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Luis Severino Wins Easy; Needs Nickname

September 5, 2015 paperbacklou 0

By now in 1978 the announcers would be figuring out a nickname for him — like they did with Ron Guidry back then — “Gator”, “Louisiana Lightning”. The Kid, Yankee fan John Snyder kept referring […]

The Fan Died. ARod Saga Becoming Surreal

August 30, 2015 paperbacklou 0

And so the comment someone (reader Willhelm Kaiser) wrote on espn — “I wonder if they will boo Arod today”. ARod Saga Becomes Surreal The ARod saga has become surreal. We Yankee fans are used […]

Brett Gardner Finally An All-Star: A Non-Expert’s Opinion

August 22, 2015 Terri V 0

I’m by no means a baseball expert. Some might say I have no knowledge of baseball at all. I live in a house with two huge Yankee fans: my husband and daughter — so my […]

Didi Gregorius Not Gregarious But Better than Robinson Cano

July 4, 2015 paperbacklou 0

Someone asked me last night “Isn’t Didi Gregorius‘s last name an actual word?” The word is gregarious. Have never spoken to Gregorius to know if he is gregarious (although he sure has a great smile […]

Willie Randolph: Childhood Memories

June 21, 2015 paperbacklou 0

Willie Randolph was my favorite player growing up. I became a Yankee fan at age 11 in 1973 and by 1975 had already suffered through Horace Clarke and then Sandy Alomar — who wasn’t bad […]

Where is Graig Nettles’ Plaque in Monument Park?

June 20, 2015 paperbacklou 2

And ps: where is Graig Nettles? Not at this year’s Old Timers Game. That’s GRAIG Nettles. Not Craig Nettles. All-time Greatest Yankee 3rd Baseman. Last we heard he lived in New Jersey. All-time leader in […]

Adam Warren’s Career ERA Is 3.52; His College GPA Was 3.35

June 7, 2015 paperbacklou 0

Jack Buck, Harold Reynolds, and Tom Verducci did a good job during Yanks 8-2 win over Angels on National TV last night (FOX networks) — at one point Reynolds compared Adam Warren‘s lifetime ERA (3.52) […]

Chasing Graig Nettles: All-time Homer Totals for Current AL 3rd Basemen

May 3, 2015 paperbacklou 5

by PaperbackLou Yesterday’s post got us thinking — besides ARod, is there any other current American League 3rd basemen close to threatening Graig Nettles‘ record for all-time homeruns by a 3rd baseman in the American […]

Mario Cuomo Hit Better than Half the Yankee Lineup Last Year

January 4, 2015 paperbacklou 0

Ok it was 1952. In the D level minor leagues. Mario Cuomo — former 3-time Governor of New York who recently passed away — hit .244 in his one season of professional baseball in the […]

Yankee Christmas Present: Lindy McDaniel Baseball Card

December 26, 2014 paperbacklou 0

Nothing like receiving an unexpected Christmas gift in the mail from a longtime friend. A signed 1970 Topps Lindy McDaniel baseball card. From John Letizia, who really got me into baseball back in 1970 when […]