Articles by: Rich Mancuso

Inconsistent Snell; Yankees Rookies Dominate Again

Inconsistent Snell; Yankees Rookies Dominate Again

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Why this Yankees team wins with consistency and continues to be the best team in baseball is obvious when analyzing their 4-3 over the Tampa Bay Rays Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. It’s their consistent […]

by · June 15, 2018 · Sports
Travolta Helps Batboy At Stadium

Travolta Helps Batboy At Stadium

By Ray Negron If you lived through the crazy yet wonderful years of the seventies and you were a movie buff then in 1976 you fell in love with Rocky. Me being semi crazy I listened to Billy Martin and […]

by · June 14, 2018 · Sports
Yankees Hope Week At Bronx School

Yankees Hope Week At Bronx School

HOPE WEEK WEDNESDAY NEW YORK YANKEES Yankees players CC Sabathia, Luis Severino, David Robertson and Aaron Hicks, along with third base coach Phil Nevin, Yankees General Partner / Vice Chairperson Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindaland Yankees Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Cashman joined the founder […]

by · June 13, 2018 · Sports
Mets Need To Rebuild Without Their “Master”

Mets Need To Rebuild Without Their “Master”

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor For the Mets and their fans it is difficult to understand what has transpired in three years. Citi Field was loud and obnoxious with that short lived  and unexpected postseason run to the World Series. […]

by · June 12, 2018 · Sports
NYCFC Appoints New Head Coach

NYCFC Appoints New Head Coach

NEWS FROM NYCFC New York City FC today announced the appointment of Domènec Torrent as Head Coach replacing the outgoing Patrick Vieira.  Torrent, former Head Coach of Girona FC and Assistant Coach at Barcelona FC and Bayern Munich, has most […]

by · June 11, 2018 · Sports
Coach Vieira Departs NYCFC  For Opportunity

Coach Vieira Departs NYCFC For Opportunity

NEWS FROM NYCFC SOCCER New York City FC today announced that Head Coach Patrick Vieira is leaving the Club to join OGC Nice, effective immediately. Vieira departs after two and a half years at the helm having led the team […]

by · June 11, 2018 · Sports
Mike Smith And Justify Arrive The 13th

Mike Smith And Justify Arrive The 13th

By Jason Gonzalez The racing gods have spoken and they can now “Justify” their claim for Mike Smith and his four legged charge to be placed in the lexicon of all-time greats in thoroughbred history. Previous Triple Crown winners Secretariat […]

by · June 10, 2018 · Sports
Jun 9, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York City forward Jo Inge Berget (9) takes the ball downfield against Atlanta United midfielder Darlington Nagbe (6) during the second half at Yankee Stadium. The game ended in a 1-1 tie. Mandatory Credit: Chris Bergmann-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC Midpoint Seeks Improvement

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Not the same inter borough rivalry across town with the Yankees and Mets but Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium NYCFC had their MLS Eastern division clash again with Atlanta United. Two teams near each other […]

by · June 9, 2018 · Sports
Boxing Hall of Fame For Longtime Colleague

Boxing Hall of Fame For Longtime Colleague

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor  Epic fights and it was for the lightweight title, May 5, 2013 in Las Vegas when the late Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo made boxing history. That 10th round saw Corrales come off the […]

by · June 8, 2018 · Sports
Coppola: Mets Draft Local Again

Coppola: Mets Draft Local Again

By William Coppola WILLIAM COPPOLA, LONGTIME ASSOCIATED WITH BASEBALL THAT INCLUDES SCOUTING OFFERS A PERSONAL AND UPFRONT PERSPECTIVE OF A DRAFT PICK MADE TODAY BY THE NEW YORK METS. HE IS A CONTRIUTING COLUMNIST FOR THE BRONX CHRONICLE. Today the […]

by · June 6, 2018 · Sports
Jun 2, 2018; New York, NY, USA; New York City FC midfielder Thomas McNamara (15) heads the ball against Orlando City SC midfielder Oriol Rosell (20) during the first half at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

NYCFC Returns To The Bronx With Win

NYCFC looked to rebound from a loss in Houston as they took on Orlando City SC during Pride Night at Yankee Stadium. Patrick Vieira’s Starting XI saw three changes from the side that tussled in Texas, with Jesus Medina, Tommy […]

by · June 3, 2018 · Sports
Coppola: Bullpens, Arms & Adjustments

Coppola: Bullpens, Arms & Adjustments

By William Coppola In the movie Forest Gump, one of the most famous lines was: “Life is like a box of chocolates, you don’t know what your gonna get.” If we apply that thought to baseball we can easily replace […]

by · June 2, 2018 · Sports
Another Bullpen Implosion  For .500 Mets

Another Bullpen Implosion For .500 Mets

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   This was another implosion brought to you in part again by the bullpen of the New York Mets. At Citi Field Friday night, starter Zack Wheeler  with a 2-0 lead in the seventh inning gave […]

by · June 2, 2018 · Sports
Mike Smith Looks To Be 13 With “Justify”

Mike Smith Looks To Be 13 With “Justify”

By Jason Gonzalez It is apparent that history isn’t on the side of American jockey Mike Smith and his thoroughbred partner-in-crime, Justify. After winning the Kentucky Derby and The Preakness, Smith boards Justify once more, in hopes of achieving horse […]

by · May 31, 2018 · Sports
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 24: Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees hits and RBI single in the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on April 24, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City.   Elsa/Getty Images/AFP

Yankees Rookie Do It Again

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Under normal circumstances a team that strikes out 17 times and commits five errors is likely not going to win a ballgame. But these are the New York Yankees and with a power lineup that […]

by · May 30, 2018 · Sports