yanksblog.com - 7/4/2009
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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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
MLB celebrates Gehrig on anniversary of speech —
SI.com - MLB
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 ...
