“During the 1920s New York Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert once described his perfect afternoon at Yankee Stadium. ‘It’s when the Yankees score eight runs in the first inning,’ Ruppert said, ‘and then slowly pull away.’”[…]
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Booing Giancarlo Stanton Was Absurd
One of the age old debates we have is whether it is appropriate for the home team crowd to boo one of their players. The Pollyanna side believe you are just there to “root, root,[…]
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Monday Mets: First Impressions
While most of the players on the Mets roster were familiar, there was a fresh vibe around Citi Field in the opening weekend. So, what are the takeaways from the Mets series win against the[…]
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“Voice of the Yankees” Michael Kay to Receive Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV Radio
Michael Kay, the Emmy Award-winning New York Yankees play-by-play announcer on YES Network and drive time host of The Michael Kay Show on ESPN NY 98.7 FM Radio, has been selected to be the 11th recipient of the Vin Scully Award for Excellence in Sports Broadcasting from WFUV[…]
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Focus Soon Shifts to Mets and Yankees New Managers
With Opening Day a day away, each New York team has quite similar question marks. Will their respective starting rotations hold up? Will their power hitting outfielders provide the home runs and offense both teams[…]
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Mel & Ed Preview The 2018 Season
Now that the final out of the Mets’ 2018 Grapefruit League games has been recorded, I have asked Mel and Ed to share their thoughts on the upcoming season. In case you’re unfamiliar with them,[…]
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Trying To Find Things To Be Pessimistic About
With less than a week to go before Opening Day, the 2018 Yankees have everything pretty well lined up. They are, predominately, healthy. Not one player has had one of those dreadful spring trainings that[…]
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Story of John Donaldson Movie Project Launches Kickstarter
The legacy of John Donaldson, one of the greatest baseball players and a true American hero, will be restored in the feature documentary film 39 SECONDS. Pre-Production has begun with a major Kickstarter effort. The[…]
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Robles Is Not Montero
As the Mets head towards deciding which players should and should not be on the Opening Day roster, there has been a cry among Mets fans to keep both Rafael Montero and Hansel Robles off[…]
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New Ruth Book Explores Lasting Legacy
Babe Ruth’s grandson Tom Stevens calls it “the first real effort to explain his enduring popularity,” and Stevens should know. He wrote the Foreword. BABE RUTH – A Superstar’s Legacy by Jerry Amernic is a[…]
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