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The Yankees and Their Fans

I heard a caller call in to the local sports talk radio show after another fan had called in to criticize the Yankees.  The second caller said something that stuck with, and I thought, this morning I would share it with you to get your thoughts.
The caller said that Yankee fans, and he was speaking [...]

September 24

On this day in 2006, Trevor Hoffman sets the all-time saves record, as the Padres closer records his 479th career save, surpassing Lee Smith (according to nationalpastime.com).  The 38-year-old Hoffman retired earlier this year with 601 career saves.  However, Hoffman held the all-time saves record for less than 5 years, as Yankee great Mariano Rivera [...]

The Races

Two weeks ago, it didn’t look like we would have any races as September wore on, yet here we are with some heated battles on both coasts.  While the NL does look all locked up,  (Sorry Cards fans) the American League has some excitement.  In the AL East, the Red Sox are just slightly behind [...]

September 11

On this date in 2001, Major League Baseball cancels all games for security reasons and for the deep mourning for all the lives that have been lost following the terrorist attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Yankee Stadium is evacuated as a precautionary measure.
With all games today featuring 9/11 memorials, [...]

Around the League

With the Twins just playing out the season for the first time in years, the Minneapolis writers, especially JIm Souhan suggests that the Twins are missing a big piece of the puzzle.  That piece though is not on the field, but rather in the front office, where it seems a good talent evaluator and a [...]