There was a lack of pomp, although the circumstances of Danielle Collins playing her last Grand Slam singles match of her career certainly deserved it. On Monday, both Dominic Thiem and Diego Schwartzman were honored on court following their first-round losses that marked the end of their Grand Slam careers; both plan to retire at […]
There are times — too many — when I despise ESPN. I despise what it has become, not what it should be and remain. I despise the way in which, without any reasonable justification, they have chosen to destroy the sport instead of protecting and preserving it. Sunday night, I loathed ESPN seconds after I […]
There was a time when it would have been nice for the Mets to make the playoffs. In the desperation of a May 9-19, the Wilpon mantra of playing important games in September just sounded good. But at some point, you stop living the season you imagined and start worrying about the one that’s actually […]
He didn’t want to just hit Seranthony Dominguez’s 98-mph shot over the fence. Francisco Alvarez wanted to throw it over the clouds, over the sky, maybe to the RFK Bridge. He settled for 421 feet. That was enough. That gave the Mets a 4-3 win over the Orioles and a 1-0 lead on a 10-game-in-10-day […]
Call me crazy. But you know what I miss most about the “Mike and the Mad Dog” radio show on WFAN, even now, 15 years after they went their separate ways (and called it another lonely day)? This is what I miss: Your play-by-play breakdown of the NFL schedule. Remember: DOG: Week 1 … Giants […]
I understand the sentiment. I really do. To a point, I agree. The playoffs are getting watered down in all sports. There are so many open spots that it often feels like the regular season is just an extended exhibition schedule. Many baseball fans still long for the days between 1903 and 1968, when there […]
Since I was a kid, we went everywhere together. Camp, college, Cross Bronx Expressway. And I am convinced that WCBS News Radio 880 played a role in my desire to become a journalist. The sports reports, delivered every 20 minutes by renowned sports figures such as Ed Ingles and Spencer Ross and with a reach […]
