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Walk-Off Caught Stealing by Granderson Harks Back to Babe Ruth and the 1926 World Series

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on August 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated atTheYankeeAnalysts.) Bobby Abreu’s game winning home run off Mariano Rivera was shocking for two reasons. Not only has the great Rivera been seldomly beaten by the long ball (64 surrendered since 1995), but Abreu entered the game with only four round trippers […]

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April 26 Marks Starting Point of Maris’ Run at Ruth, but Journey Really Began Several Months Before the Season

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged , on April 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris’ record setting 61 homeruns in 1961, The Captain’s Blog will be tracking his pursuit of Babe Ruth by listing each home run in the sidebar on the anniversary of the day on which it was hit. Details about each blast will be provided along with a […]

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Trying to Turn Brett Gardner into Another Babe Ruth?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) As Moshe Mandel covered in detail yesterday afternoon, Brett Gardner has made improving his bunting skills a priority during spring training. Hopefully, that means more drag bunts for base hits and not maddening sacrifices when the team can ill afford […]

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Anniversary of Ruth’s 60 A Reminder That Babe Was in League of His Own

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Nostalgia, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on October 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

He jogged around slowly, touched each bag firmly and carefully, and when he imbedded his spikes in the rubber disk to record officially Homer 60, hats were tossed into the air, papers were torn up and tossed liberally and the spirit of celebration permeated the place.” – New York Times, October 1, 1927 On September 30, […]

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