Mike Lupica
@MikeLupica
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National Sports Media Hall of Fame. NY Daily News and @mlb .com columnist. Author of 19 NYT Best Sellers, currently "12 Months to Live" with James Patterson.
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It's been a year since my dad's great American life ended, two months after his 99th birthday. I miss him every day. Still imagine making my afternoon call to him, hearing him give me the same answer every time I asked how he was doing. "Great!" he'd say, before eventually ending
My dad, Bene Lupica, of the 165th Bombardment Group, 783rd Bombardment Squadron, passed gently away this morning at 99. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and the kindest and best man I have ever known. I loved him more than I can ever properly express.
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The guy who murdered 11 people at a synagogue, and the guy who sent the mail bombs, and the guy who shot up a yoga studio in Tallahassee -- which Mexican gang and which caravan were they from?
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Armed gunmen storming the Michigan State House aren't patriots. They're felons.
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I want to thank all those who read and loved these books for the amazing response to this post over the past couple of days.
Kids who read Mike Lupica books as a kid grew up to have supreme ball knowledge
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The great William Goldman, my dear friend of 40 years, passed away this morning at the age of 87. All he did in the same career was write "The Princess Bride" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and the screenplay for "All the President's Men." And that is the short list.
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My dad, Bene Lupica, of the 165th Bombardment Group, 783rd Bombardment Squadron, passed gently away this morning at 99. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and the kindest and best man I have ever known. I loved him more than I can ever properly express.
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The most important golfer in the world right now, Rory McIlroy, just won the biggest financial prize in the sport. It's a good thing. He's a better golfer than Greg Norman was. And a much better guy.
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My mom, Lee Lupica, passed peacefully away this afternoon at the age of 95. She was a loving wife, and mother, and grandmother, and finally great-grandmother. And she was married to my Pops, Bene Lupica, for 72 years until he passed away at the end of March. Now she's back where
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So......they're trying to "cancel" Aaron Rodgers but Colin Kaepernick wasn't?
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Wow! Thanks!
Kids who read Mike Lupica books as a kid grew up to have supreme ball knowledge
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I heard the Vice President tell people in this country that they wouldn't be safe in Joe Biden's America. How safe was Jacob Blake?
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If
@DevinNunes
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@Jim_Jordan
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Alan Dershowitz is doing everything to get on the President's legal team except wear a sandwich board on Pennsylvania Ave.
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Dr. Fauci talked about 'brave warriors" today. He ought to know. He is one.
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None of these officials should be allowed near a big basketball game ever again. But at least we found out who can stop Caitlin Clark. Them.
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From the great Bob Ryan on Bill Russell: “In his final 14 years as a basketball player, Bill Russell’s team participated in 21 winner-take-all contests (nine NCAA tournament games, one Olympic gold medal game, 10 Game 7s, one deciding Game 5), and Bill Russell’s team won all 21.”
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The bad news? 200,000 people may die of the coronavirus in this country, and there is no way of knowing when life here will ever be the same. The good news? Trump is No 1 on Facebook.
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So Chris Christie does debate prep with the president and now is going to do debate analysis for ABC? What, they couldn't get Jared Kushner?
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The Astros lost a manager, a general manager, Springer, Correa, Cole. And just swept the Yankees, with Altuve and Alvarez doing hardly any damage. The Astros aren't just deeper and more talented. They have a far better organization than the Yankees do.
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The officials have done their best to ruin one of the most anticipated women’s finals ever
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If Novak Djokovic had any grace, or respect for a tournament he has won nine times, he would withdraw today and go to the airport and fly home.
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It has become official, if it wasn't before this, that
@espn
is getting exactly what it paid for with McAfee's show. And McAfee is getting exactly what he paid for with Aaron Rodgers.
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Mets won 101 games last season. Five of them came from deGrom
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My dear friend, NBA Hall of Famer Paul Westphal, passed away today. He was 70, and had been diagnosed with brain cancer last year. He was a splendid husband, father, grandfather, player, coach, friend, and man of faith. God now receives into His arms a most honored guest.
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There was a time in this country, when Willie Mays was young and the best all-around player who ever lived, when the greatest compliment you could pay any athlete was to say that they had some Willie Mays in them. And is again tonight, as the country says goodbye to the Say Hey
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Got it. Patrick Ewing not great. Barkley not great. Marino not great. Ernie Banks not great. Do I need to keep going? Chris Paul not great.
Jay Williams is unwilling to say that Caitlin Clark is great...yet
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My Pops at 97. We just finished his daily 20 minute walk. Sometimes he goes 22. Best part of my day.
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What wall would have saved the victims of Vegas, shot dead by a guy born in Clinton, Ia.? What wall saves the victims of the Pulse nightclub, shot by a guy born in New Hyde Park, N.Y.? Or victims of Parkland? Asking all those anti-immigration firebrands at Fox News for a friend.
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Spoiler alert: When you read or hear about a source saying there's a renewed market for Carlos Correa now that his physical has made the Mets hesitant about guaranteeing him a $300 million -- that source is always Scott Boras.
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How many people in caravans have shot up a Walmart and killed 20 people lately?
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Our amazing oldest son and his equally amazing wife welcomed their first child, our first grandchild, into the world on Jan. 21. And though it's only been a week, and just speaking for my wife and me, it's been an even more awesome experience than we thought it would be.
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How long has baseball been playing 5-game division series? Now we have to change the format because the Dodgers and Braves stopped hitting? Mets won 101 games and stopped hitting and lost a best-of-three to the Padres. How come nobody suggested best-of-five for Wild Card series?
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Maybe not today. But Jay Monahan is through. No matter how much money is about to change hands. He just turned into everything he said he hated. Someday they’ll name a figure skating move after him.
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A monstrous lie, told by a truly monstrous human being.
This lie is so dangerous. Its intent is to inspire violence against President Biden and Democrats in a perverted sense of self-defense. MAGA can’t win with votes so they choose violence.
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Any sucker still buying into hogwash that this election wasn't legitimate should be watching Christopher Krebs on
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From
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Now once again the dumbest pageant in bigtime sports. There's a chance that if you lose the coin flip, you don't get the ball until next season. A billion dollar industry, biggest we have in sports in this country, and a season can come down to the flip of a coin. Insane.
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This country would be much better off if we had more people like
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Russia's been banned from the Olympics, but the Republicans think it was Ukraine's fault.
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The Yankees have made a lot of mistakes over the past five years. None was bigger than going for Stanton and not waiting for Bryce Harper.
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A Cleveland, Texas man proudly exercised his Second Amendment rights by gunning down five neighbors, including an 8-year old, with an AR-15. Thoughts and prayers from the NRA and all those in Congress who genuflect in front of them to follow.
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These are truly awful people. Both of them.
Jim Jordan teases a new congressional investigation into Hillary Clinton
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Greg Norman blows six shot leads. Rory McIlroy overcame one on Sunday.
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The decision not to include Caitlin Clark on the United States Olympic team is monumentally dumb.
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Kellyanne suggests surveillance can include microwaves. So when I reheated coffee this morning, was careful not to pass on intel to Russia.
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My Pops, Bene Lupica, celebrates his 99th birthday today, six days after welcoming his first great-grandchild to the world. It means a great and honorable and blessed American life continues, with both grace and style.
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The wisdom on the guys playing the Saudi golf tour and talking about growing the game comes from the late, great Giants general manager George Young: “When they say it’s not about the money it’s always about the money.”
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One more picture of my Pops. Thanks to everyone for the extraordinary outpouring of love and respect for him over the past couple of days. It has meant so much to our family.
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It must be comforting to Caitlin Clark today that people who've been chirping at her since she got to the WNBA now think her being left off the Olympic team is really a good thing for her. The blowback on this young woman continues to be amazing.
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Here's an Orwellian quote for Kayleigh to ponder: "In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
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How in holy hell could the president of the United States accuse
@yamiche
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Until Pam Bondi came along, no one knew there was a law school at Mar-a-Lago.
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DeGrom pitched 2 more innings last season than Edwin Diaz. The Mets closer.
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Another great quote today about the great Willie Mays, from Reggie Jackson: “Put it this way about Willie. With Babe Ruth, you only wanted to see him do one thing. It was different with Willie. You wanted to see him do everything.”
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Tell me again that Alabama isn’t one of the four best teams.
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You want to know what a real national emergency was? Parkland, Florida. February 14, 2018
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The manager is always the easy target in baseball. But if this Yankee season ends this way against the Astros, isn't the real reckoning going to be about the general manager?
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Say it again: It is ridiculous in the playoffs for the NFL to have a system where only one team gets the ball, if it scores a TD. I get it. The defense didn’t stop them. Not Josh Allen’s fault. Worst rule in sports.
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Maybe when all the Saudi money comes rolling in the PGA Tour they can get together and figure out how to show a final round that starts early -- like the Rocket Mortgage Classic did today -- live in network TV. You know, when a popular star like Rickie Fowler is trying to win
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You know what else was once again ratified on Tuesday? The validity of the 2020 election. To borrow the title of a great book written by my pal
@JonLemire
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Thinking that if the ability to draw big crowds is all it takes to be president, wouldn't Springsteen be in the White House?
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Chris Mortensen, with whom I once worked at The National, had a career that was a hymn to the best of our business. And was even a better man than he was a reporter. He is gone now, after a long, brave battle against cancer. It was an honor to have known him.
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Ted Koppel to Sean Hannity: “You have attracted people who are determined that ideology is more important than facts." Game, set, match.
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Fred Couples on Mickelson:
“I don’t think I’ll ever to talk to him again,” Couples said. “What for? I’m not in the same boat as him anymore, and probably never will play golf with him again. I’m not saying that to be mean. We’re just in different orbits.”
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@KevinMKruse
@EliseStefanik
It's never too early for Elise to start making plans for her post-political career.
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How great is this?!
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Morning walk through the Public Garden, Boston. A few hours before our youngest child, our daughter, graduates from Boston College.
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Caitlin Clark just played one of the great tournament games of college basketball any man or woman has ever played.
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Here’s kind of a fun question: How much Saudi money did Monahan make today?
Hey Jay Monaghan. Hope you dont mind sleeping with Donald Trump, because he's already in bed with the bloody Saudis. Hop in and pucker up.
#BetweenTheSheiks
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If you see your father today, or just speak to him, appreciate the moment, and the blessing. First Father's Day of my life without my Pops. But I'll be still able to hear his voice, saying "Great!" when I ask him how he's doing, believing every day was going to be the best one he
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Goodell on Kaepernick: "I think if a team decides Colin can help their team win, that's what they'll do......in the best interests of their club." This is what you say when a former Super Bowl QB is blackballed because of his political beliefs. Nice commissionering, commissioner.
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This. Did. Not. Have. To. Happen. He wanted it to go away. He was more worried about the market. All he truly cares about is re-election.
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My dear friend, the great Pete Hamill, passed away this morning at the age of 85. He was not just a giant of newspapers and fiction and of his city, he was kind and generous and lived a life, to use his own words, defined by "an old-fashioned thing called grace."
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When saw James Woods trending today I thought it was because he'd gotten a part.
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Matthew Stafford waited through a career of losing Sundays in Detroit to make the throw of a lifetime he just made to Cooper Kupp.
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Yeah, you can imagine Sean Spicer's displeasure with the media for correctly quoting his boss calling his new travel ban a ban. Shame on us.
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Nine years ago, Serena Williams yelled this at a woman calling a line in her Open semifinal: "I swear to God I'll ----ing take the ball and shove it down your ---ing throat." Here's what Serena said after the match: "An apology from me? How many people yell at linespeople?"
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IS it possible that the Red Sox could lose 100 games in a 60-game season?
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LUPICA: The America that John McCain sees in a dying light is not the one for which he fought
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Took a walk today with my 98 years young Pops. Ten minutes out, ten minutes back. After that he whupped me in cribbage.
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@MollyJongFast
@WSJopinion
And Henninger will be remembered as a great columnist........Wait. Never mind.
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Marky Mark Levin seems more upset than usual. He was probably sure that he alone, Marky Mark, could overturn the results of a presidential election. Maybe he should sue.
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Happy 70th wedding anniversary to my parents today. Still living in their own house, still happy to be in each other's presence. Still my heroes.
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Harrison Butker isn’t qualified to give a commencement address at a driving school.
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The reckoning from history will be that Mitch McConnell is one of the great cowards in modern political history
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Did the CDC head off to Cancun, the way Cruz did, during a storm that had millions of Texans without water or power? Asking for those millions of Texans. Must be some view this guy has from his glass house.
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Part of Yogi Berra’s great American story was this: A few weeks after his 19th birthday he was in a rocket boat at Omaha Beach on this morning in 1944, serving with honor and courage the way they all did that day.
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Well, yeah, Jeff, but next year Neal will still have his law license. So there’s that.
Why am I not surprised that Neal Katyal made it a priority to get to a neopagan ritual?
See picture below in lower right.
Pray that these folks come to the light & realize that the only path is through and to our Lord.
We are all fallen and need God, and to repent as a Nation.
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I think I have my new team.
nine year old justin herbert had it all planned out
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Mollie Hemingway is so far over the clown line she couldn't find her way back there with WAZE.
Mollie Hemingway has always been a joke on Fox, but this is especially laughable. If Trump does what "most people do when they're filing their taxes," does that mean it's common to write off $70,000 for haircuts? If so, my tax guy blew it.
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