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The United States of Jeter
A lonely cab-horse steams and stamps. And then the lighting of the lamps. As summer unofficially ends, the 2014 MLB season concluded with a terrific run of postseason playoff games, it seemed the majority of them decided by a run … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Bruce Bochy, Dave Righetti, Derek Jeter, Joe DiMaggio, Kansas City Royals, Literature, Madison Bumgarner, National League, New York Yankees, Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants, Wild Card, World Series, Yankee Stadium
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Tough-luck Buck
Buck Showalter was with the Hyannis Port Mets of the Cape Cod League (which he tore up offensively) as well as then being a fine minor-league first baseman in the New York Yankees farm system. Buck had the poor luck … Continue reading
Unusual Opening Day for Yankees and Movie with the Literal Hollywood Ending
Yesterday, also Good Friday for the Western Church and the start of Passover at sundown for all Jews, happened to be Opening Day for the New York Yankees—first pitch after 3 p.m. It wound up the first Opening Day meltdown … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Campanis, Brooklyn Dodgers, Carl Hubbell, Joe Girardi, Major League Baseball, Mariano Rivera, Mark McGwire, New York Giants, Nick Swisher, San Francisco Giants, Wild Card, Yankee Stadium
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New York Mets Will Do Something Great May 27
My (Evander’s) heart sings, wild (card) thing. It is not over Major League Baseball announcing the extra Wild Card rounds this season. Rather, it is the return of Banner Day. Originally the staple of a once-a-year, between-games doubleheader at Shea … Continue reading
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Tagged Citi Field, Jackie Robinson, New York Mets, Shea Stadium, Wild Card
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Yankees Trade Young Bat and Catching Prospect for Young Pitching, and Ink Innings’ Eater
Pending an official announcement, the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners, franchises with a history (A-Rod, Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, Jay Buhner, plus probably the greatest five-game Division Series ever [October 1995]), have completed a swap that will … Continue reading
Peace in Our Time
Major League Baseball has a new labor agreement thro December 2016. As part of the deal, players will be tested for Human Growth Hormone and the minimum salary will approach half-a-million dollars a year. There will be no NBA-style season-disruptions … Continue reading
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Tagged American League, Houston Astros, Wild Card
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It Just Got Wilder
As announced earlier, the Houston Astros, the team that entered the National League along with the New York Mets in 1962, will slide over to the American League right after the club’s fiftieth-anniversary celebration as an N.L. team. Two Wild … Continue reading
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