“Baseball is the greatest game ever.” ~ Jesus Well, if Jesus didn’t say that I’m sure he mean to but probably had other things on his mind.  Tuesday night found your humble blogger in the South Bronx doing what I usually do in the South Bronx:  Wearing a trench coat and flashing old ladies Attending […]

“Well that kind of puts a damper on even a Yankee win.” ~ Yankee announcer Phil Rizzuto reading a news bulletin announcing Pope Paul VI’s death, 1978 Tonight I traveled to the only borough in New York City that is on the mainland of the United States (officially known as “Da Bronx”) to see the […]

“I don’t know what it is doc but every time I urinate I scream” ~ Babe Ruth sometime during the 1925 season. The Yankees won their 10th in a row tonight, beating the Atlanta “59 years after leaving Boston and we still can’t get the stink off us” Braves.  The Yankees started their ace CC […]

“Babe Ruth?  Bah humbug.  Me and Billy have more hookers every night than that fat old man did in an entire year.” ~ attributed to Mickey Mantle. The above photo is Phil “Will never live up to his promise” Hughes warming up before the game.  Fun fact:  Phil Hughes is under 30 years old.  Obviously […]

“Gehrig’s still mad at me because I slept with his mother and ate all his hot dogs.  No wait.  I ate his mother and slept with all his hot dogs. Mmm.  Hot dogs.”  ~ attributed to Babe Ruth. The above photo is of the number 4 train going past Yankee Stadium.  Where was it heading?  […]

“I asked manager Huggins to take me out of my lineup because I was up all night with five hookers and I have a hangover that would kill a horse but he refused.  The bastard is ruthless!” ~ attributed to Babe Ruth. The above photo was taken during Sunday afternoon’s game at Yankee Stadium.  I […]

“I only have two rules when it comes to hookers.  1.  They must be clean.  2.  They must not have had Lou Gehrig before me.  The Babe does not play sloppy seconds!” ~ attributed to Babe Ruth The above photo shows the Great Yankee Wall of Honor inside Yankee Stadium.  Note:  The Wall of Honor […]

“40 hot dogs and seven hookers.  Or was that 40 hookers and seven hot dogs?  No wonder my stomach hurts” ~ attributed to Babe Ruth. Baseball 2012 has arrived.  Normally I don’t like to go to night baseball in April – the nights are too cold and I have a good relationship with my testicles […]

“We lost to the Dodgers in ’55.  I blame myself.  I was up all night before game seven with some Swedish girls, Liberace and a suction machine and it affected my performance on the field.  But hey, at least I didn’t end up with syphilis like Mickey.” ~ Yogi Berra And so once again the […]

“I don’t want to play golf.  When I hit a ball I want someone else to go chase it” ~ Rogers Hornsby What’s more fun than a baseball game played in the cold, wind and rain?  Why an extra inning game played in cold, wind and rain. Welcome to New York City. Twice as rainy […]