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Bagels and Jocks: A Weekly Examination of the Jewish Sports World- Monday, May 14, 2012
Bagels and Jocks meets Bagels, Baseball and Mambo? If last week’s column reminded us of the all-too-human downside of sports, today’s should be a recognition that there are many people who are using sports to make a difference in the world. You don’t need to be a Major League ballplayer like Ryan Braun or Ian Kinsler to hit a home run that really scores.
“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.
Special Guest Post- TOP 10 LIVING “TOUGH JEWS” by Ronn Torossian
This is a Special Guest Post by Ronn Torossian who is the CEO of 5WPR, a leading PR Agency and a Jewish philanthropist who formerly served as President of Betar, founded by Ze’ev Jabotinsky. From Samson to Judah Maccabee, Ze’ev Jabotinsky to Hanna Senesh, there is a valiant history of tough and brave Jews who [...]
This Week in Jewish Sports – BAGELS & JOCKS Monday, December 5, 2011
In today’s Bagels and Jocks, one of Israeli’s best hoopsters returns home to Jersey, the Minnesota Vikings seek Sage advice and we kick it with an incredibly diverse soccer team.
This Week in Jewish Sports – BAGELS & JOCKS Monday Monday, November 28, 2011
Created by Matthew J. Goldberg, tipofthegoldberg.com Hank Greenberg won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in both 1935 and 1940 when other legendary players such as Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx and Joe DiMaggio roamed the baseball diamonds. Al Rosen nabbed the AL MVP Award in 1953, before better known players—New York Yankees, of [...]
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 [...]
THIS WEEK IN JEWISH SPORTS- Sept. 19th, 2011
Hank Greenberg, Al Rosen, Sandy Koufax…and Ryan Braun? In the long, treasured history of the American national pastime, there have only been three Jewish ballplayers that have captured their league’s Most Valuable Player awards. Detroit Tigers immortal Greenberg slugged his way to the trophy in both 1935 and 1940. The remarkable Sandy Koufax is a [...]
