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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the "M*A*S*H" Producers for Killing Off Henry...
Castle may be the only show in the history of television whose most loyal fans were relieved that it was canceled. The alternative, or so it appeared, was killing off NYPD Captain Kate Beckett, becuse...
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Top 10 Reggie Jackson Moments: A 70th Birthday Appreciation
May 18, 1946, 70 years ago: Reginald Martinez Jackson is born at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania, and grows up in nearby Wyncote, just north of the Philadelphia City Line.You never...
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Joe DiMaggio's Streak and Chuck Modiano's Ignorance
From May 15, to July 16, 1941 -- 75 years ago this Summer -- Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit in 56 consecutive games.No other player in the history of the game has topped 44.In today's New...
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Yankees Salvage Series Finale In Arizona
Ever since October 2001, the less said about the Yankees when they go to Phoenix to play the Arizona Diamondbacks, the better. So let me tell what happened in as brief a way as possible:On Monday...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Washington -- 2016 Edition
The Mets hosted the Washington Nationals this week. Next week, starting on Monday, the same teams play in D.C.In 2012, the Interleague schedule meant that the Yankees also played a series there. Â This...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Tampa Bay, 2016 Edition
This coming Friday, the Yankees fly down to Florida to play a 3-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.If you want to go, be advised that this is Memorial Day weekend, and flights, train rides, bus...
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Niece Born With a 5-Game Winning Streak
New Yankee Fan! My 3rd niece was born this morning! Mother and child both resting comfortably at a New Jersey hospital.I've already succeeding in convincing the 1st 2 to become Yankee Fans.From the...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Jeffrey Loria for the Montreal Expos Moving to...
Nope, that M stands for Miami, not Montreal.This week, the Mets are in Washington, D.C. to play the Washington NationalsThe Mets should be playing these games in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, against the...
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Yanks Back to .500 by Beating Pesky Blue Jays
Last night, the Yankees did what they haven't been able to do all this year: Get to .500, and forge a 6-game winning streak.And they did what they didn't do enough of last year: Beat those pesky...
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Yanks Drop 2 of 3 to Jays, Face Rays
Just when you thought it was safe to be optimistic about the Yankees again...They reached .500 by beating those pesky Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to 6.But it...
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Don't Touch Tanaka, Unless You Want to Get Burned
The Yankees began a 3-game series in St. Petersburg against the Tampa Bay Rays last night. It's always good to start off a series with a win, and they got what they needed.They needed a strong starting...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Miami -- 2016 Edition
Next Friday, the Mets will begin a series in Miami against the Marlins.Stereotypically, South Florida in general, and Miami in particular, is where old Italian and Jewish New Yorkers go to retire....
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Pineda Is a Problem
Right now, Michael Pineda's best friend is Matt Harvey. So much fuss is being made over "The Dark Knight" not pitching like an ace that Pineda's struggle is barely being noticed.Yesterday afternoon, at...
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One Shot, One Kill, One Hit, One Win
This morning, after I said words to the effect of, "The Mets are stupid" on Facebook, a Met fan suggested that I wished I were a Met fan instead of a Yankee Fan, because the Mets have "heart."Bitch,...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Pittsburgh -- 2016 Edition
This week, Pittsburgh hosts the Stanley Cup Finals, the Penguins vs. the San Jose Sharks. Next Monday, the Mets head there, to face the resurgent Pirates, who have now made the Playoffs 3 seasons in a...
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Yanks Still Can't Beat Pesky Blue Jays
The Yankees went into a 3-game series away to the Toronto Blue Jays last night, needing to show the defending American League Eastern Division Champions that they were ready to take back what is...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Milwaukee -- 2016 Edition
The Yankees went to Milwaukee every season from 1970 to 1997, when the Brewers got kicked over from the American League to the National League. Now, they only go there when the quirks of the...
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Why Is Don Mattingly In Monument Park?
Tonight, the Mets begin a 3-game series away to the Miami Marlins.The Marlins will not win the National League Pennant this year. Why? Because they don't have enough talent? It wouldn't matter if they...
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Swept By Jays, Yanks Take Makeup With Tigers
I may have mentioned this before, but I don't like the Toronto Blue Jays. This week, at the Rogers Centre, those pesky Blue Jays swept the Yankees. That's 5 out of 6 this season.Unacceptable.On Tuesday...
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Muhammad Ali, 1942-2016
The way people have reacted to Muhammad Ali has said more about America than he could ever say about himself.Which is surprising, because he loved to talk about himself.*He was born with the name...
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