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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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Bill Mazeroski, 1936-2026

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Only one human being, living or dead, has ever hit a home run in the bottom of the 9th inning of a Game 7 to win a World Series. Now, he is ...

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

October 15, 1925: Walter Johnson's Rainy Last Stand

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Walter Johnson October 15, 1925, 100 years ago: The World Series comes to a soggy end at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. It is one of the rare ...

Sunday, May 25, 2025

May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth's Last Hurrah

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May 25, 1935, 90 years ago: Babe Ruth has his last good game. It is the icing on the cake of his legend. George Herman Ruth Jr. had started...

Saturday, February 24, 2024

February 24, 1874: The Flying Dutchman

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February 24, 1874, 150 years ago: John Peter Wagner is born outside Pittsburgh in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The public knew him as Honus Wagn...

Friday, September 15, 2023

September 15, 1963: The Alou Brothers Game

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Left to right: Matty, Felipe and Jesús Alou September 15, 1963, 60 years ago: For the 1st time, a major league outfield is made up entir...

Thursday, October 27, 2022

October 27, 1922: Ralph Kiner Is Born

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October 27, 1922, 100 years ago: Ralph McPherran Kiner is born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, about 150 miles northwest of El Paso, Texas. He w...

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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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