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How to Be a Met Fan In Atlanta -- 2018 Edition
 Next Thursday, 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...
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Hicks Flicks Stick Like Mick
The Yankees opened a 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park last night. Since it opened in 2000, the Tigers have given the Yankees a much harder time there than the did at Tiger...
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Top 10 Real People Whose Names Were Given to Fictional Characters
His name was Bond. James Bond.I'm not talking about close calls, like Captain James Cook becoming Peter Pan's nemesis Captain Hook or the McDonald's character Captain Crook. Or Hayden Fry becoming...
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FC Arsenal of London
Not exactly a cathedral of the sport, is it?Yesterday, Arsenal lost 2-1, away to Newcastle United. Although they have advanced to the Semifinal of the UEFA Europa League, they remain in 6th place in...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Portland -- 2018 Edition
The New York Red Bulls do not play away to the Portland Timbers this season. New York City FC do, this coming Sunday, at 6:00 PM our times.Before You Go. Like its Pacific Northwest neighbors Seattle...
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Two-Day Layoff Leads to Yankee Run Explosion
If you had told me on Saturday morning that the Yankees would have scored 12 runs over the next 3 days, I would have guessed that they would have gone 2-1.I would not have expected 1-0. But I'll take...
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Farewells: Hal Greer, William Nack, John Amirante
Over the last few days, we've lost some people, including Night Court star Harry Anderson, who was only 65 years old.He also starred in Dave's World, a sitcom based on the columns of Dave Barry of the...
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How to be a Met Fan In St. Louis -- 2018 Edition
This coming Tuesday, the Mets will visit St. Louis for a 3-game series with the Cardinals.The Mets and the Cards had fights for the National League Eastern Division title in 1973, 1985 and 1987, and...
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Just When You Thought It Was Safe
In 1978, a year that ended with a Yankee World Championship, Jaws 2 was released, with the tagline, "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... "On Monday, the Yankees beat the Miami...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Anaheim -- 2018 Edition
Next Thursday, the Yankees begin a series in Anaheim, against the least-appropriately-named team in Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.There's no "New York Giants of East...
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Arsène Wenger: 22 Years of Filling Unforgiving Minutes
There was one understandable reason why Arsène Wenger should have left his post as manager of Arsenal Football Club.And that is that he had had enough. Enough of the bogus calls of English referees....
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Judge's Cuts & D-Rob's Guts Send Yanks Past Jays
Good news: A new job has come to me at last, meaning income, meaning I can do things like actually going to a Yankee game every once in a while.Bad news: I will have less time to write posts, although...
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Sonny Doesn't Share In Winning
Here is how I sum up the Yankees' Friday night game against the Toronto Blue Jays: They used 4 pitchers, and the best of them on the night was Chasen Shreve.It's not that they didn't hit. Tyler Austin...
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Montgomery Wards Off Jays, Rewarded With 7-Run Inning
It never occurred to me until today, but Jordan Montgomery reminds me of Tom Glavine. It's not just that he's also a lefthanded pitcher who wears Number 47. His pitching motion looks like Glavine's as...
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How to Be a Met Fan In San Diego -- 2018 Edition
This coming Friday, the Mets begin a 3-game series away to the San Diego Padres.Unlike their fellow National League teams in California, the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Padres...
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Gleyber Day? It Was a Yankee Win Day
Today was Gleyber Day. Gleyber Torres, the Pinstriped Savior, rode into Yankee Stadium on a donkey, with everyone fanning him with palm leaves.He walked into the clubhouse, and put on uniform Number...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Los Angeles -- 2018 Galaxy Edition
Last season, the New York Red Bulls did not play away to the signature team of Major League Soccer, the LA Galaxy, while New York City FC did.This season, it's the reverse, with an addition: The Red...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Houston -- 2018 Edition
Next Monday, the Yankees travel to Houston to start a series with the Astros, who have knocked them out of the postseason in 2015 and 2017, and are the defending World Champions.The Astros have long...
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Minnesota's 10 Greatest Teams
The Yankees are currently playing a series against the Minnesota Twins.Minnesota's 10 Greatest TeamsHonorable Mention to the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. In football, they've won 18...
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Minnesota's 10 Greatest Athletes
Harmon Killebrew and Rod CarewThe Yankees are currently playing a series against the Minnesota Twins.Minnesota's 10 Greatest AthletesHonorable Mention to Twin Cities-area natives who played for the...
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