Growing up there was two Yogis in my life. One was, “The Bear,” and the other, was Berra. Yesterday, our National Past Time lost one of the greatest whoever played the game to natural causes. And for the guy who coined the phrase, “It ain’t over till it’s over,” it… Read more“Hall of Fame Catcher Yogi Berra Leaves a Legacy of Long Balls and Laugh Out Loud Witticisms”
Month: September 2015
The Mets Fall to the Braves, but Reduce Magic Number to 5 Over the Nationals
For the second consecutive night the Mets squander early leads, and maintain a magic number 5 to clinch the NL East, compliments of my new best friends, the Baltimore Orioles. The Nationals are mimicking the Mets poor performance at the worst possible time, but NY better not get too cozy… Read more“The Mets Fall to the Braves, but Reduce Magic Number to 5 Over the Nationals”
Mental Mistakes by Manning Gave Falcons 24-20 Gift
Oops, the Giants did it again, blowing another chance to make it a three-possession game late in the 4th quarter and more mental mistakes gave the Falcons a 24-20 gift from the football gods. Eli Manning has made a mockery of his quarterback position with another maddening meltdown costing his… Read more“Mental Mistakes by Manning Gave Falcons 24-20 Gift”
Matt Harvey’s Perfect Pitch Performance Punctured By Hansel Robles
The best-laid plans of Mets on the Mound did not work out too well Saturday afternoon, nor Sunday night. NY lost two straight, as the streaking Nationals took three from Miami, closing the NL East gap from 9 ½ to 6 with 12 to play. In game two of the… Read more“Matt Harvey’s Perfect Pitch Performance Punctured By Hansel Robles”
Mets Out Did the Yankees at Home in First Game of Subway Series
On the eve of my high school reunion, I went to my first game at Citi Field – a classic subway series encounter, in which the Mets out did the Yankees in dramatic fashion. With a, feeling pretty confident, five run lead in the top of the ninth, 41 save… Read more“Mets Out Did the Yankees at Home in First Game of Subway Series”
Jacob deGrom Has Had Better Days Against The Marlins
The Marlins teed off on the once talked about Cy Young candidate Jacob deGrom, snapping the Mets eight game winning streak with a 9-3 drubbing. It may be premature to push the panic button, but as Jacob deGrom had another dismal outing, it’s definitely cause for concern. In his last… Read more“Jacob deGrom Has Had Better Days Against The Marlins”
The Giants Colossal Loss to the Cowboys
It has taken me a day to stop shaking my head over the bonehead playmaking of Giants quarterback Eli Manning and his sidekick coach, Tom Coughlin that led to their colossal loss to the Cowboys. What’s so disturbing about the Giants defeat is not that it occurred, but the manner… Read more“The Giants Colossal Loss to the Cowboys”
The Mets Sweep the Braves in Atlanta
The Mets Tour de Four Game Sweep in Atlanta Bartolo Colon goes Dorian Gray, beating the Braves 7-2 in a rain delay, becoming the first pitcher 42 or older to go 31 2/3 scoreless innings. Juan Uribe and Kevin Palwecki had a profitable day at the plate with three RBI’s… Read more“The Mets Sweep the Braves in Atlanta”
The Mets Sitting Pretty in the NL East With Their Third Consecutive Come From Behind Win Against The Nats
Mets manager Terry Collins’ clairvoyant line-up moves have been the catalyst for three consecutive come from behind wins and NY is now sitting very pretty in the NL East driver’s seat with a commanding seven game lead. Last night it was the seldom-used Kirk Nieuwenhuis with the go-ahead homer, and… Read more“The Mets Sitting Pretty in the NL East With Their Third Consecutive Come From Behind Win Against The Nats”
Matt Harvey Doesn’t Have It, But the Mets Rally From a Six Run Deficit to Beat the Nats
On a night when Matt Harvey didn’t have it, the resilient Mets rocked Washington’s world, rallying from a six run deficit, defeating the Nats 8-7. This was not the outing NY was hoping for from Harvey, but three of the seven runs scored on his watch were the result of… Read more“Matt Harvey Doesn’t Have It, But the Mets Rally From a Six Run Deficit to Beat the Nats”