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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Dallas -- 2022 Edition
"I'm in hell!"– Morgan Freeman"Worse: You're in Texas!"– Chris Rock-- Nurse BettyThis coming Monday, the Yankees close the 2022 regular season by visiting the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to face the...
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Judge 61 and -.0013, Cole 248
Let's not bury the lead: Last night, Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run of the season. It drove in the tying and go-ahead runs, and the Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3 at the Rogers Centre in...
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Cheers is the 1980s in a Nutshell
Top row, left to right: Ted Danson as Sam Malone,John Ratzenberger as Cliff Clavin and George Wendt as Norm Peterson.Bottom row, left to right: Nicholas Colasanto as Ernie Pantusso, a.k.a....
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If I Were the Commissioner of the NFL
This past Sunday, the Miami Dolphins pulled off a big upset against the Buffalo Bills, 21-19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. But their quarterback, Tuanigamanuolepola "Tua" Tagovailoa,...
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October 1, 1932: Babe Ruth's Called Shot
October 1, 1932, 90 years ago: Game 3 of the World Series is played at Wrigley Field in Chicago. There was bad blood between the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs, because the Cubs had acquired...
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October 1, 1962: James Meredith Enrolls & Johnny Carson Debuts
October 1, 1962, 60 years ago: James Meredith registers as a full-time student at the University of Mississippi. This is a very big deal, since he is the 1st black student at "Ole Miss."Governor Ross...
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Yanks Close September With Weak Effort vs. O's
October is my favorite month. Even late September can be hot in Central Jersey. But, in October, things cool off. This leads people to dress better. The leaves change, and the landscape bursts with...
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Judge Not, But Orioles Judged by Nasty Nestor
There is a man I know on Facebook, I won't mention his name, but I will say that he's older than I am, and thus should know better. The other day, while waiting for Aaron Judge to go from 60 to 61 home...
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October 3, 1962: The West Coast Giant-Dodger Playoff
Felipe Alou walks home with the winning runOctober 3, 1962, 60 years ago: The Giants beat the Dodgers in a Playoff for the National League Pennant again -- this time on the West Coast, and at the...
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Judge Stuck On 61, Bullpen Frustrating
I don't know what's more frustrating:Waiting on Judge homers these last few days,or the annual Autumn "pumpkin spice" saturation.If Aaron Judge is going to make it to 62 home runs in this regular...
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Sevy's Smoke & Judge's Single Mess With Texas
I thought I had more time to do this one. I thought the early-season-locked-forced doubleheader was tomorrow, not today. Oh well.Last night, the Yankees started their final series of the regular...
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Again, a Win But No #62
Winning is good. I'll take a win and no milestone over a milestone and no win anytime. And I got a win and no milestone.Today, in the opener of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life...
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62 and 257 -- That's Not the Yankees' Record When They Score 2 Or Fewer Runs
First batter of last night's game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers: Aaron Judge. Pitcher: Jesus Tinoco. On a 1-1 count, Judge drilled a ball deep into the left-field stands at Globe...
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October 5, 1982: The New Jersey Devils Debut
October 5, 1982, 40 years ago: The New Jersey Devils play their 1st regular-season game, a 3-3 tie against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, Bergen County, New...
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Regular Season Ends With Loss In Texas
The Yankees ended the regular season yesterday, at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, against the Texas Rangers. There was nothing remarkable about the game, typical of season-enders between a team...
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October 7, 1972: The New York Islanders Debut
October 7, 1972: The NHL's 2 new expansion teams, the New York Islanders and the Atlanta Flames, play their 1st regular-season games, against each other, at the Nassau County Veterans Memorial...
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Deserve's Got Everything to Do With It: 2022 Baseball Edition (And the...
Little Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman): "I don't deserve this! To die like this!"Will Munny (Clint Eastwood): "Deserve's got nothing to do with it!"As I occasionally (but not annually) do, I am ranking...
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Baseball Postseason Appearances, 1871-2022
This list includes single-division League Championships, even if there was no postseason series thereafter. It also includes teams that finished 1st, in either half or overall, in the strike-shortened...
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Arsenal Are a Joy to Watch Again
In their last 2 games, Arsenal have beaten Tottenham Hotspur in a North London Derby, decisively at 3-1; and then, today, beat Liverpool 3-2, on 2 beauties, one in the 1st minute of the 1st half and 1...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Joe Musgrove's "Cheating" for the Mets Being...
Met fans are so dumb!(How dumb are they?) They're so dumb, they chanted, "Cheater! Cheater! Cheater!" at San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove even after the umpires determined, upon Met manager Buck...
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