Charles Barkley Was Right
You can say what you want about Charles Barkley, but the one thing he certainly got right is that athletes are not role models. Barkley has always been a great quote and an even better pot stirrer....
View ArticleThe Constant Gardner
Coming into spring training Brett Gardner has something to prove to the Yankee brass. He has to prove that he belongs on the field playing at the crown jewel position of the New York Yankees. The...
View ArticleThe 800 Pound Gorilla Has Left The Room
Everybody is asking who is that masked man wearing No. 13 in New York Yankee pinstripes? That can’t be Alex Rodriguez can it? Isn’t he the guy who has proverbially choked in the playoffs since coming...
View ArticleMickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven, But What About Fritz?
“Best Wishes, Fritz Peterson #19″ That’s how my copy of Mickey Mantle Is Going To Heaven starts. It is a book written by a famous former New York Yankee pitcher. He was an All-Star. He won 20...
View ArticleSportsbeat – 10/30/10
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson made a great impression on most of the media who covered his introductory press conference at Citi Field judging by the backpage headlines in the tabloids the...
View ArticleSportsbeat – 7/9/11
If there were a vote for Manager of the Half-Year, I would be hard-pressed to decide between the Pirates’ Clint Hurdle and the Mets’ Terry Collins. After 19 straight years of losing seasons, the...
View Article50th Anniversary of Roger Maris’s 61 Homer Season Commemorated at Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY—Memories of the storied Yankees past abounded at the new version of Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the 50th anniversary of the 61 homer performance was commemorated. Many of the...
View ArticleSportsbeat – 12/23/11
Bob Costas, who grew up in Commack, has earned a well-deserved reputation for being a probing interviewer. His skills were on display again when he conversed with Tom Seaver on the MLB Network’s...
View ArticleSports Beat “A painful spring training”
Baseball fans are far more concerned with the health of the players on their favorite teams coming out of spring training than they are with their March won-loss records. Given that criterion, you...
View ArticleLast Jackie Robinson Glove Hits Auction May 1
Jackie Robinson is all the rage this week — the feature film 42 about his life hits theaters tomorrow, and Monday is “Jackie Robinson Day” across baseball, with players all donning his uniform number...
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