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Yanks Streak Through Oakland, Continue Dominance Over Athletics

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Seattle isn’t the only city with streakers. A whole team of them just ran through Oakland. Over the past three-plus seasons, the Yankees have had their way with the Athletics. Since 2008, the team has compiled a 24-4 (.857) record against the A’s, which, following the recent sweep at the Collisseum, now includes a current 10-game […]

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Are the Mets Cursed? Examining Free Agency in Flushing

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB on May 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »

The last three years haven’t been very kind to Mets’ owner Fred Wilpon, so what’s one more bad day? In a recent profile in The New Yorker, Wilpon’s rise and (at least temporary) fall as a self-made millionaire were chronicled in impressive detail by staff writer Jeffrey Toobin. However, what gained most notoriety were a […]

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Who Needs the Subway? Yankees and Mets Could Have Been Co-Tenants

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees, tagged , , on May 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees and Mets just completed the most recent edition of the Subway Series, but if past events had transpired differently, train travel wouldn’t have been needed to host the rivalry. When the Dodgers and Giants left town after the 1957 season, there was an immediate push to return National League baseball to New York […]

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Giambi Joins “40 Club”; Headliner Musial a Perfect Example of Aging (and Retiring) Gracefully

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Hall of Fame, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , , on May 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Jason Giambi used three titanic blasts into the right field stands at Citizen’s Bank Ballpark to turn back the clock for at least one game. In addition to the three homers, which doubled his season’s hit total, Giambi also knocked in seven runs, becoming one of a select few to accomplish each feat over the age […]

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Swept Away: Red Sox Pull Off Rare Feat at Yankee Stadium

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

After being swept by the Boston Red Sox at home, the Yankees concluded one of their most embarrassing and demoralizing weeks in recent memory. In addition to losing three games to their heated rival, not to mention enduring the Jorge Posada soap opera, the Yankees also dropped two games to the Kansas City Royals. As […]

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(Half) Marathon Men: 10-Strikeout Game Leaders by Franchise

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, Tim Lincecum established the Giants’ franchise record for most 10 strikeout games by a pitcher. By punching out 12 New York Mets, the wiry right hander established the new mark at 29, an impressive accomplishment considering he has only started 129 games. Lincecum has led the National League in strikeouts during each of […]

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The Greatest Save in Baseball History: Monday’s Heroics Were a Defining Moment in Patriotism and the American Pastime

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Culture, MLB, tagged , , , on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The death of Osama Bin Laden sparked a wave of patriotic fervor that swept across the United States. One of the most vivid images of this spontaneous reaction took place at Citizens Bank Ballpark, where fans started to chant “U-S-A” during the tenth inning of the Mets and Phillies’ Sunday night game. Over the last […]

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