The agony of defeat in NYC

Mon Jul 2 17:59:41 UTC 2012

At 7/2/2012 01:33 PM, Shapiro, Fred wrote:
>Great finds by Barry and Garson!  This has long been one of my
>favorite quotes. although for a Mets-Jets-Knicks-Islanders fan like
>myself, it is not at all clear that the sports pages are really
>records of human triumph and success.

Some of we expatriates are wiser -- we remember the Yankees and the
(football) Giants.  Or even the Dodgers and the (baseball) Giants.

Joel

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