1975 Profile: Ron Blomberg

"Boomer. He may yet become a Bronx Bomber if he gets the chance to play every day. Blomberg was the most dynamic hitter in the Yankee lineup last season on those days when he was in the lineup. He's still being platooned against right-handers; fortunately for him, the Yanks may see more of them now that Bonds, a right-handed hitter, has replaced Murcer, a left-handed hitter.
Ron spent much of 1974 on the bench and even asked to be traded, but contributed two tremendous homers in a game against Cleveland in the final days of the race. His lack of concentration and other flaws make him a hazard at any position other than designated hitter.
Born in Atlanta, Ron is big and friendly like a St. Bernard. He swings the bat incessantly in the dugout, and talks at a similar pace at those moments when he isn't eating, which are few."

-Joe Gergen, The Complete Handbook of Baseball, 1975 Edition

"It's hard to name a more popular player in New York than Ron Blomberg. And that's because Ronnie and the fans struck up a fast love relationship as soon as he joined the club in 1971, and never let it die.
The master of the unpredictable when it comes to interviews, Ron is far more certain at bat, where he is one of the most devastating hitters in the game. A virtual terror when he whips his bat around, he has one of the lowest strikeout frequencies of any power hitter in baseball, and players still talk of some of the long home runs he's hit. Although he's served mostly as a designated hitter since the rule took effect (Ron was the first DH in history), he is at home in right field. Noted for his great speed, he was the nation's number one draft pick in 1967, and with Thurman Munson, one of the best selections the Yanks ever made in the draft.
The transplanted Georgian, now residing year-round in New York, is somewhat of a legend in his own time, with a great deal more still to be written."

-The New York Yankees Official 1975 Yearbook

"One of baseball's strongest hitters, Ron is a home run threat every time he bats. He proved it during the final week of the '74 season by belting four home runs in his last ten at-bats, after seeing only limited action in the preceding weeks.
Converted back to the outfield last spring after two years at first base, his original position, Ron is a lifetime .307 hitter with over a thousand at-bats, but most of them against right-handers. He was 16-for-58 (.276) against lefties last season. The trade of Murcer is expected to give The Boomer more playing time.
Ron has hit two homers in a game four times in his career. He belted one over the right-field roof in Detroit in batting practice during his first week with the Yanks in 1969.
After a sensational baseball and basketball career at Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, Ronnie turned down some 200 basketball scholarship offers to sign with the Yankees as the nation's number one draft choice. Ron's big year was 1973, when he held a .400 batting average as late as July 4.
His major league career has been hampered by repeated muscle pulls to his legs, but he is one of the fastest runners in the league when healthy. He seldom strikes out.
Talkative and personable, Ronnie is one of New York's most popular athletes. He now winters in New York where he makes numerous speaking appearances."

-1975 New York Yankees Press/TV/Radio Guide