Mariano Rivera

Matsui and Rivera: Behavioral Models for TV

Charles Warner | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Charles Warner

They didn't jump up, pump their fists, look to the heavens, or even smile. They just did their jobs in a non-demonstrative, professional manner -- with a dignity rarely seen on commercial television.

Hey Fans! Iiiiiiiit's the Fake Michael Kay On Twitter! Who But!

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.12.2009 | Sports


Tony Sachs

For my money, there was one unsung hero, one key player, that transformed the New York Yankees from a third place team in 2008 to World Series champs in '09.

The World Series and Barry Sanders

Chris Campbell | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Chris Campbell

The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.

At Season's End, Withering Thoughts on November Baseball, Interleague Play and the Designated Hitter

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports


Robert E. Murphy

The temperature in New York is 48 degrees as I begin to write this, three hours before the start of the sixth game of the World Series at Yankee Stadi...

Yankee-Hating Is Sooo 20th Century

Martin Nolan | Posted 11.06.2009 | New York


Martin Nolan

Pinstripe paranoia, a seasonal ailment, has plagued many of us since 1949. Then, in 2004, came deliverance, along with reduction of sorrow and a fresh perspective.

Yankees Win! But Now What's A Fan To Do?

Tony Sachs | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York


Tony Sachs

Win or lose, once the playoffs are over, whether you're popping the bubbly or doing the thousand-yard stare in the opposing dugout, there's no more baseball.

World Series Hotties: Who Is Your Favorite? (PHOTOS)

Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


The World Series will be won this week, but the Commissioner's Trophy isn't the only title up for grabs. And while the games are decided on the field,...

Change in Yankees Brings World Series Return

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York


Eugene Michael Santiago

Now there are players who are excited to be Yankees, and to play for their first World Series appearance. Sure, they too got big checks in the off season, but they wanted to play for a team.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.21.2009 | New York


Len Berman

But what's with the umpiring? The umps, in perfect position, blew two straight calls last night against Nick Swisher. I'm not in favor of replay in most cases. I am in favor of getting these umps eyeglasses.

Rivera Spitball Video: Did Yankees' Mariano Rivera Cheat?

Posted 10.20.2009 | New York


The Internet is aflutter with accustations that Yankees' closer Mariano Rivera prepared an illegal spitball in last night's ALCS game against the Ang...

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


Len Berman

On paper rain helps the Angels. If games get rained out, off days go away. And since the Angels have 4 starters and the Yankees 3, edge to the Angels. Of course, the Yankees have Mariano Rivera.

New York Yankees Are In Good Shape

SNY.tv | Sam Borden | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York


When the Yankees open up the second half of the season on Friday, they'll do it with a three-game series against the American League Central-leading T...

Mariano Rivera Earns 500th Save, Yankees Sweep Mets

New York Daily News | Anthony Mccarron | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York


A few minutes after recording the 500th save of his career - against the Mets, in their new ballpark, in the Subway Series, no less - Mariano Rivera w...

My Virtual Gift List for This Holiday Season

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.24.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Now that you can give crap to people without actually having to give them anything in reality, here is my virtual gift list for this holiday season.

Rethinking the American Electorate after an Obama Victory

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics


Lincoln Mitchell

For years now a central piece of the progressive worldview is that progressives are enlightened Americans in a sea of their ignorant, bigoted and narrow-minded compatriots.

Saying Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment


Tony Sachs

This silent September finds the New York Yankees out of the playoff chase for the first time in 15 years as fans count down to the final game at Yankee Stadium, which takes place this Sunday.

Baseball's Best Free Agents For The Buck

Forbes | Tom Van Riper | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Major League Baseball's free agent shopping season is shaping up as a ho-hum affair. The cupboard of big names is a little bare. Expensive high impac...