Monday, August 16, 2004

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIGHT? Elaine Dickinson be damned, the 141 Jews to play Major League Ball are set to get their due in Cooperstown next weekend.

Now every baseball fan knows about Hank Greenberg and Sandy Koufax, as well as probably Shawn Green, Moe Berg, Steve Stone, Gabe Kapler, Mike Lieberthal, and Ken Holztman. But did you know the first player ever to take an at bat as a designated hitter, Ron Blomberg, was Jewish? And how about the stunner that Red Sox rookie Keith Youkilis, dubbed "the Greek God of Walks" in Moneyball, traces his roots back to a different region of the Mediterranean?

Holtzman, Bloomberg, and a host of other Major League Members of the Tribe (no, not the Cleveland Indians) will be on hand for the festivities, which are sold out.

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