JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Today is the final day of our bumper-sticker contest.
To all contestants: Before midnight tonight, e-mail us (sbarancik@jewishbaseballnews.com) a list of all the Facebook friends you urged to ‘like” the Jewish Baseball News Facebook page.
Tomorrow, we’ll determine how many of your friends followed your advice. The five best-recruiting contestants will win one of our mediocre Jewish Baseball News bumper stickers.
Good luck!
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Going Hanukkah shopping? Please use our Amazon.com link. —————————————————————————————————————————————— By Scott Barancik/Jewish Baseball News Free agent Kevin Youkilis, who struck fear and loathing in the hearts of New Yorkers during an All-Star career with the Boston Red Sox, is joining the Yankees. Sports Illustrated and other news outlets reported this evening (12/11/2012) that the 33-year-old infielder…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Little news snacks about Jews with bats: As predicted, RF Adam Stern‘s recent stint with the Milwaukee Brewers was brief. Stern, 30, got his first MLB at-bats in four years but went 0-for-6 before the HeBrewers optioned him back to the AAA Nashville Sounds. Stern’s demotion follows that of RP Scott…
By Scott Barancik, Editor The 2018 MLB amateur draft is over. So, you might wonder, which of the 1,214 college and high-school draftees are Jewish? Our friends at Jewish Sports Review, the invaluable bi-monthly newsletter, have assembled an initial list shown below. Jewish Baseball News will update it as additional players are identified. The list…
By Scott Barancik, Editor After toiling nine years in the minor leagues, Richard Bleier finally got The Call today. A 29-year-old southpaw and Team Israel alum, Bleier was promoted by the New York Yankees. He is a starter by trade but most likely will debut in the bullpen. The Texas Rangers selected Bleier in the sixth round of the 2008 draft….
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Rookie 3B Danny Valencia of the Minnesota Twins left the field during Friday night’s game against the Texas Rangers due to tightness in his right hamstring muscle. According to the Associated Press: Valencia singled with one out in the seventh. He broke for second on a foul ball off the bat…
JEWISH BASEBALL NEWS — Florida International University star Garrett Wittels, whose 56-game hitting streak earlier this year electrified the college baseball world, was one of five men arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 20 and charged with raping two 17-year-old girls. The men, friends from the Miami area, allegedly met the girls at the Atlantis…
