Just When I Thought I Was Out
For all of the ranting and raving within — and about — my last two posts regarding the 2007 Yankees, I still find myself holding a handful of tickets to their ballgames. Between that fact and the...
View ArticleOh, What a Week
Exhilarating and exhausting week here at Futility Central, full of travel, deadlines, and media: • On Monday (Labor Day), I worked from home and watched most of Pedro Martinez’s comeback outing, which...
View ArticleThe Spartan Stadium
The flip side to my aforementioned aversion to Opening Day at Yankee Stadium is my willingness to brave the elements for an early season game, particularly if the company is good. Last year, Jonah Keri...
View ArticleInterminable
This week’s Hit List was composed amid a hangover of sorts brought on by Wednesday night’s Yankees-Red Sox match, an interminable 15-9 win for the Yanks that lasted four hours and eight minute....
View ArticleThis Wasn’t the Cold One I Had in Mind
Sat through another chilly night at Yankee Stadium last night, watching the Yankees fall to the Tigers 6-4 in a game they should have won. Even with Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada on the sidelines,...
View ArticleThey’re Playing Our Song
Things are suddenly looking a bit more sunny for the Yankees. In this week’s Hit List, I had this to say: A dismal week for the Yankees ends on a high note with the return of Alex Rodriguez (4-for-11...
View ArticleJoba’s New Job / Scoring the Drop
I was pretty excited when over the weekend I learned that I’d have to bypass seeing one of my favorite bands, the Waco Brothers, because I held tickets to Tuesday night’s Yankees game, a matchup...
View ArticleSerendipitous Sunday
When the rain started pouring at Yankee Stadium during the top of the sixth inning of Sunday’s Yanks-Reds tilt, I felt like I’d already gotten my money’s worth. In addition to surviving what the late...
View ArticleJet Lag, Deadline Drama, and Endless Patter
Back from my west coast swing (no to be confused with my western swing). I had a great time visiting friends in Seattle, catching up with family and watching killer whales on San Juan Island, and...
View ArticleBeat the Mets
Sunday’s sad news about Lima Time prevented me from catching up with my latest BP links. In addition to the usual Hit Lists (AL here, NL here), I had my second press box adventure inside of a week,...
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