Gehrig Cap Could Fetch $75,000-$125,000 at MLB All-Star FanFest Auction
bizofbaseball.com 6/26/2009 — On July 14, Hunt Auctions will host the MLB All-Star FanFest Auction where nearly 800 items will be up for bid. Given that this year’s All-Star Game takes place in St. Louis, the auction will see a good deal of Cardinals items including a rare 1956 Stan Musial road jersey that could garner ...

Why there will never be another Lou Gehrig - MLB - SI.com
metspolice.com 7/4/2009 — Why there will never be another Lou Gehrig - MLB - SI.com The Mets Police at www.metspolice.com

2009 MLB All Star FanFest Autograph Signings Schedule July 10-14, 2009
sportsgatherings.com 7/6/2009 — The list of confirmed legends scheduled to appear for the MLB All Star FanFest in St Louis, MO have been announced. Each day of the Fan Fest will have about 8-10 former players signing autographs ranging from former Cardinals players to MLB Hall of Famers.

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 ...

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 ...

Baseball To Honor New York Yankees Lou Gehrig On Saturday July 4
metspolice.com 6/27/2009 — Very cool... SPORTS / BASEBALL 70 Years Later, Gehrig’s Speech Still Resonates With Inspiration By RAY ROBINSON Published: June 28, 2009 Major League Baseball will honor the anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s farewell at 15 games on Saturday, when his speech will be read during the ...

MLB to Commemorate Gehrig’s Speech
nybaseballdigest.com 7/1/2009 — Our good friend Maury Brown of the Biz of Baseball provided this tidbit over at his twitter . Every club in MLB will hold on-field ceremony to commemorate Gehrig’s Yankee Stadium farewell speech on July 4th. ALS Awareness campaign Great job by MLB to commemorate a great player and cause. ...

MLB FanFest: Upper Deck Giveaway
sportscollectorsdaily.com 7/7/2009 — Upper Deck will distribute a special baseball card set for this year's MLB FanFest in St. Louis.

Live Auction Set for Cleveland
sportscollectorsdaily.com 7/8/2009 — A former St. Louis Cardinals' great cleans out his closet while the family of a 19th century big leaguer has his baseball heirlooms in the mix during a live auction later this month.

Check Out Lou Gehrig’s Letters
nybaseballdigest.com 7/3/2009 — Thought all baseball fans would be interested in this. ESPN has a great piece about Lou Gehrig’s final letters. Hear clips of his final speech and read his letters to his doctor throughout the ordeal. Gehrig was only 37 years old when he passed away from ALS. MLB will honor ...

Victorino locked in tight Final Vote race — Major League Baseball News 7/7/2009
Philadelphia's Shane Victorino is optimistic that the Philly faithful will rally and send him to St. Louis for the 2009 All-Star Game. Victorino currently trails San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval.

5 living presidents to appear in MLB All-Star video — FOXSports.com News for MLB 7/7/2009
All five living presidents will appear in a video shown before next week's All-Star game. Major League Baseball said Tuesday it's the first time every living president will participate in a ceremony at a sports event. President Barack Obama will then ...

Rays launch 'Vote for 'Los' campaign — Major League Baseball News 7/7/2009
The Rays unleashed their "Vote for 'Los" campaign at Tropicana Field with T-shirts on Tuesday, in an effort to get fans to vote Pena into the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis via the Final Vote.

Hamels, wife to host fundraiser Monday — Major League Baseball News 7/7/2009
Cole Hamels won't be playing in the All-Star Game next week at Busch Stadium, but he will be in St. Louis. The Hamels Foundation is hosting Batter Up, a celebrity poker invitational at The Flamingo Bowl in St. Louis on Monday at 9 p.m. ET.

Top 10 Closers At The Halfway Mark — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/7/2009
Well, here at the halfway mare, debate is brewing about the best statistical players at each position. Most of the larger debates focus on hitters and starting pitching, but I want to take a look at one of the most important guys on the roster: the ...