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Two of Three In Boston Before A-Rod's Last Game
Before this series at Fenway Park started, I would gladly have accepted winning 2 out of 3.We lost the 1st, but won the 2nd. The 3rd, last night, didn't get off to a good start. Michael Pineda allowed...
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If Ballparks Were Named Like English Soccer Grounds
Today, the European soccer season gets started again, including the English Premier League.Most of their stadiums don't have names that would make sense on North American stadiums or arenas -- although...
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Yanks Beat Rays. Goodbye and Good Riddance, Alex.
Oh yes: In the midst of all this hoopla over Alex Rodriguez playing his last major league game, and never disgracing the New York Yankees ever again -- at least, not as an active player -- there was a...
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Here Come Da Judge. And the Other Prospects.
In 1968, comedian Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham, who may have played Harlem's Apollo Theater more than any other performer, became famous in white America when Sammy Davis Jr. performed his "Here Come Da...
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How to Go to a Giants or Jets Game at the Meadowlands -- 2016 Edition
A new football season will soon be upon us. Despite my disillusionment over the game -- brought about by the frustrations over the poor performances of the football teams at East Brunswick High School...
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Mo Plaque, Mo Problems
The Yankees tend to lose on Monument Park days. Yesterday, nearly 3 years after his retirement and that of his Number 42, Mariano Rivera got his Plaque, and the Yankees embarrassed him and the other...
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Green Is Gold, But Eovaldi Is Extracted
You would think that beating the 1st place team would leave Yankee Fans feeling good. Alas, just a few hours later, we got some bad news.Chad Green started for the Yankees against those pesky Toronto...
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How to Go to a Rutgers Football Game -- 2016 Edition
On Saturday, September 3, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time -- 11:00 AM local time -- the football team at Rutgers University opens its 148th season of play, against the University of Washington, at Husky...
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August Showers Bring Girardi's Folly
Q: If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?A: Pilgrims.-- old jokeIf April showers bring May flowers, what do August showers bring? Apparently, stupid managing by Joe Girardi....
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The Seattle Pilots: Where Are They Now?
Tonight, the Yankees begin a series in Seattle against the Mariners, who've been playing since 1977.Before the Mariners, there was the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team from 1969. They failed on the...
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Two of Three In Anaheim, Too Little, Too Late?
"The Yankees don't pay me to win every day. Just two out of every three." -- Casey StengelIn this season, the Yankees winning 2 out of 3 the rest of the way may not be enough, thanks to Brian Cashman's...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Kansas City -- 2016 Edition
Next Monday, the Yankees head to Kansas City to play the Royals.Going to Kansas City.Kansas City, here I come.They got some crazy little women thereand I’m a-gonna get me one.Jerry Lieber and Mike...
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Girardi, Pineda, Bullpen Blow the Sanchez Show
The Yankees should have won last night's series opener in Seattle against the Mariners. After all, they got what should have been enough runs.But they sure didn't get enough pitching. Michael Pineda...
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Girardi Trusts CC & Layne, Yanks Win
Last night, at Safeco Field, the Yankees bounced back against the Seattle Mariners. It was 1-1 after 4 innings, but in the top of the 5th, Jacoby Ellsbury hit a 2-run homer to make it 3-1 New York. The...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Vancouver -- 2016 Edition
On Saturday, September 3, the New York Red Bulls will visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.Before You Go. At 49 degrees, 16 minutes North latitude, BC Place is...
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Yankees Getting Hot at the Right Time
The Yankees seemed to be, depending on your point of view, either out of the Playoff hunt, or barely hanging on. Then Brian Cashman traded the team's best hitter and gutted the bullpen, putting the...
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Top 10 Reasons the 1980s Were the Worst Decade of the 20th Century
I grew up in the 1980s. Too bad the Republicans who are around my age still haven't grown up. Even though people who grew up in the 1960s are now old and dealing with the consequences thereof, I still...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Cincinnati -- 2016 Edition
On Monday, September 5, Labor Day, the Mets will be in Cincinnati, to begin a 3-game series against the Reds at Great American Ballpark.In 2013, due to circumstances beyond my control, the Reds were...
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Was 2 of 3 from O's Enough? Not Really
If the Yankees were really in the thick of the American League Eastern Division race, taking 2 out of 3 games of a home series with the Baltimore Orioles would be good news.But we're not in the thick...
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Tony Romo Needs to Retire
Quarterback Tony Romo was injured during the Dallas Cowboys' preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks this past Thursday night. He suffers a compression fracture to a veterbra in his back, and is...
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