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Yogi Berra

The Pope of America's Greatest Pastime

Judith Natelli McLaughlin | Posted 05.09.2013 | Fifty
Judith Natelli McLaughlin

There is a rhythm to the baseball season that fits neatly into the lives of devoted fans of the game. It is nearly religious. Just as you can count on Easter Sunday, Yom Kippur and Kwanzaa popping up on your calendar, you can also count on pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training.

2013 Yankees Got You Down? Revisit The Championship Season Of 1947 Instead

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.10.2013 | Books
Tony Sachs

The 2013 New York Yankees: Injuries on top of injuries. Newly penurious owners. A lineup of assorted castoffs and veterans past their prime. Not a pretty picture -- in fact, it looks to be the weakest team the franchise has put on the field in at least two decades.

The Posey and Cain Contracts

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 04.04.2013 | Sports
Lincoln Mitchell

This is the second year in a row the San Francisco Giants have ended spring training by signing a major star to an enormous contract extension. Catcher Buster Posey is now signed through 2021, with an option for 2022, at a total cost of about $167 million. Last year, they signed pitcher Matt Cain to a similar contract.

Majorly Perfect Baseball

Tim Chartier | Posted 03.28.2013 | Science
Tim Chartier

There is one statistic from the 2012 season that may be difficult to improve upon in 2013: the number of perfect games pitched in the major leagues.

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Len Berman | Posted 03.18.2013 | New York
Len Berman

New NFL coaches: The Chicago Bears hire Marc Trestman. He was the coach of the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL.

Deja Vu All Over Again*

Paula Gordon | Posted 12.15.2012 | Politics
Paula Gordon

Getting -- and counting -- every single legitimate vote cast that day is the surest path to rekindling the spirit not only of '68. It's also true to the Spirit of '76. That would be 1776: principles and lessons of the past helping US to guide and create our future.

FLASHBACK: Reggie Jackson vs. Billy Martin At Fenway

Posted 06.18.2012 | Sports

The New York Yankees are one of the most storied organizations in all of sports and few chapters in the team's history are as thrilling and contentiou...

Iran's Oil Threat, "Deja Vu, All Over Again"

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 03.31.2012 | Business
Raymond J. Learsy

Where is Yogi Berra when we need him? There is Iran going back to its old game plan, threatening to ban oil exports.

Top Performances By Catchers In World Series History

Posted 12.26.2011 | Sports

The tools of ignorance. This is the name given the gear strapped on by a catcher in baseball -- the chest protector, shin pads and protective mask...

Our National Treasures -- Yogi and Carmen Berra

Ann Liguori | Posted 08.09.2011 | Sports
Ann Liguori

Yogi and Carmen, his loving wife of 62 years, are the closest thing our country has to royalty. They are both national treasures. Yet they continue to share, in their humble way, their passion and energies with so many people and causes.

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Len Berman | Posted 07.12.2011 | New York
Len Berman

When you think of Sean Avery of the Rangers, you think of a pest. You somehow don't think of him as being a spokesperson for marriage rights.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

The NFL labor deadline is today at 5pm. Both sides took shots at each other yesterday. Way to engender sympathy from the fans, guys.

Time to Dismiss the CFTC Chairman and His Commissioners

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Raymond J. Learsy

The Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFTC until January 2011 to set limits to curb excessive speculation in the energy markets. Lo and behold, Chairman Gensler told lawmakers the CFTC wouldn't meet the deadline "because it doesn't yet have sufficient data."

Culture Shift: How Technology Is Changing Black Friday

Inder Sidhu | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Inder Sidhu

it's time to rethink Black Friday, which even retailers no longer view as the official beginning of the holiday shopping season.

Yogi Berra, Jerry Seinfeld Remember "The Boss"

AP | HOWIE RUMBERG | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — Yogi Berra vowed he would never talk to George Steinbrenner again after the owner fired him as Yankees manager 16 games into the 1985...

The Mets Lack Chemistry? Not Exactly

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Steven Hirsch

With the exception of the 1977 New York Yankees, have you ever heard of a winning team that didn't get along? Or a losing team that was always smiles in the dugout? I didn't think so.

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Len Berman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Len Berman

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!

Steinbrenner: By George, He Was a Pain!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Rick Horowitz

I'm a born-and-bred New Yorker. A Yankee fan by nature and by nurture -- "Cut me and I bleed pinstripes" and all that. So you'll understand what it...

Steinbrenner: One Degree of Separation

Lea Lane | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Lea Lane

Hanging with Fay Vincent made me realize even more about the pitfalls of money and power. And how too much of both can nourish bullying and grudges in American-as-apple-pie baseball. And in any field.

Remember the Name Bob Sheppard

Eugene Michael Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Eugene Michael Santiago

Bob Sheppard was a voice of the game who became bigger than the game. In the wake of his death, we must not forget the legacy of the man who called Yankee games for 56 years.

Baseball & Hot Dogs

Cheryl Carlesimo | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Cheryl Carlesimo

Our good friend George Duran, the host of Food Network's Ham on the Street, and now TLC's Ultimate Cake Off, grew up in Venezuela where baseball is an obsession, and he shared his recipe for Venezuelan Hot Dogs with us.

Areas of Improvement

Steven Hirsch | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Steven Hirsch

The Mets have a relatively easy schedule in April, playing 16 of their first 22 games at Citi Field against average teams, at best.

Real-Life Father of the Bride Tells Steve Martin to Step Aside

Jerry Zezima | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

It may have been the first bridal shower in history to feature cigars. It ended in a game of beer pong.

Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford And Joe DiMaggio Swept Phillies In 1950

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

NEW YORK — The way Bobby Brown tells it, his New York Yankees were stacked with stars going into the 1950 World Series – Yogi Berra, Phil ...

Sport at the Annenberg Space for Photography: It's Not Manila But It's a Thrilla

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Joel Epstein

Simply put, the Annenberg Space for Photography is outstanding and is a must see for anyone coming to Los Angeles or for the gazillion locals who already call it home.