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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the Cincinnati Reds for Trading Frank Robinson...
December 9, 1965, 50 years ago today: On the day that Branch Rickey, baseball's greatest executive ever, dies at age 84, the Cincinnati Reds trade Frank Robinson to the Baltimore Orioles for Milt...
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How to Be a Jet Fan In Miami -- 2015 Edition
This coming Monday night, the Giants try to bounce back from their awful loss to the Jets, and head down to Miami – or, at least, the suburbs of Miami – to play the Dolphins.The Jets, for the 1st time...
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Dolph Schayes, 1928-2015
When someone says, "This guy was a New York basketball legend," they usually mean that he played for the Knicks. They don't mean he played for the Nets: The Long Island and New Jersey editions don't...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Indiana -- 2015-16 Edition
A week from tonight, the Brooklyn Nets travel to Indianapolis to play the Indiana Pacers. It will be their only visit of the season. The New York Knicks visit on February 24 and April 12.Before You Go....
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Philadelphia -- 2015-16 Edition
This coming Friday night, the New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers. They will also visit on April 8. The Brooklyn Nets, who lost to them 100-91 at the Barclays Center this past Thursday night,...
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Phil Pepe, 1935-2015
If you lived in the New York Tri-State Area in the 1970s and 1980s and you loved baseball, you read Phil Pepe in the New York Daily News. It was something you chose to do without thinking.But you sure...
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Serena vs. Carli: Sportswoman of the Year
Sports Illustrated has selected Serena Williams as its Sportsperson of the Year.This was no mere "lifetime achievement award," although her career merits that. This year, she came without a lost...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Boston -- 2015-16 Edition
This coming Sunday afternoon at 5:00, the New Jersey Devils will play the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden.The Bruins were the 1st U.S.-based team in the National Hockey League, established in 1924....
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Things I've Learned In My 1st 46 Years
Today is my 46th birthday. Here are some of the things I've learned in my 1st 46 years on this planet:Family always sticks together. Desertion is treason. Never do anything only for the money. No...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Chicago -- 2015-16 Edition
Tonight, the New York Knicks will host the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks will play them at the United Center in Chicago on New Year's Day, January 1, and March 23. The Brooklyn...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Detroit -- 2015-16 Edition
This Tuesday night, the New Jersey Devils will play the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Since 1995, the Wings have won 4 Stanley Cups, the Devils 3. The Chicago Blackhawks also have 3. The...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Minnesota -- 2015 Edition
This Sunday, the New York Giants will travel to Minneapolis to play the Minnesota Vikings. After coming back from 28 points down to the undefeated Carolina Panthers yesterday, only to lose on a...
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This is a test, to see if I can now write blog posts on my new smartphone, which I couldn't do on my old one.
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Our Losses in 2015
I did obituary posts for some of these, but not all.January 1: Mario Cuomo, 82, former outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates' system, Governor of New York 1983 to 1994, father of current Governor Andrew...
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New York Sports: 2015 Dysfunction Junction
Here are the 9 major league sports teams of the New York Tri-State Area, ranked in ascending order of current dysfunction:9. New York Islanders.The Good: The Isles not only are playing well, but look...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Buffalo
Due to technical difficulties, this post, which should have gone up right after Christmas, is delayed until New Year's Day -- just over 2 days ahead of the game in question.This coming Sunday, the New...
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New York Tri-State Area Teams' Playoff Appearances, 1876-2016
Okay, so the Jets weren't supposed to win 10 games this season, and weren't supposed to go into the last game of the regular season with a win-and-you're-in chance for the Playoffs.But once they did so...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Miami -- 2016 Edition
This coming Wednesday night, the New York Knicks travel to Miami to take on the Heat. The Brooklyn Nets, who went down there on December 28 and won, go back on March 28.This post should have been up...
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Top 10 Best New York Head Coaches
Tom Coughlin resigned as head coach of the New York Giants today, at the conclusion of a 2nd straight 6-10 season, and a 4th straight season missing the NFL Playoffs. It's for the best, and probably a...
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