Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More

This is mostly about sports, and then mostly about baseball. It will favor the New York Yankees, the New Jersey Devils, Rutgers University football, and the London soccer club Arsenal. You got a problem with that? Make your own blog.

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026

September 1, 2016: Colin Kaepernick Takes a Knee

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September 1, 2016, 10 years ago: The San Francisco 49ers beat the San Diego Chargers, 31-21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, in their last...

Saturday, April 25, 2026

April 25, 1976: Rick Monday Saves an American Flag from Being Burned

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April 25, 1976, 50 years ago: Rick Monday, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War era, is playing center field for the Chica...

Sunday, April 5, 2026

April 5, 1976: The Soiling of Old Glory

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April 5, 1976, 50 years ago: A disgusting act of racism at City Hall in Boston, birthplace of the American Revolution, casts a shadow over ...

Sunday, October 7, 2018

October 7, 1968: O, Say, He Could See Better Than They Could

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José Feliciano at the World Series, October 7, 1968. Note the guide dog under the G in the "TIGERS" setup. I first wrote t...

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Uncle Mike: Central New Jersey, where men are men, and the women also root for the Yankees., United States; Born in North Jersey. Raised in Central Jersey. Yankee Fan and Rutgers fan since 1977. Devils fan since they arrived in 1982. Arsenal fan since 2008. Former Nets fan, now an NBA free agent. No NFL team. Single, interested in changing that status. No children, but uncle to two teenage girl athletes and one in the making. Liberal Democrat and damn proud of it. Hopefully, in sports as well as politics, I can live up to the words of the late John Spencer on "The West Wing": "We are going to raise the level of debate in this country, and let that be our legacy."

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