NEW YORK - MAY 02: The plaque of Roger Maris is seen in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium prior to the game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox on May 2, 2010 in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees defeated the White Sox 12-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Back-to-Back and Wall-to-Wall Home Runs at Yankee Stadium

By Harold Friend (Photo: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Roger Maris: "I'd Rather Have the Dough Than the Record"

by Harold Friend

Roger Maris looked straight into baseball writer Joe Reichler's eyes. With what Reichler described as a slight sneer, Maris told him, "I was born surly and I'm going to stay that way... Read More »
Mantle and Maris: Two New York Yankees We Wanted to Be Greater

by Harold Friend

Mickey Mantle was explaining his strained relationship with the media. ''I got into trouble with the press early, because I was scared," Mantle told New York Times journalist Robert Lipsyte, who was speaking to him and Roger Maris... Read More »
Roger Maris: 1961 Male Athlete of the Year Is Underrated After All These Years

by Harold Friend

Roger Maris will never be voted into the Hall of Fame, but Roger Maris won an honor that only 24 other baseball players have received. In 1961, Maris was voted the Male Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press ... Read More »
A's vs. Yankees: 4 Facts of an American League Rivalry

by Joe DeFrancesco

Whenever you hear the words "Yankees" and "rivalry" you usually think of the team in Queens or the Boston crew. Maybe you're nostalgic about the 90s and picture the Atlanta Braves ... Read More »
Gates Brown, Bill Buckner and a Closer Look at Hall of Fame Balloting

by Randy S. Robbins

The Baseball Hall of Fame—holy ground for America’s national pastime. Within Cooperstown’s pantheon are honored 296 of the diamond’s royalty. Some are gods; some many have never heard of... Read More »

New York Yankees: Mattingly, Munson and the All-Time 'Hall of Very Good' Roster By Rich Stowe

Toronto Blue Jays: 4 Bold Predictions for the Second Half

The Toronto Blue Jays appear to be on their way to another fourth place finish in the American League East, but that doesn't mean Jays fans have nothing to look forward to in the second half of 2011...