Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jameson Taillon – the team’s players’ representative – doesn’t know me. But I know a lot about him. Now I remember it
Author: Doug Gladstone
If Nick Ahmed Really Wants to Help People’s Lives….
On May 4, East Longmeadow’s Nick Ahmed – the Gold Glove award-winning shortstop and players’ representative for the Arizona Diamondbacks – tweeted the following quote
“All in The Family? — NOT!”
Believe it or not, there are 618 former players being hosed out of pensions by Major League Baseball and the union representing the players, the
Baseball’s Biggest Hypocrite
What if I were to tell you that there are 618 former players who aren’t receiving Major League Baseball (MLB) pensions? And that, of those 600+ retirees, many of them
Mr. Meyer: The 600+ retirees w/o pensions and 700+ retirees w/o COLA’s
Mr. Meyer, Good afternoon. I hope this finds you and yours healthy and safe during these troubling times. You may or may not know who
Just wear the mask, pretty please with sugar on top
It seems like practically every day, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we are reminded how important it is to wear a face mask. “We are
Former Red Sox outfielder Joe Lahoud headed to Egypt to continue efforts to bring baseball to Middle Eastern youth
Former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Joe Lahoud, whose paternal grandparents were from Lawrence, is getting ready to go on a very special road trip.
Baseball: When pitchers and batters become ministers and deacons
“I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu,
A Christmas Eve Appeal to Tony Clark
A Christmas Eve Appeal to Tony Clark Mr. Clark, Good morning. Well, it’s happened again. Another of the pre-1980 players without pensions, 72-year-old Norm Angelini,
MLB: $814 Million in FA Salaries, But Squat for Retirees w/o Pensions
Retired MLB ballplayer Carmen Fanzone, of Sherman Oaks, turned 78-years-old this past August. The previous month, Fanzone, who suffers from congestive heart failure, went to