For Pete’s Sake: Enough already
He was wrong. It’s been 23 years. Ease up. By Art Stevens Peter Edward Rose was born on April 14, 1941. He played from 1963 to 1989. His accomplishments on the field were considerable. I’ll try to cover at least most of them in a short space. Pete was a switch hitter. He was the [...]
Baseball’s latest travesty: Pablo Sandoval and David Wright
Will they ever get the all-star game right? By Art Stevens I umpired for eight years in the New York school system. When I attended the classes needed to qualify, one of the things I was taught was if, during the course of a game, I thought someone was making a travesty of the game, [...]
Mitch McConnell On Health Insurance
McConnel on health insurance: My case rests By Art Stevens Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, when asked in an interview today on the Fox Network. “What happens after repeal of ObamaCare?) What would his party do about the 30 million uninsured Americans?” McConnell: “That is not the issue. The question is: how can you go [...]
Mets defeat Yankees in first game of New York Subway Series
By Art Stevens The New York Mets, with the benefit of their fifth straight quality start — this one from left-hander Jonathon Niese — took advantage of a five-run uprising in the first inning against Yankee veteran pitcher Andy Pettitte then held on to gain a 6-4 win over the Yankees in the first of [...]
Germany moves on to semifinals in European Championship Series
By Art Stevens Gdansk, Poland: In a game played amidst a political background and attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany once again proved their dominance on the soccer field by taking the measure of Greece by a 4-2 margin to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time. In the 39th minute, [...]
R.A. Dickey: Making knuckleball history in New York
By Art Stevens Folks, I don’t know if you’ve been watching, but there is history being made by a pitcher on the New York Mets. His name is Richard Alan Dickey, better known as R.A. He is a 37-year-old right-handed pitcher who has bounced around for many years at the Major League level, finally winding [...]
2012 college world series kicks off in Omaha
By Art Stevens With the powerful South Carolina Gamecocks trying to win their third straight title, the 2012 College World Series starts today with the Stony Brook Seawolves (52-13), meeting the UCLA squad. Stony Brook got to this point by beating a fine LSU team in the Super Regionals. Below is a listing of the [...]
SHOULD WE BE OUR BROTHER’S KEEPERS?
WERE WE OUR BROTHER’S KEEPER THEN? By Art Stevens Before I start, let me say that in no way whatsoever do I claim to be an expert in anything relating to religion, but I have done the research. If, in any reference to religion that I may make, you think that I am wrong or [...]
NBA draft lottery 2012 winners are no surprise
By Art Stevens To all you dyed-in-the-wool NBA fans who will know at least MOST of the following, please forgive me, but I’ve gotten many requests about how the lottery works, which teams have a shot at the top players, etc. So I thought it might be a good idea to write a short version [...]
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Arbitrator: Knicks Lin & Novak can use their “Bird” rights
By Art Stevens Free Agency in the National Basketball Association is about a week away. Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak of the New York Knickerbockers are expected to be in demand if they should become free agents. Lin is a restricted free agent. However, the Knicks would probably match any offer made for him. On [...]
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