Joe Dimaggio Autograph News
- Local Sports Briefs Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 7:14AMThe Burlingame Flames under-12 fastpitch softball team continued its hot summer play by capturing the Billie Sue tournament this past weekend in Burlingame.
- Jeter will become hot property Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:09PMDerek Jeter 's 3,000th hit could be a memorabilia bonanza.
- Posada not the first Yankees hero to need pass from fans Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 2:07AMWhen Yankees fans of a certain era remembered Joe DiMaggio, they did so with reverence and respect, with hushed recollections of booming home runs and graceful catches and the elegant élan of an innocent time. They never talked about what a pariah he nearly became as a young player when...
- Baseball autographs from boyhood have value beyond money (Hicks) Monday, April 18, 2011 @ 8:07AMDuring my junior year at college, I came across a magazine article concerning baseball cards and their worth. There were photos of some of the cards, and I realized I owned some of those cards and probably a few others that were valuable.
- Centennials don't grow on trees Wednesday, March 30, 2011 @ 2:39AMGary Hanauer forwarded the invitation: "AT&T and T-Mobile are getting married. After the ceremony, there will be no reception." The San Francisco Symphony, already revved up for its Centennial Opening Night Gala on Sept....
- Stan the Man hasn't lost Musial magic Wednesday, February 16, 2011 @ 6:48PMAMERICA AT LARGE:He came from a time when your father’s hero could also be your own
- Hawk goes deep for Old Timers’ sellout Sunday, January 30, 2011 @ 9:37PMYou can put this one on the board — “Yeees!” Ken “Hawk” Harrelson, a longball hitter in his playing days, knocked the ball out of the park time and time again as the guest speaker at last Thursday’s 62nd annual Old Timers Baseball Association of Will County banquet at the …
- Feller leaves void in home of Hall Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 11:46PMBullet Bob pitched an inning, at age 90. Nicknamed "Rapid Robert" and "Bullet Bob" for a flaming fastball that, legend has it, touched 107 miles per hour, Feller is best remembered not only for throwing three no-hitters and winning 266 games, but also for pausing his career to serve in World War II. Feller is part of an old guard of Hall of Famers -- along with Yogi Berra, Stan Musial and Bobby ...
- London column: Bob Feller visited Salisbury Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 11:19PMBy Mike London mlondon@salisburypost.com Baseball great Bob Feller died Wednesday night, and while it isn’t a major shock when a 92-year-old passes ...
- Gay Talese talks with David L. Ulin Friday, October 15, 2010 @ 5:47PMIn this Sunday’s Arts & Books, book critic David L. Ulin talks to Gay Talese about "The Silent Season of a Hero,"a new collection of his writings on sports. Talese has long been one of our most interesting journalists, the...
- Mickey Mantle: From golden god to alcoholic wreck Friday, October 8, 2010 @ 12:06PM"The Last Boy" goes further than any biography yet in capturing the baseball legend -- and the mess he became
- Toy Dept.: Catching Up With ... Former Oriole Jack Fisher Friday, September 17, 2010 @ 7:13AMThe letters roll in, more than a dozen a week, from baseball buffs seeking Jack Fisher's autograph. “Most of them start out, ‘You were my favorite pitcher,'” Fisher said, laughing. “I don't believe them.”
- Phils' Madson visits Glenside appliance store (VIDEO) Tuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 7:32AMBaseball players endorsing products and businesses is nothing new. New York Yankees great Joe Dimaggio — who played his last game in 1951 — was introduced to a whole new generation in the 1970s who knew the Yankees legend and hall of famer only as “Mr. Coffee” for his endorsement of an electronic coffee maker.
- Dick Enberg: Announcer returns to baseball roots with Padres Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:53AMIn this installment of "Fan Mail," broadcaster Dick Enberg, a veteran of Broncos Super Bowls and CU's national football championship, talks about his famous phrase, John Elway's "Drive", and his most memorable moments.
- Johnson Honored at Yankees’ Old-Timers’ Day Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 7:11PMDon Johnson was traded to the Browns in 1950 but was honored as a contributor to that year’s World Series Yankees team at Old-Timers’ Day.
- George Steinbrenner Was No Bob Sheppard or Roger Maris Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 12:41PMIt is consistent with George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard. The New York Yankees have announced that their players' uniforms will have commemorative patches honoring the memories of owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard. Professor Sheppard's commemorative patch will be placed on the left sleeve of the team's home and away uniforms. Mr. Steinbrenner's patch will be ...
- Between the Lines / "Sonny Boy" Wednesday, April 14, 2010 @ 12:13AMIt was important to pack everything we needed in the old green Chevy station wagon. Our Saturday morning ritual during the Little League season was to load up the bases, the bat bag, the ball bag, the catcher's equipment, the clipboard, the score book, pencils, Bazooka bubble gum and the water jug.
- A look back at memorable moments in season openers between Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Saturday, April 3, 2010 @ 3:35PMRemarkable things happen whenever the Yankees and Red Sox meet and Opening Day is no different, from the christening of baseball's most famous stadium to the debuts of some of the rivalry's greatest players to, well, baseball history.
- Hilton honors employees who have been there since the beginning Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 7:37AMCharlie Ragusa is the senior banquet captain at the Hilton on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington. He has been with the hotel since it opened in 1965. He has served every U.S. president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. But to hear Ragusa tell it, one of the highlights of his career was getting baseball great Joe DiMaggio to sign an autograph -- for someone other than himself.
- Hilton honors employees who have been there since the beginning Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 7:37AMCharlie Ragusa is the senior banquet captain at the Hilton on Connecticut Avenue in Northwest Washington. He has been with the hotel since it opened in 1965. He has served every U.S. president since Lyndon Baines Johnson. But to hear Ragusa tell it, one of the highlights of his career was getting...
- Pebble Beach Pro-AM: With Tiger away from the PGA Tour, it's all eyes on Phil Thursday, February 11, 2010 @ 3:48AMPEBBLE BEACH -- The A-list foursome at Monterey Peninsula Country Club includes one of the world's highest-paid bankers, a chairman of a company that employs more than 130,000 people, and a billionaire nearly five-times over.
- Charlotte Safavi: Celibate Celebrity Spotting Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 12:13PMThe man from an adjacent table, who knows one of my friends and has his other hand on her shoulder, leans between us and confidentially whispers: "That's Jon Gosselin over there getting coffee."
- Olde Tyme Stuffe, Inc. Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:00 pm 54 Suffolk Street, Worcester, MA 01604 Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 11:07PMPresented by Olde Tyme Stuffe, Inc.
- Pro athletes appearing in Wilmington this weekend Wednesday, November 4, 2009 @ 9:29AMThe Greater Boston Sports Collectors Club is hosting an event open to the public this weekend, bringing former and current athletes to Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Road in Wilmington.
- Old-timers remember the good old days of baseball Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 1:07PMThe letters continue to arrive in their mailboxes on a weekly basis. Although it’s been more than 70 years since he last fielded a ground ball, Tony Malinosky still receives requests for his autograph. Although it’s been more than 60 years since he cracked his last hit, Don Lang baseball cards are still in circulation. The former major league infielders share a common bond that will take ...
- Yankees haters root, root, root for the other team Wednesday, October 7, 2009 @ 1:34AMFor Larry Barruch of Hastings-on-Hudson, who has a self-described pathological hatred for the New York Yankees, last fall was a delight. The foliage was a little brighter and the air a little crisper as the Yankees missed the playoffs after 13 straight appearances.
- Baseball Capsules: Jeter and hit record top tune in the Bronx Thursday, September 10, 2009 @ 6:32PMNEW YORK — Winning streaks and World Series titles. Those are the only things Derek Jeter ever talks about chasing, the only achievements he seems comfortable celebrating.