When it comes to timing, it is hard to beat Art Shamsky. His best season came at the perfect time.
Shamsky will always be remembered – especially in his adopted hometown of New York – as a key player on the “Miracle Mets” team that won the 1969 World Series.
Here is a JBM Q/A with Shamsky.
This 1954 scouting report is like finding that first nugget of gold on Sandy Koufax.
A JBM Q/A with former Kansas City and San Francisco pitcher Bob Tufts, who converted to Judaism while playing in the big leagues.
“I started questioning the idea that you can say or do everything bad as long as you say ‘Sorry’ at the end. That’s not how one should live one’s life. One should basically be focused on the here and now, as opposed to promises thereafter.”
Then test your knowledge with our trivia game which will truly separate the scholars from the yutzes.
What does Jewish baseball mean to you? Did you have a brush with greatness? A family story that connects your religion and your love of the game?
