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The Great Chicago Fire Sale Could Benefit the New York Mets
Posted: 15th June 2010 by Frank Gray in MLB
The city of Chicago has seen its share of hard times. In 1871 they had a massive fire that lasted for days. It destroyed everything in it's wake. The city rebuilt though and once again became a prominent destination in the United States, both economically and competitively.
They have had sports teams struggle in mediocrity and succeed to the heights of their profession. Among their teams ...
The 25 Greatest New York Giants Players, Part 3 of 7: No, 25-No. 21
Posted: 25th May 2010 by Frank Gray in NFL
After taking a look at the list of honorable mention players and reviewing the criteria for this list, let's begin the primary list of 25. Going backwards, we will begin with the 25th greatest player.
No. 25 : Bart Oates—C
Oates was the anchor of the wall of Giants that protected the QB and RB's from 1985 until 1993. He began his career in the USFL , ...
Will the New York Mets Leader Please Stand Up? Part Three
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Frank Gray in MLB
In the last part of the series on leadership in the New York Mets club house, we will look at several player options.
Those options include Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur , Rod Barajas , Ike Davis and Jose Reyes. We have reviewed Johan Santana, David Wright and Francisco Rodriguez. Now, moving on, let's further examine the rest of that list, starting with Carlos ...
According to Webster's Dictionary, the word leader is someone who leads, guides, or is the first and/or principal performer of a group. In other words, it is someone who takes charge. When scanning through the pages of history, we see countless examples of people who have qualified under this definition and have achieved great success. The most notable in American history may be George ...