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Derek Jeter The Best NY Athlete of All Time? Really?

​In 1975, a survey representing America's biggest rock and roll stations asked several thousand listeners to name the greatest rock and roll record of all time. The Beatles, you might guess? Stones? Beach Boys? Stevie Wonder? Maybe Elvis? Or The Supremes? None of the above. According to those ... More >>

Duke Snider, 1926-2011

​If you have ties to Brooklyn and follow baseball, you probably feel a little older today. Edwin "Duke" Snider wasn't the best ballplayer of the 1950s - he wasn't even the second best centerfielder in New York - but he was good enough to drive in more runs than any other player during the dec ... More >>

With Cliff Lee, Will the Phillies Rotation Be the Best Ever?

​Does the acquisition of Cliff Lee give the Philadelphia Phillies the best rotation in baseball history? That's a little premature, but you can certainly make a good argument. Right now, Roy Halliday, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels certainly look to rank with the 1954 Cleveland In ... More >>

Joe Torre And His Big Mouth

​So, as we close the door on the whole sordid "Joe Torre Return To The Mets" non-story, let's recap what we know. First, Torre did tell WFAN that he was "curious" about managing the Mets in 2011. Then, after the shit hit the WFAN he told reporters "I'm closing the door on managing the Mets, ... More >>

Bobby Thompson's Famous Homer and Yogi's Famous Saying

​On October 3, 1951, the Giants' Bobby Thomson - who died yesterday at age 86 - did more than hit the most famous home run in baseball history. He also inspired one of baseball's most famous sayings. The Yankees had clinched the American League pennant just a couple of days before the Giant ... More >>

Tim McCarver, Joe Torre, and the Hyperbole of Hindsight

Holocaust victim?​According to the reliable Richard Sandomir and Michael S. Schmidt in the Times, Tim McCarver is backtracking from trying to associate the Steinbrenners with Hitler and Stalin for their treatment of Joe Torre -- but he's not backing off too far.

Where's the Suspense in Picking New York's All-Time Baseball Lineup?

​We just watched the second episode of MSG's The Lineup, which airs Tuesdays at 10:00 p.m. and repeats throughout the week, and aside from the fun of watching clips of old ballplayers, we're kind of wondering what the point is. The Lineup's panel -- former players Gary Carter and Sparky Lyle ... More >>

Utility Outfield: Con Ed To Raze Part of Brooklyn Ballpark Wall After All?

Photo courtesy of Brian Merlis, Brooklynpix.com​The saga of the last surviving Brooklyn ballpark wall just keeps getting murkier and murkier. The latest news: Con Ed, which since the 1920s has owned the Gowanus property that once was a series of ballparks named Washington Park, tells the Voice ... More >>

Brooklyn wall loses Dodger pedigree, gains Wrigley connection

Photo courtesy of David Dyte​After all the hoohah over the last surviving remnant of the Brooklyn Dodgers' home before Ebbets Field, it turns out that the wall in question isn't actually so much a Dodgers wall after all. "I can say with absolute certainty that this wall was not part of Washing ... More >>

Clip Job: The Triumph of the Nebbish

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 15, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 48 The Dodgers: Triumph Of the Nebbish By Stan Fischler The Los Angeles Dodgers are Herbie Flam and don't even know it. Perhaps it's better that way. Herbie Flam, like the Dodgers, was born in Brook ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: The First Cut is The Deepest: Yanks' postseason win streak ends

​I don't know if I should be writing this right now. I have a hair trigger temper when it comes to baseball, and an uncensored tongue when it comes to lashing out at, well, anyone who crosses my path after a loss. It may well be the most telling litmus test of my friends. The ones who try to ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Hurry Up & Wait (Previewing ALCS Game 1)

​I guess this is what it's like in the 36th week of pregnancy. Irritable, irrational, and impatient. You're constantly governed by an "any minute now" state of mind. And when that moment finally does arrive, it just gets more chaotic...more emotionally and physically intense. Newborn. Rain. ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: New York Water Torture

​"Go to CNN.com. This is why I never liked kites." --My sister explaining her fear of being carried off into the open skies "I have done no work today bc I've been on weather.com since 10 this morning. Think my boss is just happy it's not youtube." --My buddy explaining his fear of a 3-man ro ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Why Haters Hate More Than Ever

​ ..... . . ... .... ... .. . .... . ... $%^@* ....???.. !!! "THEY BUY THEIR TEAM! BINGO! The Yankees buy their team! And, pshhhh duh, anyone would play well if they spent that much money. Payrollpayrollpayroll payroll buyspendmoney buy. Payroll." (Hell hath no fury like a Yankee-ha ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Well, well, well. Carl F%#&ing Pavano. We meet again.

​Previewing Game 3 of the ALDS, Yankees @ Twins, 7:07pm...Minnesota facing elimination... "Are the Twins on crack starting Pavano over Baker on full rest?" --Text message from White Sox buddy It's a fair question. I'm not really sure what the reasoning is behind this, but the only thing I ca ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: I just like it when the Sox lose, that's all.

​Thanks to our friends over at WeeklyDig for spot-on scouting predictions: I suspect that Lackey will have a decent game tonight notwithstanding, but I also expect to see Torii "Dogface" Hunter come up short when it counts - like he always does. John "Cursing Maniac" Lackey and Jared "Reme ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Previewing Game 2 of the ALDS, Yanks/Twins @ 6:07

​(Yanks look to go 9-0 against Twins and take 2-0 lead! On 10.09.2009! More number fun! Though I may be playing it a little fast and loose with the word "fun" right now..) It doesn't get any easier from here on out.. Yeah, I don't know who I'm referring to right now--the Yankees' battle wit ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Previewing Game 1 of the ALDS

​ My hands have been shaking all day. And probably will continue to do so for the remainder of the postseason. I've been reduced to little more than a teething infant. And it's only Game 1. Sweet Christ.

That's Just Manny Being Suspended: Ramirez Out 50 Games for Juicing

Well, now we're sorry the Yankees didn't get Manny Ramirez this year. Along with the controversies around A-Rod's alleged steroids and sign-tipping, Joba Chamberlain's meth-dealing-charged mom, unsellable premium seats, and lousy treatment of fans, imagine them dealing with Manny's new 50-game sus ... More >>

Quick Hits

If you bought a Mr. Softee cone in Sunnyside or Woodside last summer, it might have been fake. A federal judge rules that Akop Papazian and the M. Pete Soft Ice Cream Corporation used the Softee logo under false pretenses. Get ready for the class-action lawsuit! How Not to Find a Jewish Wife in N ... More >>

Live-Blogging Jimmy Breslin at KGB Radio Hour

Jimmy Breslin just told a woman who offered him a lap dance to "jump out the window -- I want to see her guts flattened." And he meant it. He wasn't happy that he'd been interrupted during a long recitation from his next book, a work-in-progress about Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers exec who hi ... More >>

Back Page Bingo: "GOOD RIDDANCE" to Manny Ramirez

Jimmy Breslin just told a woman who offered him a lap dance to "jump out the window -- I want to see her guts flattened." And he meant it. He wasn't happy that he'd been interrupted during a long recitation from his next book, a work-in-progress about Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers exec who hi ... More >>

"I'm Keith Hernandez": The Complete Interview Pt. 1

Jimmy Breslin just told a woman who offered him a lap dance to "jump out the window -- I want to see her guts flattened." And he meant it. He wasn't happy that he'd been interrupted during a long recitation from his next book, a work-in-progress about Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers exec who hi ... More >>

One Day It Will Please Us to Remember Even These

Random obsessions and vexations, born of both young tyros and inexplicably still-rocking old people

It's One, Two, Three Games You're Out

Lesson for Yanks, Mets: Kenny Rogers can happen to the best of us

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Lesson for Yanks, Mets: Kenny Rogers can happen to the best of us

Hot Type

VLS Beach Reads: Detectives, drugs, denim, and an unusually high number of birds

Dip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah

A damp beef sandwich stirs controversy in downtown L.A.

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A damp beef sandwich stirs controversy in downtown L.A.

Casing at the Bat

A damp beef sandwich stirs controversy in downtown L.A.

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A damp beef sandwich stirs controversy in downtown L.A.

Pranks for the Memories

Ex-Met Wiseacre Roger McDowell Hotfoots It Into Coaching

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Ex-Met Wiseacre Roger McDowell Hotfoots It Into Coaching

Strikes and Balls

In Baseball's Labor Game, Reporters Miss the Signs

Say Hey! The Results of Our Quiz

The Winners? Brian Calandra and Willie Mays.

Colorful Histories

The Winners? Brian Calandra and Willie Mays.

Follow the Money

You’ve Got Baseball Questions. We’ve Got Answers.

Flag-Waving

You’ve Got Baseball Questions. We’ve Got Answers.

2 STDMS, OCEAN VU, $110M

Minor-League Ball Comes to Coney and Staten Islands

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Minor-League Ball Comes to Coney and Staten Islands

A Century Of UNI Watch

Minor-League Ball Comes to Coney and Staten Islands

Bats Out Of Hell

Minor-League Ball Comes to Coney and Staten Islands

A Walk on the Wild Side

Minor-League Ball Comes to Coney and Staten Islands

Men's Wear Daily

Style on the Diamond Is Ever Changing

Baseball's New Pitch

The National Pastime Finally Reaches Out To Its International Fan Base

Winners Take All

The Seventh Annual Village Voice Sportswriters Poll

The Boss's Souvenirs

For Bronx-Bashing Steinbrenner, a Few Terms of Endearment