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Much like the fans who rooted for him as a player, the loss of Tom Seaver had an emotional impact on Keith Hernandez. Prior to the Mets-Yankees game, the SNY booth was discussing the legendary Met who passed away on Monday at the age of 75, and Hernandez couldn’t get through his own thoughts about …
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When I heard Wednesday night that Tom Seaver had died, I found myself thinking about New York a lot. That happens often these days. I love this city — born, raised, still live here. I am a child of the 1970s and I hear so many comparisons to those times re-emerging. About financial shortfalls, rising …
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John Mara is standing with Giants players who protest racism and social injustice. Including any who chose to kneel during the national anthem when games start. “My preference is that everybody stand,” the Giants’ co-owner said Thursday, “but if you decide in your conscience that kneeling is the right thing to do, I’m going to …
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Smoke billowed out of tenement-building windows on East 101st Street. An up-stretched fire ladder reached the sixth floor. On the asphalt basketball court below, four kids, oblivious to it all, competed in a feverish game of two-on-two. That moment, frozen in a photo, conveys a lot about East Harlem in the 1970s: Buildings blazed and …
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned Wednesday that President Trump had “better have an army” to ensure his safety if he visits New York City following reports that Trump is weighing pulling federal funding from “anarchist jurisdictions” including New York. Trump released a memo on Wednesday ordering all federal agencies to provide evaluations to the …
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Aroldis Chapman planned to appeal his three-game suspension for zipping a 101-mph fastball behind the head of Tampa Bay’s Mike Brosseau, but former Yankees teammate Mark Teixeira believes MLB should have come down even harder on the flame-throwing closer. “He said his penalty was a little harsh. We all know he did it on purpose,” …
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Leah McSweeney is opening up about Dorinda Medley’s firing from “Real Housewives of New York City.” “I was definitely shocked, but at the same time I feel like anything goes,” McSweeney, 38, recently said on SiriusXM’s “The Jenny McCarthy Show.” “Nothing should shock you because at the end of the day everyone is just as …
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A home clubhouse celebration scene at Yankee Stadium Wednesday night would’ve been gauche. Also perfectly appropriate. And now that the Yankees can bid farewell to the dangerous Rays for the duration of this regular season, it’s time for a true character test: Will this 2020 group be remembered for doing anything besides validating the Rays’ …
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Because there are added ways to get into the postseason this COVID- impacted year, it would be premature to post funeral home visiting hours for the Yankees. Yet a team many believed capable of being World Series champs during each spring training session is circling the drain in regards to winning the AL East, and …
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This one’s personal. This one’s different. You get one first-ever hero in your life, and you hope it’s a good one. You hope that hero is the equivalent of your devotion, the equal of the admiration and the affection you invest. That isn’t automatic. Human beings are fragile. They are fallible. They can disappoint you. …
Much like the fans who rooted for him as a player, the loss of Tom Seaver had an emotional impact on Keith Hernandez. Prior to the Mets-Yankees game, the SNY booth was discussing the legendary Met who passed away on Monday at the age of 75, and Hernandez couldn’t get through his own thoughts about …
