Examiner (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Cal Ripken, who was the American League’s Most Valuable Player in 1983, and World Series MVP Rick Dempsey will headline a group of 22 players, which also includes Eddie Murray, Benny Ayala, Mike Boddicker, Al Bumbry, Todd Cruz, Jim Dwyer, Mike Flanagan, Dan Ford, Glenn Gulliver, Tito Landrum, Dennis Martinez, Tippy Martinez, Scott McGregor, Dan Morogiello, Jim Palmer, Gary Roenicke, John...
Uni Watch (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
... vs. gray . • Speaking of Baltimore’s NOBs, holy letter spacing, Batman ! • Here are some shots of Gary Roenicke’s faceguard . • Even though I’m a Pittsburgh fan, Rick Dempsey was always one of my favorites players (I was a catcher), and I was slightly obsessed with him being one of the last (and ultimately the very last) catchers to wear a cap under his mask , instead of a helmet...
Uni Watch (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
New ESPN column today (link coming soon), but it’s a short one, so we’ll carry on here as usual. So: I’ve frequently written about baseball players who’ve had facemasks attached to their helmets after suffering facial injuries, a roster that includes Ellis Valentine, Gary Roenicke, Kevin Seitzer, Charlie Hayes, Terry Steinbach, Terrence Long (here’s a side [...]
