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TBS’ inexplicable Yankees-Royals broadcast decisions enrage fans

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TBS’ inexplicable Yankees-Royals broadcast decisions enrage fans

Juan Soto slide into home to beat the throw — not that fans watching the TBS broadcast had much of a chance to catch it. The national broadcast oddly followed Giancarlo Stanton during his fourth-inning double, a drive to left-center field that saw Soto score all the way from first to open the scoring of … Read more

Pine tar and The Police: NYC stadiums etched into pop culture lore 40 years later

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Pine tar and The Police: NYC stadiums etched into pop culture lore 40 years later

They began filing into the two ballparks at close to the same time, descending their respective subway platforms, easing their cars into parking lots. This was late in the afternoon of Aug. 18, 1983. In those years, Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium rarely had days where both were in use. The rhythms of the baseball … Read more