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International Games
The following are regular-season games in the "big four" North American sports that were played in countries other than the United States (Puerto Rico counts as part of the U.S.) and CanadaMajor League...
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Tyler Skaggs, 1991-2019
The Los Angeles Angels, who debuted in the American League in 1961, were named for a team that played in the Pacific Coast League from 1903 to 1957. And that team was named for the city itself: It was...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Atlanta -- 2019 Edition
This coming Sunday afternoon, the New York Red Bulls travel to the unofficial capital of the South, to play Atlanta United.That AU won the MLS Cup in only their 2nd season, when the Red Bulls are in...
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Jet-Lagged Yankees Flop Against The Other Team
Let me get this straight: The Yankees scored 13 and 12 runs, against the Red Sox, on the other side of the world, and then they come back to New York, and only score 2 runs against the...
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Yanks Get Enough to Beat Mets, But Mikemen Are Out
The Yankees' loss to the Mets at Citi Field in the previous game was unacceptable. This time, they had to get enough runs to beat The Other Team. And they had to get good pitching, too.They got it....
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Sanchez Saves Chapman's Bacon
There is a myth in Major League Baseball, dating back to the era of 16 teams, 8 in each League, 1 Division in each League, that the team that is in 1st place in the League on the 4th of July goes on to...
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Yanks Stun Rays In Extras Again
On Thursday night, 9 innings was not enough for the Yankees to beat the Tampa Bay Rays, but they won anyway. Last night, 10 innings was not even enough for the Yankees to beat the Rays.Masahiro Tanaka...
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If My Life Is a Painting
If my life is a paintingis it a happy Bob Ross stream?Or twisted like Picassoand anguished like The Scream?My nights are often starrybut always are they blue.I'll give you my ears foreverbut not like...
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Pennant Percentages
The figure at the end of each line is the average number of seasons between Pennants for the teams. This counts only Pennants won in the team's current city.1. New York Yankees, 116 seasons, 40...
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The Return of RISPfail Dooms Yankees in Tampa Bay
File this one under, "Well, the streak had to end sometime, but did it have to end this way?"The Yankees had gone 8-2 against the Tampa Bay Rays this season, but it was not to be last night. CC...
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Yankees Afflicted with "Senioritis"
The Yankees treated the last 2 games before the All-Star Break like the last couple of days before school lets out for the Summer, as if they sort-of mattered, but sort-of didn't.Except the games...
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List of All-Star Game Sites, 1933-2019
Tonight, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be played at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians.This list includes All-Star Games played in the major leagues in baseball, pro...
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Jim Bouton, 1939-2019
"I'm 30 years old, and I have these dreams." With those words, Jim Bouton began his diary of the 1969 baseball season, which would be published in book form the next year, with the title of Ball Four:...
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There Was One Germán "Bomber" On the Mound
"Pitching is 75 percent of baseball." -- Connie Mack"Connie Mack lied." -- Billy MartinI don't know for sure that Mack originated that saying. I do know that Billy was told Mack had originated it, and...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Toronto -- 2019 Edition
This weekend, the New York Yankees are hosting the Toronto Blue Jays. This coming Wednesday night, the New York Red Bulls will visit Toronto FC.Before You Go. This is Canada, the Great White North,...
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Yankees Get Screwed. Not For the 1st Time.
Yesterday, the Yankees got screwed. Not for the 1st time.The umpiring crew for this home series against the Toronto Blue Jays is led by Joe West. If there's one thing that fans of all 30 MLB teams can...
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How to Be a New York Soccer Fan In Colorado -- 2019 Edition
Tomorrow, the Colorado Rapids will host London soccer team Arsenal. Both teams are owned by Stan Kroenke, as are the Denver Nuggets, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Los Angeles Rams.New York City FC...
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Yankee Tanaka Outpitches (Future Yankee?) Stroman, Yanks Beat Jays
If Marcus Stroman of the Toronto Blue Jays really is a targeted before-the-trading-deadline starting pitcher for the Yankees, we're going to have to look past his won-loss record, and see that he's...
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We Need to Talk About Aroldis
My fellow Yankee Fans, we need to talk about Aroldis Chapman. Can we trust him to come through for us in big games?Because last night's game at Yankee Stadium was between the 1st place team in the...
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How to Be a Yankee Fan In Minnesota -- 2019 Edition
The Minnesota Twins have stunned the baseball world by jumping out to a 56-33 record this season, putting them in 1st place in the American League Central Division, by 5 1/2 games over the Cleveland...
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