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I Spent All Day Trying To Figure Out If These Are Lou Gehrig's Balls
Reader Mike wrote in to ask, "Did Sports Illustrated publish a picture of Lou Gehrig with his balls visible?" because those are the kind of questions we get. Your answer, Mike: I don't know. But it's not for a lack of research....
Brawling And Boozing With The Rats Of Yankee Stadium
Lasting Yankee Stadium Memories, edited by yours truly, is out in paperback now. To celebrate, here's an essay from the late George Kimball. It's about Yankee Stadium II, Billy Martin, finks and phonies, brawling, and, of course, drinking with Bill "Spaceman" Lee....
Joe Torre's Daughter Catches Baby Boy Who Fell From Fire Escape
A one-year-old baby boy in Brooklyn was saved from serious injury (or worse) after falling off a second-floor fire escape because he landed in the arms of Joe Torre's daughter. Cue the jokes from insufferable Yankees fans wondering if she can play first base....
A Japanese Team Was Interested In Alex Rodriguez
There's nothing the Yankees can do about the five years and $114 million remaining on Alex Rodriguez's contract unless he retires, or unless they can find a Japanese GM who hasn't been paying attention to MLB for the last three seasons....
The Moving Finger Writes: Red Smith On Reggie Jackson's Historic Homers
Red Smith is the most respected sports columnist we've ever had. In his prime, Jimmy Cannon, Smith's friendly rival, was certainly as well-known. Cannon, the Voice of New York, was an emotional, colloquial writer whose reputation, unfortunately, has faded. But Smith endures. What is it about his wri...
Dancin' Mariners Fan Is A Dancin' Fool
What do you do when you get tired of watching your team lose to the Yankees? You dance, man. You just dance like nobody's watching....
Report: A-Rod Refuses To Give Bosch Money; Bosch Cuts Deal With MLB
According to the New York Daily News, Anthony Bosch tried to get money from A-Rod to help pay his mounting legal bills, due in part to the frivolous lawsuit filed by Major League Baseball for tortious interference. A-Rod refused his request, so Bosch cut a deal that would end the lawsuit and require...
Tony Randazzo Ejected Mike Aviles From A Game That Was Already Over
When we profiled umpire Tony Randazzo last year, we noted he had an "aggressive attitude." That aggression was on display tonight in New York, as the ump blew a call with two outs in the ninth inning, tossed Mike Aviles from the game after it was already over, then taunted Indians skipper Terry Fra...
The 111-Year-Old Yankees Fan Is Probably Lying About His Age
It was the ultimate photo op: Derek Jeter, the face of the Yankees, meeting Bernando LaPallo, who at 111 years old would be older than than Yankees franchise itself. Like every other good thing, it's probably not true. LaPallo's age is very much in dispute, and he's been accused of lying about it to...
One Man Hospitalized, Two More Charged After Fight At Baseball Game
One man, 25-year-old Matt Fortese, is battling for his life, and Baltimore Police have charged two more men after a fight Wednesday at the Orioles-Nationals game....
Casting True Yankees Fans: Wall Street Guys, The Working Man, Hipsters
A tipster who has access to these sorts of things passed along a casting call today for an AT&T commercial saluting the fine career of Mariano Rivera. (Mo, if you're reading, we apologize for spoiling the surprise.) The memo explains exactly who is a true Yankee fan, by central casting's lights. The...
Crying 4-Year-Old Mets Fan Wants To Be A Yankees Fan
"Whoever is winning, I want to cheer for them." This might be the most honest justification for being a Yankees fan we've ever heard....
Toots Shor Among the Ruins
Another sure shot: Joe Flaherty's 1974 Esquire piece on Toots Shor:...
Two Of The Yankees' Four "Import Beers" Are Not Imported
Yankee Stadium tries to be classy, and fails miserably. Again....
Hey, It's 15 Years (And A Day) Since The Yankees' And Orioles' Classic Brawl
Damnit, we keep missing these important milestones by a matter of hours. Oh well. Tell it to the internet police....
I Can't Stop Watching This Dude Eat Cotton Candy In Reverse
[Reddit, via Bob's Blitz]...
New Year's Baby
Check out this 1951 column by Red Smith on Mickey Mantle:...