Jim Bouton, Star Pitcher of Yankees in Early 1960s, Dies at 80
by Scott Mandel Saddened to learn of the passing of one of my favorites, Jim "Bulldog" Bouton, an excellent right-handed...
Mandel’s Musings
Presence and Karma of Miracle Mets of 1969, Honored at Citi Field Couldn’t Save Current Mets Today
by Scott Mandel Before today's game, during a ceremony at Citi Field honoring the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Miracle...
Yankees May Look to Lengthen Pitching Staff with Shorter Pitchers, Marcus Stroman and Minor League Phenom, Garcia
by Scott Mandel The New York Yankees, in need of starting pitchers, will try to trade for 5'7" righthander, Marcus...
Seaver, Mets All-Time Great, Suffering from Dementia
Fifty year anniversary of the Miracle Mets. A few teammates, Buddy Harrelson, Jerry Koosman, Art Shamsky, and Ron Swoboda visited...
Mandel’s Musings: New Heavyweight King, Andy Ruiz, Jr. Does Not Epitomize Boxing’s Hallowed History of Champs
By Scott Mandel Say hello to the new heavyweight champion of the world, a man from Mexico named Andy Ruiz,...
Mandel’s Musings: Bart Starr, Packers Quarterback for Five Championships, Dies at 85
The great Starr won three NFL championships as the quarterback for the dominant NFL team of the 1960s before the...
Scherzer Goes Six Shutout Innings Before Nats Bullpen Implodes in 6-1 Loss to Mets
It's not every day you get to witness a matchup of arguably, the two best pitchers in baseball but, yesterday,...
Mets Blame Should be Re-Directed from Callaway to Disappointing “Star” Pick-Ups
Let this be a big shout-out to the biggest reasons New York Mets manager, Mickey Callaway, is now on the...
Mandel’s Musings: Brooks Koepka, Symbol of Golf’s Evolution is Blowing Away the U.S. Open Field
Koepka is showing why he is now the most imperious player in major golf with an explosive marriage of power,...
The day, in 1985, the Knicks won the first NBA Draft Lottery and with it, Patrick Ewing
The great Dave DeBusschere, the Knicks G.M. in 1985, slammed his fist in joy. David Stern, the commissioner of the...
