10-year anniversary of Mark McGwire’s 62nd home run
September 8, 2008 by Tony Baldwin
Filed under Baseball
10 years ago today, former St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire hit his 62nd home run of the 1998 season. It’s hard to believe that it has already been 10 years. Gone is McGwire’s single-season home run record, thanks to Barry Bonds, yet Big Mac still hasn’t made it into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
McGwire has been somewhat of a ghost since he retired from baseball. One of his few public TV appearances came when Congress asked former and current players of Major League Baseball to testify on the use of steroids in the game, where …read more
Top 10 greatest moments in the Red Sox & Yankees rivalry
August 25, 2008 by Tony Baldwin
Filed under Baseball
It’s one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports. The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry has seen many great players, taken many turns and now is heading into the end of a chapter. Tuesday begins another series in this long American League rivalry. But, it’s not just another series. It happens to be the last series ever to be played at Yankee Stadium between the two clubs.
Both Boston and New York has had their ups and downs in the rivalry. The Yankees have not only the edge in the all-time series …read more




