Every year before Yom Kippur there has to be at least one article about whether a Jewish baseball player will play on the holiest day of the year. The Jewish community seems to get all excited about whether baseball players will suit up on Yom Kippur ever since 1934 when Detroit Tigers Hall of Famer…
I haven’t posted to my blog since August 5th, the day I left for Israel. Much has happened in the past five weeks that I haven’t blogged about. The two weeks in Israel with the entire family were fantastic with too many highlights to name. However, one of the major highlights of the trip for…
I love Jews. I love baseball. And I love books. So, I’ve really been looking forward to Jews and Baseball, Volume I: Entering the American Mainstream, 1871-1948 by Burton A. Boxerman and Benita W.Boxerman (Published by McFarland & Company, Inc.). The Forward published a fair review of this book. This is clearly not a coffee…
One new thing I hope to do in Israel this summer (I’m leading a congregational trip from August 5-17) is attend a professional baseball game. Baseball has never been very big in Israel. In fact, I remember when Burt Faudem, a Detroit dentist who made aliyah, started a little league baseball league in Jerusalem back…
Proving once more that you can buy anything on eBay, there is a 2004 Detroit Pistons World Championship ring up for auction right now. The starting bid is $15,000 and the owner of the ring is listed as being from White Lake Township. Just my personal opinion, but I think that if the owner of…
I was at the Detroit Pistons-Cleveland Cavaliers game yesterday at the Quicken Loans Arena. Here is a video clip from the nationally televised broadcast of me taking a picture with my son, Josh, sitting in front of me. Watch immediately after they first show Rasheed Wallace at the Free Throw Line. Video: Still: (Left to…
Jewish minor leaguer Adam Stern hit a home-run in addition to four RBIs to help Canada defeat the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic. While I hate to see the U.S. lose in our own national pastime, I must say it’s nice to see this Jewish player make headlines. From the Associated Press Stern leads…
Last Wednesday I had a very intriguing discussion over lunch with Mr. Bill Davidson, owner of Guardian Industries, and sports franchises the Detroit Pistons (NBA), Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), and Detroit Shock (WNBA). Each of these sports teams are the reigning champions of their respective league. I was invited to lunch with Mr. D. along…