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Hal Bock 3t4f

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Hal Bock is a contributor with NY Sports Day. He has covered sports for 40 years at The Associated Press including 30 World Series, 30 Super Bowls and 11 Olympics. He is the author of 14 books including most recently The Last Chicago Cubs Dynasty and Banned Baseball's Blacklist of All-Stars and Also-Rans. He has written scores of magazine articles and served as Journalist In Residence at Long Island University's Brooklyn campus where he also served on the selection committee for the George Polk Awards.

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Bock’s Score: Bolting Into History gq1o

June 12, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

As they head into the Stanley Cup Finals for the third straight year, the Tampa […] 26830

Bock’s Score: Tee $hot 2y3m58

June 9, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Money talks. Never has that axiom been truer than it has proven to be in […]

Bock’s Score: Lose Leafs 2g6w3g

June 5, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

There is a saying that spreads around Canada. It goes: “The Leafs fall in spring.’’ […]

Bock’s Score: Two Great Champions Meeting One More Time 6b3v55

June 2, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

In the twilight of their great careers, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic reached back for […]

Bock’s Score: Taking a Stand 3ef4z

May 30, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Sometimes it’s hard to that the people in sports are just that – people. […]

Bock’s Score: Minor League Ball, Major Attraction 5w546

May 18, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Take it from Gary Green. Minor league baseball is alive and well and thriving in […]

Bock’s Score: Barry Good, Trotz Enough 245tv

May 14, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Right about now, Barry Trotz is wondering whether the author of the phrase “What have […]

Bock’s Score: Baseball Can Be Special 65656z

May 6, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

There are moments in baseball when the game reminds you just how wonderful it really […]

Bock’s Score: Incomplete Games 1b4p3o

May 4, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Where, oh where, has baseball’s complete game gone? The 30 Major League teams made it […]

Bock’s Score: An Unlikely Friendship 6ww6b

May 1, 2022 | By: Hal Bock

Jackie Robinson’s arrival in the Major Leagues was met with a torrent of racial abuse […]

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