The Mets had their chances to bury the Rangers, but the offense never clicked in a sleepy 7-3 loss at Citi Field. Mets hitters went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base, leading to the team’s sixth loss in its last nine games. Despite Eduardo Escobar homering for the second…
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If someone has passed away and named you as their successor trustee, congratulations may or may not be in order. Considering that the grantor picked you above everyone else to handle the settlement of their estate, it is very much an honor. However, serving as a trustee can also be a thankless job. If there…
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Even Kevin Durant’s bombshell request to be shipped out of Brooklyn, couldn’t provide media cover for the New York Knickerbockers nor save team suits from the wrath of Stephen A. Smith. Smith’s ESPN (NBA Today) analysis of Durant’s Thursday move should have sucked all the oxygen out of his Rage Cage, but SAS, recuperating from…
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Leury García came up with the go-ahead run at second base and two outs in the top of the ninth. The Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants were scoreless. The Sox second baseman had one thing on his mind. “Bring the guys in,” he said. García did just that, knocking in Adam Haseley with…
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The NBA has become a league dominated by headlines about whining, entitled stars acting like complete losers, even if they’ve won championships the way Kevin Durant has. The biggest headlines this week are about Durant, of course, who’s decided he’s unhappy with his current circumstances, and wants to go sit at another table where he…
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My plan was like a well-oiled machine. In trying to select what to wear to the Los Angeles Press Club Awards dinner, I made a decision to recycle a dress I bought 20 years ago. For years, it’s been hanging in its original plastic bag in my closet. You may want to reread that last…
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Chicago Cubs closer David Robertson knows what awaits the next four weeks. Robertson, in his 14th big-league season, has been on the move ahead of the trade deadline once before and has seen plenty of teammates come and go during this month throughout the years. With the Aug. 2 trade deadline a month away, the…
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If you are wondering what to do with an empty backyard (or front yard, for that matter) in the midst of our intensifying water shortage, you may want to ponder planting an orchard of fruit trees. The reason I suggest this option is that you will be able to provide all the irrigation your trees…
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We have arrived at the traditional July 4 juncture of the baseball season and besides the Yankees being off to their best start in history and the potential for 4-5 epically bad teams, one other thing has become patently clear: Houston, you’re creating a problem. As the Yankees were running roughshod through one of softest…
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The man who could anticipate everything on the baseball diamond swears he didn’t see this coming. In fact, he thought it might never happen at all. Keith Hernandez was caught completely by surprise when the Mets announced that they would be retiring his number. The ceremony, set for July 9 at Citi Field, is a…
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