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“TOP 10 Current Jewish Major League Baseball Players” – Thursday’s Top Ten List
This is a great era for Jewish stars of the diamond—and we’re not talking about jewelers. There is more than a minyan of current Jewish Major League Baseball players, and a few of them are bona fide stars. Here is one man’s ranking of the Top 10 with lots of stats and more than a little shtick.
Bagels and Jocks: A Weekly Examination of the Jewish Sports World- Monday, April 30, 2012
As the first month of the MLB season has almost reached its conclusion, Bagels & Jocks reviews the early season numbers of Ryan Braun and other star players—even if we don’t jump to any of our own conclusions. And, we also examine a disturbing (alleged) incident involving a Detroit Tigers player who acted more like Mel Gibson than Kirk Gibson.
Bagels and Jocks: A Weekly Examination of the Jewish Sports World- Monday, April 9, 2012
March/April Madness has now passed over, as has the NHL regular season. The NBA is spinning toward the end of its regular season and Ryan Braun and other Jewish stars of the diamond have started playing for keeps. Let’s take a look.
Bagels and Jocks: A Weekly Examination of the Jewish Sports World- Monday, March 26, 2012
This week’s Bagels and Jocks analyzes March Madness, and poses 12 burning Jewish baseball questions for 2012. As if that’s enough, we also take a quick look at Tebow and Tiger. So, let’s begin.
This Week in Jewish Sports – BAGELS & JOCKS Monday, March 5, 2012
Major League Baseball exhibition games are being played in Florida and Arizona and March Meshugas is almost upon us in college hoops. Bagels and Jocks also takes a second look at the Ryan Braun situation and briefly enters the world of Texas High School basketball.
This Week in Jewish Sports – BAGELS & JOCKS Monday, January 2, 2012
In the beginning of 2012, the NFL owned New Year’s Day while college football waited one more week to grab the big headlines. The NBA took early shape, even if a rare matchup of Jewish NBA players was hardly Wilt versus Russell or Magic versus Bird.
BAGELS AND JOCKS- THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS- Monday, October 31, 2011
BAGELS AND JOCKS THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS Monday, October 31, 2011 Matthew J. Goldberg Well, all good things eventually come to an end. The Major League Baseball season ended a few nights ago, and as you probably know, both second baseman Ian Kinsler and relief pitcher Scott Feldman finished just one pitch away from [...]
BAGELS AND JOCKS- THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS- Monday, October 24, 2011
BAGELS AND JOCKS THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS Monday, October 24, 2011 Matthew J. Goldberg The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals are now deadlocked at two games apiece in the World Series. Game Five will be played in Arlington tonight prior to the series concluding in St. Louis for the remaining (one or [...]
BAGELS AND JOCKS- THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS- Monday, October 17, 2011
BAGELS AND JOCKS THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS Monday, October 17, 2011 Matthew J. Goldberg And then, there were two. Just two. At the conclusion of last night’s action, the World Series pairing has been set. The Texas Rangers—who defeated the Detroit Tigers in six games—will visit the St. Louis Cardinals, who upset the host [...]
BAGELS AND JOCKS- THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS- October 3, 2011
BAGELS AND JOCKS THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS The final days of 5771 and the first days of 5772 have produced amazing drama on the Major League Baseball diamonds. Last Wednesday night (aka Erev Rosh Hashanah) was a night quite possibly like no other in the grand history of the game, and not without some [...]
