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Derek Jeter Makes a Career of Signature Moments

July 13, 2011

While most ballplayers don’t have a single signature moment, Derek Jeter has a career full of them. The Yankee captain even has a signature play—the Jeter jump throw from deep ...

The True Story of Wally Pipp

December 1, 2010

  Wally Pipp is baseball’s answer to Rodney Dangerfield. And nearly 100 years past his prime, he’s still getting no respect. The mention of Wally Pipp conjures visions of laziness and fake ...

World Series Shutouts Prove Pitching Wins Championships

October 15, 2010

Jack Morris hurled 10 innings of shutout ball to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 1-0 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series. There’s an ...

Did the New York Yankees’ “Joba Rules” Ruin Joba Chamberlain?

July 19, 2010

That Joba bravado has been replaced by inconsistent relief pitching. It’s clear the New York Yankees' constant juggling of roles, responsibilities, and pitch counts have messed with Joba Chamberlain’s head. Today’s Joba ...

The Hit Men: Jeter Joins A Select Club

September 10, 2009

Derek Jeter lines single to equal Lou Gehrig’s all-time Yankee hit record.   After 72 years, Lou Gehrig has company. Gehrig played his last game in 1939, and finished his career with ...

Happy Father’s Day, Dad

June 21, 2009

The first college football game ever televised, Waynesburg vs. Fordham in 1939 On a steamy August Saturday afternoon in the summer of 1938, New York right-hander Monte Pearson pitched the first ...

Catching a Ball at the New Yankee Stadium

May 17, 2009

I’ve been waiting the past few years to see the new Yankee Stadium. And I’ve been waiting a lot longer—a lifetime—to catch a ball at a game. Friday night I did ...

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