Where Jackie’s impact was felt most
I still remember April 15, 1997, when I sat in a lounge in my dorm at Notre Dame and watched as Jackie Robinson’s No. 42 was retired throughout baseball by Bud Selig, standing at a podium at Shea Stadium. Behind…
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Long ball lists x 30
Quick! Name the Padres’ franchise leader in home runs. It’s not Adrian Gonzalez, though it may be by the end of the season … depending on if (or when) San Diego trades him. Gonzalez entered the season needing 34 home…
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Diving into Mets history
’69 pins Earlier this week, I went to the Mets’ website and searched for tickets to last night’s game on Stubhub. I considered two seats in the front row of the Pepsi Porch — I can’t wait to sit there,…
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Opening Day 2010
Opening Day 2010 Row 1: Arizona, Atlanta, Boston, a fan in Boston.Row 2: Cincinnati, Houston, a base in Houston, Kansas City.Row 3: Anaheim, Milwaukee, New York, Oakland.Row 4: Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Texas, Washington. I decided to go with a little…
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How I saw Opening Day
A sunny, warm mid-70-degree day. Is this really Opening Day? Indeed it was, yet we kept pinching ourselves and discussing whether it really was as good as it seemed. My mom and my pal Dave arrived separately from Casey and…
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Playing the predictions game
After a particularly bad showing — even for me — in my NCAA tournament pools (though I did do better than the president; however, I did not organize an historic change in public policy), I decided to continue with the…
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Don’t forget your appetite at Citi Field
As I promised, here is my wife’s write-up of the new culinary offerings at Citi Field this year. It’s much better than I could’ve done, and not just because I don’t like sushi. I really should be having only a…
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When the Sox and Yanks meet to start the season
Five years ago, the last time the Yankees and Red Sox opened the season against one another, I wrote this post. So here is the updated list, with that 2005 season reflected (the starred years of 1917 and 1919 featured…
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At the game | Mets | Nostalgia
Watching the good Doctor work
Late last night, Marty Noble put up a blog post reminiscing about crooner Johnny Maestro and hurler Doc Gooden, and it brought up some memories of my own that I didn’t include in my post about Gooden’s Nike billboard in…
