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11 Classy Baseball Wives of the 50s and 60s
It’s always seemed to me that baseball wives of the 1950s and 60s, in addition to being beautiful, were so classy and dignified when compared to the baseball wives of today. But I kind of figured this was probably a false perception—chalk it up to black and white still photography and the mystique of “the [...]
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This Day In Sports History (December 12th) — Joe DiMaggio
It was on this day in 1951 that Joe DiMaggio announced his retirement. The announcement came after Joltin’ Joe completed the 13th season of his historic career. Joe DiMaggio spent all 13 years of his career with the New York Yankees, earning himself the nickname “The Yankee Clipper.” DiMaggio was selected to the All-Star Game [...]
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11 Popular Pop Songs That Name-Check Athletes
Sports and music go together like chocolate and peanut butter. Both professions garner notoriety, breed a culture of financial indiscretion, and both are just kind of awesome. So it’s no wonder that the two bleed together, like when LeBron James refused to acknowledge a beef with DeShawn Stevenson, saying that would be like “Jay-Z getting [...]
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Joe DiMaggio Had The Biggest Bat In The League, According To Pete Rose
And so we end another day of sports news and highlights with this story from Pete Rose about a trip he took to Vietnam with Joe DiMaggio. According to Rose, Joltin’ Joe was quite the man, and he described exactly what he meant by such in a much more explicit, to-the-point manner during a recent [...]
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This Day In Sports History (July 1st) – Joe DiMaggio
It was on this day in 1941 that Joe DiMaggio tied the record with his 45th straight game with at least one hit. DiMaggio matched the mark set by Willie Keeler of the Baltimore Orioles in 1897. DiMaggio would extend the record to an incredible 56 games, a record that still stands today and one [...]
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Nude Photo Of Joe DiMaggio From 1940 Revealed!
Total Pro Sports – As expected, it is not quite receiving the same type of attention as a nude Erin Andrews did, but it is interesting, nonetheless, to hear that a nude photo of Joe DiMaggio is being displayed at the “Hunted and Gathered” exhibition taking place in the Modernism gallery in San Francisco. He [...]
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Jeter Admits He Stole Yankee Stadium Artifacts
Total Pro Sports – The rumor on the street is that Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees stole a priceless Joe DiMaggio artifact from Yankee Stadium. After the last home game ever at the old Yankee Stadium a sign on the wall went missing the one that read “I want to thank the Good [...]
