Grote’s Gripes: 2012 vs 1994

May 15, 2012 The Matts 45

NEW YORK, NY –It certainly looks like we could have a repeat of 1994 in the NHL with the Rangers driving towards the finals against […]

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Grote’s Gripes: It’s A Banner Day In Flushing

May 8, 2012 The Matts 34

NEW YORK, NY – Over the past few seasons I’ve had a lot of bad things to say about my Mets on this site.  My […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Baseball’s Zoology

May 1, 2012 The Matts 34

BRONX, NY – Last week one of the old Yankee legends of the fifties died. Bill Skowron won seven pennants and four championships as a Yankee […]

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Grote’s Gripes: A Couple More Onions

April 24, 2012 The Matts 40

MADISON, WI – The Onion is the king of parody news.  This week I’d like to offer up another issue of Grote’s Onions with a […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Home Run Celebration Derby

April 17, 2012 The Matts 41

MIAMI, FL – Major League Baseball in South Florida has been a disaster since day one. The elements certainly played a big part. Miami in […]

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Grote’s Gripes: 2012 Mets Promotions

April 3, 2012 The Matts 28

FLUSHING, NY – The Mets are set to begin the season in two days with Johan Santana on the hill against the Braves.  The Mets […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Baseball’s Over/Unders

March 27, 2012 The Matts 46

LAS VEGAS, NV – Baseball starts tomorrow, so it is always fun to check out the over/under win totals for the season.  The Mets listed […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Worst Uniforms In Sports

March 20, 2012 The Matts 37

DALLAS, TX – Last week I wrote about the Houston Astros uniform tradition.  I wasn’t planning on keeping this uniform theme going  another week, but […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Lawyers, Guns & Money

March 13, 2012 The Matts 35

HOUSTON, TX – This season marks the 50th Anniversary for my beloved Mets. Fifty years of highs and lows. Luckily for you folks… this column […]

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Grote’s Gripes: Taste The Lin-Sanity

March 6, 2012 The Matts 50

WATERBURY, VT – Last week Ben & Jerry’s got into a lot of trouble from the politically-correct crowd for offering a new flavor at their […]

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