Tag: Baseball
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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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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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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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What Is Bob Brenly Du-Ing
This question has been rattling my mind since the former manager of the Diamondbacks made a remark about Marcus Stroman wearing his du-rag on the mound. For the exact quote, Brenly said , “I’m sure that’s the same du-rag Tom Seaver used to wear”. Talk about something out of left field ! What puzzles me […]
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Life of a Batboy
On a recent podcast, I had the pleasure of welcoming Luigi ‘Squeegee’ Castillo. Luigi is a New York Yankees batboy alum and he takes us behind the scenes of that 90s clubhouse at a time when all the Yankees did was win World Series after World Series! He wrote about his experiences in ‘Clubhouse Confidential, […]
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Tom’s Terrific-ness Spanned Many Childhoods
As I heard reaction last night to the passing of Tom Seaver from veteran Met announcers Howie Rose and Gary Cohen , I realized that Mr. Seaver , 75, supplied memories for many childhoods on and off the field! While Howie and Gary got to watch their idol will the Mets to World Series in […]
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In An Olympics-Less Year, Athletes Can Still Get The Gold
For the first time ever, the decision as most know by now was made to postpone the Summer Olympics in Tokyo until 2021. As historic as that is dating back to Grecian times, there is still gold to be won by athletes during this trying time. If not for a physical gold medal this year, […]
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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 