As a result of simple math, one Yankee Hater just got off the hook. The Yankees indicated that they might pursue civil charges against Bronx construction worker Gino Castignoli after the Yankee Hater submerged a David Ortiz jersey in the cement foundation of the new Yankee Stadium. According to an article in the New York […]
Idiot Nation
BOSTON, MA , October 17, 2004 — Larry David is TV’s King of the Idiots. His writing breathed life into Seinfeld’s George Constanza character. He plays his idiotic self (or, we would hope, a caricature of himself) on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. But when it comes to the Red Sox–who have labeled themselves as Major […]
Curt Schilling
BLUE BELL, PA, Nov. 1, 2004 — It’s easy to feel small standing next to Curt Schilling. He’s an imposing figure, and you know that at any moment he could pick you up at will, plant you in a batter’s box, and then hurl fastballs by you with enough intensity to create the world’s largest […]
NFL and NBA are back in the limelight
SPARTA, NJ, Nov. 22, 2004 — The NFL and NBA are back in the limelight, thanks to nudity and violence, respectively. You’ve got to go with what you know, right? The NFL kicked off the week with a towel-dropping lockerroom promo on Monday Night Football. No wardrobe malfunction this time. By the next day, no […]
A Year in the Life of a Major Leaguer
A-ROD vs. SCHILL: THE DIFFERENCE THAT ONE YEAR CAN MAKE IN THE LIFE OF A MAJOR LEAGUER The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez made waves over the past few weeks, as he took several jabs at Boston’s Curt Schilling. Excerpt from A-Rod: “To me, it was just odd, because I mean we beat him a couple of […]
YANKEE HATER MAKES TOP 10 LIST
“YANKEE HATER” MAKES TOP 10 LIST OF 2004’s MOST POLITICALLY-CHARGED PHRASES: The phrase “Yankee Hater” was identified as one of the top ten most “politically-charged” phrases in 2004, according to the Global Language Monitor. No joke. The GLM is a serious organization, comprised of expert linguists and bibliophiles who monitor language trends and examine their […]
War or Words
(Posted 3/7/05) WAR OF WORDS CONTINUES…TROT’S TURN: While there are thousands (millions?)of people who hate the Yankees, the Sox seem content to focus on a single Yankee: Alex Rodriguez. Assuming you consider him to be a true Yankee in the first place: “When people ask me about the Yankees, I tell them about Jeter and […]
Horns and Tails
BOSTON,MA; APRIL 16, 2005: The strange thing about morgues is that every now and then, the body in the drawer starts kicking. This is the imagery running through my mind as I pack Fenway–my labrador/beagle mix–into the car and prepare to depart northern NJ en route to Boston. I’ve got two tickets for the day’s […]
Happy Returns
AUG. 29, 2005 — The stench of happy Yankee fans has returned to the New York metropolitan area. Dramatic wins and a dwindling Sox lead mean the New York fans can wear their baseball caps again. Fitting behavior as the Northeast moves into its fair weather season. There’s only problem: the psychology of the choke […]
GameCast
Sept. 30, 2005; SPARTA, NJ — There I was, watching Thursday’s pivotal game between the Red Sox and the Blue Jays on the internet. No visual images, mind you, but simply a text description of each play as it occurred. On this night, there was no TV, no radio, and no tickets to the ballpark. […]