He was a rookie riding the Yankees' bench in 1952 when the Marines called up Jerry Coleman, the best second baseman in the American League for service in Korea. This gave Martin a chance to play regularly but he did not exclaim, "Oh, goodie!" Full Article at FishStripes

The 1952 World Series is usually remembered for Billy Martin's great catch of a Jackie Robinson pop fly with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning of the seventh game. Full Article at Bleacher Report

The 1952 World Series is usually remembered for Billy Martin's great catch of a Jackie Robinson pop fly with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh inning of the seventh game. Full Article at Associated Content

Published: 11/22/2009 2:20 AM Last Modified: 11/22/2009 2:20 AM D EATH NOTICE POLICY The Tulsa World publishes free death notices. Funeral homes may submit death notices from 4 to 10:30 p.m. daily. Full Article at Tulsa World

It appears that he tried to escape but was overcome. Full Article at Tulsa World

What made Billy Martin so great was also what made him so volatile: his intensity. It allowed him to give a kick start to his teams, yet made it so difficult to keep it going. Billy Martin was the most fearless manager in baseball history. Full Article at Pinstripe Alley

Baseball Hot Corner is a New York Yankees-centric blog devoted to quality sports writing, featuring fact based analysis, humor and photography. Tired cliches, politically correct rhetoric and hype have no place here. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Seventeen years after it began tricking neo-Deadheads into listening to jazz, the trio of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood is the certifiable leader of an entire movement. Full Article at Boston Globe

Make it another Old-Fashioned, please! So said Cole Porter and now Don Draper. In honor of Mad Men's fantastic season finale, I went on a week-long search for Don Draper's cocktail of choice — the Old-Fashioned. Full Article at Blogcritics.org

Roberto Alomar loses it in 1996 spitting incident with ump John Hirschbeck, who has since become Alomar's good friend. Full Article at New York Daily News

I was reluctant to write about this subject matter during the World Series because I didn’t want to be seen as providing aid and comfort to the enemy, but now that the Yankees’ championship run is complete, the timing is right. Full Article at Sports Blogs

Catskill dwellers Medeski Martin & Wood brought their unique jamband jazz to an enthralled crowd on Thursday night. Full Article at Albany Times-Union

tool goes here COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Whitey Herzog, Billy Martin, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month. Full Article at Belleville News-Democrat

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

FOOTBALL Pats fill out practice squad The New England Patriots have signed linebacker Thomas Williams to the practice squad. Full Article at Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Cooperstown -- Former major-league managers Billy Martin and Whitney Herzog are among 20 people being considered for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. Full Article at The Money Times

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. , Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Former major-league managers Billy Martin and Whitey Herzog are among 20 people being considered for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010. Full Article at United Press International

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month. Full Article at Baltimore Sun

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Billy Martin, Whitey Herzog, Gene Mauch and Danny Murtaugh are among the former managers who will be on the ballot when the Hall of Fame Veterans Committee votes next month. Full Article at KIVITV.com