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Posts Tagged ‘Lou Gehrig’

An Ugly Rumor Better Left Forgotten

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Ellsworth Tenney “Babe” Dahlgren would be an anonymous figure in Yankees’ history if he hadn’t been penciled in as the starting first baseman on May 2, 1939, the day Lou Gehrig’s then record streak of 2,130 consecutive games came to an end.  In that game, the Yankees didn’t miss a beat without their legendary captain as […]

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Arod Saddles Up to Iron Horse in the Record Book

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In last night’s 15-3 drubbing of the Baltimore Orioles, Alex Rodriguez tied Lou Gehrig for one record and moved to within a nose of the Iron Horse for another. During the Yankees seven run outburst in the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez capped off the scoring with a grand slam. The bases loaded clout was the 22nd of […]

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Head of the Class: Baseball Should Lead the Way in Combating Concussions

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , , on February 23, 2011 | 3 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 […]

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