News from October 2010

Bill Shannon Was A New York Baseball Icon In The Press Box

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Back in May, outside Gate 4 at Yankee Stadium, where members of the media enter and leave, Bill Shannon was observing a sign situated at Babe Ruth Plaza. The longtime official scorer employed by Major League Baseball who sits up in the press box would question, “Look carefully. What is wrong with the spelling here…?” [...]

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Remembering My Friend Bill Shannon

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Back in 2007, on a random night at Shea Stadium, I got into a conversation after the Met game about the Brooklyn Dodgers with my friend Bill Shannon. We sat in the cafeteria and gave me – and radio reporter  Bob Trainor – a blow by blow description on why Walter O’Malley moved his team [...]

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NYC Fireman, Elite Athlete is Long on Inspiration

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It all happened in a flash.  An elite athlete, 9/11 survivor and New York City fireman, Matt Long’s life changed forever on Dec. 22, 2005, when, cycling to work, he was struck by a NYC bus.  Doctors doubted he would live, let alone ever walk again. They didn’t know Matt Long. His story, chronicled in [...]

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Lazzari’s Baseball Awards

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Yes–as autumn baseball winds down with most players now hanging out at the golf course, recognition is in order based on the 2010 regular season: *The STAY AT FIRST Award:  No doubt–goes to Torii Hunter of the L.A. Angels.  Hunter tried to steal 21 times this year and was thrown out on TWELVE occasions–a SB success rate of just 43%.  Just a reminder, Torii:  You’re [...]

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