Broadway is dark tonight, and will remain that way for the rest of the fall season. Instead, the center stage spotlight will brightly shimmer upon some improbable settings. As the Yankees were eliminated from postseason play last night by the Cleveland Indians, the city’s season officially came to an end. While there will be no ticker-tape parade celebrations through Times Square this...
Read MoreAs I reflect on a season that was simply disappointing, I begin to ponder what a World Champion really is. The best in the game? Not necessarily. That’s not to say that the best team never wins it all, or that the team that does win it all doesn’t deserve to, but it is usually a combination of talent, endurance, and luck that makes a champion. Picture...
Read MoreWow, I never really understood what that meant until last night when Joe Borowski set down the Yankees and the Cleveland Indians won the ALDS in dominating fashion.Watching the Yankees crash and burn in the ALDS for the third straight season, was like being wrapped in a warm comforter on a cold winter’s day. It felt wonderful.Now, along with the Phillies, the Yankees join the Mets in...
Read MoreGood Evening, Mets fans, and Happy 2nd Monday of the off-season… I’ll make it short and sweet today…The Phillies were NOT the team to beat in 2007, in fact, the Mets were. And the only reason Philadelphia was able to rise to the top of the NL East is not on their own success, but rather, on the failure of the New York Mets to hold their own. As most Mets...
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