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Banned: Mays, Mantle, and the Commish
Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were both banned from Major League Baseball in the early 80s. Money issues after retirement drove them to challenge the powers of the game.
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Redemption: The Ray Fosse Story
Catcher Ray Fosse became famous as the target of one of the hardest slides in Major League history during the 1970 All Star Game. It changed his life.
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The Forgotten 1974 World Series
By any measure, the 1974 series was just as exciting as those before it. The games had everything: home runs, a suicide squeeze, pick offs, plays at the plates, and controversy.
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The Bunt That Changed Baseball History
Controversial plays are part of every World Series. In Game 3 of the 1975 World Series, a bunt took center stage.
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Deep to Right: MLB's First All-Black Outfield
The New York Giants had long played second fiddle to their crosstown rivals, but in 1951, their manager made a decision that put them in the history books once more.
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The Emperor of Right Field: Carl Furillo
Brooklyn Dodgers’ Carl Furillo is considered one of the greatest outfielders of his day. But false accusations and reporters’ misrepresentations dogged him throughout his career.
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Double Bogey: The Disappearing Public Golf Course
Participation in the game of golf is declining throughout the U.S. Courses are closing and merchandise is not selling. Is the apathy of the young to blame for the decline? Or is there something else going on? An...
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One If By Land: In Defense of Tom Brady
Is New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady a cheater, or someone who just outworks his opponents?
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Strike Three: Baseball Is Dead
Baseball has declined in popularity and that will have a long lasting effect on the culture at large. Years from now a young child will ask, "Grandpa, what was baseball?"
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The Hammelburg Raid
Patton’s ill-conceived raid on a POW camp to save his son in law led to controversy, recriminations and needless casualties. There is another secret behind the decision that is never discussed.
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Red Leg at the Chosin: The Story of Korean War Hero John U. D. Page
In the frozen hell of Chosin Reservoir, a U.S. Army artilleryman helped save hundreds of Marines.
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Forgotten Massacre: The Story of the 333rd Field Artillery Battalion and the Wereth 11
During the Battle of the Bulge, one segregated unit nearly lost all its men and it took years to be recognized. By helping to defend both St. Vith and Bastogne, it deserves its place in history.
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Common Valor: Artillery Heroes in WWII and Korea
In part two of my series on Medal of Honor winners from the Artillery branch, we highlight World War II and Korea. They were ordinary men who accomplished extraordinary things.
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Courage Knows No Color: Three Artillery Heroes of World War II
In the first of a series of articles on Medal of Honor winners from the artillery branch, we look at three heroes from World War II.
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Destiny Delayed: Custer and the Trading Post Scandal
Was the recklessness showed by Custer at the Little Bighorn fueled by a humiliating rebuke from President Grant?
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Musical Misgivings: Membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The qualifications for induction into the Hall of Fame have come under fire the last few years.
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Lost in the Ardennes: The Story of Sgt. John Roberts
Artilleryman Jack Roberts was ambushed and found himself a prisoner of the Germans. But his war was not over.
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Artillery Battalions in World War II
The artillery personnel in World War II were some of the most skilled soldiers in the US Army and their Battalions were built to fight.
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War Reading: The Best World War II Memoirs
When you want to learn about World War II, hear it from people who were there.
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Artillery Innovations in WWII
The most efficient branch of the U.S. Army in World War II was the artillery. 20 years of innovations between the wars helped make it the best in the world.
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What Happened to Lt. Eric Wood?
Lost in the woods of the Ardennes, a lone American artillery lieutenant sets out to fight his own war against the Germans.
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Lions In Winter: The Fighting 106th Infantry Division
The Battle of the Bulge was the largest land battle fought by the U.S. in World War II. It was also was the baptism of fire for an entire American Infantry Division.
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Days of Decision: American Generals of World War II
What makes a good general? Combat experience? Compassion for his troops? Vanity? Maybe it's a little bit of everything.
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Bronx by birth. Northwesterner by choice.
"If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing," (Kingsley Amis)
"Real liberty is neither found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments." (Alexander Hamilton)
If there are vets you know who would like to have their story told, please get in touch with me. It would be my pleasure to help.
Author, Red Legs of the Bulge: The True Story of Artillerymen in the Battle of the Bulge.