In part VII of our look at the Women Covering The 2015 World Series we speak with Erin Andrews, one of the brightest more well known faces in sports journalism. She is a star and if you follow sports then you know her work well. Even if you do not follow sports you may know …
Jennifer Mercedes has gradually made a place for herself on the New York City baseball beat where she has become a factor with the players in her young blossoming career. She has made her dreams a reality with much more to accomplish in the future in her grand vision. She tells us abot her passion for baseball …
The Harlem Little League has been an integral part of the Harlem community since it began in 1989. The League was started by husband and wife Dwight and Iris Raiford. This is a piece that examines the impact that the league has and has had on the Harlem community as wellthe League’s importance to child …
The last time the Major League Baseball allstar game was at Yankee Stadium was in 2008 during the last year of the old Yankee Stadium. Nearly every living hall of famer was on hand for that all-star game. That year’s homerun derby featured ZERO African-American ball players which disturbed many of the past and present …
https://voicethread.com/?#u3470961.b4478367.i24238369 Al Downing made his Major League debut with one of the greatest Yankee teams of all-time and in fact they were one of the greatest teams in Major League Baseball history, the 1961 New York Yankees, becoming the first black pitcher in franchise history. As a Yankee Downing would lead the American League in …