Posted in General on May 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Forbes magazine recently did an “In Pictures” article on the top 10 holy grails of baseball collecting - the most valuable pieces of baseball memorabilia. Babe was tied to 4 of the 10 items, surprise, surprise!
Click here to view the top 10.
Do you have a piece of Babe or baseball-related memorabilia that […]
Posted in General on May 5th, 2010 No Comments »
Ernie Harwell, Hall of Fame broadcaster and the voice of the Detroit Tigers for 42 years, has passed. He was a great man and a great ambassador to the game. BRC had the privilege of meeting with him once and hearing his thoughts on Baseball and the Babe. Baseball will miss you […]
Posted in General on Apr 29th, 2010 No Comments »
Recently, the Wall Street Journal did analysis based on a comprehensive set of criteria to determine which 10 Yankee position players were the greatest of all-time. The categories included postseason batting, fielding range, on-base plus slugging percentage and wins above replacement player. Also included was the player’s impact on team attendance and his effect on […]
Posted in General on Apr 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Recently, Richard Sandomir of the New York Times wrote an article on St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, Babe’s home for 12 years of his life. The accompanying ball field is where Ruth learned to play the game of Baseball.
Last month, the Archdiocese of Baltimore said that the school (now called Cardinal […]
Posted in General on Apr 17th, 2010 No Comments »
April 16th was the 75th anniversary of Babe’s last Opening Day as a ball player - April 16th, 1935. To recognize the anniversary, ESPN columnist Christopher Klein recommends that Babe Ruth fans take the “tour of Babe Ruth” - some of the most notable landmarks in the life of Babe Ruth. Locations include: Babe Ruth […]
Posted in General on Jun 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Having written a book about Babe Ruth in 2007, I receive many questions about the Bambino and his extraordinary life. One of the greatest areas of interest centers on how the Babe interacted with the African-American community. In this matter, modern fans perceive Ruth inaccurately in two ways. They believe that he did not compete […]
Posted in General on Jun 23rd, 2009 No Comments »
I met Julia Ruth Stevens in Jamestown NY at some point. I don’t know what year she was here, but it probably had to do with the 13 year old Babe Ruth League World Series. My uncle Les Ostrander owned the car that once belonged to Babe Ruth, and he was their greatest supporter in that […]
Posted in General on Nov 1st, 2008 No Comments »
This is part 2 of a 3 part series in an interview with Brent Stevens and Sean Gibson, great grandsons of Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson. In this part of the interview, the great grandsons share stories about their great grandfathers, their shared values, as well as the “Travelling Road Show” and associated giclee product […]
Posted in General on Nov 1st, 2008 No Comments »
The great grandsons of home run greats Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson, Brent Stevens and Sean Gibson, sat down with MLBTV recently for an interview. The 2 descendants shared stories about their great grandfathers, the “Josh and The Babe” artwork and the associated Travelling Road Show they’ve developed, as well as their thoughts on the […]
Posted in General on Nov 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Julia Ruth Stevens was in New York for the final game at the “House That Ruth Built.” She also had the honor of throwing out the final pre-game pitch. Below is a video of the press conference shortly after the ceremonial pitch. She shares her feelings on the pitch, her “Daddy” and the final game […]