Por Edwin Kako Vazquez - BARRY LARKIN UN ROJO DE CORAZON
Barry Louis Larkin y nació el 28 de abril de 1964 en cincinnati, Ohio, fue uno de esos jugadores que jugó toda su vida con un mismo equipo, los Rojos de cincinnati. Sus 19 temporadas datan desde (1986-2004). Larkin participó en las Ligas Menores durante tres temporadas (Vermont) (AA) (1985), Denver (AAA) 1986) y Nasville (AAA) (1989). En su primera experiencia en las mayores (1986) participó en (41) juegos abriendo como torpedero inicial en (39) ocasiones, sonó el madero para (289).
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 Quién fue mejor, Willie Mays o Joe DiMaggio?
Por Edgar Tijerino - Los dos jugaron centerfield como si estuvieran usando alas en sus zapatos claveteados. Ambos estuvieron muy próximos a ser el perfecto jugador de pelota. Tal vez ambos lo fueron....Willie Mays, el "Di Hola Muchacho" de los Gigantes de Nueva York y Joe Dimaggio, el silencioso y suave "Yankee Clipper de los Yankees"son rivales en el libro de records para el honor de ser clasificado mejor centerfield de todos los tiempos. En una de esas curiosas casualidades propias de los deportes, Mays entró en las mayores el año en que DiMaggio las abandonó en 1951. Los dos se enfrentaron en sólo una oportunidad, durante las Series Mundiales de 1951 entre los Gigantes y los Yankees, ganadas por estos últimos cuatro juegos a dos.
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 By Jack O'Connell - Although arguments could be offered in the cases of such Hall of Famers as Nolan Ryan, Jim Bunning, Don Sutton and Phil Niekro, it is safe to say that another of their Cooperstown comrades, Juan Marichal, is the best pitcher who never won a Cy Young Award.
Before getting too far into this discussion, it should be pointed out that Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, Lefty Grove and Bob Feller were among those who didn't win the Cy Young Award, either. And neither did Cy Young, for that matter. But the Baseball Writers' Association of America did not establish the award for pitching excellence until 1956, which was Feller's last year in the major leagues and long after the others had retired or deceased, so their shutouts are understandable.
For those whose careers occurred once the award was in place, Marichal seemed to have the most seasons deserving of Cy Young Award recognition without once winning the trophy. He was winningest pitcher of the pitching-rich 1960s with 191 victories and the inspiration for Dominican pitchers who followed him, from Dennis Martinez to Pedro Martinez.
Marichal, who was known as the "Dominican Dandy," the first from his native country elected to the Hall of Fame, was so bypassed in Cy Young Award elections that he barely got any attention at all, let alone winning. This had led to speculation that his national origin was a factor. No one can know for sure but the voters themselves, yet an analysis of the elections draws to two conclusions -- that the voting procedure for most of his time was different from that of today and that Marichal was clearly the victim of exceedingly bad luck.
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Bobby Thomson's "The Shot Heard Around the World" It was October 3, 1951, and the New York Ginats hadn't won pennant since 1937. As late as mid-August, they,d trailed the favored Brooklyn Dodgers by 13 games. But the giants, led by former Dodgers skipper Leo Durocher, went on a tear, and the two teams finished the season in a dead heat. Now the best-of three playoff was knotted at a game apiece.
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By Michael Benson - "Willie Mays 1954 World Series Catch" - At the Polo Ground, the one on 155th Street, the clubhouses and the New york Giant's front office were in the center field. The field was shaped like a horseshoe fence popped-up close down the lines and mile and half to center.
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