Recently read October 1964, about the end of the old Yankee's dynasty, was Mantle's last World Series. Lot of interesting stories about the Yankees :usuck: and their opponent, the Cardinals, book is more for the hard core baseball fan, such as myself, hopefully others are here too, appears so. :woot:
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Recently read October 1964, about the end of the old Yankee's dynasty, was Mantle's last World Series. Lot of interesting stories about the Yankees :usuck: and their opponent, the Cardinals.
That is a GREAT book!! :applaud: Another one by the same author, David Halberstam is Summer of '49 about the pennant race between the Yankees and the Red Sox. I would recommend it also. :thumbsup:
That is a GREAT book!! :applaud: Another one by the same author, David Halberstam is Summer of '49 about the pennant race between the Yankees and the Red Sox. I would recommend it also. :thumbsup:
Thanks, I've heard of it but always forget, now I won't, I'll get it this week. Reading Game 6, about the 1975 WS game and all the events/history leading up to it....big Red Sox fan :hehe: here in the middle of Yankeeville. :doh:
PHOENIX -- Dodgers catcher Russell Martin has a pulled groin muscle and will be sidelined four to six weeks, missing the rest of Spring Training and Opening Day, manager Joe Torre said on Sunday.
Martin will be sent to Los Angeles for further medical exams to confirm the initial diagnosis made after a Saturday MRI.
Torre said rookie A.J. Ellis would "get the bulk of the playing time here," with 40-year-old Brad Ausmus remaining as the backup.
"Ausmus brings a lot to the table with his experience, but I certainly don't want to run him into the ground either," said Torre.
Torre said he had not discussed going outside the organization for a replacement.
Not too much longer for us fans...anyone do fantasy baseball? I do a bunch, just had a draft earlier tonight, 12 teams, drafted...12th. :nut: Ended up with 5 Phils, maybe I have a new fave team! :beatyou: :beatyou: :beatyou: :beatyou:
Picking 12th ain't that bad. Was it a snake draft?
I tried a fantasy baseball pool last year and did ok. It was a points league and finished third :victory:. Got Ichiro, Matsui and DICE-K... could've named my team the Yomiuri Blue Lions if I wanted too :bonk:
Pulling for Halladay this year. He'll always be one of my favourite Jays next to Carter, Hentgen, Delgado, and Gruber, but I'm hoping he finally gets to the WS.
Pretty sad that I'm a Jays fan but also follow the Indians. Just because of Major League :hehe:
Rev wrote:Picking 12th ain't that bad. Was it a snake draft?
Pulling for Halladay this year. He'll always be one of my favourite Jays next to Carter, Hentgen, Delgado, and Gruber, but I'm hoping he finally gets to the WS.
Pretty sad that I'm a Jays fan but also follow the Indians. Just because of Major League :hehe:
Took Halladay with 13th pick, :woot: Linceum with the 12th. We had the Triple-A team for the Jays until 2008, now we have the Nats, :twisted: saw Halladay, Delgado, Green, etc many many times, I live within an easy walk from the stadium.
Here's how Japanese players in the Major Leagues did yesterday:
New York Mets right-hander Ryota Igarashi made his major league
debut with one scoreless inning of relief in a 3-1 loss to the
Florida Marlins on Thursday.
Igarashi took the mound with the Mets trailing 3-1 in the
seventh inning and allowed no hits.
He walked the first batter he faced, Cameron Maybin, but got
Hanley Ramirez ground into a double play before retiring Jorge Cantu
on a pop fly at Citi Field.
''I was nervous but relaxed after the double play,'' said
Igarashi. ''I think I can pitch at my own rhythm next time.''
Teammate Hisanori Takahashi relieved Igarashi and held the
Marlins hitless in one-plus inning. He threw a perfect eighth and
left after issuing a leadoff walk in the ninth.
''I was more relaxed than yesterday,'' said Takahashi, who
allowed the go-ahead run in the 10th and took the loss in his major
league debut the previous day. ''I got ahead in the count and pitched
the way I wanted to. I want to go on and win the hearts of the New
York fans.''
At Angel Stadium, Hideki Matsui played defense in a
regular-season game for the first time since June 15, 2008 in a 10-1
loss to the Minnesota Twins. He had a single in four at-bats.
At Oakland Coliseum, Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-4 as the Seattle
Mariners lost to the Athletics 6-2.
Elsewhere, Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Akinori Iwamura
picked up his first hit of the season with a third-inning single in a
10-2 defeat by the Los Angeles Dodgers. He finished the game 1-for-5.
Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was hitless in four
at-bats in a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves.
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