George Vecsey

Voted Worst Soccer Defender in History of Jamaica High School, NYC.
a/k/a The Human Pylon.

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California hometown sheds few tears for retiring McCarthy: ‘Don’t let the door hit you on the way out, Kevin’ https://t.co/0NMzEFQvhm

Ummm, Merle Haggard? Buck Owens? McCarthy is a cipher, of course. But Bakersfield has done better, way better. George Vecsey

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RIP, John Clancy, left, long-time restaurant figure. When Shaun opened Foley's, the patriarch would take his sumptuous Irish breakfast, and tell a story or two about the old days, Funeral Saturday County Cavan

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End of NY Times sports section discussed by 3 longtime NYT staffers, deputy sports editor Jay Schreiber, longtime NBA scribe Mike Wise, and this old hand, on podcast by former contributor to NYT, Hillel Kuttler. https://t.co/XbssaCMTXd
(you don't need Spotify to listen..)

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@BillKristol @PhoKingQui Not exactly why my pal Qui and his family persevered to get here.
GV

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Sunday 8:30 AM. I'll be on NYT Digimentors with friends/colleagues Lawrie Mifflin and Claire Smith about demise of NYT Sports Section.
@Digimentors website: https://t.co/yMxLkfFRF6…

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@HowieRose Howie: you are right, as always. Mets miss Timmy Trumpet every day. Also, Diaz.

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Jacob deGrom and Roger Craig gave it all to Mets fans, half a century apart. My appreciation of bo... https://t.co/MfImV7BfSU via @weebly

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@VecseyPrintHub @Mets Just thought of it: he needs a day off. But Guillorme is in Syracuse.

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@VecseyPrintHub @Mets In the field, noticeable.

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With Metsian pride, some fans -- some players! --root for Oakland not to lose as many games as 196... https://t.co/YQ16xNC4dz via @weebly

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Local guy named Jim Brown passed on Friday. A few contemporaries recall him, on the field and off... https://t.co/AO2b1hRU53 via @weebly

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About reading the NYT coverage of the coronation -- and thinking about Russell Baker's classic mem... https://t.co/gUFnx8RYQs via @weebly

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A tale of two reality-show hosts (from Queens!) One more dangerous than the other. Please see: https://t.co/rZ3FA2Ejed via @weebly

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@matthewcerrone Dixie Walker. Then Jackie Robinson. But overall, Babe Ruth.

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Michael Spivak, a legendary mathematician, is recalled by the highly accomplished Marty Goldman, h... https://t.co/KHZPef1Ze0 via @weebly

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@VecseyPrintHub @zillowgonewild @zillow Dave: Worth it, except: can you get Mets games there?

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How the pandemic has taught me to appreciate educational parts of TV. Please see: https://t.co/lkkCknNwB3 via @weebly

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Finally, the hammer sounded for Trump. Never mind about Opening Day. Please see: https://t.co/fYKCGfh8Rq via @weebly

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A Babe Ruth fan, I loved watching Shohei Ohtani win the world Classic. Please see: https://t.co/uwY9gGU9MK via @weebly

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Superb sports in NYT today -- Jeff McNeil loves WBC, even from bench; Tyler Kepner's chat with retired C Vogt on pitchers he handled; Kurt Streeter's column on "Coach Yo" of Miss. women, and Adam Zagoria's Pitino story with great quote from Coach Looie, age 98--"Naismith."