Joe DiMaggio's Streak, Game 51: Did He Get a Hit?Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:15AMGame 51: July 12, 1941 Dom DiMaggio used to tell the stories of how he sometimes felt like he didn’t exist during his brother Joe’s immortal hitting streak. Most of his interviews were with media members who wanted to know what it was like growing up as Joe DiMaggio’s brother. What tips did Joe give him during a season? What was Joe like? What does Joe eat? Joe this and Joe that. Friends in his ...
Gazette.Net: Hyattsville restaurant know for good pizza, offbeat sense of humor closesWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:28PMRestaurant offered pizza, sandwiches, and offbeat sense of humor. With its laid-back atmosphere and menu that name-checked sports heroes, sex symbols of the 1950s and Italian filmmakers, residents say Rhode Island Reds brought a unique charm to the Hyattsville community.
Wilmington on DVD: The Adjustment Bureau, The Eagle, Zazie dans le Metro, Pale FlowerWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 10:32AMIn The Adjustment Bureau , a rising young liberal congressman named David Norris (Matt Damon), running for the U.S. Senate and on a fast track to the White House, blows his chances when The New York Post publishes photos of his butt-bearing college high jinks days.
BurgeramaWednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:15PM"You can find your way across this country using burger joints the way a navigator uses stars," or so said Winnebago-piloting journalist Charles Kuralt. And, like many things in this great nation, that goes double for Las Vegas. Actually, we probably have three or four times as many burger joints as anywhere else. Burger Bar, Burger Brasserie, Burger Palace. Strip Burger, Bachi Burger ...
Mickey Mantle's First Home Run Was His Most MemorableTuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 4:38PMRookie Mickey Mantle started the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1st, 1951, as the New York Yankees leadoff hitter and right fielder. Jackie Jensen started in center field for the injured Joe DiMaggio. In the seventh inning, manager Casey Stengel replaced Mantle with No. 7 Cliff Mapes for defensive purposes. The game turned out to be one of the most significant games ...
Lenny Dykstra and the 25 Biggest “Sleazeballs” in MLB HistorySunday, June 19, 2011 @ 11:12AMThroughout baseball history, there have been many players, coaches, owners and commissioners that were what I would consider "sleazeballs." What exactly is a sleazeball? Well, in my opinion, it is someone that does something, says something, or supports something that a normal human being would consider sleazy, immoral or just downright nasty. It could be for something they did on the field ...
Joe DiMaggio nude photo to be sold at auction despite fake claimsMonday, June 13, 2011 @ 2:17PMThe black and white images allegedly shows DiMaggio naked in the shower of the New York Yankees clubhouse washing himself next to another man.
NYY Steak Stakes Out MidtownMonday, June 13, 2011 @ 12:40PMAccording to the Post , the Yankees and Hard Rock Café are expanding their Yankees Stadium restaurant concept, NYY Steak (go ahead and click on that link for the most obnoxious restaurant webpage music ever), and the first outpost will probably be in midtown. But will the “Joe DiMaggio Boudoir Photo” be on the walls? [ NYP ] Read more posts by Daniel Maurer Filed Under: empire building , nyy ...
DiMaggio's lawyer brands naked picture a fakeMonday, June 13, 2011 @ 8:10AMAn attorney representing Joe Dimaggio's estate is considering taking legal action over a photograph which purportedly shows the late baseball star naked.