In the New York Times, Harvey Araton has an outstanding profile of Yogi Berra’s and Ron Guidry’s annual rites of spring, frogs legs and all. Yogi’s teammate Phil Rizzuto would undoubtedly be glad to hear that Brett Gardner has been working on his bunting skills. Newsday dug up an old conversation with the Scooter on [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training
Posted in Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged Spring Training on February 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Head of the Class: Baseball Should Lead the Way in Combating Concussions
Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged concussions, Justin Morneau, Lou Gehrig, Minnesota Twins on February 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) On Tuesday in Fort Myers, Justin Morneau took a round of batting practice and then joined his teammates for a few minutes of long toss. Similar scenes play out repeatedly in Florida and Arizona, but yesterday’s news about Moreneau was [...]
White Sox GM Puts Ignorance on Display by Advocating Lock Out
Posted in Baseball, Sports Business, tagged Kenny Williams, White Sox on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It must be something in the Chicago water? White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen is best known for speaking out of turn, but this time around it’s General Manager Ken Williams who will likely spend the next few days extricating his foot from his big mouth. According to a report on ESPNChicago, Williams called the idea [...]
Like Father, Like Son: Hank’s Comments Hark Back to the Boss, but Harmless Nature Makes Them No Cause for Concern
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged Derek Jeter, George Steinbrenner, Hank Steinbrenner on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Proving that he is indeed a chip off the old block, Hank Steinbrenner stopped by the Yankees’ Spring Training camp in Tampa and immediately made his presence known. Speaking to an assembled pack of reporters, the elder Steinbrother sounded off on a variety of topics, including the Yankees’ growing revenue sharing bill as well as [...]
Breakfast Links: A Quick Wind Sprint Around Spring Training
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Link Roundup, MLB, Yankees, tagged Spring Training on February 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just like his father used to do, Hank Steinbrenner held court at the Yankees’ spring training complex in Tampa, opining on everything from house building to modern psychology to social and economic political systems. The elder Steinbrother also revisited the team’s off season acquisition of Rafael Soriano. Alex Rodriguez addressed the media for the first [...]
Long Lost Video of Reagan and Rose Found!
Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, tagged Pete Rose, Ronald Reagan on February 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
To celebrate President’s Day, The Captain’s Blog dug deep into its dusty archives to uncover one of the most highly sought after video clips dealing with baseball and the U.S. Presidency. The elusive footage, which features Pete Rose and President Reagan, had escaped capture on the internet until today, so sit back and enjoy this [...]
Update: Yankees Lean Left When It Comes to Championships
Posted in Baseball on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts. It has also been updated from its initial publication on April 26, 2010). Instead of worrying about who will fill out the starting rotation or occupy the backend of the bench, Yankees’ fans seeking to predict the team’s performance in [...]
