mets Stories - Over the Monster
Last Week in the blog: St. John's basketball updates
Slate asks why do politicians seem to have so many affairs, and such iffy marriages? How did AIG use 75% of the government bailout lifeline (and how are they now asking for more)? And 30 Rock is coming back this week - watch for Oprah and a fine actress named Tijuana Ricks on the flight behind Tina...
Still Ghetto, The Montauk Monster, Deadline Day, and OtherHappenings
Ah, a busy day at work, there is a (dude that's totally fake) Montauk Monster that washed up on the eastern LI shores (pictured @ left). The oldest recorded joke we know of is about flatulence, the next one is about sex. And below, a completely unnecessary photo of Danneel Harris, one of the...
Sports Tip Drill 06.16.08
Me? I've been summering it up and welcoming expatriate New Yorkers, watching the trees twist in the wind when it storms, and watching Euro 2008. Are you NOT watching this? This tournament is reminding me what good futbol/ soccer can be - tense, ridiculous, with leads just hanging on a string. We...
Sports Links, 05.27.08
Well, it's about sports, kinda: Obama's right hand man on the campaign trail is none other than former Duke guard/ forward Reggie Love. The New York Times loves the story, NY Mag wants him to run for president in the future (Shane Battier will get there first), and Gawker compares him very...
Sports Links, 5.16.08
+Gary Parrish on the new style of recruiting: pounce on verbally committed recruits when there's a coaching change through the AAU and high school coaches, aka the back channels. +Allegations that Kansas' Darrell Arthur shouldn't have been eligible due to changed grades in high school, which could...
Sports Links 5.14.08
+ Mets make moves, designating Nelson Figueroa and Jorge Sosa for assignment (Figueroa plans to go to the minors if he clears waivers, Sosa might declare free agency instead), and sending Angel Pagan to the DL. Coming up (or already up): reliever Matt Wise, starting pitcher Claudio Vargas (what's...
Today in Sports History: August 25th
8/25/1894 - Schriver catches ball from monument Since its construction forty years earlier, many baseball players had wondered if it was possible to catch a ball from the top of the Washington Monument -- the largest obelisk in the world. Buck Ewing, Charley Snyder, and Paul Hines had failed, but...
Today in Sports History: July 27th
(Floyd Landis on his bike. Photo courtesy of AP Photos.) 7/27/1993 - Saberhagen bleaches media 1993 was one of low points in the history of the New York Mets. They had always been bad, with the exceptions of their miracle years in '69 and '86, but at least they were lovable. The '93 Mets on the...
Today in Sports History: July 24th
7/24/1983 - The Pine Tar Incident It is a legendary moment in baseball history. Upon hearing that his game-winning home run would be wiped away, Royals third baseman George Brett races out of the dugout and into one of the most famous player-umpire arguments ever. To read more about this story,...
Today in Sports History: September 30th
9/30/1972 - Clemente gets 3,000th hit in final AB In his final at-bat of the final game of the regular season, Roberto Clemente sends a pitch from the Mets' Jon Matlack to the outfield wall for a double. It was the 3,000th hit of his big league career, adding another accomplishment to one of the...
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