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How to Be a Devils Fan In St. Louis -- 2014-15 Edition
When I do these for the Devils, I'm not doing it also for the Rangers and Islanders. I don't care what their fans think.It's different with football and basketball: Not being either a Giants or the...
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How to Go to a Brooklyn Nets Game -- 2014-15 Edition
The Nets have been the New Jersey Americans (1967-68), the New York Nets (1968-77), the New Jersey Nets (1977-2012) and the Brooklyn Nets (2012-present).They've played in the American Basketball...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Detroit -- 2014-15 Edition
This Friday night, the New Jersey Devils will play the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. It will be Military Appreciation Night, probably because it's the Wings' last home game before Veterans'...
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This Saturday, the Knicks will be playing away to the Atlanta Hawks. This isn't much of a rivalry. But, since the Hawks have long struggled at the box office, due to their ineptitude and Atlanta's...
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How to Be a Giants Or Jets Fan In Seattle -- 2014 Edition
The New York football Giants are, as New York Jets quarterbacking legend Joe Namath would say, "Strugg-a-ling." And now, this Sunday, they have to play away to the defending Super Bowl Champions, the...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Boston -- 2014-15 Edition
Tomorrow night, the Devils -- what's left of them, anyway --head up I-95 to face the Beantown Brats.Some of you are Yankee Fans who hate the Red Sox. Some of you are Jet fans who hate the Patriots....
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Phoenix -- 2014-15 Edition
Once again, with real life intruding, I didn't get to this post as soon as I should have -- especially if you want to go there, but don't want to fly. I apologize, but it couldn't be avoided.Arizona is...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Oakland -- 2014-15 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets continue their Western roadtrip by visiting the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Thursday night. The New York Knicks will follow later in the season.The Warriors hope to open a new...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Portland
The Brooklyn Nets continue their Western roadtrip on Saturday night, away to the Portland Trail Blazers, the only major league sports team in Oregon. The Knicks will visit later in the season.The...
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Alvin Dark, 1922-2014
When I was a kid, there was a book called Benchwarmer's Sports Trivia, by Bob Alexander. (He's still alive, and published a book about the Wild West this year.) One of the questions was, "Who is the...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Milwaukee -- 2014-15 Edition
The Knicks are heading out to the Midwest, playing the Milwaukee Bucks tomorrow night. The Nets will play out there later in the season.Which means I should have gotten to this a couple of days ago....
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Seaver at 70, Top 10 New York Pitchers
November 17, 1944, 70 years ago today: George Thomas Seaver is born in Fresno, California.Yes, Met fans, Tom Terrific, The Franchise, is 70 years old.He's probably the greatest player ever to come out...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Winnipeg -- 2014-15 Edition
Yet again, I waited too long to do one of these. Unless you get a flight that leaves this morning, or you're already heading out, this won't help you this season. I'm sorry.The Devils are on the road,...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Minnesota -- 2014-15 Edition
Yet again, I'm nearly too late with this. Tomorrow night, the Knicks play the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis. (That's the octagonal building in the middle of the picture,...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Oklahoma City
Again, I left doing one of these too late. Again, I'm sorry.Tomorrow night, the Nets visit the Sooner State to play the Oklahoma City Thunder -- a team formerly of Newark, "Brick City," playing one...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Edmonton
The Devils continued their Western roadtrip last night in Edmonton, beating the Oilers. Although they've reached the Stanley Cup Finals just once since 1990, they will forever be remembered as the team...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Calgary -- 2014-15 Edition
The Devils continued their Western roadtrip last night in Calgary, against the Flames. They blew a 2-goal lead in the 3rd period and lost in a shootout. Typical Peter DeBoer-coached team. They had a...
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Cutting Down On the Trip Guides
I wanted to do the Trip Guides for all 30 NBA teams, all 30 NHL teams, and every road opponent for the Giants and the Jets this season.But, through circumstances both within my control and not, too...
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Joe DiMaggio: A 100th Birthday Appreciation
November 25, 1914, 100 years ago today: Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr. is born in Martinez, California. With his name anglicized to Joseph Paul DiMaggio, he grew up in nearby San Francisco.From 1936 to...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Philadelphia -- 2014-15 Edition
Tonight, the Brooklyn Nets visit the Philadelphia 76ers. The New York Knicks' 1st visit of the season will be later in the season.Along with the Boston Celtics, and each other, the Sixers are a team...
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