Yankees savor raucous celebration Nov 7, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Yankees. Over three million turn out to salute World Series champs. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Claire: Yankees, new and old, solidify rep Nov 6, 2009
Claire: Yanks, new and old, solidify rep. No denying importance of team's mainstays, acquisitions. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
World Champions in the BronXXVII Nov 5, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Yankees. Matsui ties mark with six RBIs; Pettitte gets 'W' in clincher. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
Yanks' 27th title caps long list of records Nov 5, 2009
The Official Site of the New York Yankees. Utley's five homers, Pettitte's 18th win among newest entries. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
POSNANSKI:Beanballs on historic rise Aug 19, 2009
Ty Cobb, of course, is now widely criticized for his constant fights, but guys like Eddie Collins, Tris Speaker, Rogers Hornsby and Al Simmons engaged regularly in knock-down, drag-out brawls with one another, with fans, with coaches and managers, and with small businessmen and salesmen. Casey Stengel had a long ugly scar off the side of his face from where one of his teammates, in a drunken battle, reached into his mouth ripped the side of his face open. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Rays head home for key Yanks series Jul 27, 2009
If he reaches 50 by Aug. 5, he would be the eighth to have five 50-steal seasons before his 28th birthday, joining Rickey Henderson, Ty Cobb, Eddie Collins, Vince Coleman, Tim Raines, Bert Campaneris and Cesar Cedeno. Jason Bartlett is sporting a new fashion on the left side of his head, as the barber in Toronto shaved into place what Bartlett described as a "zig-zag." Thinking his wife might disapprove, he texted her a photo, and she told him, "I kind of like it." In the clubhouse, Upton, who... (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Henderson enters Hall as baseball's ultimate leadoff hitter Jul 26, 2009
Eddie Collins, Philadelphia Athletics (67) ... Eddie Collins, Athletics (81). (USA Today -- Sports)
UConn's Thabeet opts out of workout Jun 22, 2009
In the inaugural, Team Wagner beat Team Collins, 5-4, in seven innings (the teams were named after Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Eddie Collins). Former Red Sox players participating included Bill Lee, Mike Timlin, and Lee Smith. (Boston Globe)
MLB Notebook: Hall of Fame Classic a big hit in its debut Jun 22, 2009
For the record, Team Wagner beat Team Collins, 5-4, in seven innings -- the teams were named after Hall of Famers Honus Wagner and Eddie Collins -- on Mike Pagliarulo's tie-breaking hit. Phillies. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
MARCHMAN: Why I sincerely hope that Pedro doesn't return to MLB Jun 16, 2009
If you don't count the classes of the 1930s -- and you shouldn't, as the voters had so many players to choose from Cy Young didn't make it on his first ballot and Eddie Collins didn't make it on his first three -- the 2014 class might be the greatest in history. For a moment, let's not think about the 2013 vote, which will involve Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa and an unprecedented amount of balderdash from prevaricating moralists. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
In blink of an eye, stealing home back in vogue May 16, 2009
Posted: Friday May 15, 2009 6:38PM; Updated: Friday May 15, 2009 6:38PM. Jason Werth stole second, third and then home when Russell Martin lobbed the ball back to the pitcher. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Crawford swipes 6 bases in win May 5, 2009
Crawford was 4-for-4 with an RBI and became the fourth player to swipe six bases in a game, joining Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon, and Eric Young. In Detroit, Justin Verlander struck out 11 and Curtis Granderson delivered another go-ahead hit as the Tigers beat the Indians. (Herald Online, SC -- Sports)
Crawford runs past Red Sox May 5, 2009
Crawford was 4-for-4 with an RBI and joined Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon, and Eric Young as the only players to steal six bases in a game. Collins did it twice in 1912, while Nixon and Young did it in 1991 and 1996, respectively. (Westerly Sun, RI)
* Crawford steals six bases as Rays sting the Red Sox May 5, 2009
Crawford was four-for-four with an RBI and became the fourth player to swipe six bases in a game, joining Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon and Eric Young. James Shields (3-2) shrugged off a shaky start to pitch into the eighth inning as Tampa Bay won three of four, outscoring the Red Sox 30-15 and improving to 5-2 against their East Division rivals. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Crawford ties stolen base record, Rays top BoSox May 4, 2009
Crawford was 4 for 4 with an RBI and 00004000 joined Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon, and Eric Young as the only players to steal six bases in a game. Collins did it twice in 1912, while Nixon and Young did it in 1991 and 1996, respectively. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Crawford taking thievery to new level May 4, 2009
The six stolen bases made Crawford the fourth player since 1900 to accomplish the feat -- with Eddie Collins doing it twice in 1912 for the Philadelphia Athletics. The last player to do it was Eric Young for the Rockies on June 30, 1996. (MLB.com -- Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Rays steal win from Bosox May 4, 2009
Crawford was 4-for-4 with an RBI and became the fourth player to swipe six bases in a game, joining Eddie Collins, Otis Nixon, and Eric Young. National League. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Trouble was afoot May 4, 2009
He now shares the record with Eric Young, Otis Nixon, and Eddie Collins, who did it twice in 1912. The unfortunate thing was that Crawford, who now has a major league-leading 17 steals this season, four more than the Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury, didn't know he had tied the record. (Boston Globe)
70 Years Later: Red Sox Battled Bulldogs at Yale Field Apr 18, 2009
The 1939 Yale club was managed by the legendary Smoky Joe Wood and captained by Eddie Collins '39. Wood was a former pitcher for the Red Sox, who boasted a 34-5 record for the 1912 World Series Championship team, and Collins, whose father Edward Sr. was the general manager of the Red Sox at the time, would go on to play for the Philadelphia Athletics. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
