary of speech —
SI.com - MLB 7/4/2009
Derek Jeter helped Major League Baseball commemorate the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's luckiest man speech Saturday, reading the famous line from the icon's stirring words during a video tribute before the New York Yankees' game against the Toronto ...
