After being named the Yankees’ Opening Day starter last season, Nestor Cortes plans to enjoy the atmosphere more this time.
Sparky Lyle, Catfish Hunter, Thurman Munson ... “How he even got a baseball cap over there remains amazing. But spring training of ’76, we were staying at a place called the Fort Lauderdale ...
Kansas City and many other municipalities desperately wanted to join this exclusive club, and 70 years ago the doors swung ...
The “Swingin’ A’s,” as they were called, were led by Vida Blue, Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson ... and it resulted in growing the game of baseball in the western part of the United ...
But he said it was baseball that provided his biggest thrill as a young sports writer. In 1974, while still in high school, Powell covered the pursuit of free-agent pitcher Catfish Hunter for the ...
If baseball had arrived in KC later ... with a team that included Jim “Catfish” Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Bert Campaneris, Blue Moon Odom and other future stars.
Led by colorful players such as Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter and Rollie Fingers ... As the first professional baseball team, you’d think the Reds would have a little more hardware to show ...
We were just there and we met some longtime friends for dinner in Hertford, N.C. Hertford is just a blip on a map but if you’re a baseball fan all you need to know is that Jim “Catfish” Hunter is from ...