Pitching is such a vital part of the game, as far as winning is concerned.

On most teams the set up man has become more valuable, on others not so valuable.

Something to keep in mind — it’s raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.

What is a drop and drive pitcher? He is a guy who drops and drives. Very simple.

So by guessing right you might have guessed wrong.

Giambi walks too much. He’s always clogging up the bases with all that walking.

As a new day begins in New York, the sun sets in Hawaii.

If football is a game of inches then baseball is a game of inch.

If that ball had more elevation, it would have been a home run.

If the double play is a pitcher’s best friend, what is a fielder’s choice? An acquaintance?

It’s better to have a fast runner on base than a slow one.

One thing about ground balls. They don’t go out of the ball park.

The reason we call that pitch up and in is because the arms are attached to the shoulder.

He wears his hat like a left hander!

Any ball that goes down is much heavier than any ball that stays on the same plane.

The blood on his sock looks exactly like Oklahoma!

You don’t want to use too many statistics. The ones that apply to a July or August game won’t be relevant on Saturday.

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New York Islanders

Hockey season, sadness and zombies

By Michele Catalano, March 13, 2012

At the start of the hockey season, I bet my Rangers fan son $100 that the Isles would end up with a better record than the Rangers. I knew in my heart it was a losing bet but when the…
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When the home team isn’t the home team

By Michele Catalano, November 20, 2011

I went to the Islanders game last night at the Nassau Coliseum. I thought it would be great night. They were playing the Stanley Cup Champion Bruins, it was Eddie Westfall night and the team had just come off a…
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Welcome to Hockey Season

By Michele Catalano, October 6, 2011

It’s opening night in the National Hockey League but I’ll be honest, all I can focus on right now sports wise is tonight’s Yankees/Tigers game. However, as one of only two hockey fans here at American McCarver, I feel it…
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Hockey, Tattoos and Sports Entertainment

By Michele Catalano, September 7, 2011

I had a rather heated conversation on twitter a few days ago with someone who was upset that the New York Islanders now have an Official Tattoo Parlor. That’s right, a tattoo parlor - Tattoo Lou’s - is now…
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The Long, Slow Goodbye

By Michele Catalano, August 2, 2011

The New York Islanders all but left town last night. Their contract runs until 2015 and after that they will surely leave but in the hearts and minds of Islander fans, they’re already gone. We’re preparing for a funeral…
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To Do or Die On Long Island

By Michele Catalano, July 31, 2011

I took this picture in 1983 at a parade honoring the Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders. I want to be able to take a picture like this again. I want another moment just like this one. Tomorrow, we find…
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Logos, Uniforms and Fishsticks

By Michele Catalano, July 24, 2011

At least it’s not a fisherman. That was my response to the unveiling of the new Winnipeg Jets logo. I was hoping they would do the same with the logo as they did with the team name;…
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The Boundless Hope of the Off-Season

By Michele Catalano, July 21, 2011

On a hot summer night, over 5,000 people showed up at the Nassau Coliseum to watch a game that belongs to winter. What would make all those people spend a Saturday night in July watching a hockey scrimmage…
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Achievement Unlocked

By Michele Catalano, July 11, 2011

On January 24, 1981 I was sitting in the Nassau Coliseum - section 315 - watching history unfold. The New York Islanders were playing their 50th game of the season and right winger Mike Bossy had 48 goals coming…
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Old Time Hockey

By Michele Catalano, June 28, 2011

I owe my love of sports to my mother. It’s an unusual thing, as most parent-child sports bonding stories are father related, but my father is a Mets fan and my mother was going to see to it that…
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