Post Tagged with: "Thurman Munson"

Kobie Bryant And How We Cope

Kobie Bryant And How We Cope

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor There are reflections, tributes, and the tears.  Kobie Bryant was definitely an icon and you don’t have to be a sports or NBA fan to realize what is going on here. Kobie Bryant had an […]

by · January 28, 2020 · Sports
BatBoy “A Yankee Miracle” Comes To The Bronx

BatBoy “A Yankee Miracle” Comes To The Bronx

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor  The production BatBoy “A Yankee Miracle” hit the stage Friday evening at the Hostos Community College Theater.  The production and performance is based on the book that was authored by Ray Negron a longtime baseball […]

by · October 20, 2018 · Sports
Negron: To Mickey, Thurman Was Bigger Than Life

Negron: To Mickey, Thurman Was Bigger Than Life

By Ray Negron Thirty nine years later people still love to tell thier own stories about our beloved Thurman Munson.  So many years have passed yet the passion and love for this incredible sports hero just won’t fade. In 1976 […]

by · August 2, 2018 · Sports
Ron Guidry And His Career Game

Ron Guidry And His Career Game

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor  Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Sunday and Ron Guidry got on the mound again.  Perhaps the best Yankees starting pitcher, next in line to Whitey Ford, was in the Bronx prior to this annual and traditional […]

by · June 17, 2018 · Sports
Negron: Sheriff Toulon Was Yankees Batboy

Negron: Sheriff Toulon Was Yankees Batboy

By Ray Negron Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon, the first African American Sheriff in the long history of Suffolk County Long Island went back to his childhood home of the Bronx.  He was there to visit his favorite baseball team, […]

by · June 15, 2018 · Sports
Lou Pinella

Negron: Piniella Is Always Sweet Lou

I recently received  a call from Mead Chasky, the sports memorabilia guru, to tell me that Lou Piniella had a stroke. 

by · February 26, 2018 · Sports
Reggie Jackson and 1977 Yankees To Be Honored At Benefit Golf Outing

Reggie Jackson and 1977 Yankees To Be Honored At Benefit Golf Outing

By Ray Negron This year marks the 40th anniversary of the 1977 New York Yankees. That iconic team was George Steinbrenner’s first World Championship ball club. Some very colorful players wore the Yankees pinstripes that year. Their captain Thurman Munson, […]

by · May 23, 2017 · Sports