Posted on September 24, 2009 by sportslifer
The Yankee-Red rivalry began in 1903 when the soon-to-be World Champion Boston Americans faced the New York Highlanders.
The Yankees and the Red Sox weren’t always the Yankees and the Red Sox. When the teams first met in 1903, the New York Highlanders squared off against the Boston Americans. And predictably, in one of their very [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 by sportslifer
I see the boys of summer in their ruin
Lay the gold tithings barren,
Setting no store by harvest, freeze the soils.
Dylan Thomas, I See The Boys Of Summer
During the 10-year period from 1947 to 1956, the Brooklyn Dodgers won six National League; two other times they were denied on the final day of the season. [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2009 by sportslifer
Just like the old Yankee Stadium scoreboard, these essential Web sites help baseball fans keep on top of the game.
Wanna know who made the last out in Don Larsen’s perfect game? How many doubles Ted Williams hit in 1941? Who’s pitching ’s pitching for the Cardinals tonight? Where was Hall of Famer Eddie Collins [...]
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Posted on September 10, 2009 by sportslifer
Derek Jeter lines single to equal Lou Gehrig’s all-time Yankee hit record.
After 72 years, Lou Gehrig has company. Gehrig played his last game in 1939, and finished his career with a Yankee record 2721 hits.
Now he shares that mark with Derek Jeter, ahead of two pretty fair ballplayers, Babe Ruth (2518) and Mickey Mantle (2415).
Jeter [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2009 by sportslifer
Yankees Derek Jeter, above, and Mariano Rivera, below, deserve accolades.
First, let’s get this straight. This ain’t no stinking lobby for some sort of lifetime achievement awards.
Yes, you could make a strong argument for Derek Jeter as the best shortstop ever, at least in the same conversation as Honus Wagner, a guy none of us ever [...]
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