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What’s in a name?
I noted with some amusement a piece by Dan Graziano, the baseball writer for The Star-Ledger, in which he finds it necessary to spell out the phonetic pronunciation of the newly-acquired relief pitcher J.J. Putz (sounds like “pootz”). Putz, who had spent his entire six-year career with the Seattle Mariners, is used to being his [...]
Welcome back, Kotter.. and BOTNS
Gabe Kaplan and I and not mishpacha, so I’m not plugging the guy, but I came across this article from ESPN The Magazine‘s website. It must have been a dull day for Bill Simmons, who contributes to the amusing zeitgeist “Page 2″ column. He must have spent hours trolling the Internet to come up with [...]
Hebrew homer trivia
Did you know: Hank Greenberg’s 206 home runs were the seventh-most from 1930-39. On Aug. 12, 1966, Art Shamsky hit two extra-inning round-trippers in the same game, a 14-11 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Shawn Green is one of only 15 batters to hit four home runs in one game. He accomplished this rarity on [...]
