By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan & http://www.facebook.com/coachmccartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- San Francisco Giants’ catcher Buster Posey is no Robin to anyone’s Batman… not even his own pitcher Hunter Strickland. Why? Some days we are all Buster Posey. pic.twitter.com/otWXoh1tDl — Panicked Rizzo (@notARizzo) May 29, 2017 After Washington Nationals’ Bryce Harper was beaned with Strickland’s fastball, he charged the mound…
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Who is to Blame? New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard Out Indefinitely
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/coachmccartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Noah Syndergaard, the almighty Thor, was placed on the 10-day disabled list today after an MRI showed a partial tear in his right latissimus dorsi muscle. He will undoubtedly have his stay extended to the 60-day DL. This injury comes after Syndergaard refused an MRI after missing his start last…
New Casey Stengel Biography is a Beautiful Juxtaposition of History and Baseball, Transcendent of Time
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- The only thing that I knew about Charles Dillon “Casey” Stengel before opening Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character by Marty Appel was that he was worth $260 as a yellow property on Monopoly’s New York Yankees edition. When I was younger, my brother and I would often…
Chicago Cubs: Still America’s Lovable, Blue Collar Losers? Think again.
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) On national television Monday night, the Chicago Cubs raised the 2016 World Series flag at Wrigley Field. By “the Cubs”, I literally mean the members of the entire team. After the National Anthem, lead by first baseman Anthony Rizzo, the players walked across the field, under the bleachers, past concession…
New York Yankees Exclusive: Final Out of Game 6 (1996 World Series)- What You Didn’t Know
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan – Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Had the final ball in play of Game 6 of the 1996 World Series been on the ground instead of in the air, the outcome may have been very different. Down by one run in the top of the ninth inning and facing a 3-2 count…
Former New York Yankees Mark Teixiera and Former New York Giants Howard Cross Featured in Youth Sports Discussion
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and on Facebook) LITTLE FALLS, NJ- In conjuction with New York University’s Tisch Instiute for Sports Management, Media, and Business, six panelists at the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center offered their insight in Enriching the youth sports experience. Experts in their respective fields offered insight and advice to a sold out…
Chicago Cubs: Joe Maddon’s Italian American Roots and 2 World Series to Boot
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) LITTLE FALLS, N.J.- On December 2, 2016, the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center hosted Joe Maddon (fresh off managing the Chicago Cubs to a 2016 World Series championship) Ken Rosenthal (Fox Sports journalist), and a sold-out crowd. Prior to the program, within the hallowed halls of the museum, I was able to catch up…
It Almost Happened: A 1996 Ticker Tape Parade Without Jimmy Leyritz & Derek Jeter
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- Rewind 20 years to the year 1996: The #1 song in the United States of America was “Macarena” by Los Del Rio Denim jackets were paired with denim jeans of all different hues. The highest grossing movie was Sleepers starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffmann, and Brad…
Tim Tebow Dons Orange and Blue … Again
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- Today, Tim Tebow, former National Football League quarterback reported for day one of the New York Mets instructional league in Florida. A former Heisman trophy winning Florida Gator, who was drafted by the Denver Broncos, finds himself in an orange and blue uniform yet again. After an 11-year absence…
Yankee Greats Remember Yogi Berra
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- A United States Navy World War II hero and National Baseball Hall of Famer with the most World Series rings of all time, Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra is the most revered baseball player in history. Berra stormed the beaches of Normandy in the D-Day invasion as a U.S….
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