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Living Former St. Louis Browns
September 27, 1953: The St. Louis Browns play their final game, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. They lose to the Chicago White Sox, 2-1.April 13, 1954: The Browns play their 1st game as the Baltimore...
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Yanks Lose to Jays, GSW73 > Kobe 60
The Yankees looked good in the opening game of their series against the Blue Jays in Toronto. This did not continue in last night's middle game of the series.Michael Pineda started for the Bronx...
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Living Former Brooklyn Dodgers
April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson makes his major league debut, for the Brooklyn Dodgers, against the Boston Braves, at Ebbets Field. He wears Number 42, plays 1st base, and bats 2nd.In the 1st inning,...
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Every MLB Team's 1st Black Player
1. April 15, 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers (moved to Los Angeles 1958): Jackie Robinson. Hall of Fame.2. July 5, 1947, Cleveland Indians: Larry Doby. Hall of Fame.3. July 17, 1947, St. Louis Browns (became...
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Yanks Fail to Send Jays Message
Last year, the Toronto Blue Jays wanted to "send the Yankees a message." Message received: The Jays beat the Yankees 13 out of 19 and won the American League Eastern Division.The Yankees had the chance...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Atlanta -- 2016 Edition
Next Friday, the Mets go down to the land of cotton to face the team their fans, in their usual amount of wisdom (rolleyes), used to consider their arch-rivals, the Atlanta Braves.Despite beating them...
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24 LOB & 1 DGANG: Day Game After a Night Game
I hate a day game after a night game (DGANG). Especially when A., I have to blog about it; B, the Yankees lost said night game; and C, the pitcher in the day game is a good one.Last night, the Yankees...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the Kansas City Athletics for Moving to Oakland
September 27, 1967: The Kansas City Athletics play their last home game. Their last 2, actually: They sweep a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox, 5-2 and 4-0.April 17, 1968: The A's play their 1st...
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I Don't Believe in Coincidences: 39 LOB = 0-4
In their last 4 games, the Yankees have scored 7 runs. They have left 39 men on base. They are 0-4.In the immortal words of Leroy Jethro Gibbs (played by Mark Harmon on NCIS), I don't believe in...
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Where is the New York/New Jersey-Philadelphia Sports Border?
Tonight, the Mets and Phillies begin a series in Philadelphia.Where is the line in New Jersey that separates the 2 fan bases: Yankees/Mets, Giants/Jets, Knicks/Nets, Devils/Rangers on one side;...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Dallas -- 2016 Edition
“I’m in hell!” – Morgan Freeman“Worse: You’re in Texas!” – Chris Rock-- Nurse BettyThis coming Monday, the Yankees visit the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex to face the Texas Rangers, in what Texas native...
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Who's Better: New York Or Philadelphia?
Last night, in Philadelphia, the Mets did what the conventional "wisdom" says they should have done more than once in 3 tries at home the week before: Beat the Phillies. The score was 5-2.But the...
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Yanks Remember: Backing Up Good Pitching With Runs Works
"The game's easy, Harry, when you get good pitching, you get good fielding, and you score a few."-- Richie Ashburn to broadcast partner Harry Kalas during a Phillies game, 1988On Sunday afternoon, at...
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Milt Pappas, 1939-2016
Life can be good, or cruel, or just plain weird. It was all 3 to Milt Pappas.Miltiades Stergios Papastergios was born on May 11, 1939 in Detroit. A son of Greek immigrants, his name would later be...
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2016 Girardi Screwup Count: 1
It is true that the Yankees didn't score enough runs last night, in the opener of their home series with the Oakland Athletics. It is also true that they could still have won the game.Michael Pineda...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Don Mattingly for the Yankees Not Winning a...
April 20, 1961, 55 years ago: Donald Arthur Mattingly is born in Evansville, Indiana.I've written before of The Curse of Donnie Baseball, which states that no team with Don Mattingly in uniform has...
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Pitching Doesn't Win Championships If You Don't Score
"Defense wins championships.""Pitching wins championships." We've all heard that before.It's idiotic. You can't win unless you score more than the other guys.In this season's 1st 12 games, when the...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Boston -- 2016 Edition
On Friday, April 29, the Hundred Year War will be renewed. The New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox.The Bronx Bombers vs. the Beantown Boys.The Pinstripes vs. the Olde Towne Teame.The Good Guys vs....
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Another Giardi Screwup Means Weak Yanks Swept by A's
Yankees score at least 4 runs: 4-0Not: 1-8In the finale of their home series with the Oakland Athletics, the Yankees took a 1-0 lead in the 2nd inning, and a 2-1 lead in the 4th. The A's tied it in the...
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How the Mets Explain "Game of Thrones"
George R.R. Martin, author of the the books that comprise the series A Song of Ice and Fire, and inspired the HBO series Game of Thrones (taken from the title of the 1st book in the series), has a...
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