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Major League Baseball and World Series Riots: The Making of a Lifelong Baseball Fan

April 1, 2013 By Tom Burns 2 Comments

The author's rendering, as an eight year old

Tom Burns was there with his father when his beloved Detroit Tigers won the 1984 World Series, and Detroit erupted

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content Tagged With: 1984 World Series, Chet Lemon, Detroit, Detroit Tigers Stadium, kids, Kirk Gibson, Major League Baseball, MLB, opening day, riots, San Diego Padres, Sparky Anderson, World Series

Derek Jeter’s Secret Sauce

March 1, 2013 By Neil Cohen 2 Comments

No, Skip Bayless wasn’t right. Neil Cohen tells us the secret is mental, not physical.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Alex Rodriguez, Daniel Kahneman, Derek Jeter, ESPN, Men's Health, New York Yankees, opening day, optimism bias, Skip Bayless, Tali Sharot, TED Talks, The Big Dig

Yankee Stadium, Behind Tinted Glass

April 7, 2012 By Thomas Duncan Leave a Comment

Three average fans got an unexpected taste of luxury at Yankee Stadium. Was it all it’s cracked up to be?

Filed Under: Best of Sports, Sports Tagged With: baseball, contests, cuban sandwich, David DeJesus, fandom, good fans, luxury, Mariano Rivera, MLB, now this is the life!, Oakland Athletics, opening day, Robinson Cano, roll call, slice of life vignettes, stadium club, Yankee Club, Yankees

Buyer’s Remorse: Free Agency and Bad Food Choices

April 7, 2012 By Oliver Lee Bateman Leave a Comment

Think you could do a better job than the GM of your favorite professional sports team? Oliver Lee Bateman has his doubts.

Filed Under: moustacheclubofamerica, Sports Tagged With: bad decisions, Cleveland Browns\, Dollar Menu, free agency, Jake Delhomme, junk food, McDonald's, McDoubles, MLB, Neal Huntington, opening day, Pittsburgh Pirates, Pizza Hut, Prince Fielder, sports, stuffed crust pizza

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A Hug for a Haircut

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Social Media for the Socially Conscious

One “ragtag group of ruffians” with a mission plus a global community make Upworthy.com a social media site that makes a difference.

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All-Male Urban School, All College Bound

For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.

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