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Thomson's heroics may have depended on the absence of injured catcher Roy Campanella from the Dodger lineup.
The limitations of the instant replay rules were seriously questioned after a blown call by umpire Jim Joyce at first base. But the protests have since died down. That is unfortunate, because it is time for instant replay to expand.
SportsCenter's Josh Elliot's lead-in to the Yankee-Blue Jays highlight from the night before summed up the situation: "This has been a tough patch of the Yankees schedule, but that wasn't supposed to include the Blue Jays."
The San Diego Padres have gotten no kind of national media love and/or respect. Am I the only one that thinks this is just a little bit crazy? Someone needs to show these Friars some love. Since no one else will, I guess it's up to me.
After being shut out for the fourth time in two weeks early Sunday evening, the New York Mets completed their worst road trip of the season with a record of 2-9.
It seems like no one really cares. This isn't 756 or 763, but only six other players have reached the big 600.
Wow this Tour de France stuff is wacky. Ya never know if the riders are clean or if the bikes or rigged, and now it turns out they've got unwritten rules, just like baseball.
I am not a big sports fan. George Steinbrenner meant little or nothing to me before I was elected Mayor New York City in 1977. Then, suddenly, he meant a lot.
It turns out 85-year-old Yogi Berra was hospitalized overnight Saturday following a fall at his home. He was released yesterday. Get well soon Yogi!
Boston Globe writer Jack Craig once wondered in print if "Catholic Boston" could accept a Jewish sportscaster like me. He received flak for that, but I always thought it was a legitimate question.
Players always talk about leaving everything on the field and moving on. But George Steinbrenner could not and would not accept anything less than being on top, all the time.
For once the National League wins home field for the World Series. And Braves catcher Brian McCann, who had the big hit, actually has a shot at playing in the Fall Classic.
The All-Star Game is a lot like the Academy Awards. It never lives up to the hype, you don't recognize half the stars, the interviews are inane, and it's usually too long, but every year you gotta be there.
As one of the nearly 12 million cancer survivors in the United States, I will be tuning in to the All-Star Game to cheer for Major League Baseball itself and how it has used its remarkable platform to save lives.
Ozzie Smith on backflips, prostate cancer, his feminine side and why the National League will win tonight.
