In Nice Guys Finish Last (1975), Leo Durocher wrote: ‘There will never be a ballplayer as good as Willie Mays, but Reiser was every bit as good, and he might…
The Pawtucket Red Sox, the beloved AAA PawSox, around decade’s end will be reborn as the Providence Red Sox or, worse, the Rhode Island Red Sox. The ProSox (support hose,…
How differently we experience of professional sports than our grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ did. A delightful exhibit at the Boston Public Library on Boston Sports Temples (BPL Main Branch in…
Let’s talk about breaking up institutions, maybe even Evil Empires. ‘Break up the Yankees!’ How many times I heard that in my first 14 years. Two years…
Note: ‘We’re a little late, folks…:’ In days not long gone, the Boston home opener halted business and school life across the Red Sox Nation. Who had tickets dominated conversations…
‘Timeless’ is never an apt description of an image; its essence is the opposite. Major league baseball photos, more than any others, because they are almost always datable to a…
Hamerin’ Hank Greenberg , the American League’s Most Valuable Player of 1935 and 1940, played in 19 games in 1941 before changing his Detroit uniform for a US Army one. He returned…
Among my many claims to fame: I am the only Pittsburgh Pirate fan sentient during the 1960 World Series who will admit he did not see Bill Mazeroski’s bottom of…