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Wisconsin's 10 Greatest Athletes
Hank Aaron, Bud Selig and Robin Yount.As they used to say on Sesame Street,"One of these things just doesn't belong here."This weekend, the Mets are in Wisconsin to play the Milwaukee...
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Is David Wright a Hall-of-Famer?
May 27, 2016, 2 years ago today: David Wright plays what is, for the moment, his last major league game. He goes 1-for-4. The Mets beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 at Citi Field.What currently stands...
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May 27, 1978: My First Game... Ruined
May 27, 1978, 40 years ago today: The New York Yankees, defending World Champions of baseball, hosted the Toronto Blue Jays, a 2nd-year expansion team, at the original, but post-renovation, Yankee...
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Wisconsin's 10 Greatest Teams
This weekend, the Mets are in Wisconsin to play the Milwaukee Brewers.Wisconsin's 10 Greatest TeamsHonorable Mention to the University of Wisconsin Badgers. Their football team has won 14 Big Ten...
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Yankees Win On "My Anniversary"
On Friday, the Yankees came home to face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.It's still a stupid name. You want to identify as "Los Angeles," fine, call yourselves "The Los Angeles Angels," as you did...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Baltimore -- 2018 Edition
This coming Thursday, the Yankees begin a series away to the Baltimore Orioles.I started my "How to Be a Yankee Fan In... " series with the Orioles, because they are actually the Yankees' closest...
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How Long It's Been: Liverpool Won the League
This past Saturday, Liverpool Football Club lost the UEFA Champions League Final to Real Madrid, under dubious circumstances. The biggest game in the team's last 28 years, and, while they were...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In New England -- 2018 Edition
This past Saturday night, the New York Red Bulls played the Philadelphia Union to a scoreless tie. Their next game will be this coming Saturday, against the New England Revolution, at Gillette Stadium,...
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Verlander Reminds Us Again That Cashman Is an Idiot
Q: How many times do the Yankees have to fail to beat Justin Verlander in order for people to realize that Brian Cashman blew it by not trading some of his beloved "prospects" for him at last year's...
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How Long It's Been: Winnipeg Won the Stanley Cup
The current Winnipeg Jets franchise made it to Game 5 of the NHL Western Conference Finals, before losing to the Vegas Golden Knights. This is as far as the franchise, which was the Atlanta Thrashers...
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How Long It's Been: The New York Islanders Were In the Conference Finals
On December 20, 2017, Belmont Park announced that the New York Islanders won a bid to build a new 18,000-seat arena on the racetrack's complex in Elmont, New York, just over the City Line from Queens....
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Columbus -- 2018 Edition
This Saturday afternoon, the New York Red Bulls will go to Ohio to play the Columbus Crew. If the Crew's new ownership group has its way, it will be the last time -- barring a Playoff meeting. The new...
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Dwight Clark, 1957-2018
Dwight Clark, Bill Walsh and Joe Montana at Candlestick Park, 1982.Walsh and Montana made Clark famous.Clark made Walsh and Montana Super Bowl-bound.A person should not have his or her life limited to...
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Cities Winning Titles In All 5 Sports
Congratulations to the Washington Capitals, who won the Stanley Cup last night, for the 1st time in the franchise's 44-year history.It also made Washington, D.C. the 5th city/metro area to complete the...
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Yanks Send Message, to Astros and Themselves: Unfinished Business
The Yankees allowed Justin Verlander to make them look like fools on Memorial Day. Clearly, they needed to send a message. To themselves, as much as to the Astros.There is unfinished business, and it...
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Rain a Tougher Opponent Than Orioles
The Yankees began what was intended as a 4-game series in Baltimore against the Orioles, but the weatherman was the real winner, as the Thursday night game was pushed back to Saturday afternoon, the...
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Yankees Split Rain-Forced Twinbill With Tigers
A rain-soaked series in Detroit forced the moving of 2 games to a single day, previously an off-day for both the Yankees and the Detroit Tigers.The opener at Comerica Park saw the Tigers get to Luis...
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Red Schoendienst, 1923-2018
It's not every man who can say he beat an eye injury and Ted Williams to win a World Series, and beat the Yankees to win another, and also beat tuberculosis. In fact, only one man could truthfully say...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Arizona -- 2018 Edition
This coming Thursday, the Mets begin a series in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Before You Go. Mid-June in Arizona can be hot. Actually, mid-January in Arizona can be hot. When it's 90...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Colorado -- 2018 Edition
Next Monday, the Mets arrive in Denver to play the Colorado Rockies.Before You Go. Denver is a city of unusual weather, because of its elevation. I still remember that Monday Night Football game in...
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