This year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ballot has been released and it’s headlined by Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. Both will be a true test to the steroid era as Bonds and Clemens are arguably the best hitter and pitcher respectively who ever lived (please note that I wrote arguably). But we here at The…
Interview: Author Peter Ephross “Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words”
Its summer time and the baseballs are flying. Another solid season for Jewish MLBers. We caught up with a man who knows Jewish MLBers just as well as anyone. Peter Ephross is a nice guy who knows writing and baseball. Here is what he has to say: 1) Tell TGR a little bit about yourself?…
Interview: My Hero and White Sox Draft Pick Mitch Glasser
Mitch Glasser is not just living out his dream, he is living out mine. Born and raised in Chicago. Moved to Minnesota and then gets drafted by his favorite team, the Chicago White Sox. Seriously, I could not have scripted it any better. Mitch is a great guy and motivated by his dream of playing for…
OyChicago: The Great Rabbino takes on Jewish owners of sports teams
It’s not just the Jewish athletes making news these days (at least good news), the Jewish owners have emerged into the spotlight. The Great Rabbino takes a look at the top Jewish owners in sports (the three majors sports…I would’ve included the NHL, but I do not have confirmation on Jeremy Jacobs or Stu Siegel)….
Interview: Nationals Draft Pick Max Ungar
He is young, humble, and most importantly good. While the Jewish world was sparked by the Padres 7th pick in the draft Max Fried, it is Max Ungar who might be the most important Jewish pick in the entire draft. Ungar went in the 36th round (not quite the 7th pick) to his hometown Washington…
Interview: Catching Up with Inaugural Israel Baseball League Champion Eric Holtz
By: Elan Kane (TGR Reporter and Inter) In the summer of 2007, baseball players from around the world came to Israel to participate in the inaugural Israel Baseball League season. The League had players from such countries as the United States, Canada, Venezuela and Dominican Republic. To many, the league’s season was a flop, with…