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The PBS program’s Web site has been updated and now contains information about the April 21 broadcast, including a video promo, memories from Puerto Rican players, a teacher’s guide, and other items, as well as a chance for visitors to leave their comments. The program will be available for onb-line viewing after the premier. Thanks […]
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An entry on the BaseballZealot blog notes that PBS will air a documentary on the late Latino star on April 21 as part of its American Experience series. As of this posting, no information as available at the show’s Web site, but keep trying.
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From Feller to Clemens, the ageless newsman has bridged the generations of great pitchers. This segment appeared on Wallace’s interview program, originally broadcast on CBS August 4, 1957. The observant viewer will note the (now) hilarious (and anachronistic) introduction at the top of the program: “I’m Mike Wallace. The cigarette is Phillip Morris.” Courtesy of […]
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I felt it was my duty to report that Canseco will be the subject of a Nightline segment this evening. As a bonus, the page links to an excerpt from Vindicated. Man, that show has gone downhill since Ted Koppel left.
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From ACTA Sports, publisher of the Bill James Hold Mine 2008: Bill James…will appear on the CBS TV news show 60 Minutes on Sunday March 30. The program will air at 7:00pm ET/PT. Morley Safer and the 60 Minutes crew interviewed James over the course of three days at the World Champion Boston Red Sox […]
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From The Deadbolt News, a report on the “opening night” of Jose Canseco’s author tour, which begins Monday, March 31 on Letterman. According to the official CBS press release, “Canseco will appear on the LATE SHOW to promote his new book, Vindicated, which will be published on the following day, Tuesday, April 1. Vindicated is […]
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Stealing a thought from The Tony Kornheiser Show and his penchant for the “old man radio” intros for his segments… It probably won’t last long, but the new FOX program New Amsterdam will have a special place in my heart. The police drama stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (as opposed to Game of Shadows’ Mark Fainaru-Wada) as […]
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In a way I feel bad for Roger Clemens. In a sense, one of his comments on tonight’s 60 Minutes was right: America (or at least some of its baseball fans), have reached a point where it’s guilty until proven innocent. To my mind, Clemens did not convince me of his innocence. I wonder if […]
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According to an Associated Press report, Roger Clemens admits to receiving injections…of painkillers and vitamins. Clemens made the admission during his 60 Minutes interview with Mike Wallace. The segment will be aired Sunday, jan. 6. During the CBS interview, recorded last Friday at Clemens’ home in Katy, Texas, Clemens was asked whether McNamee had injected […]
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60 Minutes is slated to air the Roger Clemens mia non-cupla segment on Jan. 6, but pundits are already weighing in with their opinions. Is this fair? Will it have the deleterious effect of prejudicing an audience that’s still on the fence? Here’s part of Jon Friedman’s take on Marketwatch.com: Would Clemens have consented to […]
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From The New York Times, Dec. 25: Wallace, Fan of Clemens, Becomes His Questioner Hard to believe Wallace is 89. Wallace said Monday that he had already begun to map out the questions he wanted to ask Clemens. “Why would McNamee say these things he said?” said Wallace, a point that has been asked by […]
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Just in time for the holidays: Mickey Mantle: A Life Story is a 10-DVD set. The collection contains “the most complete and entertaining portrayal ever done about Mickey’s remarkable life and career. These DVDs feature rarely-seen footage and photos, as well as never-before seen footage and photos from the Mantle Family archives. This is one […]
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“The ‘Dancin’ Homer’ episode of The Simpsons paid homage to Lou Gehrig and his farewell speech, which was dramatized in the film The Pride of the Yankees, in which Gary Cooper played Lou Gehrig.” Good job, Joeydevilla.com!
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A piece by Kostya Kennedy in the Dec. 3 edition of Sports Illustrated does not exactly gush over Dennis Miller’s latest venture. Anyone tuning into Sports Unfiltered, writes Kennedy in an item titled “Snark Attack,” “with expectations heightened byMiller’s work on HBO or his inspired stint as a weekend update anchor on Saturday Night Live […]
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Sportswriter Mitch Albom, famous for his Tuesdays with Morrie best-seller, will have his latest creation For One More Day airs as an ABC-TV movie with the Oprah seal of approval. According to IMDB.com, Day tells the story of “A suicidal former baseball player, played by Michael Imperioli, is granted one more day with his deceased […]
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Dennis Miller is not for everyone. His style can bit a bit smarmy, condescending, loquacious, whatever. But give him credit; the man doesn’t know the meaning of the word quit (probably one of the few he doesn’t know). Despite a disastrous term on Monday Night Football, Miller recently launched his latest series, Sports Unfiltered, which […]
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NY Mets third baseman had a so-so guest shot on the Oct. 31 Daily Show. (Sorry, but I could embed the video directly.) I guess the folks at TDS were planning for the writers’ strike; Wright’s appearance is scheduled to re-air tonight (Nov. 5).
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In a former life, I was the sports and features editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper, where I hosted an award-winning bog about Jews and Sports.
I did a profile piece on the legendary cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was very generous in immortalizing me in this caricature.
My article on Sandy Koufax in the 1965 World Series appears in
My article on the later biographies of Babe Ruth appears in
My article on the Mets’ 1969 postseason appears in
Profiles of several Jewish baseball figures appear in
