Author Archives: Zack O'Malley Greenburg

As The Game draws near, many Yalies may still be ashamed of last year’s loss to Harvard. The defeat marked the fourth in a row for the Bulldogs — the first time they had lost four straight Games since 1922. But, fellow Elis, you have no reason to fear. First of all, Yale holds the »

If this winter’s free agents were on the open market five years ago, George Steinbrenner would have soiled himself with glee. Sammy Sosa, Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas, Roger Clemens, Bernie Williams. Five years ago, all of these guys would have commanded a minimum of $15 million per year. But with the exception of Clemens, most »

With two games already in the bag, the Chicago White Sox are winning the 2005 World Series on the strength of two guys who have combined for 50 home runs in 2449 career games — left fielder Scott Podsednik and manager Ozzie Guillen. Podsednik’s walkoff home run on Sunday night gave Chicago a commanding 2-0 »

Less than three weeks ago, the Chicago White Sox were on the verge of losing their playoff berth to the upstart Cleveland Indians. Today, the South Siders are four wins away from their first World Championship since 1919. White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf is used to winning. He oversaw six NBA championships as chairman of »

Money can’t buy happiness, and judging from the first round of the MLB playoffs, it can’t buy postseason victories either. But cold hard cash sure does an excellent job of getting teams to October, regardless of how long they stay there. The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, who shelled out a combined »

The women’s cross country team closed out its second weekend of fall competition with a first-place finish in a field of 16 teams in Saturday’s Spiked Shoe Meet at University Park, Penn. Just days after earning the No. 25 rank in the nation, the Bulldogs dominated Saturday’s competition with four runners finishing in the top »

While most Yalies were already basking in the glow of summer vacation, the men’s varsity lightweight crew team was practicing harder than ever. And while the summer may not have been as fun as lounging in the Hamptons or backpacking in Patagonia, it was far more rewarding. On Saturday, June 4, the team rowed its »

Though the baseball team remained in the race until the last weekend of the season, the bats of Brown bested the Elis’ formidable pitching staff. The Bears took three of four from the Bulldogs in the last series of the year, leaving Yale in third place to end the season. “It was disappointing to lose »

Most Yale students prefer to finish what they started, and pitchers Josh Sowers ’05 and Jon Hollis ’06 are no exception. On Monday, each started a game for the Elis, and each finished with a complete-game victory. The Bulldogs pounded Dartmouth, 5-1, in the opener and edged the Big Green, 4-3, in the second game »

The sun was easing down behind the right field stands at Yale Field and a light wind was beginning to turn the early spring day from pleasant to chilly. Everyone seemed to be passing into a late Sunday afternoon stupor. Everyone except Zac Bradley ’06. The baseball team was playing the second game of a »

While the baseball team finally ended up on the right side of a one-run game, it also ended up on the wrong side of a four-run game yesterday at Yale Field. The Elis (19-14, 7-7 Ivy) had lost seven games by a one-run margin this season, but on Sunday they defeated Dartmouth (12-15, 7-7) 4-3 »

When the baseball team faces off against Dartmouth this weekend, the Elis will need some big victories over the Big Green if they want to stay in playoff contention. The Bulldogs (18-13, 6-6 Ivy) will face Dartmouth (11-14, 6-6) in a four-game series this weekend at Yale Field. The two teams are tied for third »