Mr. Girardi’s Wild Ride
Gotham Baseball and this writer in particular has always been a very strong supporter of Yankees manager Joe Girardi. So it was shocking to see …
Covering the past, present and future of the New York Game
Gotham Baseball and this writer in particular has always been a very strong supporter of Yankees manager Joe Girardi. So it was shocking to see …
Think of the 1954 Giants as The Boys of The Summer Before. Perhaps the date is the first clue. The World Series could hardly have started any sooner, and given the course of events that quickly unfolded, there was no way it was going to end any later. In its time, that was a good thing.
For the first four years of his professional career, Sal Maglie wasn’t much of a presence, a prospect or a pitcher. Before he would hang up his spikes, he would be part of New York baseball folklore forever.