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Boston Miscue Means Cashman & Girardi Must Go
I had hoped that this weekend's 4-game series in Boston against the Red Sox would be a repeat of the September 7-10, 1978 series that became known as "The Boston Massacre." I wasn't asking for scores...
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W.P. Kinsella, 1935-2016
I don't want to be one of those guys. The guys who hear about a movie, and say, "The book was better."But if you liked the baseball-themed movie Field of Dreams, do yourself a favor, and get the book...
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How to Be a Rutgers Fan at Ohio State -- 2016 Edition
On Saturday, October 1, Rutgers University will play The... Ohio State University in football, in Columbus.Refresh my memory: Who thought that RU joining the Big Ten Conference was going to be a good...
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My 2,500th Post: How to Watch a Game With Me
This is my 2,500th published post.Number 1: September 26, 2007, titled "The Big Premiere," introducing the blog. The post was not about any subject in particular.Number 100: December 10, 2008, "Oh,...
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José Fernández, 1992-2016
Baseball was the victim of a tragedy this morning, as José Fernández of the Miami Marlins died in a boating accident.José D. Fernández -- I don't have a record of what the D. stood for -- was born on...
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A Few Scattered Thoughts As Summer Gives Way to Fall
Summer is over. Not just culturally, as it does at the end of Labor Day weekend, but scientifically. Autumn, or "Fall," has begun.And, right now, both the Yankees and a man who (to my great dismay) has...
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The 500 Home Run Club, In Perspective
David Ortiz is retiring. This 2016 season has been The Retirement Tour for the man who, for better or for worse, has been the face of baseball exclusively since Derek Jeter retired in September 2014,...
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How to Be a Giant Fan In Minnesota -- 2016 Edition
In the 2016 NFL season, 2 teams have switched to new stadiums. The St. Louis Rams have moved back to Los Angeles, and reclaimed the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on a temporary basis, until their new...
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Pedro Martinez Is a Psychopath; David Ortiz, a Sociopath
There are two kinds of folks who sit around, thinking about how to kill people: Psychopaths and mystery writers. I'm the kind that pays better. Who am I? I'm Rick Castle.-- Nathan Fillion, in the...
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How to Go to a New Jersey Devils Game -- 2016-17 Edition
I told myself I wouldn't begin my 2016-17 NHL how-to-go-to-a-game posts until the Yankees were eliminated from Playoff eligibility. Well, now they have been.And my beloved, if frequently irritating,...
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How to Be a Giant Fan In Green Bay -- 2016 Edition
On Sunday, October 9, the Giants will be in Wisconsin to play the Green Bay Packers. This is a rarity in the NFL: These two teams have been trying to crush each other since 1925.Before You Go. You've...
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The Yankees Did NOT Need to Rebuild. They Do Now.
Last night, the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 at Yankee Stadium II, clinching a series sweep, highlighted by the previous night's walkoff grand slam by the retiring Mark Teixeira.It was the big...
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Something of Autumn About It
Bicentennial Park in my hometown,East Brunswick, New Jersey. Date unknown.C.S. Lewis wrote of Narnia as "a land where it is always winter, but never Christmas."This month that just began is October....
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Don Zimmer for the Red Sox Losing the 1978...
October 2, 1978: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox play that famous one-game Playoff at Fenway Park, the Boston Tie Party. When the top of the 7th begins, the Sox lead 2-0, with Mike Torrez...
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Happy 80th Birthday, Dr. Dick Barnett!
Ordinarily, I would lead off October 2 by wishing you a Happy Bucky Dent Day. But today is another New York sports milestone.October 2, 1936, 80 years ago: Richard Barnett (no middle name) is born in...
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How Long It's Been: Vin Scully Was Not Part of the Dodgers' Broadcast Staff
The Los Angeles Dodgers play their last regular-season game today, against their arch-rivals, the San Francisco Giants.It is the last game behind the microphone for Vin Scully, who has been...
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Deserve's Got Everything to Do With It: 2016 MLB Edition
"I don't deserve this!" -- Bill Daggett (Gene Hackman)"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it." -- Will Munny (Clint Eastwood)-- UnforgivenThe 2016 Major League Baseball regular season is over. Although...
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Happy Thomson-Winfield Day!
Notice that Jackie Robinson is making surethat Thomson touches home plate.Was he thinking of the Fred Merkle incidenton the same site in 1908?October 3, 1951, 65 years ago today: Bobby Thomson hits a...
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Happy Brooklyn Dodger Day
October 4, 1955: For the 1st time, the Brooklyn Dodgers win a World Series. They had been 0-7 in the competition, 0-5 of that against the Yankees.This time, Dem Bums dooed it, and against the Yanks, at...
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How to Be a Jet Fan In Pittsburgh -- 2016 Edition
This Sunday, the New York Jets, coming off a lousy game at home to the Seattle Seahawks, travel to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers, who just put a major hurtin' on the Kansas City Chiefs.It's a bit odd...
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