So as I watch the game tonight I will be thinking of the spirits of all my deceased relatives who once cheered at Ebbets Field and later at good old Shea and then some of them lived to see Citi Field.
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Father’s Day – Boys and Men Should Show Dad Some Affection
By being affectionate with his children, my Dad taught us that love knew no gender.
Read More »Baseball Brouhaha – A-Rod Hits Historic Homer; Yankees Want a Do-Over
Maybe the Yankees don’t want to acknowledge that he hit that homerun officially, but they are gladly accepting the win over the Boston Red Sox that it provided. This is most certainly hypocrisy at its worst.
Read More »NFL Looks Like The ‘Titanic’ – Women and Children First Rule Needs To Be In Place
Commissioner Goodell should establish his priority for women and children’s safety by making it the number one rule for every player, coach, owner, and employee of the NFL – if you hurt a woman or a child you are banned from the NFL for life.
Read More »Sid Bernstein Dies at 95: Instrumental in Putting Mania and Beatles Together
It is no stretch to say that until Bernstein actually started promoting Beatles, people on this side of the pond thought that Beatles were just bugs.
Read More »MLB Should Allow Statistics To Count In Rained Out Games
How can you say that homer doesn’t count? That single that would have given a player 200 hits in the season?
Read More »Night of the Living Dread: Mets Fan Turns Into Dodger Zombie When LA Comes to Town
He was rooting for the team that broke his heart and against the team that had come along and saved him.
Read More »As Gang Green Turns: The Jets’ Sanchez Extension Means Manning Turned Rex Down
So Jets fans you know what we're in for now and for the next five years: more of the same, mediocrity disguised as a game plan.
Read More »Music Blu-ray Review: Billy Joel – Live at Shea Stadium
A generously long, star-studded farewell to Shea Stadium.
Read More »Mets Mess: Oliver Perez Released – Thumbs Up or Down?
The team gave up on both Castillo and Perez, exorcising at least some of the ghosts left behind by former GM Omar Minaya.
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