APRIL 13, 1950 – “George ‘Birdie’ Tebbetts, sore on the little finger of his throwing hand and sore at same from being damaged by a foul tip earlier this week, is back home today. ‘Broken or not, Birdie maintained sturdily, ‘I don’t intend to miss the opening series with the ...
Here are some mid-April Easter dinner leftovers as we are just about halfway through an unforgettable first full month of spring: Longtime Alvirne High School baseball coach Mike Lee has a good recommendation for a lot of you baseball purists out there: It’s the book “Swing Kings: The ...
Ahhh, contingency plans. Part fantasy, part reality. In the NBA, there was talk about playing all its remaining games, be it regular season or more likely playoffs, without fans in Las Vegas. Arenas, hotels, etc. Maybe. Maybe not. In Major League baseball, there's been some talk about ...
Our first item today is a reminder for all baseball analytics worshippers: It is not against the rules to see players play. APRIL 10, 1945 – “George Goulet and ‘Dunca’ Chaplick, two Nashua boys who caught the eye of Philly scout Cy Morgan when they held the Phillies’ baseball school ...
Before heading back into the glory days, a rhetorical question: Did anyone suspect that Tom Brady’s inner diva would burst forth once he took his talents elsewhere? Or were we all blinded by those Super Bowl rings? APRIL 9, 1970 – “Colleen Swamp of Nashua was the winner and high ...
Ah, bring us back to the days when the Red Sox and Braves were competing for hearts and minds, the Celtics’ and Bruins’ seasons were done (and mostly forgotten), and pulses skipped a beat for ... ping pong. Direct from the sports pages of the Telegraph: APRIL 8, 1950 – “Two ...
