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Morty’s Game

Manhattan, Sports, West Side Spirit /

MORTY’S GAME New York was founded in 1624. 60 years later Madison Square Park became public and about 160 years after that we created baseball. Sure, you’ve heard about Cooperstown, but I’m sorry. The Knickerbocker Rules, the nine innings and the whole schmiel are from right here. We could argue about it. I’m sure someone somewhere is.

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Achilles

Accessibility, Manhattan, Nonprofits, Portfolio, Sports /

ACHILLES “There’s a hydraulic fuel leak: you’ll need to jettison,” Lou Chinal heard in his helmet radio. When you deploy your ejection kit, “Keep your elbows in,” Lou told me. “If you don’t keep them in, when you eject you’ll either lose ‘em or break ‘em.” “How far did you fall?” I asked. Lou paused, “About 13,500 feet.”

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