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Top 10 Athletes From Louisiana
April 30, 1812: Louisiana is admitted to the Union as the 18th State.Top 10 Athletes from LouisianaWe think of Louisiana as a football State, but they've got 4, nearly 5, of the NBA's official 50...
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Girardi Blows Sweep of Orioles
The Yankees looked like they were going to sweep the Baltimore Orioles, whom they'd knocked out of 1st place. Jordan Montgomery had pitched 5 innings, allowing 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. Meanwhile, a...
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How to Be a New York Baseball Fan In Cincinnati -- 2017 Edition
On Monday, May 8, Labor Day, the Yankees will be in Cincinnati, to begin a brief 2-game Interleague series against the Reds at Great American Ballpark. The Mets will visit on August 29, 30 and...
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How Long It's Been: The Toronto Maple Leafs Won the Stanley Cup
May 2, 1967, 50 years ago today: The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Montreal Canadiens, 3-1 at Maple Leaf Garden in Toronto, to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and win the Stanley Cup.It is their...
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Pesky Is As Pesky Does
The Yankees went into last night's game tied with the Baltimore Orioles for not only 1st place in the American League East, but the best record in Major League Baseball. Their opponents in this 3-game...
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Lest Ye Be Judged
Those pesky Toronto Blue Jays embarrassed the Yankees in the opener of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium on Monday night. They paid dearly for it, as the Bronx Bombers once again lived up to their...
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Luis Olmo, 1919-2017; Sam Mele, 1922-2017
Between the enjoyable (the Yankees' recent success) and the deplorable (Donald Trump and his supporters), I missed the deaths of a pair of baseball legends.Luis Francisco Rodríguez Olmo was born on...
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Yankees Come Back to Beat Blue Jays, Prepare for Champion Cubs
Going from having the best record in baseball (or tied for it with the Baltimore Orioles) to dropping 2 out of 3 at home against the Toronto Blue Jays, the team with the worst record in baseball, would...
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The Other Guys
1. The other Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poe, a 2nd cousin of the author of the same name, was born on September 15, 1871 in Boston. He led the Princeton football team to an undefeated 10-0 season in...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Milwaukee -- 2017 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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Yanks' Comeback Kids Beat Champ Cubs
Yesterday, the Yankees did something they rarely do: Play a day game on a Friday. This is because they were playing the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field, which still plays more day games than night...
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Yanks, In Chicago Spirit, Score Early and Often
On Friday, the Yankees left it until the 9th inning to win their Interleague game with the defending World Champion Chicago Cubs.(I know, the words still look strange. But it happened.)Last night, the...
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It's 2:16 AM. Do You Know Where Your Baseball Team Is?
And now, we're going to find out if I can write this blog in my sleep.The Yankees went for the sweep of the defending World Champion Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field last night. Aaron Hicks drew a walk,...
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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won a Game Going At Least 14 Innings
Last night, the Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 in 18 innings at Wrigley Field.As the innings went by, I remembered that the Yankees had lost a lot of games in extra innings the last few years, due...
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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won a Game Going At Least 15 Innings
Last night, the Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 in 18 innings at Wrigley Field.As the innings went by, I remembered that the Yankees had lost a lot of games in extra innings the last few years, due...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Arizona -- 2017 Edition
Next Monday, the Mets begin a series in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks.It is the only series between them out there this season, with the D-backs coming to New York in August. It could have...
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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won a Game Going At Least 16 Innings
This past Sunday night, the Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 in 18 innings at Wrigley Field.As the innings went by, I remembered that the Yankees had lost a lot of games in extra innings the last few...
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Yankees Stay Awake, Beat Reds
Somehow, the Yankees dragged their 18th-inning-winning carcasses (carcaii?) from Chicago to Cincinnati, and played another game last night, starting a brief 2-game series against the Cincinnati Reds at...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Kansas City -- 2017 Edition
Next Tuesday, 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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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won a Game Going At Least 18 Innings
This past Sunday night, the Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-4 in 18 innings at Wrigley Field.As the innings went by, I remembered that the Yankees had lost a lot of games in extra innings the last few...
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