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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 23, 2012
It was the grandest of times and yet the worst of times, in Boston as Kevin Youkilis, the well-regarded Jewish All-Star player, was not exactly celebrating Valentine’s Day. Make that Bobby Valentine’s Day — which has an altogether different vibe to it.
Bagels and Jocks: A Weekly Examination of the Jewish Sports World- Monday, April 16, 2012
This morning, Bagels and Jocks examines the Jewish NBA and the wild, wacky ride of the New York Knicks. Major League Baseball is heading into its third week and one of the best second basemen in the game just inked a huge new contract. Mazel tov, Ian!
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, February 13, 2012
No, he’s not Jewish, but Jeremy Lin is young, bright, talented and taking New York City and the basketball world by storm. As always, Bagels & Jocks monitors the Jewish sports world but can’t ignore the instant legend that is Harvard’s own Jeremy Lin. We also ask: what if he were Jewish?
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- Sept.26, 2011
BAGELS AND JOCKS THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS As Major League Baseball enters the final few days of its regular season, quite a few Jewish players and executives are making major impacts on the sport’s landscape. Ryan Braun, aka the Hebrew Hammer, continued his terrific season which may culminate in him being named the National [...]
Top 10 All-Time Greatest Jewish Baseball Players – Thursday’s Top 10 List
Created by Matthew J. Goldberg Today’s Top Ten list examines the greatest Jewish baseball players to ever play the game. While this is a subjective assessment, it is backed by statistics, but also memories and narratives. Feel free to express your own ideas below. 10. Harry Danning, Catcher, New York Giants, 1933–42 Harry the [...]
