Ron Blomberg

Analysis

The First “Opener” in Yankee History = Chad Green

May 24, 2019 paperbacklou 0

The Yankees had the first “Designated Hitter” (DH) in Ron Blomberg. The Yankees arguably had the first designated “Closer” in Joe Page. The Yankees arguably had the first designated “Setup Man” in Dick Tidrow. The […]

2016

Yankees Need a Big Bopper Free-Agent DH

October 9, 2016 paperbacklou 0

Everybody’s got one. It’s the oldest and newest fad. A big bopper DH. When the Designated Hitter was invented and put into place in 1974, teams grabbed their best-available hitter who couldn’t field well and put […]