A star-studded lineup will be honored at the 39th Annual Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Tuesday night, February 5, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City to benefit AHRC New York City Foundation which assists children and adults with intellectual and developmental[…]
Author: Jerry Milani
Ruth Collection To Be Offered At Yankee Stadium Auction June 15
Hunt Auctions is honored to announce a highly significant offering of historic baseball artifacts and personal materials from the collection of New York Yankees’ legend Babe Ruth. The collection has largely remained unknown to the[…]
Foley’s Offers The Tracy Ringolsby Burger in Honor of Longtime Baseball Writer
In honor of Hall of Fame writer Tracy Ringolsby (@TracyRingolsby), Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd St.), has announced the “Tracy Ringolsby Burger” as its stuffed burger of the week. Tracy Ringolsby has been writing[…]
Rivera, Pettitte Among Hall Ballot Newcomers
The BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot was announced today, with the electorate set to select from among 15 returners and 20 newcomers for the 2019 class. Several of those on their first ballot have New[…]
Jackie Robinson Foundation Announces Jackie Robinson Centennial Celebration in 2019
The http://www.jackierobinson.org/Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) will commemorate the one hundredth birthday of its namesake with a year-long schedule of events in 2019 that will benefit the organization’s scholarship and education programs as well as the future Jackie[…]
Ruth 1924 Home Run Bat To Auction
In 1924 Babe Ruth hit his first home run of the season off a pitch thrown by Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson. That Home Run Bat was signed at the end of the game[…]
Foley’s Offers ‘The Jay Horwitz’ Burger For Longtime NY Mets PR Man
In honor of Jay Horwitz, the Vice President of Alumni Relations and Team Historian for the New York Mets, Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant (18 W. 33rd St.), has announced the “Jay Horwitz Burger” as[…]
Judge Among MLB Stars To Lend Voices To Campaign To Stop Bullying
Thirty-one All-Star Appearances, Three League MVP Awards, Three World Series Rings, Three Rookie of the Year Awards, One Cy Young Award, One World Series MVP and One LCS MVP. These on-field achievements are credited to[…]
‘A Franchise On The Rise’ Author Amore Talks Highlanders
The excellent new book A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees (2018, Sports Publishing, 308 pps, $27.99) tells the story of the pre-Ruth Yankees (then, mostly “Highlanders”). See my reviews[…]
What Do Harper’s Topps Picks Say About His 2019 Destination?
The Nats’ Bryce Harper hits free agency this winter at the ripe old age of 26 by season’s end, and though he has in many ways had a below-grade year by his own incredibly high standards[…]