Murphy and pitching lead the way BY JOE RINI Two weeks before the season ended, Daniel Murphy told me that being in his first pennant race in seven years was fun; one can only imagine how much fun his first postseason has been. After sweeping the Chicago Cubs in four games in the NLCS, […]
The New York Mets have swept the Chicago Cubs 4-0 and won the National League pennant for the first time since 2000. They face either the Kansas City Royals or Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series next week. Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy broke a major league postseason record by hitting a home run […]
RCC Ladies tennis player Elina Arakelyan is representing Rockland County well these days. Arakelyan, originally of Romania and niece of a former tennis pro who once reached #35 in the world, won the 2015 NJCAA Region XV DIII Womens Singles Crown last week and will be traveling to Georgia to compete in the nationals on October 23. […]
Thoughts and Prayers for Rusty Staub By Joe Rini The Mets first playoff appearance in nine years is hours away…will they get to the World Series? Well, as the team wrestles with innings limits, a missed workout, the Great Greinke, the even Greater Kershaw, Matz’s shoulder blade, traffic on the Los Angeles freeways, and a […]
PRESS RELEASE On a sun-drenched day at Tavern on the Green in New York City, the Canadian mare Bee A Magician, an earner of $3.6 million in career purses, drew post position five and was installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite in the $1 million International Trot, which will be held at Yonkers Raceway this Saturday afternoon, October 10. […]
Harvey soap opera frustrates all BY JOE RINI The express train to the station stop “2015 Post-Season” for the New York Mets appears to have been re-routed to the local track since the Amazins returned to Citi Field last week. Whether the train safely reaches its destination or is derailed a la 2007 will be […]