When it all goes away, when that last pitch is done and the other team is celebrating, well there is nothing worse than that.
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NY Mets and LA Dodgers – A Family Feud and Playoff War for the Ages
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.
Read More »Tommy John Surgery – Three Words No MLB Pitcher Wants to Hear
Back in 1974 when Los Angeles pitcher Tommy John had a 13-3 record before hurting his elbow, who could have guessed that the surgery Dr. Frank Jobe performed on him would save his career? More importantly, this surgery, which repairs the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow by replacing …
Read More »Grief Grows in Brooklyn – Jackie Robinson Statue Defaced
The stupidity of a few fools does nothing to change the salient facts – Jackie Robinson is an American icon, a hero, and his legacy is eternal.
Read More »The Boys of Summer Have to Get Through Spring Training First
We are all young again from the moment we hear “pitchers and catchers” until that first pitch on Opening Day.
Read More »Knicks-Nets New Rivalry Reminiscent of Baseball’s Dodgers-Giants
The city is abuzz with the new rivalry between its two basketball teams.
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 »Hofstra University Conference Celebrates Mets 50th Anniversary
The first multidisciplinary conference to consider every aspect of a Major League Baseball franchise.
Read More »Knick Knacks: Jeremy Lin’s Race To The Top
Wouldn't it be nice to one day have the conversation be about how great a ballplayer Jeremy Lin is and not how he is a great Asian-American ballplayer?
Read More »Hope Springs Eternal for Old Brooklyn Dodgers Fans
So, for the record, Brooklyn Dodgers fans, your team is not coming home.
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