The Chosen 1s
Albert Pujols: Squeaky clean
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You shall not make unto you any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. — Exodus 20:4 There...
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Much of my summer has been taken up with a particular pastime: baseball. Those of you who know my regular job won’t find this surprising. I do, after all, write for MLB.com. But the baseball I’m t...
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(I am in Anaheim for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, so it seemed like a good time to have a column about the best Jewish baseball players of all time. But since I’m on the road, I’ve deci...
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The Major League Baseball Draft is unlike any other of the major sports. Sure, we’ve got the TV coverage for the first round and plenty of online coverage to read. But MLB’s draft is a three-day,...
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I like Ike! Say it with me now, “I like Ike!” No, I’m not turning this column into something about presidential history, with all due respect to Dwight David Eisenhower. I’m talking about the new...
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It’s time for March Madness, Chosen 1’s style. By now, I’m sure everyone’s brackets they filled out for the NCAA college basketball tournament have blown up (thank you Kansas). Then again, we have...
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I’ll be the first to admit: Ice dancing is not my favorite event. I’m more partial to the other figure skating competitions. But, it’s the Olympics and as anyone who’s read this column at all can a...
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Results of voting for the 2010 Baseball Hall of Fame class were announced last Wednesday. As the week began, many felt that Andre Dawson and Bert Blyleven would gain entrance in to the hallowed hal...
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Depending on who you ask, the decade is coming to a close soon. I’m not here to debate whether it ends after 2009 or 2010, but rather to take advantage of it for column material. One of the best t...
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I had the pleasure of speaking at the Beth Israel Center on Sunday evening. I think it’s safe to say a good time was had by all, and, I must say, the carrot cake was delicious. Obviously, that’s n...
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We Jews might be a minority in the country, particularly in the world of sports, but when we complain loudly enough, we can get things done. Well, at least when it has something to do with the sch...
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After a weekend of celebrating the anniversary of one championship-winning team, I thought it would be fitting to look at an unsung piece of another. At PNC Park, on Aug. 21 and 22, the 1979 Pirat...
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ST. LOUIS — This is getting to be a habit, and it’s one the Jewish sports fan community isn’t going to want to break any time soon. A year ago, at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New Yo...
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Just about everything has been tried to foster better relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel, so maybe it was time to think a little outside the box. Cricket, anyone? We may not understand th...
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Love of a sport is something that can be like an heirloom, passed down from parent to child. In the parent’s perfect dream, the child not only grows to love the sport, but maybe he even excels at i...
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The e-mail starts with the subject line, “Look who is celebrating Passover this year!” Now, I knew I was probably getting this because of my Jews in sports fascination, so I read on. The text of t...
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The news coming from the worlds of sports and business, too often, is negative. Sports pages read like police blotters and today’s headlines are consumed with cheaters and people who, at best, spea...
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One thing is certain: Bob Costas certainly seems to know his audience. The renowned broadcaster will be the featured guest at the United Jewish Federation’s annual Sports Night Out, to be held at ...