Saturday, June 10, 2006
Ron Blomberg - “Designated Hebrew” , Ron Blomberg 1st DH in Baseball, Ron Blomberg
In this book “Designated Hebrew” The Ron Blomberg story Ron tells it all. What it was like growing up Jewish in the deep south. What it was like being the first player drafted in the 1967 amateur draft. What it was like being the first significant Jewish player to play for the New York Yankees. What it was like being heralded as the next great Yankee. What it was like being the first designated hitter in baseball.
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98 + $ 8.95 for shipping and handling charges,
For a total of $34.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $28.93
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803
Ron Blomberg- “Designated Hebrew” , Ron Blomberg 1st DH in Baseball, Ron Blomberg
In this book “Designated Hebrew” The Ron Blomberg story Ron tells it all. What it was like growing up Jewish in the deep south. What it was like being the first player drafted in the 1967 amateur draft. What it was like being the first significant Jewish player to play for the New York Yankees. What it was like being heralded as the next great Yankee. What it was like being the first designated hitter in baseball.
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98
+ $ 9.95 for shipping and handling
For a total of $35.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $29.93 to
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803Ron Blomberg- “Designated Hebrew” , Ron Blomberg 1st DH in Baseball, Ron Blomberg
In this book “Designated Hebrew” The Ron Blomberg story Ron tells it all. What it was like growing up Jewish in the deep south. What it was like being the first player drafted in the 1967 amateur draft. What it was like being the first significant Jewish player to play for the New York Yankees. What it was like being heralded as the next great Yankee. What it was like being the first designated hitter in baseball.
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98 + $ 8.95 for shipping and handling
For a total of $34.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $28.93 to:
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Allan Lerner
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98 + $ 8.95 for shipping and handling charges,
For a total of $34.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $28.93
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803
Ron Blomberg- “Designated Hebrew” , Ron Blomberg 1st DH in Baseball, Ron Blomberg
In this book “Designated Hebrew” The Ron Blomberg story Ron tells it all. What it was like growing up Jewish in the deep south. What it was like being the first player drafted in the 1967 amateur draft. What it was like being the first significant Jewish player to play for the New York Yankees. What it was like being heralded as the next great Yankee. What it was like being the first designated hitter in baseball.
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98
+ $ 9.95 for shipping and handling
For a total of $35.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $29.93 to
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803Ron Blomberg- “Designated Hebrew” , Ron Blomberg 1st DH in Baseball, Ron Blomberg
In this book “Designated Hebrew” The Ron Blomberg story Ron tells it all. What it was like growing up Jewish in the deep south. What it was like being the first player drafted in the 1967 amateur draft. What it was like being the first significant Jewish player to play for the New York Yankees. What it was like being heralded as the next great Yankee. What it was like being the first designated hitter in baseball.
Ron was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 1948. Ron was a good athlete and dreamed of playing baseball in the major leagues. As Ron got older he refined his playing skills and started telling his friends of his ambitions. His friends laughed at him and ridiculed him. Jewish kids in the late 1950’s did not become major league baseball players, with the exception of a superstar like Sandy Koufax. Ron would not give up on his dream. He continued to work towards this goal. Fortunately Ron’s parents were supportive of this effort. They wanted Ron to be happy. If he wanted to be a doctor, lawyer or a ballplayer they were fine with it. So Ron went ahead with his dreams and prepared himself to take his baseball skills and ability as far as he could go with it.
It wasn’t easy being Jewish in the deep south in the fifties and sixties. Ron witnessed many things in his life that people living in the rest of the country would find shocking and hard to believe. The Ku Klux Klan was very active in that era. In the book Ron tells how many of the ball players on his high school baseball team were members of the Ku Klux Klan and after their baseball games would put on their robes and do cross burnings. Ron, personally did not face much hostility from his team-mates and did not encounter much anti-semitism in growing up even though it was all around him. Ron was the ‘chosen one’ the ‘designated Hebrew’.
Ron was drafted number 1 in all the country in the 1967 major league baseball amateur draft by non other than the New York Yankees. Now you have to understand something here. The New York Yankees, even though they played in New York City with the largest Jewish population in the country did not look to sign Jewish ballplayers. They had Hank Greenberg, perhaps the greatest Jewish ballplayer ever, right down the road in James Monroe high school and weren’t interested in him. The Dodgers had Jewish ballplayers and so did the Giants but with one minor exception the Yankees did not. Jimmie Herman Reese played second base for the New York Yankees in 1930 and in 1931. This was not his real name. Jimmie was Jewish and his real name was James Herman Soloman. But the Yankees were not drawing well in the sixties. They needed a special player to bring in more people into the stadium. It was time for a Jewish ballplayer to play for the New York Yankees. One who had great batting skills. One who could excite the crowd with his power by hitting long home runs. Ron Blomberg was to be the ‘chosen one”.
Ron was a trailblazer. Ron made no effort hide the fact that he was Jewish even though Ron faced bigotry by other players both on his team as well as opponents because they did not agree with or understand his religious beliefs. Ron was an extremely likeable person. Remember he came from Atlanta, Georgia. He played in one of the most difficult environments any Jewish ballplayer could play in and succeeded and flourished in that setting. He eventually became a popular player both on the Yankees and with players on other teams too. He became a New York icon. He was loved and adored by the people of New York, both Jews and Non Jews alike.
The Yankees gave Ron massive publicity when they brought him up. He was going to be the next great legend in Yankee history. He was going to be the next great first baseman for the New York Yankees. Befitting Ron’s aura the Yankees decided to room Ron with Mickey Mantle. Ron roomed with Mickey Mantle. Ron was also with the Yankees when George Steinbrenner arrived in 1973. Ron played for manager Billy Martin and played with such Yankee greats as Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson, Sparky Lyle, Lou Piniella and Bobby Bonds.
Ron was proud of his Jewish heritage and was happy to show everyone that he was a Jewish Athlete. He always wore his Chai Necklace. He had a Jewish Star drawn on his hat and his bat and glove. His lifetime batting average was 293 and he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of the power he displayed in hitting a tremendously long home run in only his third major league at bat. Ron’s best year was in 1973 when he batted 329 for 301 at bats and was batting over 400 in June of that same year.
If you are interested in having Ron appear at your event contact Lerner Sports Marketing today. If you are interested in purchasing autographed copies of Ron’s book “Designated Hebrew”you’re your members contact Lerner Sports Marketing today.
There is no other book like this! There is no other Jewish Athlete like Ron! I look forward to hearing from you.
Lerner Sports Marketing wants this special book to be special for you and is offering you a signed copy by Ron for $25.98. This is just six dollars over the normal cost of the book.
To order a signed copy please send $25.98 + $ 8.95 for shipping and handling
For a total of $34.93
Or if you prefer an unsigned copy send $28.93 to:
Lerner Enterprises, Inc.
P.O. Box 814
Plainview, NY 11803
If you want to order more than one copy please call 516 752-7557
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Allan Lerner
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