Harold Friend
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Harold Friend: I Write About Baseball - Harold Friend
I became a science teacher because I couldn't throw a curve ball or hit one.
On a warm September day in 1951, I came home from school and rushed to the 7" television set to watch "Flash Gordon" on channel 11, only "Flash Gordon" wasn't being shown. A baseball game was being shown.
. I became interested and that was it. My existence would never be the same.
A few years ago, I started writing baseball articles for Suite101.com. My current articles are at
Many changes have occurred in the business of baseball over the last few decades. Some of them have been well documented while others have slipped under the radar.
The game played today appears to be much like the game of fifty years ago.
It isn't.
Latest Articles
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Mickey's Hardest HIt Ball
On May 22, 1963 Mickey Mantle came within six feet of hitting a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. Mickey hit a 2-2 Bill Fischer pitch off the upper facade in right field.
May 20, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Sisler Is Underrated
Sisler is one of many outstanding players whose career is slowly but surely fading away as the years pass. It is a shame.
May 14, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Reynolds' Second No-Hitter
Allie Reynolds started the first game with the chance to clinch a tie for the pennant. The Yankees had an 8-0 lead in the ninth, but things were far from comfortable.
May 12, 2008
- Harold Friend
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The Dodgers in New Jersey
The New York Times reported that the decision did NOT foreshadow a shift to another city, but did acknowledge that the team could move at some future date.
May 9, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Herzog Fights Cobb
Buck was foolish, but he was also courageous. His face was cut and he lost two teeth, but it was something that he had to do, regardless of the cost
May 6, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Piazza and Posada's Defense
Neither Mike nor Jorge makes fans forget Sundberg, Ausmus, Johnny Estrada, or Brian Schneider, but Piazza was not as terrible a defensive catcher as some claim.
May 4, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Offensive Production is Down
Acknowledging that April is a cruel month and that pitchers are usually ahead of hitters in cold weather, offensive production in April, 2008 has decreased substantially.
May 1, 2008
- Harold Friend
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Dickey, Houk, Yogi, and Joe
Being an ex- teammate of Posada, Jeter, Pettitte, Rivera, and Farnsworth will have no effect., Joe's problem is starting pitching thinner than a young Twiggy.
Apr 23, 2008
- Harold Friend
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The Great 1989 A's
They were one of the greatest, most dominant World Champions since World War II, yet they are almost never mentioned when outstanding teams are discussed.
Apr 22, 2008
- Harold Friend
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So Much Pressure on Yanks' Kids
Putting Hughes and Kennedy into the Yankees' starting rotation is bad baseball. It is unfair to Hughes, Kennedy, the Yankees, and the fans.
Apr 20, 2008
- Harold Friend
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