2010 ALCS – Rangers-Yankees: Game 6 Preview

Is tonight THE night? ​The lights are on. Clouds are circling but so far nothing but sprinkles. The wind is howling in from the south/right field, which means — as evidenced by Josh Hamilton’s extra-hitting session right now — the jet stream out to right-center is in full effect and it…

Back, Back in the New York Groove?

Writes Mike Lupica in the New York Daily News: “The Yankees showed up on Wednesday in Game 5, they did, hundred percent. Now they have to do it again in Texas, or they become another big, bad Yankee team of this decade that got hit somewhere before the World Series…

2010 NFL Quarterback Rankings: Week 6

Like the BCS, style points count. So do geeky, black-and-white stats such as touchdowns and quarterback ratings. Wins and losses? Definitely. Leadership? Uh-huh. When it comes to my weekly NFL Quarterback Rankings — if I had one of those little encircled R’s to signify a trademarked idea, it’d go here — the…

Rangers vs. Yankees: The Mismatch is, Ironically, a Mismatch

As expected, this thing is a blowout. Not even close. Think about it: The New Yankees entered the American League Championship Series with 41 AL pennants; the Texas Rangers 0. The Bronx Bombers play in Yankee Stadium; the Rangers in a ballpark once controlled by broke-ass bum Tom Hicks. The…

2010 ALCS – Rangers-Yankees: Game 5 Preview

Pssst, I’m not supposed to talk about this. Like a no-no in the 7th inning, baseball’s unwritten etiquette says you’re not supposed to whisper a word about celebratory plans. Especially when you’re on the enemy’s fabled field. But, what the hell, this hasn’t happened in … forever: Here at Yankee Stadium…

Yankee Stadium: Is It Really So Great?

I was prepared to be in awe. To be mesmerized. To shrink in the midst of baseball’s ghosts and glory. But, I gotta tell ya, new Yankee Stadium is just a ballpark. Can’t believe this place cost more to build than Cowboys Stadium. And can’t believe people actually pay for…

Welcome to the National Fairy League. Seriously? No More Hitting?

Hear ye, Hear ye: The National Football League is about to start fining players … for playing football. In another move away from its popular roots as America’s most entertaining and, yes, violent sport, the NFL is suddenly showing cowardice and promising to fine and/or suspend defensive players for what…

2010 ALCS – Rangers vs. Yankees: Game 4 Preview

The Texas Rangers lead the ALCS over the New York Yankees, 2-1. In Monday night’s Game 3 they waltzed into fabled Yankee Stadium and laid an 8-0 whupping on the Bronx Bombers. The Rangers have dominated the series, out-scoring New York 20-8 with five of the Yankees’ runs coming in…

This Morning, In a New York State of Mind

Writes Mike Lupica in this morning’s New York Daily News: “So now, after all the winning during the regular season that Joe Girardi talked about in a testy postgame interview session, after starting the postseason with four straight wins and maybe thinking the Rangers were going to be the kind…

The Big Apple: My Top 10 Observer-ations

10. Got my bag checked and my toothpaste confiscated at D/FW Airport. Do I look that guilty? 9. I’ll never get tired of flying into New York. That skyline is one of the best views on Earth. 8. Nothing more unnerving than the cab ride from LaGuardia Aiport into the city…