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“Welcome to history.” Those were the first words I ever heard someone say to me as we entered the Palestra in Philadelphia. It was January 27, 1984, and as Manager of the Fordham University men’s basketball team I had walked into the hallowed halls at The University of Pennsylvania as we came in to practice …
Three years ago this week the sports world learned that former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca passed away at the age of 90. While Branca was known more for his infamous pitch to the New York Giants Bobby Thomson that game NY the National League pennant in 1951 , the Mount Vernon, New York native should really …
The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is steadily falling into that category. There are many origin stories of the high five, but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown …
It’s not easy being minor league in a major city. Then again if you are the disruptive leaders of the New York Penn League’s Brooklyn Cyclones, there is little minor league about the experience, except for the cost of admission and family fun. A recent trip to MCU Park in Coney Island served as a …
The Yankees, kings of tradition, rolled out their annual Old Timers Day event Sunday. Why aren’t there more? Old Timers Day is more fun nostalgia as an appetizer for a day of baseball in The Bronx. However it serves a common, often overlooked niche; connecting stars of the past to the audience of today, which …
A year ago today the sports world learned that former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca passed away at the age of 90. Thought it was worthwhile revisiting this piece.While Branca was known more for his infamous pitch to the New York Giants Bobby Thomson that game NY the National League pennant in 1951 , the …
We have written several times on storytelling and its continued value in all forms; knowing who you are, what you do and being able to communicate that fact simply and succinctly in a world of white noise is more valuable today than ever before. Lots of screaming going on, but when you listen, what are …
One of the most underappreciated qualities in an attention starved, shout over everyone to get noticed world is the ability to listen, digest what you hear and learn from those around you. With so much white noise out there, channeling the good from the useless or mundane can be difficult, bit learning to be a …
The simple things are usually the best activated, and National High Five Day is steadily falling into that category. There are many origin stories of the high five,[ but the two most documented candidates are Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team on October 2, 1977, and Wiley Brown …
It was a seed that may have taken 100 years to germinate, but last week Major League Baseball made its bigger mark in cricket, Australian Rules Football and rugby crazed Australia. The two game series between the Dodgers and the Diamondbacks drew solid crowds and lots of buzz at the Sydney Cricket Grounds, and helped …
