Communicated: TefillaChillul Tefila Bifarhesia, as well as halachicly challenged verbiage and dress, are external manifestations of a critical lack of personal yiras shomayim which has lethal consequences.
1951: A Great Year In Baseball
Posted on: December 7th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderI was one of 2,400 people at the recent Yeshiva Beth Yehudah dinner held in downtown Detroit.
Posted on: November 14th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderSeventy-eight degrees and sunny. That's what it was that Thursday afternoon in November when I arrived in Tampa, site of the Yankees Fantasy Camp. That's what it was that Thursday afternoon in November when I arrived in Tampa, site of the Yankees Fantasy Camp. After checking into the Sheraton Suites where the campers were staying for the Monday through Saturday camp, I shuttled to George M. Steinbrenner Field (where the Yanks play during spring training and also the home of the Tampa Yankees, three levels below the major leagues), to join the camp in progress.
Jewish Boxing Champ Defends Her Title
Posted on: November 14th, 2011
News → News BriefsCarolina Raqucel Duer, a 33 year-old Jewish woman from Buenos Aires, Argentina, defended her World Boxing Organization Super Flyweight title on November 12 by defeating opponent Maria Jose Nunez of Uruguay. Nunez foreited the match in the third round, after being knocked down by Duer’s left cross. Duer, known as “The Turk”, is the daughter [...]
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Posted on: November 12th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderWow! What a finish to the 2011 baseball season. Even before the interesting seven-game World Series won by St. Louis, there was incredible drama in the final month.
Posted on: October 12th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderTwo months ago I told you about my "Mancation" (men only, we visit different cities, check out a ballgame and the shuls, etc.).
Hank Greenberg’s 25th Yahrzeit
Posted on: September 7th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderIt was Hank Greenberg's 25th yahrzeit recently and I said Kaddish for baseball's biggest Jewish superstar.
Posted on: August 10th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderOn one of those cable financial stations the other day, one of the talking heads was explaining the concept of "Mancations."
The Marlins’ Coming New Stadium And More
Posted on: July 7th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderWhile there are great rates on fares to the Miami area this time of year, it's not a place most people want to visit in the summer, unless, of course, they have relatives or good friends to visit or a simcha to attend.
On Jewish Pitchers – And Some Departed Heroes
Posted on: June 7th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderJason Marquis became the first Jewish pitcher in 31 years to collect 100 career victories. Pitching for the Washington Nationals this year, Marquis (pronounced Mar-kee) earned his first big-league win ten years ago by beating the Mets at Shea Stadium while pitching for the Atlanta Braves. Jason, who'll turn 33 on August 2, has also pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies.
Random Thoughts A Month Into The Season
Posted on: May 11th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderA local Orthodox attendance record was set at Detroit's Comerica Park on Sunday Chol Hamoed Pesach as an estimated 500 frum fans were in the stands. They saw a good game as the Tigers downed the White Sox 3-0 on a beautiful sunny day. Seven families from my shul returned with suntans and they reported many shuls were represented in all sections of the downtown ballpark, about a 20-minute ride from my dugout.
Baseball’s Back! Predictions For The 2011 Season
Posted on: April 6th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderEvery team has a bad week. Good teams, however, go through it less often. It all play out over the course of the season, so don't pay too much attention to where good teams are listed in the standings early on.
Baseball Shakes Off Its Winter Slumber
Posted on: March 9th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderBaseball is back. And for the first time, half the 30 major league clubs are holding spring training in the Phoenix area.
Posted on: February 9th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderIn the four years-plus I've been writing this column, I've received many questions from readers. This month would be a good time to showcase some of the more popular questions and tell you of a book about an Orthodox Jew in the baseball field.
Posted on: January 12th, 2011
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderBob Feller was stubborn and opinionated - and, I must admit, I didn't care for him too much at our first meeting over 30 years ago.
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderJanuary 1 will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hank Greenberg. And Greenberg's 25th yahrzeit will be marked next August.
Posted on: December 8th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderJanuary 1 will be the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hank Greenberg. And Greenberg's 25th yahrzeit will be marked next August.
Posted on: November 10th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderIt's over 15 years since Rick Ferrell died, a few months shy of his 90th birthday.
The Greatest World Series Finish Ever
Posted on: October 6th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderIt was a half-century ago but I still have vivid memories of 1960. Television was still considered kosher and my favorite shows were mostly westerns.
Posted on: September 7th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderThose of us who were around then will never forget that afternoon 59 years ago.
Farewell To Four Baseball Legends
Posted on: August 11th, 2010
Sections → Sports → Baseball InsiderErnie Harwell, Bob Sheppard, George Steinbrenner, Ralph Houk - four legendary men long associated with baseball, all of whom died during this baseball season.
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