Baseball’s All-Time Notable Quotables

“Willie Mays and his glove. Where triples go to die.”
That has always been one of my favorite baseball quotations. The quote and slight variations have been attributed to a variety of characters, everyone from former Los Angeles Dodgers executive Fresco Thompson to long-time Dodger announcer Vince Scully to the late Los Angeles sports columnist [...]

TD Stands for Touchdown….and Thanksgiving Day, Too

Thanksgiving Day, one of the great American holidays, means turkey, stuffing and the Macy’s parade…and football. Not necessarily in that order.
For years  Iona Prep, would play arch-rival New Rochelle on Thanksgiving morning. The game, called the Turkey Bowl, was televised in metropolitan New York on WPIX Channel 11, with the legendary announcer Marty Glickman  [...]

Sorry Pops, Yogi Gets The Nod over Dickey at Catcher

Yogi Berra, who has 10 rings and three MVPs, is the greatest Yankee catcher ever.
The other day I got into a discussion of the all-time Yankee team with my father, who  knows more about sports than anyone. Dad has seen ‘em all, from Ruth to A-Rod.
For the most part, compiling a list of the best  [...]

The Sorry State of New York (And New Jersey) Pro Sports

Unwatchable is a good word to describe the play of teams like the Knicks.
Now that the focus has shifted from the Yankees championship run, New York metropolitan area sports fans have had a rude awakening.
The veil has been lifted, and what we’re left with is mediocrity at best, and far beyond awful at worst.
So far [...]

Dom “The Bomb” Randolph Streaking at Holy Cross

Holy Cross QB Dominic Randolph has thrown a TD pass in 40 straight games.
The original plan was to head up to Worcester, Mass., with some of my college buddies and see the old alma mater, Holy Cross, and the great quarterback Dominic Randolph, battle Lafayette with the Patriot League title on the line.
But then the [...]

Living The Good Life: Yankees in The World Series….Again

My first World Series memory: Yankees-Braves, Game 4, 1957, Milwaukee.
‘m a Yankee fan, from a long line of Yankee fans. My father is a Yankee fan. My family, friends, you got it. Yankee fans. Very happy Yankee fans right now.
My father saw Monte Pearson no-hit the Indians in 1938. Some 60 years later, my [...]

World Serious: Facebook Thread Provides Divided Opinions

Some of the best sports fans I know are my colleagues and former colleagues in IBM communications. Heck, we should do live chat or perhaps sports talk radio.
Anyway, figured  you might  be interested in this thread about the 2009 World Series, Yankee resources, salary caps, and much, much more. Enjoy.
INITIAL COMMENT: Evil reigns [...]

27th Heaven: Yanks for The Memories

(Note: The SportsLifer took the day off from work to to attend the Yankees championship parade in lower Manhattan. No crowd estimates were available, but the ‘Lifer counted a million Yankee fans. Here is his report.)
The big city with an even bigger heart poured out its love for the New York Yankees as players, [...]

One More Championship for Yankees Core Four

Jorge Posada, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte – Band of Brothers.
Any discussion of the New York Yankees and their 27th World Championship starts with the Core Four.
The Core Four — Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter, and Mariano Rivera — earned their fifth ring when the Yankees beat the Phillies in the 2009 [...]