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On this day in 1928, one Edward Charles Ford was born in New York City. You know him better as Whitey, and he passed away two weeks ago just shy of his 92nd birthday. (Read here for more.) When I … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2020
Coronavirus cheated us out of more than 100 games of regular season action for each team this MLB season. Postseason? I do not feel cheated. Two seven-game series that end with–I think–the best teams in baseball going to the World … Continue reading
Among the most famous persons ever to spend time in my hometown of Binghamton, New York, was one Edward Charles Ford, who spent the summer of 1949 hurling for the Binghamton Triplets baseball club. The Triplets were the Single-A farm … Continue reading
This is not how I expected the MLB Playoffs to go. I’m pretty sure the wrong two teams are winning, no? To say nothing of the fact that they’re doing it so quickly… MLB needs to sell more ads, guys! … Continue reading
Now that’s how I expected the NBA Finals to go… none of that Miami-wins-a-game-somehow silliness. (Gotta put one more game on TV, right, L.A.?) For better or worse, yesterday, I also witnessed the expected result when my local professional football team … Continue reading
Thank goodness for the New York Yankees, eh? TV executives gotta hand it to the Bronx Bombers, forcing a Game Five tonight and giving baseball fans a product to see on TV. You’re welcome, America. … Continue reading
Despite last night’s setback against the Tampa Bay Rays, I still believe the team of my youth, the New York Yankees, will make it to this year’s World Series for the first time in more than a decade. I imagine … Continue reading
Until about 11:00 last night I had today’s post written: Still in first place with 1-3 record. Well, it’s still pretty funny that a team with one win is on top of a division a quarter of the way through the season. … Continue reading
I’m still recovering from Wednesday night’s game between the team of my youth, the New York Yankees, and the team of bad politics, the Cleveland Indians. Karma or not, the Yanks won 10-9 in what turned out to be the … Continue reading
My newsfeed this morning tells me there was some kind of public debate last night? Eh. Couldn’t hear it over MLB playoffs, the prospect of the NBA Finals, and Season Four of Fargo. So many better things in the world to … Continue reading