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October 11, 1948: The Last Cleveland World Series Win
October 11, 1948, 70 years ago: The Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves behind "rookie" 30-year-old knuckleballer Gene Bearden, 4-3 at Braves Field, and take Game 6 and win the World Series. It...
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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won the World Series With a Republican as...
The 1958 World Champion New York YankeesI told you to vote for Hillary Clinton, but did you listen to me?So the Yankees' 2018 season is over, every bit as ignominiously as every season they've had from...
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How Long It’s Been: The Cleveland Indians Won a World Series
October 11, 1948, 70 years ago: The Cleveland Indians defeat the Boston Braves behind "rookie" 30-year-old knuckleballer Gene Bearden, 4-3 at Braves Field, and take Game 6 and win the World Series. It...
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October 12, 1948: Who Is This Clown?
October 12, 1948, 70 years ago: The Yankees hire Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel as their manager. Stengel had just managed the Oakland Oaks -- including former star big-league catcher Ernie Lombardi...
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How to Go to a Knicks Game -- 2018-19 Edition
The Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer seasons are coming to their respective closes. Football season is well underway. Hockey season has just started. Now, basketball season is about to...
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How to Go to a Brooklyn Nets Game -- 2018-19 Edition
The 2018-19 NBA season is about to get underway. The team formerly known as the New Jersey Americans, the New York Nets and the New Jersey Nets, now the Brooklyn Nets, open on Wednesday, October 17,...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame the Yankees for Losing the 1960 World Series
October 13, 1960: Bill Mazeroski hits a home run off Yankee pitcher Ralph Terry in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 7 of the World Series, to give the Pittsburgh Pirates their 1st World...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Reggie Jackson's "Sacrifice Thigh" for the Los...
October 14, 1978, 40 years ago: It's Game 4 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees trail the Dodgers, 3-1 with 1 out in the bottom of the 6th. The Dodgers are 11 outs away from taking a...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Detroit -- 2018-19 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets will open their season by visiting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night, October 17. The New York Nets will visit on November 27 and February 8.Before You Go. The Detroit News and...
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How Long It's Been: The San Diego Padres Won a Pennant
October 14, 1998, 20 years ago: The San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves, 5-0 at Turner Field in Atlanta, in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, and win the Pennant.The Padres had...
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Mesut Özil: A 30th Birthday Appreciation
October 15, 1988, 30 years ago: Mesut Özil is born in Gelsenkirchen, Westphalia, Germany. A 3rd-generation Turkish-German, the midfielder helped Werder Bremen win the 2009 DFB-Pokal (the German...
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October 16, 1968: Stand For Something
October 16, 1968, 50 years ago: American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos, teammates at San Jose State University, win the Gold and Bronze Medals, respectively, in the 200 meters, at the Olympic...
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How to Go to a Tennessee Football Game
Downtown KnoxvilleI said I wouldn't do Trip Guides for all the remaining major college football teams this year. But one I haven't yet done that is historically significant is the University of...
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October 17, 1978: The Yankees Complete the Comebacks
October 17, 1978, 40 years ago: The Yankees complete their last of many comebacks in this amazing season, taking Game 6, 7-2 at Dodger Stadium, and winning their 22nd World Championship, their 2nd in a...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Indiana -- 2018-19 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets travel to play the Indiana Pacers this coming Saturday, and will do so again on April 7, 2019. The New York Knicks will do so on December 16, and again on March 12, 2019.Before You...
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How Long It's Been: The Yankees Won a World Series Without the "Core Four"
It's bad enough that Yankee management -- both Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman -- didn't think enough of winning the American League Eastern Division to go for it, thus putting themselves in the best...
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October 18, 1968: Bob Beamon Takes a Flying Leap
October 18, 1968, 50 years ago: The greatest performance in Olympic history, that of the U.S. track & field team continues. Bob Beamon sets a world record in the long jump at the Olympic Games at...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Philadelphia -- 2018-19 Edition
This Saturday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils play away to the Philadelphia Flyers. There are a few teams that Devils fans don't like. The New York Islanders. The Boston Bruins. The Pittsburgh...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Atlanta -- 2018 Edition
This Monday night, the New York Giants visit the Atlanta Falcons. The Giants are 1-5. The Falcons are 2-4. There's not much difference between them. One big difference, though: When the Giants play...
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October 19, 1968: Flowers Blooms
October 19, 1968, 50 years ago: It is the 3rd Saturday in October, which means a college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Alabama.Richmond Flowers was from...
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