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Molly's Dad. Sportswriter/Author. Hofstra fan/chronicler. BBWAA/PHWA. Simpsons/Scrubs/Sunny/'80s fan. Can't be king of the world if you're slave to the grind.

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Joined July 2009
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New pinned Tweet time! Happy to announce I've written a book about the 2000 World Series. "The Subway Series" comes out in April & is available to preorder now. Includes 30+ interviews w/pivotal people from the '00 World Series & Yanks-Mets rivalry.
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ONE UNIFIED NEW YORK
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Tomas Nido says Jacob deGrom always asks if he's pitching OK in warmups. "I'm like dude, come on, you're the best pitcher in the world."
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I feel so bad for sports fans who didn't come of age when WFAN was great. Or good. Or just not awful.
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WFAN host Sal Licata hates Grimace getting credit for Mets’ rise
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And Michael Conforto, the kid you want to be in your kid's class: "I went to Lagares to celebrate with him, It’s always awkward, being the run that comes in and no one goes out there. I didn’t want to leave him alone.”
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David Peterson exchanging a hug with Andres Gimenez is a reminder the Mets found ANOTHER foundational talent during a sub-.500 season.
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In game no. 161 on the final Saturday of 2018, the Mets said goodbye to David Wright. In game no. 161 on the final Saturday of 2019, Pete Alonso broke the all-time rookie HR record. Pete's first game in uniform was Wright's first game out. Seamless passing of the baton.
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Tony LaRussa, the White Sox’ manager for their first no-hitter in 1902, is one out away from seeing one in 2021.
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Oliver Perez just got the save for the Indians. He made his MLB debut for the Padres on 6/16/02. The opposing pitcher was Jamie Moyer, who made his MLB debut on 6/16/86. The opposing pitcher in Moyer's debut was Steve Carlton, who made his MLB debut on 4/12/65.
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@GBBranstetter @Marisa_Ingemi To be fair, this could be said of all of Rory’s relationships.
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Mets: "We're losing games, our pitchers are hurt, OUR BALLPARK IS ON FIRE!"
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Luis Guillorme homered off Fernando Rodney. Luis was seven years old when Rodney made his MLB debut. SEVEN!!!!!
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Buck is BACK and he is rolling. "Max didn't have any trouble controlling the ball tonight." Then says "Don't forget about the 15-minute LIGHT delay" and starts to say not everyone could overcome that, which you can bet is a zing at both the Nationals and Gerrit Cole.
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Brett Gardner, again, is the most underrated Yankees player in decades. Every AB is one from the dynasty years.
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Paul Sewald records his second save and lowers his ERA to 1.40 while closing out a win for Chris Flexen, who is 8-3 w/a 3.51 ERA and I say to you why can't the Mets get guys like these?
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Emma Stone is here and rooting for the Padres, which earned her an easy F from the crowd.
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This is 67-year-old Clark Gillies after pounding a beer and bashing the can against his head. Playoff hockey is awesome.
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The Mets have lost again. As GARE notes, the Mets have gone from 10 over to 10 under faster than any team in the history of baseball, which has been played since 1876.
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I love this (not for St. John's, just the spirit of it). The bigs have been calling the NIT the Not Invited Tournament for 50 years & somehow the NCAA thought dumping the mids who still valued it & catering to the power schools could save it. Enjoy cannibalizing yourself, morons.
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Zach Braziller
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St. John's is passing on the NIT. It's portal season. #sjubb
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Saint Peter's, with an endowment of $37 million and fewer than 3,600 students on a 30-acre campus, just beat Kentucky, which has an endowment of $1.4 billion, more than 30,000 students on a 918-acre campus and 34 players drafted by the NBA in the last 10 years. MARCH!!!
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That might have been the picture of March, Sydney Johnson weeping into the shoulder of Tyler Nelson.
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@AlbaneseLaura A's hitters, underrated fantasy assets the next however many years.
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Rosenthal is trying to break news, do a live spot on MLB Network and deal with Harold Reynolds all at the same time. "It's for the reason I just said, Harold." He the real MVP.
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Jose Reyes just stole his 500th career base. He is on pace to catch Rickey Henderson in 2038, when Amed Rosario will still be at Las Vegas.
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@Super70sSports Nothing wastes any less time than this.
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Trotz: “That group in that room won’t be together again. That’s just the lay of the land in the National Hockey League. That’s all the pain.”
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Is this of any interest to any of my followers? Probably not. What are the odds UConn fans follow me? Anyway.
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3 years
Good for the Braves for taking full advantage of the home field advantage earned via their 88-win division title and punishing those slackass 106-win wild card Dodgers.
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More Snitker on deGrom: "I don’t know how anybody ever beats him. Like I say, you don’t like to face him, but you know what, when you do face him, man, you appreciate what he is and what he can do."
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Bad job by Mickey not acquiring better relievers for Brodie to put into games.
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Stephen Colbert & Patrick Wilson just sang the anthem. Even by 2018 standards this was weird.
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Regular reminder there was no rule stating the Mets had to pick between Zack Wheeler & Marcus Stroman and in fact as a big-market team that airs its games on a team-owned network they should have kept both.
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David Wright goes 0-1 with a walk in his final major league game. Sometimes, the storybook ending is simply getting the chance to write the final page.
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Carl Bernstein after Watergate: "Nothing will ever be crazier than this." 2016-17: "Here, hold my drink."
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"For those of you expecting to watch 60 Minutes on CBS...this has been going on for 50 years, are you still tuning in at 7 on Sundays in the fall?"
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It’s super weird watching the Mets take advantage of teams making mistakes the Mets used to make.
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8 years
CNN has Trump ahead 19-3. But how many players does Hillary have in the 4 PM games?
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AFTER 19 YEARS AND 6939 DAYS THE DROUGHT IS OVER HOFSTRA IS DANCING OH MY GOD HOLY SHIT IT HAPPENED
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Jets: Trying to go 0-16. Mets: Just learned water is a hydration tool. Islanders: Haven't signed Tavares. Knicks: Somehow still worse.
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Championship droughts to end this century: 2001 Patriots (40 yrs) 2004 Red Sox (86) 2005 White Sox (88) 2009 Saints (41) 2010 Blackhawks (48) 2010 SF Giants (55) 2012 Kings (43) 2016 Cubs (108) 2017 Astros (55) 2017 Eagles (46) 2018 Capitals (43) 2019 Blues (50)
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The Patriots, a champion that wins in sketchy fashion, is wildly unpopular outside of its cult-like base & revels in attacking the accuracy of any news that is not unyieldingly positive, are eliminated. As far as positive signs go for 2020, you could do a lot worse.
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3 years
Sweet moment here as the Mets wish Howie Rose well during his medical leave. Fans then chant “HOWIE!”
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Girardi: God didn't want me managing the Mets.
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Anthony DiComo
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Joe Girardi at his Phillies press conference today, when asked about the Mets: "I interviewed a number of times. As you know, I’m a faithful man and this [Philadelphia] is where I really believe God meant me to be."
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Barzal compliments Lee on his pregame speeches, notes it's harder to speak in front of your friends. Then they trade smirks.
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After all that, Toronto made it to the Finals in John Tavares' first year.
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The Met have won the game. That's eight straight and 15 out of 16. They are tied (at the moment) for the 2nd wild card and a half-game behind the NAts for the 1st wild card. They were the third-worst team in the NL 16 days ago. You have never seen anything like this. Enjoy it.
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8 years
I used to find the balk rule confusing and then Harold Reynolds tried explaining it and now I don't like baseball anymore.
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4 years
Never forget that at least 90 percent of this was fully avoidable IN MARCH. And now it’s almost July.
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This is so classic Mets, deciding they are interested in a multi-year deal with their own guy as he hits free agency. Could have saved a lot of money doing this 15 months ago, but why do that?
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Jon Heyman
5 years
Mets are interested in multiyear deal with Zack Wheeler, who will decline $17.8M qualifying offer. If they can’t get Wheeler they will consider trades and other free agents to acquire a starter. Last alternative would be to move Lugo or Gsellman into rotation.
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@ClintSmithIII @buckweaver I used to write out sports standings in 2nd grade. My teacher told my Mom I'd do something with sports. That was more than 35 years ago, and she was right.
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My Mom died 10 yrs ago tonight. In the last Family Ties, Alex, the oldest child, says to Elyse: "There’s a lot of big changes ahead, but you’re still my mother. You know, I’m still Alex Keaton. I’m still Elyse Keaton’s son." I'm still Jerry Beach. I'm still Maureen Beach's son.
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MICKEY: Hey Jake great... DEGROM (behind the glove): Get the **** out of here. MICKEY: OK good talk.
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Trevor May, part of a team that broke thru with the Twins, with a really interesting take on a young team trying to take the next step: “That transition into a team that walks into the clubhouse expecting to win everyday is happening. It’s happening and guys are growing.”
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The Mets are 1-10 since Sandy Alderson said he was happy they were 8-8 in their previous 16 games.
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@BySteveHolley SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!
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@baseball_ref All those different uniforms can only mean one thing: Immaculate Grid king Edwin Jackson!
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Lindor: "It is my turn to set up the market for the next players to come." I can hear Rob Manfred's teeth grinding from here.
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@KeithOlbermann "Sir, time's expired." Sure has.
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Pete Alonso is the third player to win the Home Run Derby & steal a base in the All-Star Game in the same year, joining Eric Davis (1989) & Ken Griffey Jr. (1998). I have mentioned Pete Alonso & Eric Davis in the same Tweet, I have achieved all I wanted to achieve.
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Folks, it is time for my magnum opus v3.0. It's time for the NCAA Tournament in Simpsons pics/quotes. I'm doing all 68 teams today b/c I split them up last year but the second day numbers weren't nearly as good. So here we go, follow along in the thread! (1/of a whole lot)
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@Super70sSports BYYYYYYYY Mennen.
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57 of those trades involved sending Kelly Johnson to the Mets.
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@robyncaplan @anildash I've had a blog about sports at my alma mater since 2008. Last year, I was looking for some details on a game from 2009 and went to my entry. All the links from the newspapers covering the game were gone. Wasn't surprised but still sort of jarring.
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The Mets have gone from 10 under to over .500 in a season for the third time in franchise history. Also 1973 and 2001.
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@Super70sSports This Tweet ain't for everyone, just the sexy people.
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It'd be nice if the Wilpons knew what they had in Mets fans. This place went nuts for McNeil when he was introduced, went nuts when he singled and went nuts when he went to third base for the 9th. Smart & loyal fans who are thirsting for a winner & a well-run team.
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This weekend is a sobering reminder of how far away the Mets are from the elite of the NL. Dodgers just rolled out bullpen arm after arm and pinch-hitter after pinch-hitter. Actual depth, not let’s-hope-this-works-out depth.
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An Andy Reid team is going to lose to a team that didn't score a touchdown, which is the most Andy Reid thing ever.
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The Capitals are one win away from the biggest parade DC's seen since 2012.
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It’s been a uniquely Long Island spring and here’s another uniquely Long Island moment: Cars lined up along Route 109 to greet the Islanders as they land at Republic.
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Conforto's fifth game was the Wilmer tears game. Talk about bookends.
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Dylan Hornik
3 years
The father//the son//the Holy Spirit
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LOLOLOLOLLLLLL God NFL teams can be insufferable. Pretty sure the Vikings will be painfully mediocre with or without Skol69 posting footage of Kirk Cousins throwing a pass.
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Mark Craig
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Don't share this with @Patrick_Reusse . He might spend the next two weeks of his life shooting every snap out here.
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Austin Jackson is smiling on the Mets' bench. That's how you can tell he's the new guy.
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@jonathonj1970 @NHL That's great but why did you take so many steps from Jagr to Denneny, didn't they play together?
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Carlisle was so good in defeat on Monday but this is cringe-inducing. Three of the last five champs are the Raptors, Bucks & Nuggets. The T-Wolves or Thunder are probably going to be the West rep this year. Bad look for a guy who should know better.
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Carlisle: "Small-market teams deserve an equal shot. They deserve a fair shot no matter where they're playing."
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As the Mets & Reds began their series in NY on July 30, the Mets were 3 1/2 up in the NL East and the Reds were five back of the Padres. That was 23 days ago.
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C. Trent Rosecrans
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Padres lose, #Reds are alone in the second wild card spot
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Martin Inglesby said he texted his wife after the Towson loss on 2/28 & said they were gonna split a bottle of wine to drink away their sorrows: “And she texted me right back and said nope you’re gonna come home and you’re gonna figure this shit out. And I needed to hear that.”
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Dak Prescott crying as he goes off the field should be played on a loop anytime any moron says players are the greedy ones.
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It rarely happens but @NYPost_Brazille raises a good questipn: Who throws out the first pitch at the Nationals' World Series opener? Would be a hundred possibilities if the Nats didn't spend most of the last 15 years ignoring their Expos past.
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Mets had to be all-in on him, but it's hard to compete with the big money of Milwaukee.
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Ken Rosenthal
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#Brewers in agreement with free-agent outfielder Lorenzo Cain, sources tell The Athletic. Deal is pending a physical.
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IT HAPPENED
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Seriously, Rick Pitino has the chance to do the funniest goddamn thing.
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Good news: A NY team has to win this weekend in the Subway Series! Trivia/Subway Series book giveaway: Name 1st player to play in a Subway Series game (97-pres) for both teams. One person who guesses correctly by Fri @ 7 PM EST will win a book. I'll repost every night. Good luck!
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Daniel Murphy is 37, an old-timer…and finally getting the reception he should have gotten in 2016.
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Mets fans checking to see if the Pirates are gonna help them out today
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Now, it could work out. If the Mets hang on to Syndergaard & extend Wheeler, then you're looking at a 2020 rotation of deGrom-Wheeler-Syndergaard-Stroman-Matz. That's pretty freaking good. But it also comes with a ticking clock for the free agency of the back three guys. So...
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Mets lost 2 of 3 to the Nats when they weren't facing Scherzer or Strasburg. They got swept by Miami, who was on a 1962 Mets pace. They swept the Nats while facing Corbin, Scherzer & Strasbrug. Now they're losing 4-0 to the Tigers, who have lost 8 straight. This all makes sense.
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Saint Peter's and Fairleigh Dickinson have a combined endowment of $125.3 million. Purdue and Kentucky have a combined endowment of $5.56 billion. Saint Peter's & FDU against Purdue & Kentucky the last two years: 2-0. MARCH!!!!
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We’ve secretly replaced the Yankees with the Mets. Let’s see if anyone notices.
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Miguel Andujar is going on the injured list with a shoulder injury. Hurt himself diving back into third. Tyler Wade being recalled.
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List of Mets worries: 1.) Upper management 2.) Pitching 3.) Defense 4.) Clutch hitting 5.) Barren farm system 283,655.) Puig's HR trot
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The Islanders were five points out of third place in the Metro and five points back of the second wild card with nine games left to play after Mar. 31. A 7-0-1 run later, they'll make the playoffs with a game to spare.
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Picked 9th in preseason, finished tied for 1st, won 10 gms after trailing by double digits. lost CAA title game by four points & 12-15 days later won four games in four days to win the CBI. ⁦ @DanSpears ⁩ is right, people will be talking about this UNCW team for a long time.
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Hilarious listening to YES broadcasters scold Jose Urena for throwing at Ronald Acuna. Nobody said anything about Roger Clemens being a gutless punk from 1999-2003. And of course they're excusing Severino nearly beaning Betts earlier this season.
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Boras also said the Brewers might have gotten from the Mets an MRI of Wheeler's left arm. This is the best night ever.
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Oh sure, NOW he goes to San Diego.
@SNYGiants
Giants Videos
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Eli Manning made it to San Diego to catch Gotham in the NWSL Final 🙌 (via @EliManning )
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Mariners focus their entire off-season on getting Ohtani, who signs with the Angels. Live look at Jerry DiPoto.
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6 years
Just saw commercials for Magnum P.I. & Murphy Brown, both coming to CBS this fall. I have faith 1988 is gonna be good and I'll finally fare well in math and find a girlfriend.
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Brodie & Jeff (probably mostly Jeff) let Mickey Callaway dangle as a dead man walking for most of the 2019 season, and then for three-plus days after that for kicks & giggles. Steve Cohen didn't even wait three hours to get rid of Brodie. That's leadership.
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Jerry Beach
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Oh A-10ers, you're gonna LOVE watching VCU play home games in a tournament! Sincerely, Your CAA Friends
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John O'Connor
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A-10 weighing move of men's hoops tournament from Brooklyn's Barclays Center to campus site, perhaps VCU, perhaps the University of Richmond. via @RTDSports
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