Remember when former President Donald J. Trump claimed that he could have been a professional baseball player (in a 2010 interview with MTV)? And/or the time he said that he was the best high school baseball player in the state of New York (in a 2013 tweet)? His high school baseball coach at New York Military Academy, Ted Dobias, told the Daily Mail in 2015 that scouts from … [Read more...] about Trump Batted Only .138 in High School, New Book Details
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Five Most Iconic Baseball Cards of the 1980s
In this time of having to stay home more, and go out less (and even if you did go out more- where exactly are you going to go? What's open?) nostalgia is huge. With little to nothing to put in our calendars and look forward to, it's a time for looking back. Thus, I reflected back to when I was a hard core baseball cards collector: 1985-1992. Memories of opening up my first … [Read more...] about Five Most Iconic Baseball Cards of the 1980s
25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
Editor's Note: with the original publication that this article was posted on set for imminent extinction, we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it gets deleted. It originally ran in the fall of 2018. The sports calendar is sort of imbalanced, but once it gets moving, it has a lot of velocity. For about four months in the summer you have pretty much nothing but … [Read more...] about 25 All-Time Worst Sports Interview Cliches, Platitudes, Bromides and Tautologies
How Sports Press Releases Killed Themselves By Morphing into Spam
Editor's Note: with the original publication that this article was posted on set for imminent extinction, we brought this post over to The Sports Bank before it gets deleted. It originally ran in the summer of 2010, and we have updated it in some places. Sports press releases are well-crafted statements that convey a highly controlled message to the masses. These days, many … [Read more...] about How Sports Press Releases Killed Themselves By Morphing into Spam
FOX Sports Places Yankees-Red Sox Promo at World Trade Memorial Site
Watching last night's New York Yankees rout over the Boston Red Sox was joyous for fans of the home team and painful for supporters of the visitors. But there was one moment which was difficult to consume for people on both sides of this rivalry. Before cutting to commercial, the graphics team on the FOX Sports broadcast placed their Baseball Night in America logo directly … [Read more...] about FOX Sports Places Yankees-Red Sox Promo at World Trade Memorial Site
Yankees News and Notes: Red Sox Series, Old-Timers Day
It's two more against the arch-rival Boston Red Sox, and then the All-Star break for the New York Yankees. The Yankees lost 5-4 to the BoSox last night in extra innings but they remain in first place, by 12 games over the Tampa Bay Rays, with a record of 62-28. Losers of five of their last six, the Yanks are starting to come down to Earth now, having passed the midway part of … [Read more...] about Yankees News and Notes: Red Sox Series, Old-Timers Day
Chicago Dogs Partner with Curtis Granderson Charity for Season Opener
The Chicago Dogs, an unaffiliated minor league baseball team that resides in suburban Rosemont, are set to open their fifth season on Friday night when they take on the Gary Southshore Railcats. The American Association ballclub will be sporting a new black jersey this season, and to celebrate it, they'll be giving away replica jersey t-shirts to all fans in attendance on … [Read more...] about Chicago Dogs Partner with Curtis Granderson Charity for Season Opener
How the Baseball Hall of Fame Acknowledges the Steroids Era
(Editor's Note: Re-posting from August 2019, in the wake of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens not getting in the Hall of Fame) To me, the most interesting aspect of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is what passes as "the steroids wing." The entire steroids era, from approximately the mid 1990s to the early 2010s is covered by just one display case, which focuses on … [Read more...] about How the Baseball Hall of Fame Acknowledges the Steroids Era
