metspolice.com - 7/3/2009
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Back in the Steve Phillips days I used to joke about this with friends...had the Mets existed in 1939 they surely would have signed Lou Gehrig as a free agent. ( Yeah I know there wasn't free agency..roll with the bit, ok? )
I can picture it now....Steve and his prized free agent ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A tribute to Lou "The Iron Horse" Gehrig
mvn.com 7/3/2009 —
" 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 Stadium on July 4, 1939 remains one of
the most ...
Put A Sock In It, John Franco! —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/3/2009
If there's one thing Met fans know about their fandom, it's this: it takes some thick skin to root for this team. We have to contend with the constant noise from Yankee fans who glory in tearing down our 'little brother' of a team, while ...
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