By the time Todd Zeile dug in his foot to keep from overrunning second base, 55,695 fans at Shea Stadium were standing, screaming, shouting, laughing. Three runners had crossed the plate thanks to Mr. Zeile’s double, and the Mets were ahead 6-0 in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Mr. Zeile’s two-strike rocket Read More
For those who trust that the New York Yankees are a team of
destiny, the first weekend of the World Series was a cruel shock. With their
fourth straight champion- ship in sight, the Bronx Bombers flew out to the
Arizona desert and promptly got Yankee’d by the Diamondbacks. There’s no other
term for it. Read More
The announcement that New York Times editorial-page editor Howell Raines will succeed Joseph Lelyveld as the paper’s next executive editor hardly came as a shocker. As one Times reporter noted, the “smart money” had been on Mr. Raines for ages, to the point where the practice of handicapping the chances of Mr. Raines and his Read More
By the time Todd Zeile dug in his foot to keep from overrunning second base, 55,695 fans at Shea Stadium were standing, screaming, shouting, laughing. Three runners had crossed the plate thanks to Mr. Zeile’s double, and the Mets were ahead 6-0 in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Mr. Zeile’s two-strike rocket Read More
