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Sports Central February 21, 2014 Jeff Kallman |
The Not-So-Great Yankee Double Switch One day after the 1964 World Series ended with the St. Louis Cardinals defeating the New York Yankees, both Series managers were out, and one of them went to work for the team he'd just opposed. |
Sports Central September 22, 2008 Jeff Kallman |
"Fort Apache, Yankee Stadium" All this season's eulogizing the big ball orchard in the Bronx has been gushy, mushy, sentimental, and mostly on the mark. |
Sports Central August 13, 2004 Jeff Kallman |
Bob Murphy, RIP: The Unhappiest Happy Recap The very first regular season words any Mets fan heard on his or her radio, in April 1962, came from his distinctive harmonic of Oklahoma drawl and Missouri honey. |
Salon.com October 12, 1999 Gary Kaufman |
Vin Scully For 50 years, an Irish redhead from the Bronx has been the gold standard for baseball announcers. |
Sports Central October 11, 2004 Jonathan Moncrief |
Mets Fans Deserve Better When the New York Mets fired manager Art Howe last month, many fans just shrugged their shoulders. The hiring of a new general manager, and the subsequent hiring of a new field manager won't make much difference. |
Salon.com October 27, 2000 Allen St. John |
Champions again, thank you very much Hype about a blood feud aside, the Mets prove to be delightful hosts as the Yankees storm to another title... |
Sports Central July 13, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
George Steinbrenner, RIP: The Best Mistranslated, The Worst Exaggerated Remembering Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. |
Sports Illustrated October 24, 2000 Rick Reilly |
The Out-of-Towner Folks in the rest of the country see this World Series as the government versus Microsoft. They don't care who wins as long as a whole lot of New Yorkers suffer. But having studied the Mets' and the Yankees' fans, it seems to me there are some basic differences... |
Sports Central December 1, 2010 Jeff Kallman |
A Baseball Negotiation, My Foot Derek Jeter may have won a 2010 Gold Glove that he doesn't really deserve. But neither does he deserve the apparent negotiating strategy of the New York Yankees, for whom he has been the franchise. |
Sports Central March 22, 2012 Jeff Kallman |
Great Players Becoming Great Managers At this writing, Don Mattingly could become a genuinely great manager in time or the next Mel Ott, a genuinely great player who went genuinely into the tank as a manager. Robin Ventura could go either way, too. |
Sports Central December 28, 2015 Jeff Kallman |
MLB 2015: It Got Late Early Out There The author ruminates on this year's baseball games and famous players of years past. |
Sports Central November 18, 2006 Greg Wyshynski |
I Don't Know Jack Would Mets fans still have no problem with the Jackie Robinson Rotunda if he had been a Yankee? |
Salon.com October 23, 2000 Eric Bogosian |
Strung out on pinstripes Two days into New York's baseball orgy, the city is cranked up and wild-eyed, but the gunslingers of the Yankees and Mets have only just begun to stare each other down... |
Sports Central January 10, 2007 Jeff Kallman |
There is But One Word... Some thoughts on baseball's recent Hall of Fame voting -- especially regarding Mark McGwire. |
Salon.com October 21, 2000 Allen Barra |
The traffic jam Series Thanks to a bloated playoff format and declining TV viewership, this year's World Series doesn't have quite the resonance of those from the "Golden Age"... |
Salon.com October 26, 2000 John Giuffo |
Why you should root for the Mets It's John Franco, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon vs. Roger Clemens, Rudy Giuliani and Puffy Combs. Any questions? |
AskMen.com Dave Golokhov |
Top 10: 2008 Baseball Games To Watch You can't watch every game, so you should at least try to catch some of these must-see games. |
Sports Central September 22, 2004 Daniel Collins |
Howe Atrocious: The Fall of the Mets The Mets' blatant refusal to stop competing with the Yankees has hindered their progress as a club for the last three years, and it will undoubtedly continue for years to come. |
Salon.com October 26, 2000 King Kaufman |
Put the bat down, Fox If only the network bringing us the World Series could get over Roger Clemens' meltdown, maybe it could focus on the basics: Sound and pictures... |
Sports Central January 28, 2006 Bill Hazell |
Fools Gold Yet Again For Yankees? With its new Murderer's Row lineup, the Yankees can't lose. Except they said the same thing last year. And the year before. |
Sports Central July 11, 2004 Greg Wyshynski |
Pity of the Yankees Eighty-percent of New York Yankees fans have either jumped on the bandwagon within the last decade or root for the team because they want to be with Derek Jeter. |
Salon.com October 17, 2001 Allen Barra |
The decline and fall of the Yankees -- I mean, the A's Ancient arrogance beats the youthful variety -- this time... |
Sports Central June 20, 2004 M. Edward Guest |
Are the Yankees Back? With new additions all over the field, the New York Yankees are once again romping through the regular season, despite some key injuries. Yet, does it really matter? Even if the Yankees win 105-110 games? |
Salon.com January 16, 2002 Allen Barra |
This just in: Giuliani, Steinbrenner are sleazebags! Plus: Barry Bonds' $90 million deal is a no-brainer... |
The Motley Fool October 13, 2004 Tim Beyers |
Invest Like Steinbrenner You might hate his tactics and his team, but the New York Yankees owner is one heck of an investor. |
Sports Central January 5, 2004 Jeff Kallman |
2003: Never a Dull Moment "We try every way we can do to kill this game," Sparky Anderson once said of baseball, "but for some reason, nothing nobody does never hurts it." That was then, this is now. Nothing nobody does never hurts it still, but lots of people do continue to embarrass it. |
Sports Central September 13, 2013 Jeff Kallman |
The Captain at the Crossroads? Derek Jeter isn't a man who wants to be remembered for a twice-fractured ankle reducing him to a bad, sad impersonation of what he once was. |
Sports Central October 4, 2006 Bill Hazell |
Random Thoughts on MLB Playoffs We can still hope to see the first truly memorable game of the '06 playoffs, since none of Tuesday's games reached that level. |
Sports Central July 29, 2004 Phil Wohl |
Giambi Concerns Loom Over Yankees It's been a long season for New York Yankee slugger Jason Giambi. First, he was mentioned in the steroid scandal and then his strength was sapped by an intestinal parasite. Can the Yankees survive without their cleanup hitter? |
Sports Illustrated March 24, 2000 Tom Verducci |
Add more pinstripes to the Hall Clemens says he wants to go into the Hall of Fame with a Yankees cap on his plaque... Count Trot Nixon among the big believers in laser eye surgery... New York wants to hang on to Soriano as its trump card... Livan Hernandez... |
Sports Central January 12, 2005 Diane M. Grassi |
Never Say Never With Yankees Many new faces will be showing up to the Yankees' Legends Field in Tampa this February, so much so that combining this offseason with last year's offseason, even an avid Yankee fan may have to think twice to name the entire place setting at this point. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Tim Beyers |
Quick Take: The Best Part of the Tribune Deal Be grateful, Cubs fans. Now that real estate magnate Sam Zell has announced his intent to sell your team and keep the rest of ailing media giant Tribune Co., you have hope. Take it from a Yankees fan. |
Sports Illustrated April 3, 2002 Paul Zimmerman |
These days are numbered In the insulated world of the NFL, players are so sensitive about criticism from their teammates, so touchy about their contracts, that nasty and illogical things are said... |