Comments on: Pinch hitting: Bronx Banter

By: va loan for veterans

va loan for veterans — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:39:26 +0000

Haha ^^ nice, is there a section to follow the RSS feed

By: bobmac

bobmac — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:36:46 +0000

Emma,thank you.All these years the Yanks have been described as corporate robots.Now I find out their origins and I couldn’t be prouder.Stealing the interlocking NY,how great is that!

By: Jacob

Jacob — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:35:59 +0000

Cowardly. Sports can be a haven at their best, but a shroud at their worst. Your disclaimer to start this blog was the worst, unfortunately. There are moments in time when events transcend our meathead views of what are and are not venues of refuge. This is one of those. I truly think to not at least offer a word or two on your thoughts regarding the gravity of today and this moment in our shared history- sports and otherwise- is both inappropriate and a willful step to the wrong side of history. And this from a man who reads the blog daily, and loves your work, Peter. I will continue to read. I just hope your negligence can be corrected by an articulate post, which you’ve proven time and again you’re capable of, about YOUR feelings on this, one of the most important days in Americacn history. Don’t be THAT sports guy, despite readership impact.

By: Sean Serritella

Sean Serritella — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:26:05 +0000

That was very informative. I didn’t know any of it. Thank you.

By: unmoderated

unmoderated — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:36:39 +0000

great stuff again, emma.

By: cgar

cgar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:10:33 +0000

great stuff. loved it.

By: Emma Span

Emma Span — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:32:12 +0000

Hey, thanks for reading, everyone — and thanks to Mr. Abraham for posting.

For anyone who wants to read more about this particular era (at least until my book comes out!), I’d recommend checking out “Top of the Heap: A Yankees Collection”, edited by Glenn Stout, and Stout’s “Yankees Century,” plus the NY Times archives (though once you get this far back in time, you do have to pay for their articles).

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:06:13 +0000

SteveB
January 20th, 2009 at 10:03 am
I gotta admit I’m a sucker for a good historical posting. I enjoyed it very much, but it left me with a question—so what caused Farrell and “Big Bill” to sell the team to Ruppert & Huston about 10 years (I think) later?

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Steve, the reason devaney and Farrell sold the Yanks to Ruppert and Huston in 1915, was two-fold…the origional owners were fighting with each other and they were just about broke and needed the money.

By: GreenBeret7

GreenBeret7 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:57:39 +0000

This subject is more of what this blog needs….history lessons that go back to the begiining and go forward. How the Yanks were spirited out of Baltimore in 1903, an introduction to Happy Jack Chesbro and on to the first team captain and notorious cheat and crook, Prince Hal Chase, tossed out of baseball for being a go-between for The 1919 White Sox and Arnold Rothstein.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:44:02 +0000

pat- If I recall correctly, I remember hearing him say he wants Mo money. That is 15 million or what ever Mo’s salary is now.