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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Atlanta -- 2015-16 Edition
This Wednesday night, the Brooklyn Nets go to Atlanta to visit the Hawks, and go back on January 15. The Knicks visit on December 26 and January 5.Knicks vs. Hawks isn't much of a rivalry. Nor is Nets...
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Alex Burr, the Yankee Who Gave His Life for Our Country
A player for the New York Yankees once died for America in a war. And, mostly likely, you've never heard of him.November 1, 1893:Â Alexander Thomson Burr is born in Chicago. Usually listed as "Alex...
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This Blog Is NOT a Gloat-Free Zone
The Yankees have had their bad moments in postseason play. They just had another in the AL Wild Card game. They've gotten swept in the World Series in 1976, 1963, and, for all intents and purposes,...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Tampa Bay -- 2015 Edition
Yesterday, the New York Giants scored 49 points away to the New Orleans Saints, and lost. And the Jets, away to the Oakland Raiders, also lost.Boy, did the New York football teams pick the right day to...
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November 2, 1995: "Clueless Joe"
November 2, 1995, 20 years ago: The Yankees name Joe Torre as their new manager‚ replacing Buck Showalter.Torre had been a good catcher in the 1960s, a decent 1st baseman in the early 1970s, and a very...
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Happy Paul O'Neill Day!
Met fans probably think their team made a great trade in getting Yoenis Cespedes. But they've never made a trade as good as this one. Even their 1983 trade for Keith Hernandez and their 1985 trade for...
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Ballparks Hosting the World Series, 1903-2015
Active ballparks in bold type, and ranked. Parks no longer in use (regardless of whether they're still standing) in normal type with an asterisk.Ties broken by most recent. For those that have not yet...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Toronto -- 2015-16 Edition
The Knicks visit the Toronto Raptors next Tuesday night, and again on January 28. The Nets visit on January 18 and March 8.Being in a foreign country has its particular challenges -- and, yes, for all...
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Finishing up the Milestones
Thanks to baseball milestones and trip guides, I set a new personal best in October: 74 posts. Now, I am finally wrapping up the baseball and other sports milestones.November 4, 1955, 60 years ago: Cy...
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Cities' Finals Appearances through October 2015
This list includes the following:Baseball* National Association Pennant winners, 1871-1875.* Pre-World Series National League Pennant winners, 1876-1881 and 1898-1902.* National League vs. American...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Charlotte -- 2015-16 Edition
The Knicks travel to play the Charlotte Hornets next Wednesday night, and the Nets do so the following Wednesday. The Knicks go back on January 23, and the Nets on April 8.Before You Go. Being in the...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Houston -- 2015-16 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Houston Rockets next Wednesday night. The New York Knicks visit on Friday, November 21.Before You Go. Most Americans hear "bayou" and think "Louisiana." But Houston is known...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Chicago -- 2015-16 Edition
Last night, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, defending Stanley Cup Champions and winners of 3 of the last 6, 4-2 at the Prudential Center.This coming Thursday night, they face...
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The Missouri Precedent: Good and Bad
The President of the University of Missouri system, Timothy M. Wolfe, resigned today. He did so because, in response to his inaction against several bigoted incidents on campus, the entire football...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Sacramento -- 2015-16 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Sacramento Kings this Friday night. The New York Knicks will visit on December 10.Before You Go. Sacramento is 90 miles inland from San Francisco, so the city's notorious...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In the Bay Area -- 2015-16 Edition
This Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets will visit the defending NBA Champions, the Golden State Warriors, in Oakland. The New York Knicks will visit on March 16.Don't worry: The creatures who plow into the...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Calgary -- 2015-16 Edition
Next Tuesday, the Devils travel to play the Calgary Flames. With their "C of Red" fans, the Flames are never an easy team to beat at the Saddledome. But the Devils are better this season, so we'll...
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November 11, 1915: A Star Is Born In New Jersey's Capital
November 11, 1915, 100 years ago: George Washington Case Jr. is born in Trenton, New Jersey. It was somewhat appropriate, given his name and his birthplace in a State capital (whose own team, for a...
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Norm Siebern, 1933-2015
The Yankees of the 1950s were already retired and legendary by the time I was old enough to start paying attention to baseball in the late 1970s. Now that my nieces are old enough, those Fifties...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Oklahoma City -- 2015-16 Edition
The New York Knicks visit Oklahoma City to play the Thunder a week from tomorrow. The Brooklyn Nets visit the following Wednesday.The Nets formerly played in Newark, "Brick City," and Oklahoma City is...
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