Survey Says…..Yankees

Not surprisingly, the Yankees are New York’s favorite team according to a new Siena NY Sports Poll released by the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI). Some 87% of all New Yorkers have one favorite team, and the Bronx Bombers were selected by 27% of fans polled, followed by the Mets at 12% and the Super [...]

Even at #1, NFL Draft No Sure Thing

In many ways, the NFL draft is a crapshoot. Sure, you roll the dice with a sixth or seventh round pick, or take a chance on a third-round wide receiver from some small college. But even the #1 overall pick can be a risk.
Since the draft was initiated in 1936, that top pick has carried [...]

Flying High

Mount McKinley, looking west, off the right wing, August, 2006

I have a confession to make. I’m a softball junkie. I played softball in the streets and fields of White Plains when I was a kid, I played in work leagues in Massachusetts, Florida and New York, I swung a bat at many summer functions. And [...]

I Saw It on The Radio

There was a time, not that long ago, when the world functioned perfectly well, thank you, without instant replay, SportsCenter and the Internet….when home games were often blacked out….when we watched games on the radio.
The image above by D. Alan Harris conjures up memories of those days gone by. The photo is titled “Yesteryear” and [...]

Quick Hitters V — Observations of a Sportslifer

Phil Hughes 0-3, 8.82 ERA, Ian Kennedy 0-2 9.04 ERA. Do you think Hank Steinbrenner is keeping an eye on Johan Santana and reminding Brian Cashman about the trade that was never made….like every 10 minutes or so. That’s what George would have done.
Hughes’ blog sure gets more hits than sportslifer…..but he gives up more [...]

Fire Isiah!!! Poetry in Motion

Finally, the Knicks make Isiah pay
This doubting Thomas is out of play
Isiah is fired, at last it’s final
Even though he’s still in denial
He buried the Knicks, they were a disaster
At questionable moves, Zeke was the master
Jerome and Eddy, Stephon and Zack
He set the Knicks five years back
Now he’s nowhere, yes it’s true
Still has a job, [...]

Baseball Cathedral Hosts Third Papal Mass

Pope Paul VI arrives for 1965 Mass at Yankee Stadium.
When Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, it will be the third papal Mass in the venerable baseball cathedral, a record for any single venue in the United States.
On October 4, 1965, Pope Paul VI said Mass in front of more than [...]

Yes, That’s Correct, No No-Nos for Mets

Rookie Nolan Ryan, left, with Tom Seaver
Nolan Ryan. Tom Seaver. Dwight Gooden. David Cone. Al Leiter. Warren Spahn. Hideo Nomo. What do all these men have in common?
All of them have thrown no-hitters. Some have thrown multiple no-hitters. Nolan Ryan holds the major-league record with seven.
None of them ever pitched a no-hitter for the [...]

Trevor Tames Tiger

At gusty Augusta, Trevor Immelman tamed the Tiger, never let him get within stalking distance.
Tiger Woods was the overwhelming favorite to win the Masters; even money against the field going in according to one Vegas sheet. Immelman? Not exactly a household name or the trendy choice. He had about as much chance of winning the [...]

Quick As A FOX, Heidi Is Back

In a flashback to the “Heidi Game” nearly 40 years ago, FOX 5 in New York pulled the plug on a one-run Yankee-Red Sox game with two outs in the ninth, switching over to NASCAR.
Hey Fox, here’s a news flash — there are more baseball fans than exhaust circuit fans in New York. The FOX [...]