Rich O’Malley
@richomalley
“One Lucky Fan” / @NYBuildingCongress / Ex-Executive Editor @NYDailyNews / Ex-Deadspin, Newsday, SJU, Medill, LIU / Flânerie / Irreparably fraught / (he/they) Reality: 🗽 Daydreaming: 🇮🇹 richomalley.com
I cannot believe this was a decade ago. Also agreed, what a night. We will never see another like her again. And boy, could we stand to…
There’s so much more to accomplish, especially after the bitter end of last season, but after 25 years of futility, I have to reprogram my brain to fully appreciate & savor moments like this. Back2back Big East titles, a HOF coach who made it happen, and a cap’n in Zuby who’s the ❤️ of #sjubb 🔴🌩️
Exactly this. There was a time, so long ago now there’s probably plenty of younger NYers who don’t know, that NYDN was only legacy outlet doing what needed to be done to raise red flags. Then the chickenshits in charge said umm maybe dont do that ppl might get mad so here we are. Devastating day.
I am sure I am not the first, but I am once again moved to remind us all…
Li’l high school Richie would simply not believe this was a thing that would exist when he turned 50, but he’d be tickled pink to know he’d have it to look forward to. #let’sgowecan’twhynotwe’re…
Yes, truly... where WOULD it go? buildingcongress.com/report/2023-...
Along with a random Met, Yankee & the GOAT, without whom no list is complete, here are “some guys” who have had rules created for them in my 17+yr fantasy league. From the Mark Appel Conundrum/ Odrisamer Despaigne Dilemma/Leonys Martin Corollary, to getting Jeff Mathis’d (IYKYK), my league rules!
25 years ago today, I went to Italy for the first time. I felt very Irish until I arrived at the homeland of the other side of my family. What a ride since…
So… has anyone spoken to Mr. 1.6% on this fine Wednesday? No? Good. Go away now.
Back at the other place, I started using #PulitzerforBramhall on every post I put up of his clearly award-worthy work. Started that after we made this one a front page. (And I have the original printout of it on my home office wall!) He's so earned it, as was the case here as well.
Thanks to all my frens for a tremendous weekend at #ACPT! Congrats to Paolo & all the winners — really everyone who competed. It was my 1st time ever successfully completing a Puzzle 5, & I’ll hang my hat on that, since tourney perfection was thwarted in P7 bc this I should have been an O. D’oh!
Back from a rough go in Prov, & toasting a team that made me believe again w/ a Red Storm Negroni (I just made that up). I’m devasted. Mainly for players. They deserved a longer road. But they gave this program & city a helluva fun ride. Thank u for all of it. Raise that BE banner high. #sjubb 🔴⛈️
After all the emotions poured into this day and this unreal season, this is the moment… turning around to take one last shot as they finally ask us to leave… and they flash THAT up on the scoreboard and… absolute dagger. That’s a moment I’ll remember forever. I’m so happy. Finally. #sjubb
I have done something very weird in life to have so many friends & family reach out & tell me I was the first person they thought of after this loss. Rickey was 1 of a kind. Li’l Richie adored him - mimicked my batting stance, wore 24 - all of it. RIP GOAT Here’s my entry from “One Lucky Fan”:
Well who knew it would take 43 years, but the World Series has finally come back to the first page of my book … and I get to wholeheartedly hate the Dodgers AGAIN.