Redskins fans stuff ballot box for Pro Bowl Nov 22, 2008
Commissioner Ford Frick jumped in, benched two of the seven and ended fan balloting. It wasn't restored until 1970. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Frattare reflects on tough call to quit the booth (Today) Oct 8, 2008
" Frattare -- who was selected Monday as a finalist for the Ford Frick Award, which is given by the Hall of Fame for excellence in broadcasting -- said he has many thoughts about what he wants to do with his future and some of them include broadcasting. "It's really been hectic, and everyday I think of something else I might want to try," he said. "I think of teaching. I've always enjoyed speaking in front of classes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Joe Nuxhall Selected as Frick Award Finalist Oct 7, 2008
Joe Nuxhall COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Former Cincinnati Reds broadcaster Joe Nuxhall was selected as a finalist Monday for the Ford Frick Award. Joe Nuxhall led fan balloting with 19,547 votes and was followed by former Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet (10,282) and Toronto's Tom Cheek (8,992), who also will appear on the ballot. (WKRC.com, OH)
'Voice' of the Pirates turns off his mic Oct 3, 2008
"I ask the Hall of Fame voters to give serious consideration to Lanny's many contributions to the city, the Pirates and the game of baseball and consider him for recognition in the broadcaster's wing of the Hall of Fame. The Ford Frick Award recognizes the greatest broadcasters in the game's history, and Lanny's accomplishments certainly warrant inclusion in this exclusive club. His place in the Hall would be well deserved, if not overdue.". Frattare actually has been affiliated with the Pirates... (MLB.com -- Pittsburgh Pirates)
Steve AschburnerINSIDE BASEBALL Aug 27, 2008
The Cy Young Award was created before the 1956 season by commissioner Ford Frick to honor baseball's "best pitcher.'' Period. For its first 11 years, the lords of the game didn't even distinguish by league, presenting just one trophy; beginning in 1967, it was split in two and awarded to the best NL and AL pitchers. Again, period. Therefore, the Cy Young doesn't carry the extra baggage of the Most Valuable Player Award, which allegedly requires voters to gauge the intangible of a candidate's... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Brennaman 'shocked' by Griffey deal Aug 1, 2008
" This was expected to be the final season for Griffey in Cincinnati. He was in the final season of a nine-year, $116.5 million contract that carried a hefty $16.5 million club option for 2009. Still, no one saw this early departure coming. There had been no rumors circulating about Griffey in the days and weeks leading up to Thursday's 4 p.m. ET non-waiver Trade Deadline. "I was shocked," said Brennaman, a Reds' voice since 1974 and a 2000 Ford Frick Award winner in the Hall of Fame. "I... (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Almost there Jul 25, 2008
Kuhn becomes the fourth Major League Baseball commissioner inducted into the Hall of Fame, joiningKenesaw "Mountain" Landis, Happy Chandler and Ford Frick. Kuhn, who died last year at age 80, was baseball's fifth commissioner. (USA Today -- Sports)
Yankee Stadium has been site of many great moments Jul 15, 2008
Baseball's commissioner at the time, Ford Frick, said Maris did not break Ruth's record because the Yankees played 162 games in 1961, eight more than Ruth played in 1927. The Jackson Three. (Los Angeles Times)
Brennaman assigned security in Chicago Jul 13, 2008
"I walked around for two days, and no one bothered me," said Brennaman, who was the Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford Frick Award winner in 2000. At Navy Pier with his family, a ride worker told Brennaman's daughter he had a bone to pick with "Thom Brennaman," who is Marty's son and broadcast partner. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Bonds' ball, asterisk and all, arrives at Hall Jul 2, 2008
Commissioner Ford Frick, who had once been Ruth's ghostwriter, decided to draw a distinction between Maris' 162-game season and Ruth's 154-game season. There was never an asterisk as such, though the myth of one persisted. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Baseball... Then and Now: Inside Baseball Jun 11, 2008
This particular inside look at the game and its players (and managers Brosnan couldnt stand Solly Hemus) disturbed the baseball establishment, in part because Brosnan had the nerve to write it himself, so there was no way to blame a Jack Wheeler or a Ford Frick (Babe Ruths ghost) or any other outside entity with statements that offended someone. The fuss that arose over The Long Season and Brosnans subsequent book on the 1961 season, Pennant Race, was nothing compared to... (Philadelphia, TheInsiders.com)
Rockies to swap Holliday? May 20, 2008
-- 1962: Commissioner Ford Frick suggested a 157-game schedule that would provide four games against each team in the other league and 13 against each team in the same league, but the NL rejected the idea. -- 1975: The AL proposed an interleague plan to settle an antitrust suit arising from the Seattle Pilots' move to Milwaukee, which would have allowed the AL to add a team in Seattle, but the NL declined to add a 13th team. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Dodgers resurrecting L.A.'s Coliseum daze Mar 28, 2008
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick, worried that pop-ups going for homers would be an embarrassment, originally asked the Dodgers to build a second fence 333 feet from the plate. If a ball cleared the first screen, it would be a ground-rule double; if it cleared the second, it was a home run. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Dodgers hold party in unsuitable venue Mar 27, 2008
Commissioner Ford Frick countered that the Giants' old home in the Polo Grounds - they had just vacated Manhattan for San Francisco - had featured foul lines measuring 257 and 279 feet, with tall walls to thwart some potential homers. But when the Coliseum had 24 home runs hit in its first week, including three over the left-field screen in one game by the otherwise unimposing (and deliciously named) Lee Walls of the Cubs, fear percolated that baseball's record book would be cut to snippets. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Notes: No Buck in broadcast booth Mar 5, 2008
Buck's late father, Jack, was recognized by the Hall of Fame with the Ford Frick Award for his remarkable career. The elder Buck, who died in 2002, called Cardinals games on the radio from 1954-2001, missing only the 1960 season. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Torre's Debut In Blue Highlighted By Late Rally Feb 29, 2008
Then-baseball commissioner Ford Frick ordered the team to erect a screen in left field to prevent pop flies from becoming home runs. At its highest point at the foul pole, the fence was 42 feet high. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Nuxhall falls short of Frick Award Feb 20, 2008
-- For the second straight year, Joe Nuxhall was a Ford Frick Award finalist -- but not the recipient ... The 2008 Ford Frick Award, which is given annually by the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., will go to longtime Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus ... Brennaman was named the Ford Frick Award winner in 2000. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Vin Scully Biography Feb 11, 2008
Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown inducted him in 1982 and honored him with the Ford Frick Award the same year. The television profession honored him with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1995. (Suite101.com)
Royals had ups and downs in 2007 Dec 29, 2007
Denny Matthews, the longtime radio voice of the Royals, won the Ford Frick Award and would be honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Zack Greinke, one year after leaving camp because of anxiety problems, returned to Spring Training. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Royals rely on newcomers in 2007 season Dec 27, 2007
February Denny Matthews, the longtime radio voice of the Royals, won the Ford Frick Award and would be honored at the Baseball Hall of Fame in July. Zack Greinke, one year after leaving camp because of anxiety problems, returned to Spring Training. (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Q&A with Dave Niehaus Dec 25, 2007
MLB.com: Finally, Dick Williams is a great friend of yours, so what would it mean to be in the same Hall of Fame induction class as the Ford Frick Award winner. Niehaus: We talked about that when Dick was elected. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Henshaw -- Asterisks everywhere Dec 20, 2007
The baseball commissioner himself, Ford Frick, advised the asterisk, not because there were steroids or any other performance-enhancing drugs in the Yankees locker room, but because Roger s season was 162 games and Ruth s only 154. Ford didn t mention it at the time but, as a sportswriter for the New York Evening World, he was the Babe s ghostwriter for Babe Ruth s Own Book of Baseball. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Dean one of final 10 Frick candidates Dec 5, 2007
A day after Billy Southworth was announced as one of the year's electees to the Hall of Fame, Dizzy Dean made the cut of 10 candidates for the Ford Frick Award. The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball." The award, named after the late broadcaster, National League President, Commissioner, and Hall of Famer, has been presented annually since 1978. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Five elected to Hall by Vets Dec 4, 2007
Kuhn is the fourth Commissioner elected, following Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Happy Chandler and Ford Frick. "I congratulate the Hall of Fame for electing five new members," Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Nuxhall is hospitalized Nov 14, 2007
Nuxhall was disappointed he couldn't do the show, or attend a rally in his hometown of Hamilton that supported him as a candidate for the Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford Frick Award. "He's used to being on the go," Kim Nuxhall said. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Astros voices up for Frick Award Nov 1, 2007
11/01/2007 12:00 AM ET Astros voices up for Ford Frick Award Quartet of current broadcasters nominated for highest honor By Alyson Footer / MLB.com. Current TV announcers Bill Brown (left) and Jim Deshaies highlight the Astros' nominees. (MLB.com -- Houston Astros)
Braves vets nominated for Frick Award Nov 1, 2007
Skip Caray is among the Braves' nominees for the prestigious Ford Frick Award. (Atlanta Braves). (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Radio voice up for Ford Frick Award Nov 1, 2007
The Official Site of Arizona Diamondbacks: News: Arizona Diamondbacks News. D-backs radio broadcaster Greg Schulte was hired by the club prior to its inaugural 1998 season. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Nationals Win! Aug 10, 2007
Maris hit 61 in the modern 162 game schedule and so Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick (No ... Maris hit 61 in the modern 162 game schedule and so Commissioner of Baseball Ford Frick (No. (Townhall.com)
Ventre: Wrong Jul 31, 2007
Ford Frick, baseball commissioner in 1961, was the one who declared that Maris record would be kept separate from Ruths. That created a predictable dustup. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Record crowd expected in Cooperstown for two inductees who exemplify everything right about baseball Jul 29, 2007
Louis Dispatch, J. Taylor Spink Award), Denny Matthews (Royals broadcaster, Ford Frick Award). Cal Ripken could have wound up as a pitcher. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
What's up with ... Rocky Bridges Jul 25, 2007
"I've had more numbers on my back than a bingo board. My wife used to write to me care of (Commissioner) Ford Frick. He was the only one who knew where I was.". "The more I played with them, the more I found that no one could take a joke - my batting average." - On hitting. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Bonds evokes mixed emotions in Siouxland Jul 24, 2007
Since Ruth set the record with 60 home runs in a 154-game season, then-baseball commissioner Ford Frick, a fomer ghostwriter for Ruth, said any record broken after the 154th game on the schedule would be held as a separate record and indicated by an asterisk. Roger Maris hit homer number 61 on October 1, 1961, the last game of the season. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
After this weekend, do we go back to desperately seeking Selig? Jul 21, 2007
-- when Selig was asked about former commissioner Bowie Kuhn not attending the game in which Aaron broke the Babe's record, the commish pointed out that former commissioner Ford Frick wasn't there when Roger Maris broke the Babe's single-season record with homer No. 61, either. "I find that interesting," Selig said. (CBS News)
UNLIKELY HEROBonds, Selig both have little to offer Jul 21, 2007
"We're here to watch to see whether he does it. And whatever else happens, I'm not passing judgment on it. Nor should I.'' We'll take that as a non-yes. Not long ago, Bonds' swing looked as halting as the commissioner sounded. The two home runs at Wrigley removed any creeping doubts about whether he could break the record. But Selig's tortured uncertainty remained in effect Friday night. He pointed out that Ford Frick missed Roger Maris' 61st and, as Aaron's longtime employer and friend, Selig... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A KC masterpiece heads to Cooperstown Jul 21, 2007
On July 29, he will make a call from Cooperstown, N.Y., where he will be honored as the 2007 recipient of the Ford Frick Award. It s an honor that was bestowed upon him by his colleagues in the business, including Bob Uecker, Ernie Harwell, Vin Scully, Harry Kalas, to name a few. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Bonds, Giants play waiting game Jul 21, 2007
In an answer to a question that focused on former commissioner Bowie Kuhn's controversial decision not to attend the game in which Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record, Selig offered an unsolicited comment that Ford Frick (another of his predecessors) also skipped a record-setting event: Roger Maris's 61st home run. "In fact, he purposely wasn't there," said Selig, who visited the Miller Park press box on something more than a busman's holiday. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Smizik: No need for Selig to witness No. 756 Jul 15, 2007
Because of that, some, including then-commissioner Ford Frick, believed the record was not legitimate. For a number of years, traditionalist would not let go of the Ruth record. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Sports Mailbag Jun 1, 2007
In my opinion, if Bob had devoted his entire journalism to career to writing solely about baseball, he most likely would have been nominated for the Ford Frick Award for baseball writers in the Hall of Fame a long time ago. His columns pinpoint an ownership group that has invested poorly as well as a management team that has made some serious errors in judgment. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
ALL-STAR SNAPSHOTMajor League Baseball All-Star Game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, July 10, 2007 May 20, 2007
ALL-STAR SNAPSHOT / Major League Baseball All-Star Game at AT in San Francisco, July 10, 2007 (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Should Barry Bonds get an asterisk when he breaks the home run record? May 20, 2007
When Roger Maris hit 61 round-trippers in 1961 to break Babe Ruth's single-season record, commissioner Ford Frick threatened to use an asterisk because Maris did it in a 162-game season. When Ruth hit 60 in 1927, teams only played 154 games. (North County Times)
Browns-White Stockings Rivalry Continues Apr 27, 2007
Ford Frick Award-winning announcers Jack Buck and Harry Caray spent 15 years together in the Cardinals radio booth before divorcing and prior to the latter becoming a true icon in the Windy City. More recently, the teams star third basemen from the 1960s, competitors on the field, now serve as the most-recognizable voices behind the microphone for their respective clubs Ron Santo in Chicago and Mike Shannon in St. Louis. (St. Louis, TheInsiders.com)
Collier: Fight of a Lifetime -- Remembering April 15, 1947 Apr 15, 2007
" The time wouldn't come for nearly 40 years, and to bring it about, Rickey had to face down a ton more menace than could be summoned by one South Bend hotel manager. First, there were the other baseball owners, who voted down Rickey's plan to desegregate the game, 15-1, before he formally had proposed it. Then there were his own Brooklyn Dodgers, at least six of whom threatened to quit if Robinson were on the team. "Go ahead," Rickey said. None did, although Dixie Walker asked to be traded and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Jackie: The legacy of No. 42 Apr 15, 2007
Commissioner Ford Frick issued what amounted to an endorsement of Robinson by proclaiming any striker would be barred for life. 10 - BLACK HALL OF FAMERS IN 12 SEASONS AFTER HIM. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Setting record straight as Bonds nears mark Apr 14, 2007
As Roger Maris staged his assault on Ruth's single-season mark in 1961, commissioner Ford Frick spoke ardently of an asterisk (in Ruth's day, the schedule called for only 154 games) and privately hoped it wouldn't happen. The A's television schedule offers its usual letdown, with six more non-televised games coming up in April alone. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Dream now reality for Brennamans Mar 2, 2007
"I'm nervous as [heck], because I want it to work," said Marty Brennaman, a 2000 Ford Frick Award winner. "I want him to be good. I want the chemistry to be there, which I know it won't be instantaneously. It's something you have to work at. The same holds true for [Jeff] Brantley and I, or Brantley and Thom. "All I've ever dreamed about the last 10 years is wanting him to come home and work with me, and then ascend to my position when I retire. (MLB.com -- Cincinnati Reds)
Another shutout in electing members of the Baseball Hall of Fame Mar 1, 2007
The new group is larger and includes 61 Hall of Famers, 14 winners of the Ford Frick award for broadcasting, eight winners of the J.G. Taylor Spink award for writing and a member of the old veterans' committee whose term has not expired. Some candidates elected by the old veterans' committee include the pitcher Jim Bunning and the second basemen Bobby Doerr and Bill Mazeroski. (International Herald Tribune)
Matthews a singular voice for single team Feb 27, 2007
"He's just really good at what he does. "There are some great names that have received the Ford Frick Award -- people that Denny grew up listening to -- Harry Caray and Jack Buck and folks like that. " This honor stamps Matthews as one of the elite in baseball broadcasting. Among the first he called were his mother, Eileen, and bro 0000371F thers, Steve, Doug and Mike, in central Illinois. "My dad said a long time ago that if you hang around long enough, you work hard, you do a good job and you... (MLB.com -- Kansas City Royals)
Victor Rojas Q&A (Part 2) Feb 26, 2007
I would say Denny Matthews who was the Ford Frick Award winner this year, but I got a chance to do an inning with him last season which was kind of cool. I grew up in Kansas City and had the chance to listen to him all my life. (Texas, TheInsiders.com)
Ford Frick Award Announced Feb 23, 2007
February 23, 2007 - 9:01 AM Sub-Navigation. Last Update: Feb 22, 2007 4:05 PM. (WKRC.com, OH)
