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Yahoo
14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Did Yankees' Babe Ruth Really Call His Shot
Did Yankees' Babe Ruth Really Call His Shot originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The 'Called Shot.' It's a story that's been told so many times that even those not born until decades later have an opinion about it. Heck, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, even has a plaque regarding the fabled tale. Advertisement First, a little backstory. Babe Ruth spent the 1920s terrorizing pitchers around Major League Baseball in a way that nobody before ever had, or has since. His reign continued into the early 1930s. However, when the Yankees reached the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs, the National League champions spent more time heckling The Babe than they did trying to actually stop him from beating them. This behavior went both ways as Yankees' Manager Joe McCarthy held a grudge after the Cubs fired him following the 1930 season. In addition, former Bomber Mark Koenig was now playing for Chicago and was being heckled by Ruth and his old Bronx teammates. In Game Three, this all came to a head when Ruth blasted a home run to straightaway centerfield off pitcher Charlie Root. Now, normally, a Ruth home run wouldn't cause much debate; he hit them pretty frequently after all. But this time was different. Advertisement Ruth supposedly put up his fingers throughout his fifth-inning at-bat to make a gesture of some sort. Finally, with two strikes against him, Ruth vaguely pointed his finger and then hit Root's curveball out of the park for his second homer of the game. All these years later, the debate rages on: Did Ruth actually point to center field? Was he pointing at Root? At the Cubs' dugout? Was he maybe just being a showman? Whatever the case may be, baseball fans continue to argue about whether or not The Babe really 'called his shot.' For the sake of preserving baseball's mythology, let's go ahead and say he did. 'Curveball, center pocket!' This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Pirates vs. Twins Highlights
Livvy Dunne on losing Yankees legend Babe Ruth's home in the bottom of the ninth: 'I was supposed to get the keys' Livvy Dunne on losing Yankees legend Babe Ruth's home in the bottom of the ninth: 'I was supposed to get the keys'Source: Livvy Dunne
New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Livvy Dunne Wanted Babe Ruth's Old Apartment. The Co-op Board Said No.
New York City co-op boards can be notoriously difficult to get past. It's not just about being rich and successful: Madonna, Mariah Carey, Calvin Klein and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. have all been rejected. But the social media influencer and former gymnast Olivia Dunne was still shocked that she faced the same fate when trying to buy Babe Ruth's former apartment on the Upper West Side. Ms. Dunne, a New Jersey native known as Livvy, shared her story with her eight million TikTok followers this week. 'I was gonna pay with cash, like I wanted this apartment bad. Like it got to the point where the realtor was so confident,' she said. Ms. Dunne, 22, continued: 'Then the week that I'm supposed to get my keys to my brand-new apartment, I get a call, the co-op board denied me. So pretty much the people in the building voted to not have me live there.' The apartment at 345 West 88th Street would have been Ms. Dunne's first real estate purchase, she said in the video. She had visited with her boyfriend, Paul Skenes, the star Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher, who, like her, was an athlete at Louisiana State University, where she made millions through endorsement deals. Ms. Dunne's representatives and the building's management office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Under the co-op structure, boards tend to have lots of power, more than those of condos. They have the right to turn down any applicant, as long as it's not for reasons that are discriminatory or have to do with self-dealing from a board member. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Post
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Livvy Dunne called too ‘sparkly' for NYC neighborhood as locals question why co-op blocked her from buying Babe Ruth pad: locals
She may have played gymnastics with the truth. Former LSU gymnast and influencer Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne's viral sob story about being rejected by an Upper West Side co-op board stretches many details, neighbors and building insiders claimed. Other locals said even if Dunne didn't take a tumble in her $1.59 million bid to buy Yankees great Babe Ruth's former apartment, the social media phenom would simply have been too 'sparkly' for the subdued neighborhood. Advertisement 'I think she's making a lot of stuff up to get people to feel sorry for her,' a longtime worker in the West 88th Street building who's familiar with the matter told The Post. 6 Olivia 'Livvy' Dunne's tale of last-minute rejection by a co-op board split from the truth, locals said. TikTok / @livv 6 Dunne was nowhere near closing a deal on Babe Ruth's old home, a building worker said. Robert Miller Advertisement Dunne, a former LSU star gymnast who's dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, vaulted into megastardom in part because of her prolific presence online. But, as The Post first reported, Dunne's oversharing ways — — including an Instagram video celebrating that she 'bought a nyc apt' — ticked off co-op board members and may have led them to reject her purchase. Neighbors in the quiet Upper West Side neighborhood weren't surprised. Many said the Sport Illustrated Swimsuit model's perpetually online personality would be out of balance in the residential blocks near Riverside Park. Advertisement 'She's sparkly! She doesn't belong here,' joked Monica Rosenberg, who has lived on the block for six years. 'Maybe she likes standing out, but eventually, if this is going to be her home, and she wants to be accepted by her neighbors and be accepted as part of the community, there's nothing in it for her,' Rosenberg added. 'She can walk her dog in Riverside Park five times a day, and then she'll say this is very boring.' 6 Local Monica Rosenberg said Dunne was too much of a 'sparkly' celebrity to truly feel at home on the West 88th Street block. Robert Miller 6 Dunne had her heart set on Babe Ruth's old home. Getty Images Advertisement 6 Dunne is dating Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes. MLB Photos via Getty Images Boring or not, Dunne apparently had her heart set on buying Babe Ruth's old home, but hit a foul ball with a very New York City adversary: the co-op board. Co-op boards notoriously aren't obligated to say why they reject prospective buyers — a practice that advocates argue fuels racial discrimination and violates the city's human rights law. A City Council bill last year would've required co-op boards to outline each and every reason for stopping sales, but it failed to get beyond committee. Dunne's one-sided battle with the co-op board did garner some sympathy online. 'Welcome to NYC coop boards, where money can't buy you everything,' an X user posted. 'They make suburban HOA's (sic) look like welcoming committees.' But one Big Apple real estate broker chimed in with suspicions about Dunne's story. 'There's something fishy about this,' the broker tweeted. Advertisement 'You don't get a board denial one week before going to pick up your keys. In fact, the board makes there [sic] decision well before a closing is even scheduled. There's definitely more to this story.' The longtime building worker claimed Dunne had much farther to go in her bid to buy Babe Ruth's home than she told her millions of followers. 'Like, she said they were going to give her the keys,' the worker said. 'No, that's not true. It doesn't work like that. It's extensive, she would actually have to go get interviewed. They would check her out first. She didn't even do none of that. 'She had another probably six, seven weeks worth of interviewing and checking her finances and stuff like that. She didn't even get that far.' Advertisement Celebrities more famous than Dunne have been rejected by the co-op board, the worker said, without elaborating beyond 'financiers, tech people, a family member from the Coca-Cola family.' Applicants who have been approved are mostly husbands and wives, families, successful professionals and a handful of directors and actors, the worker said. Dunne's social media oversharing probably didn't help her application, and could harm her prospects at other co-op buildings, the worker offered. 'A lot of people are going to see this,' the worker said. 'She's going to apply to other buildings and they're not going to want the application. It's just making it worse for her.' Advertisement 6 Dunne's online oversharing helped cost her the apartment, residents said. Co-op boards are leery of influencers such as Dunne because they bring paparazzi, chattering fans and other troubles, real estate brokers have told The Post. Lucas States, 24, a dog walker strolling near Dunne's would-be home, said those boards in his experience are also suspicious of trust funds. He said it was difficult to find a co-op board that would work with the 'circumstances' surrounding his trust fund when he first moved to the Big Apple. Advertisement 'I also wanted to do a cash-only type deal here, but they [co-op boards] did not want to do that,' he said. 'I remember reading somewhere that they think you get your income through drug dealing and that kind of stuff. There's a lot of stigma around it.' Dunne's reps and seller's agent didn't return requests for comment. Additional reporting by Jenna Lemoncelli
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Livvy Dunne brushes off brutal NYC apartment rejection as she's handed iconic award
Livvy Dunne might have been brutally denied her dream apartment earlier this week but, in typical fashion, the former LSU gymnast has managed to bounce back. It emerged earlier this week that Dunne, 22, had tried to spend big on a three-bedroom co-op in New York City, that was once owned by baseball icon Babe Ruth. Incredibly, though, her $1.59m cash offer was rejected by the building's management, amid reports that current residents were unhappy that she had overshared about the potential purchase. Despite the brutal blow, which went viral on social media, Dunne has landed back on her feet after being named on the prestigious 2025 TIME100 Creators list. Along with the likes of Joe Rogan, Alix Earle and Alex Cooper, Dunne was named in the 'Titans' category of the list. Being named on the list marks a move into the mainstream for Dunne, who's romance with MLB star Paul Skenes has also elevated her public image. The former college gymnast has soared in popularity in recent years over social media and now boasts 5.4 million followers on Instagram alone. Speaking to the outlet, she said: 'It was always a goal of mine to get that blue check mark on Instagram. 'I actually drew it on a piece of paper, cut it out, and stuck it on my mirror.' She added: 'Breaking down barriers and beating everyone's expectations was very fun. The legacy that I'm leaving, I hope it's bigger than me.' Meanwhile, Dunne made headlines this week after sharing the story of how she was brutally denied a New York apartment which she had set her sights on. The ex-LSU gymnastics star told people about her exciting plans and even hired an interior designer because she 'didn't want to bring college furniture to Babe Ruth's apartment'. 'That would be criminal,' she admitted. However, just as she appeared to have landed the historic space, Dunne and boyfriend Paul Skenes were dealt a major blow. 'The week that I'm supposed to get my keys to my brand new apartment, I get a call... the co-op board denied me,' she recalled. 'So pretty much the people in the building voted to not have me live there. Which is fine. 'Honestly, it wasn't financial. For all I know, they could've been Alabama fans and I went to LSU. Like, I have no clue. 'Maybe they didn't want a public figure living there, but I was literally supposed to get the keys, and that week they denied me. 'It was just iconic, it was so cool that it was Babe Ruth's apartment. But long story short, don't try to live in a co-op. You might get denied and you won't get Babe Ruth's apartment.' Ruth's former home, located at 345 W.88th St. in New York City, went back on the market earlier this year.
