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I am a child of the ’80s: graduated grammar school in 1981, high school ’85, college ’89. My birthday is Jan. 1 so every breath I took in the 3,653 days between 1/1/80 and 12/31/89 was me, age 13-22. Presenting “Eighties…ish,” a Substack ode to my decade. mikevaccarosbu.substack.com/…
Column: the odds are against the #Knicks repeating. Most of the basketball cognoscenti would agree with that. But as Joel Goodsebn’s father once said: “Sometimes you just have to say: what the heck.” Here’s why they can repeat. nypost.com/2026/10/17/sports…
Vac’s Whacks: The City game has never been in better shape. nypost.com/2026/10/17/sports…
Honored to learn that “The Bosses of the Bronx” has been named a finalist for the Casey Award, which Spitball magazine annually presents to the best baseball book of the year. Humbled to be included alongside a remarkable list of candidates. spitballmag.com/
Column: the bad news about this year’s NBA Eastern Conference: it’s going to be a crowded gantlet to negotiate, with so many improved teams. The good news: the #Knicks seem uniquely qualified to negotiate it. nypost.com/2026/10/14/sports…
Now I know who to blame for my all-time lowest score!
Yes I had the honor of writing the questions for today’s geosports.app
And yes I chose violence.
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Yes I had the honor of writing the questions for today’s geosports.app
And yes I chose violence.
After those at-bats by Bauers and Yelich I invite you to join me in channeling @SlangsOnSports: “Baseball is the best!”
Column: the more things change in the NFL, the more one thing remains the same, year after year: clock-management as an unsolvable puzzle to too many head coaches. nypost.com/2026/10/12/sports…
Allen is averaging 7.5 yards a touch
It’s raining.
#Jets can’t protect the quarterback
And Reich won’t call any running plays.
Vac’s Whacks: after Igor Shesterkin joins Jaxson Dart, Brian Burns, Alexander Romanov and Aaron Judge as victims of season-destroying injuries, you wonder if there’s enough bubble wrap in the world to keep New York’s sports stars safe from themselves. nypost.com/2026/10/10/sports…
Column: the clock has officially begun to tick for Aaron Judge to avoid joining Don Mattingly and Bobby Murcer on a most unpalatable list of all-time #Yankees. nypost.com/2026/10/10/sports…
Fun one in @nypostsports today. Exactly one century ago the #Yankees were a) beaten by an upstart team relying on smarts and savvy; were sabotaged by their own gloves; were overwhelmed by a dominant pitcher; and suffered one of the all-time base-running gaffes. Sound familiar?
Column: as a #Yankees fan, you may feel a little salty on this morning of Oct. 10, 2026. And you probably would’ve felt exactly the same way, for many of the same reasons, on the morning of Oct. 10, 1926. Come ride shotgun with me in the time machine. nypost.com/2026/10/10/sports…
Column: a fan interference call that costs the #Yankees a run rather than delivering one is just one of many bitter reminders just how far away they are from the magic of the dynasty years — which happened in a different century and has never felt more so. nypost.com/2026/10/08/sports…
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Column: On Ben Rice, who right now is a one-man band for the #Yankees as he waits for his friends to join the fray. nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports…
ICYMI, New from “EIGHTIES …ish:” on Cable TV, the most game-changing of all game-changers for kids of the ’80s, and how it brought an avalanche of options overnight, the first time a box (and that clunky remote control!) arrived in your living room. mikevaccarosbu.substack.com/…
ICYMI, Column: the #Yankees turned Tropicana Field into an unlikely House of Horrors, and couldn’t have beaten a faster path out of Dodge. Can The Bronx restore their mojo? Even if it does, another trip to Dodge — er, St. Pete — is required. Good luck! nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports…
ICYMI, Column: Maybe the Karl-Anthony Towns contract impasse with the #Knicks is only a temporary blip that won’t impede the team’s mission to repeat. But there are 29 other teams who are certainly rooting the other way. nypost.com/2026/10/05/sports…
Column: the #Yankees turned Tropicana Field into an unlikely House of Horrors, and couldn’t have beaten a faster path out of Dodge. Can The Bronx restore their mojo? Even if it does, another trip to Dodge — er, St. Pete — is required. Good luck with that. nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports…