Showing posts with label cuba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cuba. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Luis Tiant, 1940-2024

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You know the old saying: "When they made that guy, they broke the mold." Well, when they made Luis Tiant, they didn't break th...
Sunday, September 8, 2024

September 8, 1934: The Morro Castle Fire

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September 8, 1934, 90 years ago:  The cruiseliner SS  Morro Castle  burns and sinks, killing 135 people, off the coast of Asbury Park, Monmo...
Friday, October 28, 2022

October 28, 1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis Is Resolved

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Herbert Block (Herblock) cartoon in The Washington Post , November 1, 1962: JFK says, "Let's get a lock for this thing." Octob...
Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Felo Ramírez, 1923-2017

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Felo  Ramírez and Jaime  Jarrín at Marlins Park There have been 3 voices of Spanish-language baseball in America: Eloy "Buck"...
Wednesday, January 4, 2017

MLB Players by State of Birth

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Includes all players from the National Association in 1871 through the 2016 Major League Baseball season. 1. California, 2,183 2. Pen...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

José Fernández, 1992-2016

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Baseball was the victim of a tragedy this morning, as  José Fernández of the Miami Marlins  died in a boating accident. José  Delfín  Fe...
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Friday, April 29, 2016

The Red Sox Are the REAL "Evil Empire"

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As Christmas approached in 2002, the Yankees signed 2 big foreign stars: Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui, and Cuban pitcher Jose Contrera...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

Minnie Miñoso, 1925-2015

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Who is the greatest player not in the Baseball Hall of Fame? If you said Pete Rose, you need to get smacked: While he was one of the gre...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Iron Rod Leads Yankees to Burn Atlanta; Teófilo Stevenson, 1952-2012

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The Yankees went down to Georgia.  They were looking for a series to steal. Mission accomplished: We've taken the 1st 2 games of thi...