In 1901, the Boston Americans was established as an original franchise of the newly formed American League. The Boston Americans became the Boston Red Sox in 1908. In 1900, the Chicago Orphans became a new franchise in the National League. In 1907, the Orphans became the Chicago Cubs. Fenway Park, the home of the Red …
Month: October 2015
If you follow baseball what happened at second base involving Chase Utley and Ruben Tejeda is well-known to you. The picture of Tejeda flipping in mid-air and breaking his leg is on TV and in all newspapers. This is my take on what I saw. First, in my many years of watching baseball I have …
After being swept by the Orioles and almost losing home-field-advantage for their wild-card playoff game against the Astros, the Yankees limped into the 2015 MLB playoffs. The 2015 Yankees are not a championship team. This became evident by watching their games against Toronto and other very good teams. In fact, I think the Yankees have …
As a life-long Yankee fan whenever I think of the greatest Yankee players of all-time the names Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio and Mantle immediately come to mind. In my opinion the next name that should be mentioned is Lawrence Peter (Yogi) Berra. Yogi’s early life: Yogi was born on May 12, 1925 to immigrant parents. He …