Tag: Tony Lazzeri

But What Do I Know? . . . David Price, Tony Lazzeri, John McDonald

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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Remember 1997. That’s what I tell Toronto Blue Jays fans bemoaning the loss of David Price and the fact that the club appears to be headed into 2016 without a bona fide ace in their rotation. The Blue Jays started 1997 with not only... Continue Reading →

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Yankees legend Tony Lazzeri played and managed in Toronto

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It ranks as a mere footnote in the career of Tony Lazzeri, but the Hall of Fame second baseman enjoyed a 254-game stint with the International League’s Toronto Maple Leafs in 1939 and 1940. A valuable but overshadowed member of the storied 1927 Murderers’ Row Yankees, Lazzeri was a quiet leader, renowned for his baseball... Continue Reading →

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