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Hockey, Hockey and… More Hockey!
SHOHOLA, PA – Yesterday was like Christmas morning for puckheads like me. Outside of sleeping pretty late (10:00) for the hockey holiday, I prepared myself for the day ahead by taking my lady and her three girls for brunch at the local Perkins restaurant. My menu choice? The corned beef hash and eggs that came […]
Jonathan Isaac, Slim Sabathia, MLB Alternate Programming
COVID BUBBLE, FL – The out-of-whack continues to permeate the air of Zombie Apocalypse Earth. Before the asteroid hits, let’s get to today’s topics: Jonathan Isaac, Slim Sabathia, MLB Alternate Programming Jonathan Isaac stood for The National Anthem. That is now a gasp-inducing headline in our topsy-turvy world. For those of you living in a […]
Baseball Teeters on Brink re Miami Outbreak as NBA, NHL Resume Seasons
NEW YORK, NY – We are just a week into the shortened 2020 MLB season and things are already coming off the rails. The Miami Marlins have had 17 players and 2 staff members test positive for COVID since opening day. Now the Phillies, Yankees, and Orioles have had their seasons disrupted because of the […]
COVID-19 Hits Baseball… What Do We Do Next?
SPANISH HARLEM – The baseball world was turned upside down this week and dealt with its first major Covid-19 issue. The Florida Marlins had about half its team test positive for the virus and stunted a couple of teams in the process, including the New York Yankees, who were to play the Philadelphia Phillies on […]
Autonomous Ward: Kill Your Sports Darlings… At Least for One Week
BRONX, NY – It’s Wednesday July 29, in Year Zero. Yep, this is the year we were forced to unplug the world, in hopes that it would just reboot and correct itself when we plugged it back in. So far, I’m not convinced. It feels to me like we’re starting from scratch, blindly trying to cobble […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Hiding from ‘Rona in NHL Bubble, Yankees Pitching Problems
STAMFORD, CT – Friday was my 10-year wedding anniversary. My wife and I both forgot. #2020. The big news is several thousand Florida Marlins tested positive and the baseball season is already in jeopardy. God, I’m sick of this crap. I really want to write about our inept government response on every level and the […]
Sports Rain Man: Woody Johnson, Jamal Adams Trade, and Mets Opening Weekend
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday…Another last Sunday night going into early Monday morning and I am here writing my article. I had most of the stuff in my head by Friday night but try as I might, I just couldn’t squeeze out time to write it until now. So the topics for today […]
Deja Vu All Over Again For Mets Closer, Fans
BLOOMINGBURG, NY – I’m back from vacation and so is baseball, after the Covid-induced lay-off of all things sporty. It’s simply unbelievable that even in a pandemic, the more things change the more they stay the same. Why am I speaking in code? The New York Freaking Mets is why. Sitting in Brigantine on Friday […]
Sports Return: New Team Names, NHL Seattle, Washington Football Club, Fauci vs Dell’Abate
SLEEPY, NJ – Welcome, finally, to an exciting weekend. Yes, sports have returned. We have something to nourish our empty souls; previously filled with unmarked federal agents and wind-bag officials. Major League Baseball kicked things off and soon the NHL and NBA tournaments will be upon us. The real world is sure to interfere with […]
Sports Rain Man: NY Mets, NY Jets, NY Rangers, Carole Scarsella’s Buffalo Obituary
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday… Sports are definitely back in the post COVID way. It is weird abbreviated version but at least WE GOT SPORTS! It gives us something to talk about rather than the woeful response from the World’s [Alleged] Most Advanced Country. Anyway, here is what is on deck for today: […]
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