In that prehistoric time, before the Internet, before information floated in the ozone, I was a soccer novice who had never heard of Socrates until somebody pointed him out - swarthy, shaggy, tall, slender, mysterious. George Vecsey floathearinformation share on social
I never worried about getting stale because the news and the people induce freshness every working hour. George Vecsey freshnesshourinduce Change image and share on social
Sure, there were people from Missouri and Illinois who grew up Cardinals fans and migrated to New York for work or love. Cardinals fans congregate periodically at Foley's near Herald Square to root for the team of their childhood, up there on the TV screen. George Vecsey cardinalchildhoodcongregate share on social
Into La Bombonera danced the most agile, rhythmic, beautiful, sensuous people I have ever seen. And that was just the fans. George Vecsey agilebeautifulbombonera Change image and share on social
Hockey suffers from being compared to itself in ways that other sports are not. Every four years, some of us fawn over Olympic hockey, a great event with bigger rinks, minimal goonishness and national pride in addition to the heightened skills of veritable all-star squads. George Vecsey additionbigcompare share on social
I've seen fire, and I've seen rain. I've also had to scramble over tundra to get to the Super Bowl and seen baseball turf fields that could fry a fielder's soles. George Vecsey baseballbowlfield Change image and share on social
It's a Stanley Cup thing. The boys mangle one another for a series, performing all kinds of nasty tricks, then they make nice, shaking soggy hands as the teams shuffle in opposite directions. George Vecsey boycupdirection Change image and share on social
Weary soccer players just cannot run anymore and must resort to shootouts after 120 minutes when a result is mandatory, but men on skates can go indefinitely, no matter how badly it disrupts the television network's schedule. George Vecsey anymorebadlydisrupt share on social
In New York, Kid Carter was pure vanilla for a city with stronger tastes. George Vecsey cartercitykid Change image and share on social
In 1949, I saw a World War II veteran named Lou Brissie, who had nearly lost a lower leg in combat, pitch in the All-Star Game in Brooklyn. George Vecsey brissiebrooklyncombat Change image and share on social
