Month: July 2022

Paul Sorvino, Superstar as an Actor and Superstar as a Man

Paul Sorvino, Superstar as an Actor and Superstar as a Man

Paul Sorvino’s daughter, Academy award-winning actress, Mira Sorvino tweeted that her “great” father was gone. “My father the great Paul Sorvino has passed. My heart is rent asunder- a life of love and joy and wisdom with him is over.” Mira Sorvino tweeted. “He was the most wonderful father. I love him so much. I’m sending you love in the stars Dad as you ascend.” “Our hearts are broken,” wife Dee Dee Sorvino said in a statement. “There will never be another Paul Sorvino. He was the love of my life, and one of the greatest performers to ever grace the screen and stage.”

DROWNING

Here I am, in an open sea. The waves are crashing over me. I’m gasping for a breath of air—something to rid me of insanity. I’m drowning. I’m all alone. I’m on my own. I’ll die alone. I blink back tears from dripping eyes, Wishing emotions could be paralyzed. I feel too much or not […]

All-Star Special… TucciBat support Munson kids. Wellwood Memorials remembers Babe & Lou’s Batboy

All-Star Special… TucciBat support Munson kids. Wellwood Memorials remembers Babe & Lou’s Batboy

While everyone in the baseball world is thinking about the all-star game, I am thinking about different areas of the game. For one, I need to thank Peter Tucci and the Tucci Bat company. Tucci very generously has helped support the Thurman Munson baseball team, called The Thurman Munson Disciples, part of the Atlantic Collegiate […]

Top 5 Best YA Murder Mystery Novels

Top 5 Best YA Murder Mystery Novels

It seems like nowadays, the most popular books are the intense romance ones. Books written by Colleen Hoover and Jenny Han are the latest craze, and don’t get me wrong, they are really good books. However, there is nothing like a good YA Murder mystery novel. So, if you are looking for a change of book genre, here are the top 5 best murder mystery novels for you!

THE TYPEWRITER

He rolled up his sleeves and sighed before dusting off his old machine. The worn chair he sat on was rickety, just like his old bones. He fumbled with the paper from his drawer. He chuckled to himself. It’s crazy to think that even decades out of practice, his mind goes back to his old […]

David Cone day in Yankee lore. Squeegee the batboy helps

David Cone day in Yankee lore. Squeegee the batboy helps

One of the hardest things to do in sports is to throw a no-hitter. To take it a step further, to throw a perfect game, especially at Yankee Stadium, is almost supernatural. On this day (July 18, 1999) David Cone achieved this incredible feat. What made it even more incredible was that the game had […]

Op-Ed: The Best YouTube Channels for Book Lovers

Op-Ed: The Best YouTube Channels for Book Lovers

Online book communities have grown a lot lately, and for good reason. They are dedicated to bringing all the book-related content that book lovers crave. One community that has grown especially is book channels on YouTube, where you can find all sorts of content, from reading vlogs, to book hauls, reviews, reading lists by topic or season, and news of your favorite authors. 

On hope week I remember the hope the Boss gave me

On hope week I remember the hope the Boss gave me

My motherJenny and I lived at Westchester Ave and 161 St in the Bronx.  At that time it was a very dangerous neighborhood because of the constant gang violence and territorial fights. When my mom married a young grocery worker named Cirillo, he took me on as his own son. He eventually moved us […]

Top 5 Best Young Adult (YA) Contemporary Novels

Top 5 Best Young Adult (YA) Contemporary Novels

Now, what makes a book considered to be a YA Contemporary novel? Well, according to the Wikipedia definition, “Contemporary literature is literature which is generally set after World War II.” Pretty much, a YA contemporary novel is pretty much any book that takes place in the 2000’s, and involves some sort of romance or coming-of-age story. Want to know which ones you should read? Here are the top 5 best YA Contemporary Novels.

A Park named Thurman Munson

A Park named Thurman Munson

For the last 15 years, Professor Bill OConnell from Suffolk Community College has basically been monitoring my life and has done extensive research for a documentary about where I came from in the Bronx and what led to my life in the baseball and Yankee universe. The fact that next year marks the 50th anniversary […]

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