Former Fordham Baseball Coach Dan Gallagher To Be Inducted Into ABCA Hall Of Fame Friday

Dan Gallagher, who won 518 games in his decorated 21-year career as head baseball coach at Fordham University, will be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Friday at the organization’s annual convention at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. Gallagher, also a 1997 Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame enshrinee, becomes [...]

Babe Ruth Look-Alike Contest Set For Sept. 24 To Celebrate Gallagher’s 85th Birthday

The year was 1927. The Babe hit 60, and Gallagher’s Steak House was born.  In celebration of its 85th Birthday this year, Gallagher’s (228 West 52nd Street) will host a Babe Ruth Look-Alike Contest on Monday night, September 24, at 6:30 p.m. A galaxy of to-be-announced prizes will be awarded to the winner, as selected [...]

‘Voice Of The Brooklyn Cyclones,’ Warner Fusselle Dies At 68

Warner Fusselle, the radio “Voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones” since the team’s inception in 2001, passed away last night of an apparent heart attack at Hackensack (N.J.) Medical Center. He was 68. A friend, John Bacchia, said that the hospital confirmed his death He missed only a game or two during his 11 years with [...]

Bill Shannon Was A New York Baseball Icon In The Press Box

Back in May, outside Gate 4 at Yankee Stadium, where members of the media enter and leave, Bill Shannon was observing a sign situated at Babe Ruth Plaza. The longtime official scorer employed by Major League Baseball who sits up in the press box would question, “Look carefully. What is wrong with the spelling here…?” [...]

MLB Needs an All-Star Overhaul

Major League Baseball prepares to showcase the 81st version of its mid-summer classic from Anaheim, California on Tuesday night, and while there is still much that’s good with the MLB all-star game and its accompanying festivities, the current setup also leaves a lot of room for improvement. Thus, in the dream world of a writer [...]

Don’t Make Any Changes To The Imperfect Game

With only 18 perfect games in baseball history before this season, and then two 27-outers this past month, you would think the baseball world would have to wait for the Jenna Bush Presidency to see the next one. But no, much like the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, the perfectos just don’t stop [...]

Some views on Arizona Immigration and Sports Reaction

NEW YORK -   A few thoughts here about the recent controversial immigration issue in the state of Arizona that has dominated the headlines. More so, how the world of fun and games, known as sports has reacted.  As a frequent visitor to the Grand Canyon state and with numerous friends affected by the law, this [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup 10-29-09

ITEM:  The Plainfield (CT) High School football team has scored a grand total of just THIRTEEN points over the course of its first five games this season.  Sheesh, this team’s offense sees the end zone about as often as pretty women wink at yours truly…….TRIVIA QUESTION:  Who is the last NHL player to lead the [...]

Are Baseball Writers Capable of Legitimate HOF/Steroid Proposal?

At least give them credit for trying. The steroid issue has been so prevalent in Major League Baseball for a number of years now and  the questions surrounding Hall of Fame inductions gets deeper every time one of the accused and/or proven hits the five-year mark and get placed on the ballot.
Mark McGwire may have [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup 5/15/09

A “must have” for the ultimate sports fanatic out there:  The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live:  An Insider’s Guide to Creating the Sports Experience of a Lifetime–written by sports travel guru Robert Tuchman.  The author breaks down the events–which take place in more than 30 states and 15 countries–into an organized, easy-to-read list [...]

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