"If we lose this game, I'll walk back to Pittsburgh."
On this date in 1989, Pirates broadcaster Jim Rooker made that promise after Pittsburgh scored 10 runs in the 1st inning.
The Pirates lost 15-11.
And Rooker actually walked the 300+ miles back to Pittsburgh.
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#OTD in 1969, the @Yankees retired Mickey Mantle's No. 7.
Mantle joined Babe Ruth (No. 3), Lou Gehrig (No. 4) and Joe DiMaggio (No. 5) as the only players the team had honored with a retired jersey to that point.
Elite communication from Shamet and the rest of the Knicks on the court.
Calls out the Spurs play "Pistol" (Normal Hammer Play), then proceeds to blow it up on the weakside.
The NYPD ban on Knicks watch parties directly outside Madison Square Garden has been lifted for tonight, per SNY sources. The NYPD had previously banned watch parties in Plaza 33 during the ECF. But they’ve reversed the decision for Game 1 on Wednesday night. An MSG spokesperson confirmed that the Garden has applied for permits to host the Plaza 33 party tonight and those permits have been granted. The permit is solely for tonight’s Game 1. Status for future watch parties is TBD. The NYPD previously banned the watch parties outside MSG during the ECF against the Cavaliers for being too rowdy.
The iconic green subway entrance railings and globes have been a fixture of New York City for decades. Now they're orange and blue.
And for the first time, the globes are basketballs.
Finals week hits different in New York.