"This was a big-league jump for joy. 'How did the dugout feel after Yan finished that sixth inning? “Jumpin’,” interim manager Andy Green deadpanned.' www.nytimes.com/athletic/749...

Other owners are mad because the Dodgers are trying too hard to win, and make the other owners look bad in the process www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

“Our summers haven’t simply gotten worse. They have been made worse by specific companies that knew that what they were doing would ruin summer and went ahead and did it anyway. We shouldn’t let them get away with it.” newrepublic.com/article/2113...

Per SNY broadcast, the Mets -since starting 2025 with a 45-24 record- have gone 60-87. That's despite purging the team's core over the winter, and firing most of the coaching staff. Who's left to account for this mess, besides David Stearns and his analytics army?

March 26, 2020: bus operator Oliver Cyrus & conductor Peter Petrassi died from Covid-19, the first of at least 177 MTA employees who succumbed to the disease. Despite having a pandemic plan in place since Dec 2012, & 1000s of N95 masks stockpiled

March 25 2020: “Some of these rooms are about the size of a janitor’s closet, and you’ll have 16 people in there at once — that’s eight crews,…We feel unprotected in there.”

March 24 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 24: 2019: 242 2020: 2308(on March 17, there were 395) Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500 Mask ban remained in effect

March 24 2020:reduced ridership & excessive employee sick calls force @MTA to cut subway service, but won’t drop mask ban, or enforce social distancing guidelines in employee facilities(Dyre Ave, 179 St, as examples)

March 23 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 23: 2019: 242 2020: 2099(on March 17, there were 395) Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500 Mask ban remained in effect

March 23 2020:The C train was shut down after an employee was infected with covid-19. Mask ban remained in effect.

March 22 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 22: 2019: 241 2020: 1470(on March 17, there were 395) Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500 Mask ban remained in effect

March 22 2020:”Yellow chains will be used to keep New York City bus riders and drivers a safe distance apart during the coronavirus pandemic. Photos released by the MTA Sunday show the new barriers, which will be in place on all local and select buses…”

March 21 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 21: 2019: 223 2020: 1337(on March 17, there were 395) Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500 Mask ban remained in effect

March 20 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 20: 2019: 216 2020: 1121 Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500

March 20 2020:Gov Cuomo orders lockdown, but doesn’t order his @mta.info to lift its mask ban imposed on public-facing employees

March 19 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 19: 2019: 206 2020: 733 Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500

March 19 2020:Mask ban imposed on public-facing @MTA employees remains in place, despite reports of spread of covid-19. When bus operators at unnamed Brooklyn depot asked for masks to protect themselves, the agency with “contingency plans for its contingency plans” posted this

March 19 2020:Subway service to south Ozone Park & the Rockaways suspended after tower operator believed to have covid-19 reported to work instead of quarantining until he received test results

March 18 2020: comparisons of cancellations due to train crew shortages Total cancellations thru March 18: 2019: 204 2020: 567 Average monthly systemwide cancellations due to train crew shortages:500

March 17 2020:”The MTA instituted mandatory “social distancing” rules for employees this wk — as transit workers grow increasingly alarmed by the spread of the coronavirus,…” The measure came 10 days AFTER the same measure was instituted for MTA C&D employees Mask ban remains

March 17 2020:B div crew office shut down after employee contracts covid-19. 30 others told to quarantine. But the mask ban imposed on public-facing employees remained in place

On 3/6/2020, the MTA's chief safety officer issued a memo prohibiting mask use by public-facing employees. Combined with the agency's failure to enforce social distancing, Covid-19 was allowed to circulate freely, with tragic consequences for the public-facing workforce

As of 3/1/2020, the MTA had 75k-240k N95 masks stockpiled across its network. It refused to distribute them.

March 12 2020:Despite the W.H.O. declaring covid a pandemic, and Gov Cuomo declaring covid a public health emergency, @mta.info refused to lift its ban on mask use by public-facing employees, with tragic(but avoidable)consequences for the workforce

March 10 2020:earliest mention of Covid-19 as a reason to cancel subway service(2 train at 241 st terminal) [MTA mgmt and the Gov's office kept the mask ban on public-facing employees in place]

March 8 2020:”For anyone worried about using public transportation, I can assure you that the MTA has taken aggressive and proactive steps to ensure the safety of our 8 million daily customers and our valued employees who keep it running.”-MTA CEO Pat Foye Stockpiled N95 masks remained stockpiled

March 6 2020:MTA C & D(led by Janno Lieber)initiated protective measures that saved the lives of its workers and contractors. @MTA mgmt knew what it would take to protect public-facing workers. They chose not to do it, despite bragging about contingency plans at their disposal.

MLB honors the legacy of Jackie Robinson each season. The league can't be happy -or comfortable- with this statue being erected in an MLB stadium, are they?

"This is an excerpt from the 2020 book, Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers by Doug Swanson, which describes' Banks' role in efforts to keep schools in Texas racially segregated" www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

The MTA & NYCT better keep sweeper trains staffed and operating throughout Sunday afternoon & night for there to be any hope of a Monday morning rush hour. That’ll require spending $ on OT. Will Janno have the stomach to pay up to fulfill his promise? www.thecity.nyc/2026/02/21/b...