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Ron Darling Builds A Habitat For Humanity
We already knew Ron Darling stood up for his catcher, and today Stacy Podelski @StacyPodelski) has a wonderful piece at Examiner.com on Darling's work with Habitat For Humanity. Rather than spending time and cash on compulsory and often hollow pseudo-romantic gestures, Darling is getting his hands...
The 1994 Rotisserie League Baseball Official Rule Book and Draft-Day Guide
A year ago ago, I came across a curious find in my in-laws' house: The 1994 Rotisserie League Baseball Official Rule Book and Draft-Day Guide. My in-laws are not huge sports fans, so finding this in their possession was an oddity in and of itself. But beside that, this book provides an interesting...
This Week In SNY
This final 2011 edition of TWISNY was produced at home base, just outside SNY Studios in Midtown Manhattan. Security let us stick around long enough to write the whole post. Saturday, September 24th SNY captured a colorful couple taking in Mets-Phils: Quoth Ron Darling: "That is wrong on so...
This Week In SNY
This is the penultimate edition of TWISNY this season, so take it all in while it's still here. However, there are tentative plans for some kind of TWISNY season in review. Sunday, September 11th This is one of the best images of the season: Old friend Todd Zeile joined the booth that night,...
This Week In SNY
Welcome to This Week In SNY, where checking in with Kevin is like checking in with heaven. Monday, August 29th Hizzoner Michael Bloomberg stopped by the booth in the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene: El Bloombito added "Yo estoy rootiendo para Los Mets to beato Los...
This Week In SNY
Hopefully you enjoy this installment because This Week In SNY is taking a vacation next week, in solidarity with patron saint Kevin Burkhardt: Tuesday, July 5th It's time for this week's edition of "One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others": A. Guy with a pedestrian-for-his-position .828 OPS...
This Week In SNY
This installment is abbreviated, mainly because TWIS was away from a television for much of the week. Wednesday, June 29th Daniel Murphy was sporting what Ron Darling called an "Abe Lincoln beard": We think it's more Mose Schrute than Honest Abe: Let's check in with Kevin! Some of Kevin's...
This Week In SNY
A few days late but who cares! Let's get to it. Sunday, June 19th Let's check in with Eamon! Kevin Burkhardt had the day off and his replacement was someone named Eamon McAnaney. According to the Internet, McAnaney played lacrosse at Notre Dame, has worked in sports television production since the...
This Week In SNY
The Mets went 4-3 on the week but SNY maintained its perfect record, going 7-0.Sunday, May 29th One of New York's Finest remained on the field for the first pitch, unaware that the game had started. Maybe he was attempting to #BlameBeltran up close and personal. Monday, May 30th Forgive us for...












