Category: Sports
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Sometimes You Can Buy Back Your Childhood, Just Ask Steve Cohen
For 60 years, the Mets have had a majority of a suffering fan base . While I personally know the Wilpons, outsiders would say they neglected the team for far too long amidst this franchise history. Sure, under the Wilpons the Mets won the 1986 World Series. Sure, under the Wilpons the Mets went to […]
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Previewing ‘King Richard’ and The Adaptations Made By the Williams Sisters
On my most recent podcast, sportswriter Cecil Harris discussed with me his interactions with Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena. We talked ahead of the release of ‘King Richard ‘, starring Will Smith, about Cecil’s up-close interactions with the real life Williams family. Cecil also gave us a look at the 76 page […]
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The NLDS Check-Swing Heard ‘Round The World
I write this with one major plea. Please do not make check swings reviewable! If you had tuned in Thursday night to the Los Angeles Dodgers- San Francisco Giants NLDS Game 5, you got the classic you hoped for ! Baseball fans were in elation that this legendary series dating back to the Brooklyn Dodgers […]
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How the Passing of Rod Gilbert and the FDNY Connect on Alex Garrett Podcasting
Earlier this week, Alex Garrett Podcasting remembered New York Rangers legend Rod Gilbert ! Rod was not only a member of the Goal-A-Game line, he was an integral part of the community off the ice as well. You might have read the article about the Islanders connection to my alma mater, Henry Viscardi High School, […]
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Alex Garrett Podcasting Loves LA!
It may be becoming an old adage to just buy that plane ticket , but it’s so true! Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d have the guts to take time for myself and yes a significant other and decided she and I should get the plane ticket to…Los Angeles ! Yet we […]
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Alex Garrett Podcasting For 8/14/21
On the Sportshour side of Alex Garrett Podcasting, Alex tackles whether records in sports are truly meant to be broken. Met legend Tom Seaver’s 10 straight strikeout record established in April 1970 against the Padres has only been TIED in 2021 by the Phillies’ Aaron Nola and the Brewers’ Corbin Burnes . Is Seaver’s record […]
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The Viscardi Center is Synonymous With Greatness
It’s only fitting that a little school and center on Long Island produces greatness . Fact is the Viscardi Center was BUILT with greatness and on a foundation of greatness. If you know anything about Dr. Henry Viscardi, you would know how great a man he was. He , himself, overcame having limbs that were […]
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Garrett’s Sports Sentiment 1
A Brees For the NFL Drew Brees is by far the most worthy of having a Super Bowl ring. Brees became the ONLY QB with 80k career passing yards in the NFL! He accomplished that feat recovering from broken ribs, just last night against the Vikings on Christmas! Brees truly deserves the only Super Bowl […]
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A Thank You and Congratulations to Mike Piazza
Dear Mike, Today, you go into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Congratulations! I just want you to know that you helped inspire my love for baseball and stoked my fire to be a catcher at the age of 8 with heroics and a sweet swing at the plate which led […]
Adapting With Alex Garrett 