By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Our columnist doles out his end-of-season awards.
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By Ed Shakespeare
The Brooklyn Paper / Gary Thomas
Play’s the Thing: The Cyclones make their push for the playoffs.
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Play’s the Thing: In his greatest column to date, the Bard explains what Sesame Street has been teaching us for years — people that play together, speak English and Spanish together.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Our columnist at Carl Erskine Day at Keyspan Park.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Our Bard explains why the Cyclones are in second place: injuries!
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: At the midpoint of their 76-game season, the Cyclones’ record stood at a weak 18–20 and the team was in last place in the McNamara Division. Last week, I gave the starters their first-half grades. Now, it’s time to look at the pitching staff. Make no mistake — I’ve got out my ruler!
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: The Bard of Brooklyn Baseball offers his assessment of the 18-20 Cyclones. Cover your eyes; this could get ugly!
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Our columnist bemoans Walter O’Malley’s induction into the Hall of Fame on Sunday.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Every so often noted New York sportswriter Jimmy Cannon used to entitle his column “Nobody asked me, but…,” and Cannon would give a compilation of opinions on a variety of issues.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Fans using merely literal vision see only one person at third base when the Cyclones are in the field, but those baseball aficionados gifted with more figurative sight can see three persons at the hot corner for Brooklyn — Zach Lutz, and standing behind him, his parents.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: The Bard of Brooklyn Baseball continues his look at the 2008 Cyclones by deconstructing the pitching staff.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Our columnist takes you through the Cyclones’ infield.
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By Ed Shakespeare
Play’s the Thing: Queens and Brooklyn are rivals on the diamond, but for Cyclones fans, this is the best of times.
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