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A Look Back at World Series Rematches

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, World Series, Yankee History, tagged , on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Captain’s Blog is not a big fan of the NFL, at least not the mediocrity and gimmickry that have become its ideals, but in honor of the Giants Super Bowl encore against the Patriots, the table below contains every World Series rematch (same participants within a five-year span) since the inception of the Fall [...]

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Yankees’ Gain Would Have Been NFL’s Loss If Elway Had Chosen Baseball

Posted in Baseball, Draft, MLB, NFL, Yankees, tagged on June 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Thirty years ago today, the Yankees drafted a Hall of Famer, two-time champion, multiple-record holder, and iconic cultural figure. Unfortunately, the player they selected never appeared in a single major league game. With the last pick in the second round [...]

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The ABCs of Baseball’s Next CBA

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, Sports Business, tagged on March 4, 2011 | 3 Comments »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Over the past two days, the NFL and its players association have been engaged in a high stakes game of chicken. Will the league lock the players out? Will the union decertify first and force the fate of a new [...]

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Even Without Ramparts, Super Bowl Anthem Joins List of Infamous Renditions

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Culture, MLB, NFL, tagged , , on February 7, 2011 | 7 Comments »

Perhaps anxious to get right to the game, Christina Aguilera’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner before the Super Bowl not only improvised a few words, but removed one line altogether. Considering that the NFL has turned the game into a reality TV show (Janet Jackson has become a more notorious figure in Super Bowl history than [...]

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Yankee Fans Guide to the Super Bowl

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, Yankees, tagged , , on February 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The best part of the Super Bowl is it serves as the unofficial starting point for the baseball season. Although the majority of those tuning in are probably more concerned about the spread (both the final Vegas line as well as the food and drink being served), there may be a few viewers actually interested [...]

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NFL Players Need to Learn Lesson from MLB Counterparts: They Are at “War”

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, Sports Business, tagged , on January 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

They have chosen to start the war. They have fired the gun.” – MLBPA Executive Director Marvin Miller, quoted by AP, February 20, 1981 “We are at war!” – NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, quoted by The New York Times, January 22, 2011 As the NFL and the NFLPA careen toward what seems like an [...]

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No Room for Seahawks in Baseball’s Playoff Picture

Posted in Baseball, MLB, NFL, Yankees, tagged on January 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In honor of the 7-9 Seattle Seahawks’ ascension to the playoffs in the “competitively balanced” NFL, listed below are the worst teams to make Major League Baseball’s postseason. Although the enormous difference between both sports’ schedules makes any meaningful comparison difficult, baseball would be wise to consider the potential implications of expanding its playoff system [...]

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