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Mickey Mantle

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Say It Ain't Mo

    And so it ends with a bang and a whimper. No Yankee great's departure has ever caused anything like the shock to the system New York fans are now experiencing. I'm hearing from some, "Well, what about Thurman Munson's death?" A shock, yes, but let's be honest, Munson wasn't loved. Certainly his l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2012

    Mickey Mantle's Restaurant Could Be Doomed. Should We Care?

    The current owners of Mantle's, on swanky Central Park South, have filed for bankruptcy and the rent is now four months past due. A cool million is needed "to get it back on its feet." Mantle's 25th anniversary is coming up, but the landlord wants them out by the end of May. Bill Liederman, Ma ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 11, 2012

    TAKE ME OUT

    New York Yankees host California Angels

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    A Brief Primer On Riff Raff, The (Really Good) Houston Rapper Who Will Be Portrayed On Screen By James Franco

    If Noz and The Onion collaborated, they might come up with a scenario like this one: Gucci Mane and Selena Gomez star in a Harmony Korine-directed film alongside James Franco, whose character is loosely based on the little-known YouTube rapper Riff Raff. But, of course, this is the era of trollgaze, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    We're Mad-off as Hell! There's a Site for Frustrated Mets Fans

    ​Are you as sick about the loss of Jose Reyes as I am? Have you had it with the bullshit excuses from the Mets front office about Reyes's injuries? (Didn't Mickey Mantle have a lot of injuries? Would you have signed Mickey at age 28, the age Jose is now?) Are you angry at the insult to the Me ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Those Glorious '86 Mets — Hey, Where Are the Celebrations on Their Silver Anniversary?

    Strawberry!Did I miss it, or has someone written tributes to the 1986 Mets that I didn't see? October 18 marks the 25th anniversary of the first game of the great 1986 World Series, and we just passed the 25th anniversary of perhaps the greatest division series ever, the one with the Houston Astros ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Roger Maris and the Myth of the Asterisk

    ​Phil Pepe's superb new book, 1961: The Inside Story of the Maris-Mantle Home Run Chase (Triumph Books, $20.00) is the best thing yet written - or likely to be written - about the amazing season 50 years ago which captivated the country. Pepe dispels several myths about the legendary pursui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Willie Mays Turns 80, and He's STILL Not the Greatest Player Ever

    ​Willie Mays turned 80 on Friday, and, as happens every few years, there was another shower of praise for Willie and testimonials to his having been the greatest player in baseball history. With every year Willie's stature grows, partly because he was fabulous and very well could have been th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Roger Maris for the Hall? No, It's Still Not a Good Idea

    ​Every few years, like a bad idea whose time has come, the argument for Roger Maris and the Hall of Fame springs up again. There have been several lately, no doubt spurred by the 50th anniversary of the Maris-Mantle home run chase in 1961 when both Yankee sluggers went after Babe Ruth's single ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Let's Look at Obama's Debt-Reduction Plan!

    ​Hey American, did you do the assigned homework for today? You were supposed to watch Obama's big debt-reduction speech! People are going to try to talk to you about it, what are you going to say? Sure, whether you saw it or not won't affect your response to the plan or the president; our smal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    What Could David Paterson's $62,125 Fine Buy in Actual Yankee Memorabilia?

    ​Ex-Governor David Paterson has paid his fine of $62,125 for accepting complimentary tickets to a 2009 Yankees World Series game. The tickets were for himself, his two aides, his teenage son, and his son's friend. They were originally priced at $425, which means Paterson comes out with a loss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Pirates-Yankees 1960 Tonight, Thanks to Bing Crosby

    ​Bing Crosby didn't know it, but when he took off for Paris on October 12, 1960, he left us all with a wonderful Christmas present. Bing was part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates and fearful that his National League champions were no match for the Mickey Mantle-Roger Maris-Whitey Ford Yankees. ... More >>

  • News

    October 20, 2010

    Best Of NYC: We're the Greatest Sports City in the World

    And proud of it

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2010

    Keith Olbermann: New York Yankees Super-Fan

    Olbs at the ballgame​MSNBC blowhard Keith Olbermann appears not once, but twice in this weekend's New York Times Book Review, most notably assessing Jane Leavy's The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood, but most interestingly in a small article about his Yankees fandom. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Ken Burns Outed as a Red Sox Fan

    ​The Tenth Inning, the two-part, four-hour update of Ken Burns's 1994 documentary Baseball, airs tonight and tomorrow night (September 28-29) on PBS. We caught up with the show's creator and co-director, Ken Burns, at Yankee Stadium last week before the tribute to George Steinbrenner. Are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2010

    Vic Ziegel, One of the Best

    Ziegel​Vic Ziegel of the New York Daily News died Friday, July 23 of lung cancer, still young at 72. He was one of the good guys. When I started regularly for the Village Voice in the mid-1980s, Ziegel was one of the few writers from a New York daily to accept me as a colleague when I'd se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Ralph Houk and Yogi Berra: Let's Not Forget the Facts

    ​Respect for the dead doesn't demand a revision of the historical record. I liked Ralph Houk, too, and was sad to hear of his passing last Wednesday. Yes, Houk was respected by the players that he managed, particularly Mickey Mantle (whom he made the Yankees captain, or at least their unoffici ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Willie Mays Needs a Tiebreaker From These Clowns?

    ​Anyone out there feel as cheated by the final regular position episode of The Lineup as I did? The segment on center fielders was really the only one worth doing; the winners at the other positions -- Yogi Berra at catcher, Lou Gehrig at first, Jackie Robinson at second, Derek Jeter at short, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    Dave Winfield? 'The Lineup' Goes Off the Tracks

    ​After gimmes at catcher (Yogi Berra), first base (Lou Gehrig), second base (Jackie Robinson), third base (Alex Rodriguez) and shortstop (Derek Jeter), MSG's The Lineup lost all credibility last night when they picked Dave Winfield as New York baseball's all-time best left fielder. First of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2010

    Derek Jeter Best Shortstop, but Where's at Least a Mention of Jose Reyes?

    ​Like the Huffington Post on steroids, MSG's weekly show The Lineup continues to tell us what we already know. In the first four episodes we were told that the best catcher in New York baseball history was Yogi Berra, the best first baseman Lou Gehrig, the best second baseman Jackie Robinson ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Willie Mays Is Old, but What's the Daily News's Excuse For Remembering Things So Badly?

    ​Every baseball fan will want to watch Bob Costas interview Willie Mays tonight on the MLB Network's Studio 42 (8:00 pm EST). But fans should also be cautioned that Willie's memory isn't what it once was. According to a column attributed to Wayne Coffey, Michael O'Keefe, and Mark Lelinwalla in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    Jockbeat: How Important Was Don Fehr to Baseball?

    The late great Dodgers and Yankees announcer Red Barber once called Major League Baseball Players Association founder Marvin Miller "one of the three most important men in baseball history, right up there with Babe Ruth and Jackie Robinson." (Branch Rickey, who brought Robinson into baseball and cre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Mickey Mantle's Touching "F*** Yogi" Ball Is Auctioned

    This video of Joaquin Phoenix getting booed for not signing autographs may explain why he was so crazed and morose on the Letterman show. Phoenix should learn that it helps to cultivate a favorable impression with fans; then you can do whatever you want. For example, Mickey Mantle always found time ... More >>

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    Even the Team's Detractors Will Miss Yankee Stadium

    But not seeing the Bombers get beat.

  • News

    September 17, 2008

    Former Mets/Yankees Reflect on the Stadiums Facing Demolition

    But not seeing the Bombers get beat.

  • News

    February 19, 2008

    Mantle Still Hits Cleanup

    The Mick’s family tries to block a collector from cashing in on his name

  • News

    March 20, 2007

    Stealing Mickey's Mantle

    José Reyes could be the greatest—if he doesn't figure out just how much Mets fans want from him

  • NYC Life

    August 22, 2006

    Atlas Slugged

    Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest Yankees ever. And the whole world is on his back?

  • News

    August 5, 2003

    Sports

    Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest Yankees ever. And the whole world is on his back?

  • Music

    May 6, 2003

    Music

    Alex Rodriguez is one of the greatest Yankees ever. And the whole world is on his back?

  • News

    March 11, 2003

    Words Failed Him

    Hey, Wells, Reading Is Fundamental

  • News

    September 24, 2002

    Sports

    Hey, Wells, Reading Is Fundamental

  • News

    September 17, 2002

    Sports

    Hey, Wells, Reading Is Fundamental

  • News

    July 23, 2002

    Blast-off in the Bronx

    Just How Far Did Bonds Hit It?

  • News

    July 17, 2001

    Where Have You Gone, Derek Jeter?

    Before We Enshrine the Local Hero, Let’s Take a Look at Some Cold Facts

  • Columns

    May 1, 2001

    NY Mirror

    Before We Enshrine the Local Hero, Let’s Take a Look at Some Cold Facts

  • News

    October 31, 2000

    Subway Summary

    Fleshing Out the Details of a Dynasty

  • News

    January 25, 2000

    Sports

    Fleshing Out the Details of a Dynasty

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    The Year in Sports

    Fleshing Out the Details of a Dynasty

  • News

    December 28, 1999

    Hit or Myth

    Examining the Legends of the World of Sports

  • News

    November 2, 1999

    Sweeping Questions

    The Yanks Are Champs Again. So What?

  • News

    August 24, 1999

    Director of the Pinstriped Pilgrimage

    Tony Morante breaks down the big ballyard in the Bronx

  • News

    July 6, 1999

    Home Away From Home

    A Yankee Fan's History of Fenway Park

  • News

    March 9, 1999

    Legend in the Gray Flannel Suit

    Joseph Paul Dimaggio, 1914-1999

  • Music

    December 29, 1998

    Flying Saucer Rock & Roll

    Thomas Anderson's Desert Discs

  • News

    November 3, 1998

    Foul Balls

    Thomas Anderson's Desert Discs

  • News

    October 27, 1998

    Against Collecting

    Thomas Anderson's Desert Discs

  • News

    September 22, 1998

    Swinging Sixties

    An Analysis of an Exclusive Baseball Club

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