I can’t believe it, but today is the 10th anniversary of the perfect game thrown by David Wells against the Minnesota Twins. I remember May 17, 1998 distinctly and it seems like just yesterday. I had a baseball game that day and right after the game I went straight to a family [...]
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Tomorrow afternoon Fordham University will hold its commencement for the Class of 2008. Charlie Rose will give the commencement address and I’m sure that all of the graduates and their families will be praying for nice weather. This time of year makes me think back to last spring, when I was graduating from [...]
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I didn’t realize this until Ken Singleton mentioned it during the telecast of tonight’s Yankee game, but tonight is the 12th anniversary of Doc Gooden’s no-hitter against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium. May 14, 1996 seems like just the other day, I can’t believe it’s been 12 years. I was 10 years old at [...]
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From the mouth of the loudest quasi-owner in sports, Mr. Henry (Hank) Steinbrenner:
“The bottom line is that the team is not playing the way it is capable of playing. These players are being paid a lot of money and they had better decide for themselves to earn that money.
“This is going to get turned around. [...]
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After yet another loss in which the Yankees failed to score enough runs to win the game, some Yankee pitchers expressed their frustration over the offense’s inability to put up runs. In last night’s 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay, the Yankees let down starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang, who pitched 7 strong innings. Hideki [...]
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Hall of Famer Goose Gossage spoke to some officials from MLB.com on Monday during a tour of the Hall of Fame, and had a lot to say about Joba Chamberlin’s celebrations on the mound.
Here is a few highlights:
“There’s no place for it in the game,” Gossage told reporters Monday during a tour of the Hall [...]
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In a new biweekly article for our blog, I have decided to throw my opinion into the circle on who the most important players and least important players are on our local baseball teams. These rankings will change from week to week based on performances, and at the end of the baseball season, I will [...]
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According to Peter Abraham, Ian Kennedy will return to the Yankees starting rotation on Thursday. Kennedy, who was lights out in his first start after being demoted, got the start for Scranton today. He pitched only one inning tonight, allowing just an infield single. That runner was caught stealing, and Ikky retired [...]
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The senior Yankee legend and 10-time world champion turns 83 today. Yogi is immensely popular among fans for being a key cog on so many championship teams, as well as his famous quirky quotes, or “Yogi-isms.”
“This is like deja vu all over again.”
“You can observe a lot just by watching.”
“You’ve got [...]
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Continuing the trend of locking up young stars to long-term deals before they hit free agency, the Florida Marlins, I repeat the Florida Marlins, have signed DY-NO-MITE shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a 6-year $70 million contract. It is easily the largest contract in Marlins history and is a very unusual move for the cheapest [...]
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