BY MARK HALPERN Officiating, sometimes they’re right, sometimes they’re wrong but more often than not they’re the center of attention. The World Cup has been no different. We have seen incidents with multiple players who think they’re being targeted more for calls based on their (as we saw with the Red Card for Team U.S.AContinue reading “DISGRACEFUL”
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BELGIUM DESTROYS USA HOPES
BY MARK HALPERN Well, the World Cup will go on but, without team USA as they were beaten by Belgium 4-1. In their final group match U.S.A star Folarin Balogun was given a RED CARD, which was a controversial call. To be fairly honest it looked nothing intentional and their feet got entangled but, theContinue reading “BELGIUM DESTROYS USA HOPES”
OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN
BY MARK HALPERN What is a captain? A captain is defined as a person who commands, leads or is the head of a group. There are many types of captains. A ship has a captain, there are captains of industry, of course captains in the military. There is no secret that Fransico Lindor is admiredContinue reading “OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN”
IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT
BY MARK HALPERN If you’re a sports fan there is one thing you want to witness, that team win a championship, there’s nothing like it. The last time the New York Knicks won the final was 1973, I didn’t get to witness that, as I wasn’t born yet. As a child, you’re born into rootingContinue reading “IT WAS WELL WORTH THE WAIT”
REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY
BY MARK HALPERN No matter how you sliced it, the 2026 Mets were going to be different than the teams of yeas past. The front office did what they thought was a good job in putting together a team that could contend but, not necessarily based on power. The first half lets face it injuriesContinue reading “REINFORCEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY”
WORLD CUP MENU AROUND THE WORLD
By MARK HALPERN When going to a sporting event you are not only going for the enjoyment to watch your team play. You are there celebrating with other fans outside and inside the venue. The moment you step into the venue the waft of many different aromas hit the nostrils. The smell of different foodsContinue reading “WORLD CUP MENU AROUND THE WORLD”
WHAT A CULTURE
BY MARK HALPERN I have attended so many different sporting events in my life. No matter the event you attend there’s always a constant (outside of having fun). Every venue that I have gone to nobody ever heard of a garbage can. I won’t say I never left something but if I did, I amContinue reading “WHAT A CULTURE”
MLB THE SHOW A TRUE LOOK INTO
FANTASY BASEBALL BY MARK HALPERN Baseball has always been and will be America’s pastime. However, out of every 100,000 hopeful players a year, they all have less than a 1% chance at making “The Show.” For the super hard-core guys who fall up short and for kids say 8 and up (yet my six-year-old hasContinue reading “MLB THE SHOW A TRUE LOOK INTO”
CALEB TOUCHES DOWN SAFELY
By Mark Halpern At the beginning of this draft the only name I wanted for the Cowboys was Ohio St. safety Caleb Downs. In recent years the Cowboy defense has struggled, while the offense did it’s thing. The Dallas secondary was so bad last year that it literally cost Dallas the season. The offense wouldContinue reading “CALEB TOUCHES DOWN SAFELY”
A 1/1 FOR THE AGES
BY MARK HALPERN As most of you may or may not know, I have been a Sport Card Hobby dealer in the Sport Card Business for the better part of the last 3 decades. Let me first address the title. A “1/1” is a specialized card with in a trading card set and it’s gotContinue reading “A 1/1 FOR THE AGES”
