By Bill Murphy If anyone has read Dante’s Inferno, there are nine circles of hell, this year’s American League Championship Series was my tenth circle of hell, It was the Boston Red Sox vs. The Houston Astros. As a die-hard New York Yankees fan watching this series hurts. On top of that, it hurts thatContinue reading “Red Sox vs Astros: A Yankee Fan’s worst nightmare”
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61 In 61 60 Years Later
By Bill Murphy One of the greatest battles in sports history was the star of the New York Yankees Mickey Mantle and the kid from North Dakota Roger Maris going at it to beat Babe Ruth’s 1927 home run record. Mantle was seen as the heir apparent to the Yankee legacy (Ruth, Gehrig, and DimaggioContinue reading “61 In 61 60 Years Later”
9/11 Baseball Mets vs Yankees
20th Anniversary Edition NEVER FORGET Twenty years today started like any other day for me. I would get up and go to work at the store I managed while in college called Drug Mart of Millwood. I was resetting the front end when a customer whom I have known for at least ten years cameContinue reading “9/11 Baseball Mets vs Yankees“
Boogate 2021
by Michael Rifkin After Sunday’s win over the Nationals Mets second baseman and trade deadline acquisition, Javier Baez talked about the team’s new thumbs-down sign. Saying, “When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed. So they are going to get booed when we get success.” This isn’t about one player. In particular, thisContinue reading “Boogate 2021”
Best Food in Stadiums and Venues Pt1. (MLB)
By Mark Halpern So, we all love going to the ballpark to watch our favorite team or players play the game of Baseball. However, watching the game is only part of the experience. Back in the early days of Baseball, ballparks offered concessions such as Beer, Hotdogs, Knishes, Hot Pretzels, and other small edibles. OverContinue reading “Best Food in Stadiums and Venues Pt1. (MLB)”
Offseason Decisions
By Mike Rifkin During Friday’s Major League Baseball trade deadline, the New York Mets made a splash, acquiring shortstop Javier Baez from the Chicago Cubs. Baez will play shortstop until Francisco Lindor returns from his oblique injury and then shifts to Second base. After this season, Baez is a free agent but has said heContinue reading “Offseason Decisions”
Trade Deadline Finale
By Mark Halpern This morning most of anyone who watches baseball will be checking in to see if their teams have done anything to upgrade their team as the 4 pm deadline approaches. As of Yesterday, the big trades revolved around the Dodgers and Yankees. The Mainers, Tampa Rays, and the Boston Red Sox allContinue reading “Trade Deadline Finale”
Back in Black
By Mark Halpern For those of you who don’t know, I am a die-hard NY Mets, Dallas Cowboys, NY Knicks, and yeah, a NY Rangers fan. Throughout the years, I have collected jerseys and hats from all of my favorite teams. I have had many jerseys over the years but, the style I loved theContinue reading “Back in Black”
Trade Deadline Part 3
By Mark Halpern Wednesday, we saw one big team and two small teams make trades. The New York Yankees land slugger Joey Gallo. Gallo was on the Texas Rangers and is a fan favorite there. The ball explodes on his bat, with a Yankee short porch in the right and left field. He could beContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 3”
Trade Deadline Part 2
By Mark Halpern So in part one of this series, I talked a lot about certain players rumored to be traded. Those rumors heated up a little today for the likes of Max Scherzer and Kris Bryant as the Tampa Rays have now shown interest. This comes as no surprise that Tampa would try andContinue reading “Trade Deadline Part 2”
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