Ron Vaccaro
Ron Vaccaro
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Yale's apple orchard history
Whether you enjoy looking at the pictures or you're just interested in reading, "Baseball in New Haven," a pictorial history penned by Sam Rubin '95, is a local baseball fan's dream. The book consists of 194 images, each with a detailed caption, and...
Let George manage his own investment
This being my last column of the year (a fact that is sure to delight many in this community) I considered doing an upbeat "Year in Review" piece. Perusing my previous use of this space, however, brought me back to reality -- I enjoy being a curmudgeon...
Wells-Yankees feud distracts from real issues
New York Yankees pitcher David Wells was full of surprises this winter: first was his controversial autobiography, "Perfect I'm Not: Boomer on Beer, Brawls, Backaches and Baseball" in which he claims to have been drunk when he pitched his perfect game...
With God Bless America, it's all or nothing
With Sunday night's opener between the defending world champion Anaheim Angels and the Texas Rangers and a slew of Opening Day games today, optimism is permeating the baseball world, as it usually does this time of year. If you want to spend the next...
What it means to be old school
At a Hot Stove Baseball Luncheon in downtown New Haven last week, former Boston Red Sox star Jim Rice spoke of baseball as it was when he competed in the 1970s and 80s compared to today. He offered an anecdote about Boston ace Pedro Martinez as an...
M. hockey team gels for final stretch
This weekend's sweep of St. Lawrence and Clarkson marked the first time the Yale men's hockey squad has accomplished that feat since the magical 1997-98 season when the Bulldogs were crowned regular season champions of the ECAC. While the chances of...
Gut-check time for Elm City sports
Pick up a media guide/ recruiting brochure for the majority of Yale's 35 varsity sports and, somewhere nestled amidst athlete's bios you will find a page called "New Haven: The Perfect Location" which highlights some of the city's draws. As recently as...
Yale shows resilience in hockey win
Following Saturday night's 4-3 victory over the University of Connecticut, Yale men's hockey coach Tim Taylor outlined several positives: the win extended Yale's winning streak to three games, all out of conference, giving the Bulldogs a final...
Finding sports purity out West
It's become almost commonplace to fill this space (whether by me or my peers) with all that is wrong with sports, both college and professional. This past weekend, though, while in South Bend, Ind., to broadcast Yale's hockey games versus Notre Dame, I...
Title up for grabs in wide-open ECAC
The ECAC brands itself as one of the most competitive, wide-open conferences in college hockey. While not one of the powerhouse leagues, the ECAC's claim to fame is that, more than any other conference, anything can happen on a given night.