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MLB: Babe Ruth and Judge Landis Expressed Contempt for Baseball Fans
August 13, 2011
Following the 1921 World Series, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth formed a team of major league all-stars that would barnstorm around America. Ruth and the players needed the money. ...MLB: Yogi Berra Made Allie Reynolds Retire Ted Williams Twice in the Ninth
August 12, 2011
Mention the 1951 pennant race and the image produced is Bobby Thomson’s home run that won the pennant for the New York Giants, but there was another pennant race that ...MLB: Comparing Granderson & Teixeira’s 2011 to Mantle & Maris’ 1961 Is Insane
August 12, 2011
Comparing 2011’s New York Yankees duo of switch-hitting Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson to the 1961 duo of switch-hitting Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris borders on the insane.Which, as many ...MLB: The Yankees Dynasty Was Not During Steinbrenner’s Era. It Was from 1927-53
August 11, 2011
It is the greatest dynasty in sports history, but most individuals are not even aware when it occurred. Yes, the New York Yankees have won 27 World Championships and 40 ...Munson and Nettles Refused to Play for a Reason Similar to Jorge Posada’s
August 11, 2011
Jorge Posada refused to play against the Boston Red Sox when he learned that he was batting ninth. Originally claiming that he had a tight back, Posada eventually admitted that ...Quiet Gratification the Season After the Yankees Win the World Series
August 11, 2011
I was sitting alone at the Court Deli, which is a coffee shop-delicatessen near Yankee Stadium, part of which I could see from my table. It was a pleasant, sunny ...New York Yankees and Red Sox Ensure There Will Be a Second Wild Card in 2012
August 5, 2011
Leave it to the greatest commissioner in sports history to have the media demand a second wild card. The New York Yankees and their friends, the Boston Red Sox are ...The Year New York Yankee Fans Had to Root for the Boston Red Sox
August 5, 2011
New York Yankees fans could not win no matter who won. It was the dilemma that they always feared and that true Yankees fans still fear. The Boston Red Sox ...MLB: Alex Rodriguez Investigated for Illegal Gambling but Owners Race Horses
August 3, 2011
Major League Baseball is a cartel, which is defined as a syndicate, combine or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.Since MLB is a ...MLB: Yankees Five Consecutive World Championships Started by Beating the Red Sox
August 3, 2011
In 1949, the pennant race was once again between the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians.The teams battled all season and on Sept. 1 the Yankees led ...