No, not 1962 the year the Mets were born and let’s put it right out there…the writer is a lifelong Mets fan, so get your chuckles out now, and for the record the Mets were 40-120 in that first year. Baseball is a game of numbers. “Stats.” As Kevin Costner said in For the Love… Continue reading “The Theory of 62”
THE END OF A MVILLE LEGEND
A piece of Manhattanville College died when sister Ruth Dowd passed on Friday, May 31, 2019, four months after her 100th birthday. People will look at those dates and say “she had a good run,” or “she had a good life.” And while that is true, the fact is those who really knew her… Continue reading THE END OF A MVILLE LEGEND
QUICK TAKE…NEW BASEBALL RULES
The new rules being implemented in baseball are for the most part non earth shattering. Roster changes, trade deadlines…mild stuff. But, the one I hate is the three batter minimum. Fast forward…it’s the World Series–Team A is playing Team B…a left handed specialist comes in to get out a key batter, but behind him are… Continue reading QUICK TAKE…NEW BASEBALL RULES
THE UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL NEVER BE REPEATED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE DUE TO THE GISELE FACTOR
Tom Brady could have been one of the highest paid NFL players ever to play the game. However, he is not. Brady has made $197 million over the course of his career, so nobody is shedding tears for him. Brady has frequently taken contract extensions and restructured his deals to help the New England Patriots… Continue reading THE UNPARALLELED SUCCESS OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS WILL NEVER BE REPEATED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LEAGUE DUE TO THE GISELE FACTOR
RADIO SHOW INTERVIEWS & OTHER MEDIA LINKS
Hello all, in case you wanted to hear Dave’s live sports gambling interview on Sirius XM from last night, here’s an MP3. The program is one of the official radio shows of the PGA Tour. Sirius XM, in general, has an estimated subscriber base of 30 million listeners. Heidi Raker, RG Narrative Links below: … Continue reading RADIO SHOW INTERVIEWS & OTHER MEDIA LINKS
THE PATS, FANDOM AND CHECKMATE
I have not come to bury the Patriots, or to praise them. Nor have I come here to boast. The Patriots have been in 10 Super Bowl’s. TEN! The most appearances of any team in the league. I am clearly not a Patriots fan, but the fact that I know more about this team and… Continue reading THE PATS, FANDOM AND CHECKMATE
THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL GAME
And the First Occurrence of “Fake News” The year was 1978. It was Thanksgiving Day. Westerly, RI and Stonington, CT played the annual Thanksgiving Day Football Game. Westerly won 2-0. “I was there.” Coming off the heels of yet another controversial football game yesterday, and another win for a team many loathe and… Continue reading THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL GAME
