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Yanks Take Opener of Rain-Forced Twinbill With O's
So far this regular season, I've been able to blog about every Yankee game and post it, and even do a video recap (no highlights, just me talking about it in front of my home computer's camera), before...
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German's Pitching Allows Yanks to Complete Sweep of Birds
I was hoping the Yankees would sweep all 3 games against the Baltimore Orioles in this home series. But I'll take a sweep of a 2-game series any day -- even if they're both on the same day, as was the...
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How Do the Warriors Compare to Other NBA Dynasties?
The Golden State Warriors won a dramatic Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals last night, 114-111, at home to the Portland Trail Blazers.It has often been noted that no Playoff series is truly...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Kansas City -- 2019 Edition
Next Friday, 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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"Triple-A" Yankees Reclaim Their Throne: 1st Place
Clint Frazier on the Iron Throne,wearing the T-shirt given away at last night's gameThe Yankees began another showdown with the 1st place Tampa Bay Rays last night. It was Game of Thrones Night, in...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Cincinnati
Next Saturday, the New York Red Bulls will do something they've never done before: Travel to Cincinnati to play away to FC Cincinnati, a 1st-year expansion team in Major League Soccer.They've already...
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17 Hours In 1st Place Ruined by Cashman via Boone
Seventeen hours. The Yankees were in 1st place for all of 17 hours.Not good enough.Yesterday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, with both the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays wearing special caps and...
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Yanks Regain 1st Despite Bad Green Start
What if I had told you, at 1:00 yesterday afternoon, a few minutes before first pitch of the series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, that Chad Green would start for the Yankees, and...
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Torres, Sanchez Homers Batter Birds for Bronx Bombers
The 1st place Yankees went down Interstate 95 to Baltimore. Only 16,457 fans came, which is not surprising, given that it was a Monday night, really hot, and the Orioles have been terrible the last...
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Yankees Star In "Homicide: Life On Eutaw Street"
Baltimore has been home to 2 legendary police dramas: Homicide: Life On the Street, and The Wire. People are used to turning on their TVs and seeing someone get killed in Baltimore.This time, it was...
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Orioles Had Their Moment vs. Yankees, But the Moment's Over
Early in the season, the Baltimore Orioles did some damage to the Yankees, and Yankee Fans online didn't like it, calling them variations on a lousy team. O's fans were snippy about it, telling us that...
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Hey, Babe, Take a Walk On the Pinstriped Side
Yesterday, for reasons that I won't get into, I failed to get a video recap (or a "vlog") of this blog up before the 1st pitch of the next Yankee game. Oh well.As for said game: I don't care how the...
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The Force Is Strong In Luke Voit
May 25, 1977:Star Wars -- retroactively renamed Star Wars: Episode IV -- A New Hope -- is released in theaters. The Force was strong in Luke Skywalker.May 25, 2019: The Force is strong in Luke Voit.The...
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Finals Hosted by Active Major League Sports Venues
Note: This includes home fields of Super Bowl participants, even though the Super Bowl is played at neutral sites; but not Super Bowl venues themselves. And it includes only the participants in the...
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Cities' Finals Appearances, 1876-2019
This list includes the following:Baseball* Pre-World Series National League Pennant winners, 1876-1881 and 1898-1902.* National League vs. American Association series, 1882-1891.* Temple Cup,...
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Yankees Complete Doubleheader Sweep In Kansas City
The Yankees took the 1st game of a rain-forced doubleheader with the Royals in Kansas City, and went after the 2nd game with gusto. They fell behind 1-0 after the 1st inning, with reliever Chad Green...
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May 26, 1989: That Night At Anfield
"It's up for grabs now... Thomas!"May 26, 1989, 30 years ago: It is the most talked-about single game in the history of English soccer. It's not quite fair to call it their version of the Bobby Thomson...
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Big Comeback Wasted as Yankees Lose In 10
I hate losing. I really hate losing in extra innings. I especially hate wasting a good comeback and losing anyway.I was sure that manager Brian Cashman's orders to have his lackey Aaron Boone wear the...
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Bart Starr, 1934-2019
First things can happen only once. There will only ever be one Super Bowl I, and it will only ever have one winning team, one winning quarterback, and one Most Valuable Player. The Green Bay Packers...
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Bill Buckner, 1949-2019
A man plays 2,541 games in the major leagues, including an All-Star Game and 23 postseason games. He deserves to be remembered for more than one play.William Joseph Buckner was born on December 14,...
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