Lou Gehrig

12 February 2010

Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas officially announced their retirements this week, ending speculation that either one would attempt a comeback in 2010 after not appearing in a big league game last season.  Glavine was a great finesse pitcher of his generation, and Thomas was a premiere slugger of the nineties.

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11 September 2009

The Iron Horse would be proud of Jeter


With his next base knock, Derek Jeter will break Lou Gehrig’s Yankee record of 2,721 career hits.  After passing Mantle and The Bab

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17 May 2008

The '36 Yanks, the first year of Joltin' Joe, and the last great one from Lou Gehrig, along with typically solid contributions by Bill Dickey, Tony Lazzeri and the usual cast of star Yankees.

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