The Marlins’ Coming New Stadium And More
While there are great rates on fares to the Miami area this time of year, it's not a place most people want to visit in the summer, unless, of course, they have relatives or good friends to visit or a simcha to attend.
100 Years Ago
President Woodrow Wilson sent a mission in September 1919 to investigate atrocities against Jews in Poland and Russia.
The Summer Of ‘67
Events morphed into what became known as the Six-Day War. While the war lasted less than a week, millions of words were devoted to it in newspapers and magazines over the days and weeks that followed.
Forty Years Ago In The MLB
The coming days and weeks provided even better post World Series news. I would be getting a World Series ring with my name on it and a check with a nice amount and my name on it.
Lou Gehrig, The Brothers Pipp And Henry Ford
He died 44 years ago and even though he wasn't a Hall of Famer his name will always be linked to one of the greatest players of all time.
Remembering The 1947 World Series
It's hard enough to be a good player in the major leagues, But Robinson had to listen to racial taunts from other teams and fans in the stands when the Dodgers played on the road.
Random Thoughts between Seasons
There were 15 Jews in the major leagues during the 2013 season, but only a few from a Jewish mother.
The 2023 Baseball Season So Far
On the subject of the World Baseball Teams, we had a chance to see Jacob Steinmetz pitch for Team Israel against several major league all-star players representing the Dominican Republic.
The Jewish Ed Mayer
I always seemed to end up with, what they call in card-collecting circles, "commons." To me, Ed Mayer was even less than a common.
A Happy 90th To Ralph Kiner
Ralph Kiner turns ninety on the 27th of October.
Where have the years gone?
Many Jewish Press readers grew up watching Kiner's Korner, the post-game television show featuring yesterday's heroes and the Mets' one-day wonders.
Remembering The Moonwalk, Anticipating Kosher Fantasy Camp
When Gaylord Perry made it to the major leagues with the San Francisco Giants in 1962, manager Alvin Dark told him that while he had the makings of being a good pitcher, he would be a terrible hitter. In fact, Dark told Perry that man would walk on the moon before Perry would ever hit a home run.
Morrie Arnovich – A Star In 20th Century Big League Baseball
While Jewish fans were concentrating on Hank Greenberg's efforts to pass Babe Ruth's single season home run record of 60 in 1938 Jewish baseball history was made on August 20, 1938.
Baseball’s Back! Predictions For The 2011 Season
Every team has a bad week. Good teams, however, go through it less often. It all play out over the course of the season, so don't pay too much attention to where good teams are listed in the standings early on.
Remembering Bob Uecker, Mr. Baseball
Uecker ended his major league playing career with a 200 batting average in 297 games. He had some big moments, including a hit off Sandy Koufax. And he could boast that he caught two of the best pitchers in the game in Warren Spahn of the Braves and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals.
Jewish Players
In 1924 as he celebrated his bar mitzvah people called him Hyman. Hymie or Hy. He excelled at playing baseball and basketball and saw his first major league game in 1924 with his father at the Polo Grounds as the New York Giants won a Sunday double header.
One Hundred Years Ago
Babe Ruth was missing from the Yankees' lineup for the first six weeks of the season after Commissioner of Baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis suspended him for taking part in a 15-game barnstorming tour.
Talking Philadelphia Baseball With Allen Rothenberg
I spoke twice during Pesach. The first topic was the Holocaust and Jewish ballplayers and the second was how I, a frum-from-birth Jew, ended up in major league baseball.
The Jewish Father Of The World Series
The World Series was born 110 years ago. So were the New York Yankees, as New York inherited the remnants of the old Baltimore Orioles, a charter member of the new American League that was formed in 1901. A year later the team was headed to last place and bankruptcy. Manager John McGraw jumped to the National League New York Giants to assume the same position and brought some Orioles players with him.
Two Great Baseball Movies
You see me hittin' the ball and they cut the scene and you see Tab Hunter runnin' the bases. Every time I watched it with the family I say, 'Yeah, that's ol' dad hittin, in that movie there. Sievers said of his part in the movie.
Jews In Baseball
The best Jewish hitter over the past few seasons has been Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman. The 29-year-old Bregman is in his last year before possibly leaving the Astros as a free agent.
1939
While Jews in Europe didn't know which way to turn, American Jews found entertainment by turning the radio dial.
Spring’s Almost Here
With spring training almost upon us, our attention turns to Arizona (Cactus League) and Florida (Grapefruit League).
Those Who Left Us
As of early December, some 72 former major leaguers had died in 2012. The number is much higher than any of us would have guessed.
Starting A New Chapter
After more than 70 years of watching the Detroit Tigers what team do I get to see now. Lakewood has the Blue Claws, the low minor league team of the Philadelphia Phillies, but I don't expect that their games are televised.
Baseball On The Big Screen
The Yanks can easily be back in the playoffs next season if the young talent – which there is – can prove they’re ready for the majors.
Baseball Is Dull Only To Those With Dull Minds
We'll leave the serious stuff - the situation in Israel, the shidduch crisis, and other issues of concern to the Jewish community - to the other qualified Jewish Press columnists.
Tribute To Lou Gehrig: A Well-Loved Superstar
All of the players respected him. There wasn't a finer player or finer man.
All-Star Musings And Memories
Hope everyone enjoyed this year's All-Star Game, which was played on Tuesday this week, after this column was prepared.
Will The Cubs’ Championship Drought Finally End?
Most baseball fans have heard of Merkle's Boner, but how many actually know when or how it happened?
Wonderful And Magnificent
While you'll have the respect of the players and the coaches and managers, you still have to be on guard. There's always a jokester or two who may want to take you off the religious pedestal.’