Robinson nonetheless became the target of rough physical play by opponents (particularly the Cardinals). At one time, he received a seven-inch gash in his leg fromEnos Slaughter.[135]On April 22, 1947, during a game between the Dodgers and thePhiladelphia Phillies, Phillies players and manager...
Tomorrow, along with so many of his friends and fans, I’ll watch on TV as the Giants take on the Cardinals at the field in Birmingham, AL where Willie started in center field for the Birmingham Barons in 1948 at age 16! Together, we will celebrate a great life well lived. Author Bo...
On the showGames with Names, Julian Edelman revealed how Tom Brady found a way to apply some soothing balm when he had done some damage. During their practice sessions, Tom Brady often used to become “like the coach,” as Edelman puts it.“...
Carter, Rogers and Staub but the names on the other end of the spectrum. Bombo Rivera, Pepe Frias, Pete Mackanin, Woody Fryman and every Expos’ fan favorite - John Boccabella - all these names still rattle around in my brain.
flat stretches of flowing wild grasses– is full of places and spaces designated specifically and uniquely to be a home, a place of belonging for something or someone. Cardinals and monarch butterflies and arctic foxes– they all have a sense of where they are supposed to be, to grow, to...
For me, Spring Training in Arizona was always on that list. It’s a little known “Moj Fact,” but I’m a baseball junkie. Growing up, the Montreal Expos were my team. To this day I can recall not only the big names like Dawson, Carter, Rogers and Staub but the names on the ot...
Tried To Forget Ever Happened" collection, joining Emmitt's Cardinals jersey, Franco's Seahawks jersey, Namath's Rams jersey, Hakeem's Raptors jersey, Robert Conrad's "Battle of the Network Stars" T-shirt from the year he competed for CBS, MJ's Wizards jersey, and every other anti-...
Conner was a DNP for the team’s estimation of practice on Wednesday before missing Thursday’s session with an ankle injury suffered in Monday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. RB James Conner getting some reps in during the open portion of#AZCardinalspractice Friday.pic.twitter.co...
Arizona Cardinals221 Buffalo Bills222 Cincinnati Bengals218 Las Vegas Raiders229 New England Patriots032 NFL average*4.916.8 Despiteplaying an expanded schedulein 2021, the Rams mostly avoided the potentially nasty consequences of this gamble for their depth. According to data from Spotrac, Los Angeles...
Baseball was my first exposure to sports. My great-grandmother, Iva, sat me in her lap when I was probably 3 or 4 and started teaching me about baseball. We watched the Dodgers and the Cardinals on a black and white TV screen, and I learned some important things: (1) do not, under...