By Marc “The Raz” Rasbury
It is funny how fortunes can change in a (Harlem) New York minute. Two years ago, Derek Jeter was the King of New York while his Mets counter part, Jose Reyes, was being labeled an enigma. Jeter was leading the Yanks to their 27th World Series Championship whereas Reyes was nursing what was originally diagnosed as a hamstring strain that eventually turned into a year-long rehabilitation stint. Continue reading
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Tagged Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, José Reyes (shortstop), Marc Rasbury, Tale of Two Shortstops, The Raz, Yankees
Sports
George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner known as “The Boss” for his tempestuous style, has died at age 80, the New York Daily News reported on its website on Tuesday, citing an unnamed, high-placed team source.
Media reports said that he suffered a massive heart attack at his home in Tampa, Florida, and was rushed to hospital. Continue reading
Music
If you were caught up doing something important, were watching the Yankees take on the Dodgers or you, like many other people gave up on BET and decided not to watch the 2010 BET Awards, you missed something special. Chris Brown, superstar recording artist and amazing dancer, took the stage last night for a much awaited performance-tribute to the King of Pop who we all know died last year. Chris was supposed to do this tribute last year, but was going through legal troubles with his then girlfriend Rihanna, who accused him of abusing her after a heated argument. All that in the past, Chris Brown had everyone up on their feet, screaming out his name catch as many flicks of the amazing performance, many called “the most electrifying and moving performance they had ever seen“… Continue reading
Tagged BET, Chris Brown, Jeffrey Akita, Michael Jackson, Yankees
Music
Jay-Z’s “Empire State Of Mind” will replace Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” at the 142nd running of the Belmont Stakes.
The New York Racing Association said it will play “Empire State of Mind” as the horses are brought out on the track for tomorrow’s race. Continue reading
Sports
President Obama hosted the Yankees at the White House today to honor their 2009 World Series win.
And Obama, a die-hard White Sox fan, couldn’t help but take the Yankees down a peg or two. Continue reading
Sports
Detroit snaps its 19-game losing streak by beating Washington; the Yankees clinch the AL East…
… Mickelson wins Tour title, Woods takes FedEx Cup; Johnson wins at Dover.
In the summer of 1938, Jake Powell, a journeyman Yankees outfielder, talked his way into trouble. During a pregame radio interview at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Powell said he spent the off-season as a police officer in Dayton, Ohio. Then, using a racial slur, he said he stayed in shape by hitting blacks over the head with his nightstick.
Powell was never a police officer in Dayton, but that was beside the point. His remark set off an uproar, even at a time when the Yankees and other major league teams did not field black ballplayers.
The Yankees’ front office, including Manager Joe McCarthy, tried to make light of Powell’s comment. But realizing that Harlem’s blacks represented a good chunk of their game-day patrons, the Yankees sought to quell the public-relations nightmare by reaching out to Bill Robinson, the popular black dancer nicknamed Bojangles. Robinson was known as the honorary mayor of Harlem as well as the Yankees’ No. 1 fan. Continue reading
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Tagged Bojangles, Harlem, Jake Powell, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, segregated, Yankees
Books
One would assume the final Sunday in January is the dullest day of the year when it comes to baseball news (not). Most years one would be right .
Yet there’s no way that’s the case today. As I type, the baseball blogosphere is ablaze over reports in the New York Post and Daily News that Joe Torre’s forthcoming book on his 12-season tenure with the Yankees is sure to be a much talked-about page turner once it’s released by Doubleday on Feb. 3.
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