To be known as one of the top players in the game in any era, you have to show your stuff in the Big Apple.

Miguel Tejada is showing the New Yorkers just how good he is this weekend in Yankee Stadium.

The A’s have a shot at sweeping the Yanks, the other contenders face tough tests, too, on Sunday.

Click below and see what I mean.

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By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

It was a warm night in San Francisco, something that will make Mark Twain

very itchy. . It was exactly at 9:25 PM PDT

when #25 came to the plate in the

bottom of the sixth inning against young

righthander Kip Wells. Bonds used his

maple bat…the count was 2 balls and

1 strike, then…. [Read more →]

The Giants fans await Barry Bonds next home run with desperation, but the games the team has pulled out lately are very big in the standings, bigger than home run number 600.

The Giants have struggled and needed come from behind wins to beat the Pirates and Cubs this week. The Dodgers continue to look like a wounded animal just waiting for a stronger team to take them out.

So, while everyone waits for the historic homer, knowledgeable baseball fans are lauding the gritty victories posted by the SF nine, which stopped the team from falling out of the NL West race. The wild Card is there for the taking, but Arizona could have opened up an insurmountable lead if the Giants didn’t play some clutch ball this week.

On the other side of the Bay, the A’s took two of three in Boston and now head to NY.

Other contenders have tough tests this weekend too.

Let’s look. [Read more →]

Back up catcher, Charlie Silvera played for the Yankees during the late forties thru the mid fifties and collected many World Series rings as well as hefty post season pay checks. Charlie joins me on Right Off The Bat Friday as we talk about Yankee Stadium and other facets of Yankee life beginning at 2:50 PM Pacific right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

Today’s match up of Barry Zito versus Vida blue reminds me of the tremendous battle Vida Blue and Red Sox right hander Sonny Seibert waged in 1971.

Blue reeled off ten wins in a row to start his fabulous 1971 season. Seibert had been just as dominating for Boston winning his first eight decisions. 35,174 jammed Fenway to see this epic battle of unbeaten pitchers. They weren’t disappointed.

The baseball world couldn’t wait for these two to pitch against each other in Fenway Park on May 28th, 1971.

The Red Sox have struggled lately against left handed pitching. Zito is one of the best. Lowe is throwing well in the second half after a shaky start or two.

What do you think will happen tonight?

The Angels and White Sox play tonight as well as the other contenders all over baseball.

Let’s look.

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ML: Marty Lurie here with Todd Helton on the Major League Baseball Players Association interview show, and this is brought to us by the Players’ Trust for Children and Volunteers of America, two great organizations. If you have some time, call Volunteers of America. Todd Helton’s our guest today. Todd, the fans ask questions of you, as you’re having another tremendous season. Let’s go right to the questions. Ashley McCormick asks, “How’s your back? I saw you missed a few games before the break in.” She’s concerned about you. [Read more →]

Baseball fans couldn’t have asked for a better start to the grind of the August schedule as the scores unfolded Tuesday night.

What’s up with Mike Mussina? The righty got whacked around again last night by the Kansas City Royals. Yes, the same Royals who haven’t shown signs of life for the past month.

Whenever a strong pitcher like Mussina gets hit the way he has been getting hit, I suspect physical ailments are lurking.

The A’s and Giants play important games tonight for different reasons.

I’ll explain below. [Read more →]

A’s righthander Tim Hudson, who is hosting a charity golf tournament on August 15th in the Bay Area is my guest Wednesday on Right Off The Bat beginning at 2:50 PM right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

A’s firstbaseman Scott Hatteberg knows about playing in Fenway Park firsthand from his days with the Red Sox. Scott gives some interesting views of Fenway on the show Tuesday at 2:50 PM right here on loveofthegameproductions.com, the A’s web site, and 610 AM KFRC in Northern California. [Read more →]

George W. Case, Jr., former major league basestealing champion took 8mm COLOR home movies during his major league baseball career. This rare look at life in the big leagues features behind the scenes footage of major league baseball during the “war years.”

Please click “Read More” and find out how to obtain a copy of this wonderful video (Marty Lurie)
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