Yankees A-level affiliate, Charleston Riverdogs, are hosting the All-Star Homerun Derby on the flight deck of the USS Yorktown. The premise is simple: “We’re going to let (participants) crush balls out into the harbor,”

For the full article: http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/business/2012/05/goose-maverick-baseball-at-1-oclock/

On this day in 1972, The San Francisco Giants, who promised they would never trade him, traded Willie Mays to the New York Mets. Mays returns to the city where he first started his Hall of Fame career.

Memorabilia from Ebbets Field, where the Brooklyn Dodgers played, are currently on display in an exhibit at the Brooklyn College Library. Included are a model of Ebbets Field and an original home plate.

For the full article: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/news/bcnews/8678.htm

Great video on forensic handwriting analysis. Not only used for autograph authentication, but also legal cases including ransom notes, fraudulent documents, etc.

T-Rex skeleton goes to auction. It could be yours for only $1 Million!

For the full article:
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2012/05/02/Dinosaur-skeleton-in-New-York-auction/UPI-56701335990600/

Babe Ruth’s former home in Massachusetts is on the market for more money than Ruth made in his whole playing career.

For the full article: http://www.bostonherald.com/business/real_estate/view.bg?articleid=1061129894