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 23, 2025

September 23, 1955: The Murderers of Emmett Till Are Acquitted

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September 23, 1955, 70 years ago: Two men are found not guilty of murder. They went on to brag about how they got away with it. Emmett Loui...

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

April 30, 1900: The Legend of Casey Jones

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April 30, 1900, 125 years ago: Casey Jones saves the people on his train, at the cost of his own life, and becomes an American legend. That...

Monday, November 9, 2020

My Ranking of the States, 2020 Edition

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I did this in 2015. I thought it was time for an update. Here's what I'm looking for: * Looks. Is your State nice to look at, on the...

Saturday, December 1, 2018

Conservative Time Warp

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Last week, Cindy Hyde-Smith won a runoff election for a full term as U.S. Senator from Mississippi. She defeated Mike Espy, a black former...

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Top 10 Athletes From Mississippi

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December 10, 1817, 200 years ago today: Mississippi is admitted to the Union as the 20th State. Top 10 Athletes From Mississippi Choo...

Friday, November 17, 2017

How to Go to the Egg Bowl: Football In Mississippi

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45 States down, 5 to go. Thanksgiving Day is the renewal of the Egg Bowl, the annual game between the University of Mississippi and Miss...

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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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