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Joe Torre Knew What He Was Getting Himself Into

Nov 4, 2015

Baseball History, Features, New York Yankees

"Clueless Joe. Torre has no idea what he's getting himself into," the headline read from an article written by Ian O'Connor of the New York Daily News, after Joe Torre, a managerial retread with three other org...

Can the MLB Postseason Schedule Problems Be Fixed?

Jake Lighter

Oct 28, 2015

American League, Features, Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, Opinions & Predictions, Postseason

Baseball appears to be in a predicament: what to do with scheduling the World Series? The beauty of summer baseball is that is has a monopoly on all popular sports. The postseason doesn't have such dominance...

The Role of Baseball After 9/11

Gershon Rabinowitz

Sep 10, 2015

Baseball History, Features, Major League Baseball, New York Mets, New York Yankees

The preface of at least one history course taken in your lifetime will include the phrase, "one incident can change the course of events." Some will resonate forever in the annals of time and alter the beliefs ...

Bernie Williams Officially Announces Retirement

Gershon Rabinowitz

Apr 22, 2015

American League, American League East, Baseball History, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees

Procrastination leads to contemplation. An abeyance of structure creates soul-searching, while figuring out the next chapter in one’s life. For the past eight years, former Yankees centerfielder Bernie Williams...

A-Rod’s Quest for Redemption

Gershon Rabinowitz

Apr 20, 2015

American League, American League East, Features, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

Wherever one looks, there is something to be seen. Assistance and redemption can come from the most unlikely of sources. Solace sought and escapes when the answer is nearby. Desperation fuels the pursuit and re...

Yankees to Retire Andy Pettitte’s No. 46

Nick Delahanty

Feb 15, 2015

Baseball History, Breaking News, Headlines, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees

The New York Yankees will retire Andy Pettitte's jersey No. 46 and place a plaque in his honor in Monument Park as part of the "Andy Pettitte Day" festivities before the team's game against the Cleveland Indian...

Hall of Fame Recognizes Joe Torre’s Greatness

Kevin Pittack

Nov 19, 2014

American League, Boston Red Sox, Hall of Fame, Milestone, New York Yankees, Opinions & Predictions

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was published in the Scranton Times-Tribune on July 27th, 2014. The writer, Kevin Pittack, is a writer for onbasetalk.com) On July 1, 2004, the New York Yankees faced the Bosto...

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Joe Torre Knew What He Was Getting Himself Into

Can the MLB Postseason Schedule Problems Be Fixed?

The Role of Baseball After 9/11

Bernie Williams Officially Announces Retirement

A-Rod’s Quest for Redemption

Yankees to Retire Andy Pettitte’s No. 46

Hall of Fame Recognizes Joe Torre’s Greatness