We begin by looking at the 11 (just to be different from 10) most expensive items of sports memorabilia sold or auctioned. Number 11 is Babe Ruth’s All-Star jersey worn in the 1933 All-Star Game which sold for $657,250 in a 2006 auction Number 10 is Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th home run ball which sold …
Month: June 2015
Should we bestow onto Alex Rodriguez the title “Comeback Player of the Year?” As an optimistic Yankee fan my highest expectation for A-Rod’s contributions to the Yankees for the 2015 season was 15 home runs and 40 RBIs as a part-time DH. As of this writing A-Rod has 14 home runs with 40 RBIs and …
Fred Merkle’s incident in 1908, referred to as “Merkle’s Boner” is one of the most prominent events in the history of Major League Baseball. Fred Merkle was a 19-year old rookie filling in for the veteran Fred Tenney at first base for the New York Giants when the famous play occurred. The day was September …
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal attempted to list the most miserable moments for each of the New York professional sports teams. Two columnists, Matthew Oshinsky and Michael Salfino, gave us their opinion on what these moments were for each New York team. Since this is a baseball blog, I will discuss only …