keitholbermann.mlblogs.com - 7/5/2009
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When I think of Lou Gehrig, I see him in a hotel room somewhere in the summer of 1938. It is the middle of the night, nearly silent, sweltering in Cleveland or St. Louis or Washington. If there is any air conditioning it is feeble and no match for humidity sitting like a giant sweater on the ...
bizofbaseball.com - 7/4/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
In an effort to raise awareness and financial
support for organizations leading the fight against ALS (Amyotrophic
Lateral Sclerosis), otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, every Major League Baseball Club playing at home on July 4 th will conduct a special on-field ...
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MLB Clubs to Hold Special On-Field Ceremonies on 4th to ...
sportingnews.com - 7/6/2009
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sportingnews.com —
You know what the world really could use
right about now? Some more outrage. Because there just
are never enough people outraged about something or other. We could especially use some outrage about performance-enhancing drug use in baseball, since ...
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Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, ...
mvn.com - 7/3/2009
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mvn.com —
" I might've been given a bad break,
but I have an awful lot to live for.
Thank you." Those were the final words Lou Gehrig ever spoke to the hearts of America. His succinct and supple speech on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939 remains one of the most ...
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A tribute to Lou "The Iron Horse" Gehrig
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PBC Blog —
... > Nothing to do with the Pirates, but this is Keith Olbermann on the timing of -- and reaction to -- Manny Ramirez's "comeback." ...
Olbermann: It Disgusts Me
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Olbermann: It Disgusts Me Wow! The constant misspelling of Hoda Kotb doesn’t bother you...yet this does? But first, let’s take you out to San Diego where Manny Ramirez is just back from a 50-game suspension. For cheating. For cutting corners. For breaking rules. For lying. For deception. For letting down his teammates. For contributing to suspicions against every honest player. For raising a giant middle finger to sportsmanship. For abusing the fans. For risking that for which Lou Gehrig would’ve given anything - his own health. Ramirez, of course, homered today in his first ...
Keith Olbermann Is An Angry, Angry Man
Los Angeles Dodgers —
Keith Olbermann - as always displaying the complete moral certainty of a world-class narcissist - takes Manny Ramirez to task for daring to have his suspension end on Lou Gehrig's day in a post titled "It Disgusts Me": ...
Sunday's Linkage
Fang's Bites —
... MSNBC's Keith Olbermann writes in his MLB.com blog that he's disgusted that the baseball media focused on Manny Ramirez instead of the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig's famous speech. ...
Keith Olbermann is Disgusted by Manny, Baseball Fans, and America
The Sporting Blog —
... And so I ask, please, someone, anyone, give us a little outrage. What's that, Keith Olbermann? You have something to say? ...
Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
What You Throw Up Depends On What You Eat
Keith Olbermann, whom I usually like, is sickened by Manny Ramirez' return to a Dodgers uniform (and I think it's fair to say you could say any major league uniform). ...
Monday Afternoon Linkage
Fang's Bites —
There are enough links for me to do an update. Haven't done a second linkfest during the day in a long time so here we go. Do we have a media feud brewing? Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post's DC Sports Bog goes after Keith Olbermann for a post he did over the weekend in his MLB.com blog. You know that Keith responds, don't you? And you can see Keith putting Dan in "World's Worst" on MSNBC's Countdown. This is coming from a mile away. Also in the Sporting News, Dan Levy of On The DL writes that NBC Sports just doesn't hate tennis fans, but ...
Home Runs, Olbermann v. Steinberg, Michael and Elephants & Palin’s Plan
On the DL —
... Olbermann wrote on his MLBlog that he was disgusted that fans (and media, I suppose) made such a big deal about Manny Ramirez, going so far as to actually applaud him when he came up to bat. Like he’s some sort of hero, and not a cheater. And on all days, Olbermann explained, they cheered him on Lou Gehrig’s day. Olbermann ranted in a way that only he can do, with absolution and self-righteousness dripping from every line. Of course, his habitual over-the-toppedness is often ripe with a bit of his own sarcasm and irony, which is why it was funny to see that he couldn’t pick up ...
Manny Ramirez: Avenger of Apathy
Sixty Feet, Six Inches —
... Report. Down to a whisper: Alex Rodriguez and "the list." And now, it's completely dead: Manny Ramirez. Am I talking about the steroids era in baseball? Of course not. I'm talking about the era of the fans caring which players took performance enhancing drugs. As you've heard by now, Manny Ramirez was cheered on the day of his return to Major League Baseball. Sportswriters ran wild! Some were upset, others were furious, others thought it was an abomination, but all agreed: cheering for a cheater is an endorsement of cheating itself. ...
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And Now An Editorial Reply
keitholbermann.mlblogs.com 7/6/2009 — I've often been accused of being contrarian just for the sake of being contrarian, but I don't know that I've ever gone this far . I hadn't heard previously of Dan Steinberg and his blogs at The Washington Post and The Sporting News, but ...
Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day
threio.com 7/4/2009 — On this day in baseball history, July 4, 1939, the New York Yankees retire the number “4” in honor of Lou Gehrig. This will be the first time the Yankees organization would retire a players’ number. After encouragement from Yankees manager Joe McCarthy he delivers the most famous keynote ...
In Memory of Lou, and Uncle Billy
quinnmedia.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — It was 70 years ago today that Lou Gehrig made his farewell speech to baseball, in-between games of a doubleheader on July 4. 1939, at Yankee Stadium. He was dying from an incurable disease called ALS, which has more commonly become known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Today, MLB will remember Lou at ...
The Top Five Reasons the MLB Most Valuable Player Award is a Farce
heartbeatofthebronx.blogspot.com 7/6/2009 — Many fans, writers, players, and analysts argue what being the “Most Valuable Player” truly means. Some argue it requires being the “best player on the best team,” while others suggest it belongs to “the season’s best player.” I personally fall somewhere in between—choosing to fully recognize ...
A Tribute to Lou “The Iron Horse” Gehrig
dugoutcentral.com 7/4/2009 — “I might’ve been given a bad break, but I have an awful lot to live for. Thank you.” Those were the final words Lou Gehrig ever spoke to the hearts of America. His succinct and supple speech on Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day at Yankee ...
Lou Gehrig’s Day
writingthepine.com 7/4/2009 — yankeestribute.com
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s “Luckiest Man” speech and to raise awareness of ALS, his speech will be read at every major league game today. The “Iron Horse” was a hell of a baseball player that often let his bat do the ...
MLB to fight '4♦ALS' awareness | MLB.com: News
mlb.mlb.com 7/4/2009 — "For the past two weeks you have been reading about a bad break I got. Yet today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. I have been in ballparks for 17 years and have never received anything but kindness and encouragement from ...
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 ...
Celebrating Lou Gehrig’s famous speech 70 years later
nyyankeesrumors.com 7/4/2009 — Lou Gehrig delivered baseball’s Gettysburg address on July 4th, 1939. It was the most inspirational event to ever occur on a baseball diamond. He delivered words of courage in the face of death in front of 61,808 fans. He resembled everything that was right in the game…courage, ...
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 ...
Lou Gehrig: An Oasis In The Mannywood Desert —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/5/2009
This weekend, many baseball fans are celebrating the return of Manny Ramirez from a 50 game suspension after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Mannywood has become bigger than the game itself to the point that no one will talk about ...
