No Tears for George
December 7, 2010 by Michael Hoban · 2 Comments
I am a native New Yorker who still lives in the NY/NJ area and I watch the 6 PM News on NBC each evening. On Monday, December 6, the sports newscaster announced that George Steinbrenner was not elected to the Hall of Fame – and that was it. No mention that Pat Gillick was elected […]
Dousing the Flames
May 26, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment
My, have the one-time accessories known as pitchers evolved. You see, when baseball began, pitchers served as a launching pad for batters’ rockets. Standing 50 feet from their counterpart, only a few moments snuck by before their rockets went up, up and away on contact. As recently as 1980, relievers milled around in the shadows. […]
