Mike Reynolds

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Pinstripe Power

The core four. One for the thumb. A win for The Boss. The phrases associated with five-time World Series champion New York Yankees Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada, plus principle owner George Steinbrenner, can give way to the numbers 27, $207 million and 19.4 million, as in the franchise’s record number of North American pro sports titles, its payroll for... More

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Fox's Phunday

Sunday’s going to be a very good day for Fox Sports. With a a pair of New York-Philadelphia meetings serving as the appetizer and dessert and Brett Favre’s Minnesota Vikings visiting the Green Bay Packers as the steak and sizzle, Fox could be looking at 70 million Nielsen sports fans on Nov. 2, give or take a couple of mil. With first place in the NFC East on the line, the... More

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Revisiting Fall Classic And Fox's Nielsen History

The New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies have only met once in the World Series before — a four-game sweep by the Bronx Bombers over the Whiz Kids in 1950. But there are plenty of historical ties linking the teams. The Phils are looking to become the first MLB team to repeat since the 1998-2000 New Yankees. Charlie Manuel, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard & Co. are also looking... More

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Bicoastal Ball

Baseball’s Final Four is loaded with good teams and better DMAs. TBS has markets No. 2 and 4, with the National League Championship Series pitting the LA Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies. Fox flaunts DMAs 1 and 2 with the love-em or loathe-em New York Yankees meeting their postseason nemesis, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, in the American League Championship Series. The... More

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Saturday Night's Alright For Qualifying

Not that there was much concern — was there? — but officials at ESPN and Univision, FIFA’s World Cup rights-holders in the States, can rest a lot easier now. It became official Saturday night: both the U.S. and Mexico national teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup last night.  As the first- and second-ranked teams in the CONCACAF region, the U.S. (11th globally,... More