by Dan Lovallo | Jan 19, 2021 | BLOG
Josh McDaniels must say “yes,” if he is offered the job as the next coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Word is McDaniels is the front runner for the position, after a lengthy interview with the Eagles pooh-bahs on Sunday. Saying “no” to a job...
by Dan Lovallo | Jan 18, 2021 | BLOG
Isn’t it time to enshrine Elston Howard in the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown? Isn’t it time to recognize the great career of the first African-American to play for the exalted New York Yankees? In my latest Substack post, I make the case why it is...
by Dan Lovallo | Sep 21, 2020 | BLOG
50 years ago to the day, Monday Night Football debuted on ABC, Sep. 21, 1970. The game featured the New York Jets – led by Joe Namath – against the Cleveland Browns. More than 85,000 fans jammed Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, watching the Browns dismantle...
by Dan Lovallo | Sep 3, 2020 | BLOG
Who would have thought that Phil Rizzuto and Tom Seaver would end up being joined at the hip? When Seaver, 75, died on Sep. 2, coincidentally, I had been reading Roger Angell’s piece about the 1969 New York Mets, a piece in which Seaver was prominently figured....
by Dan Lovallo | Aug 29, 2020 | BLOG
Much is being made of Amed Rosario’s walk-off home run at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 28, which gave the New York Mets a victory over the Yankees. In this strange Covid-riddled season, visiting clubs are being designated as the home team for some games, because of...