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Bronx Banter: Movin On
In November of '02, I started Bronx Banter on Blogspot. The next year I took it to All-Baseball.com, and for the past four seasons, I've been with the crew at Baseball Toaster. Its been a great run and a true honor to blog alongside the talent here. Now, Bronx Banter is moving again, this time to the SNY network of blogs.
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October 27, 2008
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Bronx Banter: Last Chance for Romance?
After three games, the aggregate score of the World Series is dead even at 10-10, but if the Rays don't win tonight, this thing could be over, as Cole Hamels would pitch for the title tomorrow. Given that this has the potential to be the most exciting World Series since 2001, it would be a shame for it not to go at least six, and preferably seven games, but the last World Series...
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October 26, 2008
Bronx Banter: Beauty
Threegames in, and this has been a fun, competitive World Serious.The Rays were down 4-1,came back to tie the game, but the Phils pulled it out with a cheap hit in the bottom of the ninth.
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October 26, 2008
Bronx Banter: Relic
All of the baseball cards that I use to illustrate my posts are from my personal collection, which includes every regular-issue Topps set dating back to 1979. The first complete set I ever owned was the 1987 set. It remains one of may favorites both because of its nostalgic significance to me, and because of its appealing design and fine photography. With the recent quasi-retirements...
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October 25, 2008
Bronx Banter: Lasting Yankee Stadium Memory #45
By Steven Goldman
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October 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Mo Money, Mo Problems
Over at the Voice, Neil DeMause is live-blogging the Kucinich Hearings. It ain't pretty, but Neil is doing a crack job. Here is part one and part two (still in progress...).
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October 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Chops
JR Moehringer won a Pulitzer in 1999 for this article.
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October 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Total Heaviosity
I haven't been drawn to Charlie Kaufman's movies (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), at least the ones he's written. So I can't say that I'm falling over myself to see his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York. However, I do admire the Times' film critic, Manohla Dargis, and she gave the movie nothing short of a rave this morning.
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October 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Onions
Yeah, it took some moxie on the part of Joe Maddon to stick with David Price, who wound up getting thefinal seven outs for the Rays last night (he also got a key break with a non-call in the ninth). And onions to Price for bending but not breaking.
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October 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Return Serve
The Phillies were supposed to win Game 1 last night behind Cole Hamels, and they did. The Rays are supposed to win Game 2 tonight behind James Shields to salvage a split at home. Result pending. My preview is up on SI.com.
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October 23, 2008
Bronx Banter: Even Fruit I Like Room Temperature
Did you ever suck the jelly out of a jelly donut and then fill it with chocolate-swirl ice cream?
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October 23, 2008
Bronx Banter: Grace Under Pressure
Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, and Brad Lidge made like Stravinsky last night andcomposed a big win for the Phillies.
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October 23, 2008
Bronx Banter: Taking Stock
It's strangely fitting that the Phillies and Rays are meeting in the latter's first World Series. When then-Devil Rays general manager Chuck LaMar was assembling what would be the inaugural Rays roster in late 1997, he decided to build his team around pitching and defense. Any good defensive team needs a strong defensive shortstop, so LaMar worked out a deal with the Phillies to...
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October 22, 2008
Bronx Banter: Throw Strikes
You can't win if you don't score. Last night the Yankees got ten men on base, but couldn't push any of them across against the underwhelming duo of lefty Brian Burres and righty Jim Johnson. The Yanks have scored just two runs in two games in Baltimore, but the story last night was the failure of roo...
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April 26, 2008
Bronx Banter: Home Run Derby
Eight of the ten runs scored in last night's game in Cleveland were driven in by home runs. The two that weren't were scored by the Indians and amounted to the difference in their 6-4 victory over the Yankees. The first of those runs came in the bottom of the first after Cleveland leadoff hitter Grad...
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April 26, 2008
Bronx Banter: So You Wanna Be Startin' Something?
Hank Dog is on the scene. He wants Joba Chamberlain to start.
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April 25, 2008
Bronx Banter: Must See ABs
The Yankees aren't nearly as fun to watch when Alex Rodriguez isn't playing. Least for me they're not. His at bats are Must See TV. I don't know if the same can be said for anyone else in the lineup. Not that I don't enjoy watching the other guys hit, but if I didn't like the Yankees, would I real...
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April 25, 2008
Bronx Banter: Moosada
Mike Mussina and Javy Vazquez were both sharp last night. The Yanks squeezed out a run early with a soft two-out rally in the second that was started by two-out walks to Robinson Cano and Jason Giambi and extended by infield singles by Morgan Ensberg, who lined a shot off Vazquez's chest, and Melky C...
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April 25, 2008
Bronx Banter: Black Cat Bone
Chien-Ming Wang teetered on the brink of disaster throughout his six innings against the White Sox last night, but somehow allowed only three runs, so in the end -- after the Yankee offense poked its head out and didnt see its shadow -- New York won 9-5. The Yanks are now one game over .500, and at w...
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April 24, 2008
Bronx Banter: Ready
In an ideal tuneup for Opening Day, the Yankees beat the Marlins in a well-pitched ballgame by a 4-2 score. The decisive blow came with the Yanks trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning and facing Florida closer Kevin Gregg. Shelley Duncan struck out to start the inning, but Greg Porter walked and Cody Rans...
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April 22, 2008
Bronx Banter: Clown Town
Yesterday was just embarrassing. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild should have been embarrassed for ejecting Heath Phillips for a wild up and in pitch that lightly brushed Evan Longoria's jersey and loaded the bases with the Yankees already trailing 2-0 in the first inning. Crew chief and first-base u...
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April 21, 2008
Bronx Banter: Good and Gettin' Better
Exactly one year ago, Emily and I got married together in the Bahamas. After the ceremony, right when I had her on the five yard line, Alex Rodriguez hit a game-winning grand slam at Yankee Stadium. Today, another gorgeous spring affair in New York, we are headed off to a hotel in Manhattan to celeb...
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April 21, 2008
Bronx Banter: Rays Redux: Woe Is We Edition
The Yankees wrapped up four-game split with the Rays just a week ago, but the Rays have undergone a lot of changes since then, most of them injury-related. Matt Garza didn't pitch in the Bronx and wasn't scheduled to pitch in the brief two-game set against the Yankees that opens at the Trop tonight, ...
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April 20, 2008
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