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Designated Hebrew: The Ron Blomberg Story

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I REALLY LIKED THIS STORY OF FORMER MAJOR LEAGUER RON BLOMBERG. HE DOES A GOOD JOB AS WE LEARN SOME OF THE ANTI JEW THAT WAS AROUND BACK IN THE 1970'S AND OF TODAY. RON'S CAREER WAS CUT SHORT BY 2 VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. A KNEE AND A ROTATER CUFF DID HIM IN. IN TODAY'S MEDICINE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO OVERCOME THESE AND CONTINUE WITH HIS CAREER. RON WAS A GOOD HITTER WITH ALOT OF POWER. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE HIT A BALL THAT ALOMOST WENT OUT OF OLD YANKEE STADIUM, A FEAT WHICH WAS NEVER DONE. HE ALWAYS HIT FOR A HIGH AVERAGE, BUT HAD A REPUTATION HE COULD NOT HIT WELL AGAINST LEFTY PITCHERS. AS A RESULT HE WAS A PLATOON PLAYER AT DH, 1ST BASE AND OUTFIELD. I REMEMBER HIM GETTING ALOT OF PUBLICITY AS THE VERY 1ST DH AS IT WENT INTO EFFECT IN 1973. ALSO BEING JEWISH, HE WAS QUITE POPULAR WITH THE JEWISH FANS IN NY. SADLY AFTER HIS INJURIES, RON PLAYED A FEW YEARS AFTER HE LEFT THE YANKEES AND RETIRED. HE ALSO COVERS HIS LIFE AFTER BASEBALL AND WHAT HE IS DOING TODAY. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ALL YANKEE AND FANS OF JEWISH ATHLETES.

Very good book except Ronnie never played football in high school or ran track. Other than that, interesting story.