A-ROD & MATES JOIN KIDS IN STICKBALL GAME
By Aristotle “Mugsy” Sakellaridis BRONX, NY – On a wet Friday in August, there is nothing abnormal about seeing kids play stickball in the streets […]
Year: 2009
COOKIE'S CORNER: SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE AAA WISDOM AND WIT
Wilkes-Barre, PA – As we hit the end of another week where the Yankees are in first place, I am cleaning out the mental closet […]
IT AIN'T TENNIS: U.S. OPEN FOR [FUNNY] BUSINESS
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Marat Safin opened the U.S. Open by closing out his career. He had a pretty solid 12 years on the tour, […]
ANGRY WARD WEDNESDAY: HE VENT THAT-A-WAY
NEW YORK, NY – Let’s see, Short Matt’s back from Australia which means the texts and rambling voice mail messages will begin again in earnest; […]
TELL IT LIKE IT IS TUESDAY: GOODBYE TO YOU, MY TRUSTED FRIEND
CHAPPAQUIDDICK ISLAND, MA – Ted Kennedy passed away last week and it’s both sad and ironic that the Liberal Lion passed away just when we […]
BURNING LOVE
by West Coast Craig Ooh ooh ooh, I feel my temperature rising Help me I’m flailing It must be a hundred and nine Burning burning […]
WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?
By Rex O’Rourke The Swamp in Joisey With my wife out for dinner with friends, and cats Yogi and Scooter by my side, I settled […]
Grote's Gripes: The Onion Edition
MADISON, WI – Here is the inaugural Meet The Matts NY Metro Onion Edition. Oliver Perez visits Dr. Kevorkian The Mets this morning confirmed they […]
2C OR NOT 2C
by Sam’s-A-Fan Elsinore, Denmark Author’s Note: Procrastinating like the Prince of Denmark, the author failed to confer with the technical geniuses at Meet the Matts […]
HERE'S AN IDEA: JUST PLAY HURT
WAGGA WAGGA, AUSTRALIA – Despite Angry Ward’s Ghandi-like opposition to our muy macho ideals re toughing out injuries and our inclination to the rougher sports […]