Joseph DelGrippo

Joseph DelGrippo

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About

A writer and MLB baseball analyst on several radio stations who has attended New York Yankee games since 1971. My father and I were at the last game in the original Yankee Stadium, and those tickets were courtesy of Yankee HOF shortstop Phil Rizzuto.

I work in the MLB Media covering the the minor leagues, including the Arizona Fall League and ML Instructional Leagues in both Florida and Arizona.

I am a fan of all sports but concentrate mainly on baseball and football. Check out my baseball writings on my blog at www.josephdelgrippo.wordpress.com. You can also follow me on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/Joe_DelGrippo

Solid baseball franchises let young players develop rather than going after big money free agents. Draft good talent and build up the middle with pitching, catching and solid up the middle defense, then trade your marginal prospects to fill in the blanks.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Roger Staubach, Thurman Munson, Kent Hrbek, Babe Ruth, Charlie Gehringer, Oscar Robertson, Rogers Hornsby, Joe DiMaggio, Albert Pujols

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, Notre Dame, St. Louis Browns, Duke Basketball

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tom Landry, Billy Martin, Jimmy Johnson, Tony La Russa, Vince Lombardi, Tom Kelly, Ron Gardenhire, Ozzie Guillen

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    Chris Chambliss' 9th inning HR in 1977 ALCS; Roger Staubach's Hail Mary to Drew Pearson

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Aaron Boone's extra inning home run against Boston in 2003; Emmitt Smith's Great Overtime Game against the New York Giants on 1/2/94 when Emmitt played with separated shoulder; Derek Jeter's "Mr. November" HR in the 2001 World Series

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young 511 pitching victories; Cy Young's 313 career LOSSES (you have to be a pretty good pitcher to lose that many games!)

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth - was a dominant pitcher before he became a dominant home run hitter

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Toughest of the choices, but Montana mainly because I am a Notre Dame fan. He did it in college and the NFL.

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan - won 6 titles when it was tougher to win titles.

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky - made other players better and won the four Stanley Cups.

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele - greatest image in soccer is Pele's bicycle kick

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer - Wins all the biggest matches

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger - tougher to win now and he won the US Open in 2008 while injured

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty - more titles and had that great hat

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Who cares?

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Depends on the sport, but Big 12 overall. Conference has won titles in FB, BSKB and Baseball.

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  • S M posted 895 days ago

    S M

    Joe in one article you said the old saying "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" when referring to Burnett. I know how you feel about him but it looks like that stubborn horse might be trying to drink the water at long last.

    Cashman said this a few days ago:

    ”It was good. Obviously he had the disappointing year. He knows that, we know that. Our job is to attack areas of weakness and he’s physically ready to go. I’ll give you one nugget, he called Larry Rothschild directly. We hired Larry Rothschild to be our pitching coach and the first phone call he received was from AJ Burnett” It reminded me of Robinson Cano years ago when he reached out to Larry Bowa and said ‘can you help me?’ So that was a good sign….Larry’s going to work with him, early in the winter and prior to Spring Training and work on some mechanical stuff and I think you’ll see an Burnett like the one we saw prior to this year.

  • Rich B posted 909 days ago

    Rich B

    Joseph, your article about Victor Martinez is wrong on so many accounts, and lacks a lot of "logical reasoning" that every journalist should employ before their fingers hit the keypads. The Tigers have made 2 excellent signings this offseason, with Martinez making sense on so many levels. Try not to let your personal feelings for sports teams curtail the articles and arguments you create. It shows a complete lack of professionalism.

  • Michael Cohen posted 973 days ago

    Michael  Cohen

    Would Joe Torre manage the Mets? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/468986-joe-torre-considering-managing-new-york-mets-is-he-really-serious

  • D.A. posted 1028 days ago

    D.A.

    Hey Joseph,

    Here's an AL East Roundtable featuring five writers representing each team

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/426033-100-in-american-league-east-roundtable

    Thanks!
    da

  • Scott Gyurina posted 1045 days ago

    Scott Gyurina

    Hi Joseph,

    I've read some of your work on here and I've found you to be one of the more knowledgeable Yankee fans around. Please check out this recent article I wrote if you're interested...thanks, and have a good day

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/418704-joba-chamberlain-throwing-fuel-on-the-fire

  • Shashwat Baxi posted 1063 days ago

    Shashwat Baxi

    Thanks for the feedback Joseph. I will continue to work at becoming a better writer.

  • Michael Cohen posted 1084 days ago

    Michael  Cohen

    All Star Voting is underway. Who is getting left in the cold? http://bleacherreport.com/articles/400164-12-mlb-players-getting-cheated-by-all-star-voting

  • Tyler Spence posted 1093 days ago

    Tyler Spence

    hey Joseph, I did a story on your Red Sox team drink, let me know what you think and if you would be interested in what I had to say
    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/396016-mona-vie-the-drink-of-the-boston-red-sox-la-angels-houston-rockets?just_published=1

  • John Doublin posted 1094 days ago

    John Doublin

    http://www.realsportsnet.com/mlb-general/52010-mlb-rookie-of-the-year-race.html

  • Mike Hunt posted 1096 days ago

    Mike Hunt

    Keep up the great work! I can't wait to see what you have in store for us next article!!

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