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The New York Week That Was (Meet the Prez, the Amazin’ Amazin’s, a Cold Draft...

The Yankees went to the White House to mingle with the leader of the free world on Monday, which is one of the perks of winning the World Series. Mainly flying under the radar is the little-known fact...

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Character Building Time Has Arrived for the Mets

Anybody can win eight games in a row. The real test of a team is what happens when that big hot streak ends. Was the brief spate of winning an aberration, or was it a harbinger of things to come for...

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Mets Getting Nothing From Their Bench

The Mets have had their ups and downs this year – with all aspects of the team having great days followed by or preceding some not-so-great days. But one part of the team that hasn’t performed well at...

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The New York Week That Was (The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports, the Team...

The Kentucky Derby was run on Saturday, with Super Saver winning the Run for the Roses, an amazing feat considering jockey Calvin Borel was all hopped up on mint juleps. The historic race is, of...

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The (Almost) Comeback Kings

I thought that the Mets would storm back and win today’s game in the ninth inning. Again. And without a doubt. Of course, it turned out there was some doubt as they couldn’t quite pull off three...

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The Dam Finally Breaks for the Mets

The Mets easily put runners on base. But then, the bats don’t move. Dust forms on them. Cobwebs begin to appear. Tumbleweeds roll by the batter’s box. The home-plate area becomes a ghost town, complete...

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The New York Week That Was (The Tools of Ignorance, Grannies, Naps & Super...

We’ll start off this week with a tribute to catchers. Francisco Cervelli, Rod Barajas and Henry Blanco all had a memorable couple of games last weekend. New York has had many legends behind the plate,...

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Sunday Morning Coming Down for Mets

“Well, I woke up Sunday morning with no way to hold my head that didn’t hurt. And the beer I had for breakfast wasn’t bad, so I had one more for dessert.” – Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson, ‘Sunday...

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Better Late Than Never for Mets

Why do the Mets always seem to be the last ones to know? Why are they always a step behind? Omar Minaya and consequently Jerry Manuel should have been fired after last season, but inexplicably were...

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The New York Week That Was (Mayor’s Trophy, Unlucky Shoe, Bada Bing &...

Love it or hate it, here comes interleague play, with the first Mets-Yankees series on tap to begin tonight. And I, being old, don’t like it. It’s a gimmick that’s run its course. Of course, I also...

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