NYGPS Member Moe Resner spoke on NYGPS Member Sam Maxwell’s Bedford & Sullivan Podcast to discuss catching on film the last game the Giants played in the Polo Grounds as a New York team, a film he calls, “An End of an Era.” Moe recently had Willie Mays endorse his film and added Mays’ picture on the cover. To purchase the DVD contact Moe through me if you like. Here is the link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bedfordandsullivanbrooklyn/2014/01/19/ep-39–moe-resner-filmmaker-of-end-of-an-era

Author and NYGPS Member John McLaughlin spoke on NYGPS Member Sam Maxwell’s Bedford & Sullivan Podcast to discuss the book he’s working on about the New York Giants’ departure from New York, a topic that has gotten less fanfare over the years than the Dodgers own exit from the town. as well as his own baseball foundation. A Great listen!!
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bedfordandsullivanbrooklyn/2014/01/18/ep-38–author-john-mclaughlin

1954: THE YEAR WILLIE MAYS AND THE FIRST GENERATION OF BLACK SUPERSTARS CHANGED MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL FOREVER
New book by Bill Madden due on Willie Mays’ birthday.

Jackie Robinson heroically broke the color barrier in 1947. But how—and, in practice, when—did the integration of the sport actually occur? Bill Madden shows that baseball’s famous “black experiment” did not truly succeed until the coming of age of Willie Mays and the emergence of some star players—Larry Doby, Hank Aaron, and Ernie Banks—in 1954. And as a relevant backdrop off the field, it was in May of that year that the US Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, that segregation be outlawed in America’s public schools.

Featuring original interviews with key players and weaving together the narrative of one of baseball’s greatest seasons with the racially charged events of that year, 1954 demonstrates how our national pastime—with the notable exception of the Yankees, who represented white supremacy in the game—was actually ahead of the curve in terms of the acceptance of black Americans, while the nation at large continued to struggle with tolerance.

Wednesday night, January 8, was our first meeting of the NYGPS for 2014. NY Post columnist Ken Davidoff gave his insights to his Hall of Fame ballot and the electees as well. Ken spent about an hour answering all the great questions asked by the group regarding steroids, AROD, Bonds, Clemens, Piazza, and his baseball insights in general. It was a great way to start talking and thinking about baseball on a frigid night in NYC. Ken took out some time on a day for us when he was probably getting many requests for his reaction to the Hall of Fame voting results. Many thanks go to Ken and his family for making this a night to remember. Of course we thank Jay Goldberg owner of the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse for always making the NYGPS feel at home!! Make sure to see all of the wonderful baseball items Jay sells at
http://www.bergino.com/
You can read Ken’s columns on line at
http://nypost.com/author/ken-davidoff/
Here is the podcast:
http://berginobaseballclubhouse.podbean.com/2014/01/10/new-york-giants-preservation-society-winter-2014-meeting-with-special-guest-ken-davidoff/