“The Kyrie Route”

Kyrie Irving, after backing out off a reset pass from TJ Warren, dazzled the road crowd at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C by driving effortlessly past Wizards wing Corey Kispert and faking out Kyle Kuzma in mid-air for a remarkable left handed finger roll in the second quarter of the Nets vs Wizards game … Read more

The Brooklyn Nets, Kyrie Irving, and the Unnecessary Division of America

Over the course of three seasons, Kyrie Irving has been at the forefront of a Brooklyn Nets franchise that seems to find drama and turmoil around every corner and along every straightaway.  During the 2020-2021 campaign, pre Harden-acquisition, the Nets found themselves devoid of their star combo guard. He was not injured, he was not … Read more

I Go As The Mets Go

I Go as The Mets Go It was October 15, 1964. My grandfather, Louis Modica, was watching his beloved Yankees in a heated World Series game seven against the St. Louis Cardinals. Mel Stottlemyre, the Yankees starter, was tasked with facing one of the greatest and most feared pitchers in baseball history, Bob Gibson. It … Read more