Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelfh (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... some memorable name from the franchise’s history. As I menrtioned in a previous post, Roy White, Ron Blomberg, and Fritz Peterson have all published books and were nice enough to spend some time with me to chat about their projects; look for audio interview with them in the days to come.
Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Starting in the 1973 season, the American League implemented the designated hitter rule, which allowed a player to hit for another player, which is almost always the pitcher. Here is a look at how the first designated hitters did for their respective American League clubs during opening day of the ‘73 season. April 6th – Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park NYY DH: Ron...
Ron Kaplan's Baseball Bookshelfh (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
(Based on the famous movie named after another Florida city .) Just got out of dinner. Reggie Jackson gave a very sweet speech about Yankee tradition and how the players at Yankees Fantasy Camp exemplify those virtues. The managers of my team — the Bombers — are Roy White and Jesse Barfield. Other players in attendance include Ron Blomberg, Al Downing, Homer Bush, MickeyRivers, Chris Chambliss,...
