Writing the Pine

Section 203: Playoff Edition

Lately it’s been all fun and games for the Bronx Bombers after sweeping the Red Sox over the weekend to clinch the AL East, beating the Royals with their Triple-A team on Monday night, and last night’s come-from-behind walk-off victory off the bat of Juan Miranda. This was the 15th walk-off and the 50th come-from-behind victory [...]

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Section 203/Weekend Sports Musings Extravaganza!

“Yes. I know I’m awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Where’s my contract extension?” It’s been a while since I posted. There’s been a lot of reflection and more importantly, a lot of (not-so-current) current events to cover since my last post. i.e.  I’m not going to be so lazy anymore. [...]

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Section 203 – A Yankees Blog – 7/6/2009 Edition

Welcome to Section 203 – the new home of the Bleacher Creatures and my new Yankees Blog as well. Blue Jays v. Yankees – 7/5/2009 At first it looked like a bigger blowout than the typical haircut of the Bridge and Tunnel crowd in South Jersey in the summer.  Brett Cecil worked methodically to ensure his team [...]

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Battle of Ballpark Food: The Real Subway Series

With the conclusion of the first part of the the 2009 Subway Series, it would only make sense to extend the hyper-competitiveness of the New York Yankees and the New York Mets to the different culinary players in each of the new stadiums. There are some ”veterans” around from each of the old stadiums that made the move [...]

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A Moment of Clarity – Sometimes the Crack of the Bat is More Than Just a Sound

As I walked to the train station, I couldn’t help but notice a blind man making his way across the street. He had a little hop to his step while sipping on Eminem’s beverage of choice. Soon I realized, he’d probably need all the caffeine in that Mountain Dew. As I got to the steps [...]

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