For this first installment of Tickets to the Past, I drew a ticket stub from a major league game I attended 26 years ago, a matchup between the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Friday, May 17, 1991. http://gty.im/3426172 I recall going with my college buddies, with whom I caravaned…
I’m 17 at the time, and I’m sure I was incredulous at how the Boston Celtics thoroughly dismantled the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals on May 27, 1985, known as the “Memorial Day Massacre.” This thumping came only days after the Lakers crushed my hometown Denver Nuggets 153-109 in…
Longtime sports fans usually have a substantial list of favorite players they have admired over the years. Yet there is a special place reserved in their hearts for players who left indelible memories for them in their youth. If you’re a sports fan, you know what I mean. Whether they played for the home team,…
It’s the time of year when I love baseball the most – when September turns into October, when leaves turn golden, and the drama and excitement of play down the stretch turns our attention toward the diamond. Wild Card fever stretches across North America this weekend as seven major-league baseball teams continue to fight for…
Excellent. Insert meme of The Simpsons‘ Mr. Burns here. As I write this blog post, it’s just a few hours before the kickoff of the 2016 Champions League Final between record 10-time European Cup winners Real Madrid and their inter-city rival, Atlético Madrid. I think the reference to Mr. Burns is fitting. I’m not only…
