Tony Paige

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Goings and Goings -- Manny, A-Rod and T.O.

This has been a week of goings and goings and goings. I’m talking A-Rod, Manny and T.O. As a Mets fan, I wanted Manny Ramirez on the team. I even thought a simple contract of $25 million a year for two years and a $10 million buyout would work. If Manny wasn’t happy in New York, he gets 10 mill to go away. If the Mets weren’t happy with Manny, they cut him a 10 mill... More

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Mixed Martial Arts? I Pass

It has finally hit me that I am now officially an old fart when it comes to sports. I’m not starting to bay at the moon when the Mets lose – not yet anyway – but more and more things about sports bother me. I guess I’m what you would consider old school. I like the shorts NBA players used to wear back in the day because you could tell who was in shape and who... More

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Willie's A Goner

The malaise that is the New York Mets continues this season as a holdover from last year when the team’s monumental September collapse became the lightning rod for everything wrong with the club. “They’re too soft!” “There’s no timely hitting!” (INSERT PLAYER’S NAME) sucks!” “Willie Randolph is a …”... More

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It Should Have Been 20 Years For 'The Sports Report’

A little over 20 years ago (I think is was 1985), Black Entertainment Television started a weekly sports talk program called The Budweiser Sports Report. The show was before its time and was on the air before ESPN’s The Sports Reporters . Like the ESPN show,  The Sports Report featured writers who were mainly people of color. The hour-long show launched the national... More

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I Hate Mel Kiper, Jr.

I hate Mel Kiper, Jr. No, not like that because I’ve never met the ESPN NFL draft maven. I don’t know his religious preference. Don’t know if he’s a dog or cat person. Don’t know what mousse he uses on his hair or whatever it is on top of his head. All I know is when the NFL Draft approaches, Mel Kiper, Jr. is everywhere on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic,... More