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Yanks Gain Bad Split In Baltimore
A rainout earlier in the season forced the Yankees into a 4-game series against the Baltimore at Camden Yards, including a doubleheader on Monday. The result was a split that was just 4 runs from...
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Stan Mikita, 1940-2018
Michael Wilbon of ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, formerly of The Washington Post, called Stan Mikita "Scottie Pippen" to Bobby Hull's "Michael Jordan." As a Chicago native, he should know.Stanislav...
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Dallas' 10 Greatest Teams
This weekend, the Yankees are hosting the Texas Rangers, the Major League Baseball team for the Dallas-Fort Worth "Metroplex."Dallas' 10 Greatest TeamsHonorable Mention to the 1994-99 Texas Rangers....
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Dallas' 10 Greatest Athletes
This weekend, the Yankees are hosting the Texas Rangers, the Major League Baseball team for the Dallas-Fort Worth "Metroplex."Dallas' 10 Greatest AthletesHonorable Mention to Texas Rangers in the...
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Arsenal: No Change
Today, Arsenal Football Club of North London opened their 2018-19 Premier League season. It was their 1st since 1995-96 with a manager other than Arsène Wenger.The new manager is Unai Emery, age 46,...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Vancouver -- 2018 Edition
This Saturday afternoon, the New York Red Bulls will visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.Last season, the 'Caps knocked the Red Bulls out of the CONCACAF Champions...
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Yankees Can Only Manage a Weak Split In Cleveland
The Yankees went out to Cleveland to play the Indians in a 4-game weekend series at Progressive Field.Yankees 7, Indians 4. Luis Severino started the Thursday night game, and didn't have it: 5 innings,...
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Rainout Means Yankees Only Get Sloppy Split With Mets
Just what the Yankees didn't need coming out of the All-Star Break: Hosting the Mets.Another thing they didn't need was Domingo German as a starting pitcher. But that's who Aaron Boone sent out on...
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Top 10 Reasons Why Golf Is Not a Sport
So, this past Monday, I see a copy of the New York Daily News. On the back page, instead of baseball, it was talking about golf.Already, my day was ruined.The previous day, the Professional Golfers'...
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Yankees Frustrated In Tampa Bay
The Devil Rays, south of Georgia, they were looking for some games to steal. The Yankees came to put 'em to shame, but could they close the deal?Not on Monday night. Luis Severino did not get the job...
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Trades for Pitching Help Yanks Take 3 of 4 From Royals
The Yankees came home to play a 4-game weekend series with the Kansas City Royals, who have fallen on hard times since their 2015 World Championship. The series would feature the Pinstriped debut of...
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How to Be a Met Fan In Chicago -- 2018 Edition
Next Monday, the Yankees begin a 3-game series in Chicago against the Cubs.Wrigley Field is the 2nd-oldest park in the majors, and by far the oldest in the National League (with Dodger Stadium, 48...
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The San Francisco Bay Area's 10 Greatest Teams
These logos include college teams: Stanford, Cal,and the Gaels (G) of St. Mary's College (SMC).This week, the Mets are visiting the San Francisco Giants.The San Francisco Bay Area's 10 Greatest...
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Tanaka Bright, Sonny Very Gray vs. Orioles
Well, this past Tuesday, July 31, was the Major League Baseball trading deadline. My great fear, that Yankee general manager Brian Cashman would trade a productive player for one thousand, seven...
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The San Francisco Bay Area's 10 Greatest Athletes
This week, the Mets are visiting the San Francisco Giants.The San Francisco Bay Area's 10 Greatest AthletesAs is the case everywhere else, but it seems especially so here, I'm only counting what the...
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Week of Mondays
You've heard of the expression "a month of Sundays"? It's not that long: 30 or 31 weeks.Well, to me, this week was a week of Mondays. All kinds of things went wrong for me, at home, at work, and...
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States Hosting NFL Games, 1920-2017
Note: This includes all regular-season and postseason games in the old NFL (1920-69), the AFL (1960-69), and the merged NFL (1970-2017), including the 2017-18 postseason, but not preseason exhibition...
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How to Go to a Giants or Jets Game at the Meadowlands -- 2018 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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How to Go to a Rutgers Football Game -- 2018 Edition
Old Queens, finished in 1825,the Rutgers administration building(Before I begin: I'm not going to do updates for all of Rutgers' away Big Ten opponents. Just Rutgers itself, and those away opponents...
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How to Be a Met Fan In San Francisco -- 2018 Edition
Next Friday, the Mets begin a 3-game series in San Francisco against the Giants, one of the teams they replaced as the National League team in New York.Before You Go. The San Francisco Bay Area has...
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