‘Dullea of Game’ Archives
Going, Going, Gone
They have been the two most moribund franchises in the last century, setting the standard for futility. He was the hometown wunderkind, hired to bring his beloved Red Sox to the promised land. Theo Epstein has now resigned as the General Manager of the Boston Red Sox and [Read More]
FRAGILE ARM, FUTURE PROMISE
He came out of college as THE most heralded prospect in history. His numbers his senior season at San Diego St. were extraordinary. In 109 innings, he went 13-1 with a 195 strikeouts and a 1.35 ERA. His repertoire included a triple digit radar gun, a 4 and two seam [Read More]
EVIL EMPIRES
A year after the Yankees signed CC Sabathia and Mark Texeira to multi-year contracts exceeding $340 million, the Red Sox probably felt compelled to follow suit. The annual winter league meetings are a pre-Christmas bonanza for the MLB GM’s, and this year was no [Read More]
THE GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES, THE GIANTS WIN THE WORLD SERIES
In the 1950’s, baseball ruled in America, and New York City was the center of the baseball universe. Every year of the decade (except one) the World Series was played in Gotham. The Yankees were the dominant franchise, but the Giants and the Dodgers were [Read More]
WHERE EAGLES DARE [Newswire Op-Ed]
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NEWSWIRE OPINION EDITORIAL2007 Falcons Manager Bruce Dullea – now with the Sidewindersorganisation – has been following closely the on and off-fielddevelopments at Herts Baseball with the unique interest of anoutsider/alumni. He offers his wise and candid [Read More]
A RAT NAMED SUE
A Rat Named Sue He was a painfully shy player in a very public arena. Tall and powerfully built, he hit prodigious home runs. 442 of them, which is 34th all time. One of them, which was hit in Wrigley Field on April 14, 1976, went over 600 feet, [Read More]
THE BIGGEST BULLY ON THE BLOCK
The Biggest Bully on the Block Ennui. That was my state of mind last night. I was flopped down on the couch, feet up, glass of wine in hand, wondering what to do next. I then turned on the TV to catch Baseball Tonight on NASN. I could not [Read More]
THE FINAL SEASON
The Final Season The Polo Grounds. Ebbets Field. Comiskey Park. Tiger Stadium. Forbes Field. All of these venerable stadiums are relics from the past. They are all part of baseball history, where great games have been played, [Read More]
IS IT A PROMOTION OR A LATERAL MOVE?
Is it a Promotion or a Lateral Move? There is an unwritten rule amongst journalists that you never write about a colleague, but don’t tell that to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post, who is continually baiting Mitch Lawrence of the New York Daily News. The [Read More]
THE YEAR OF THE PITCHER
The Year of the Pitcher The baseball establishment has always favoured the hitters over the pitchers. Over time, the rules have been altered to give the hitters an advantage. Presuming that the fans would prefer seeing a home run than a strikeout, a [Read More]
