Mike Vaccaro
Background
Mike Vaccaro has been the lead sports columnist for the New York Post since November 2002. In that time he has written about every important sporting event and sports figure in New York City and covered 18 Super Bowls, 12 World Series, 10 Final Fours and 10 BCS Championship Games. He hađ °s been recognized three times as New York Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association and was recognized in 2017 by the New York Press Club for his deadline work. A 1989 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, Vaccaro previously worked at newspapers in Newark, Kansas City, Middletown, N.Y., Fayettevilâle, Ark., and Olean, N.Y. He is the author of three books: âEmperors and Idiots,â about the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry; â1941: the Greatest Year in Sports;â and âThe First Fall Classic,â about the 1912 World Series. He also makes frequent television and radio appearances. A native of West Hempstead, N.Y., Vaccaro now makes his home in Hillsdale, N.J. with his wife, Leigh, and two rambunctious terriers: a 12-pound Westy named Fiona and Desmond, a 12,000-pound (or so it seems) Airedale. He is a terrible golfer and undefeated in all games involving âGodfatherâ trivia.
Latest Articles
Francisco Lindor has chance to quicklyęĻē change everythinđg for Mets
Francisco Lindođģr will not only be the likeliest candidate to make that happen, heâll also be the Metsâ fiāšrst option when he leads the game off against whichever reliever of...
Mets â¤vs. Dodgers has already created lasting history â expect more of that in the NLCS
There will be an omnipresent chant. It was heard inđ these parts for the first time on May 30, 1962, Mets vs. Dođ§¸dgers, and itâs been with us ever since.
Want something to cheer for? Root for Army-Navy playoff chaos scenario đ
You want something toâ root for? Root for this.Â
Euphoria, anxiety, heartbreak â Mets NLCS history has it all đ´
In honor of Dwight Gooden, who had his numbā´er retired earlier this season, hereâs a look at 16 especially memorable moments from tđhose eight prior trips.
Starved New Yorkers can dreađĻŠm about a Subway Series again ā˛
Maybe itâs too early to book anything, but itâs never too early to dream. Thđe Mets have a shot. The Yankees đhave a shot. The city has a shot.
Mets may have hit jackpot withđ° rookie manager
It was when the Mets were floundering when Mendoza truly found his footing. đˇ
Mets fans didn't want this euphoric moment to end
Thđŧey didnât want leave. They didnât want to let go of the night, of this game, of each other.
ę§ Beloved Mets âa--hatâ now fueling an electric fan base đĨ
From the start, the 44,093đģ in the house were loud, they were joyous, they wanted to take part in the experience of late-afternoon, October baseball, squeezing a few last drops...
Woody Johnson is the Jets curse that can't be fired
Woody Johnson is the cđurse. Woody Johnson is the jinx.
Mets have a Citi Field hornet's nest waiting for Phillies
The Phillies will have to đ prove themselves pretty fearless to guarantee a return trip to the Bank. Pros donât raęĻttle easily but they do rattle.
Yankees need to remember hđ ow to swing the sledgehammer
Back in the day, backęĻ when October success was a habit with the Yankees, they would know exactly what to do now.
Mets dealt heartbreaking remindeđ˛r about October magic
đē This was a reminder: no one team corners the market onâ magic in October. Not even a team with âAmazinâ â and âMiracleâ as an unofficial first name.
Mets deliâąver big first punch to hated rival Phillies
Zack Wheeler came out of the game for the top of the eighth, and you could almoâst hear the Mets singing in the dugout.đŗ
Yankees' rivalry with Royals once challenged Red Sox for fiercest of them all
Though itâs true Yankees-Red Sox is a rivalry like no other, it's also true that for a moment Yankees-Royals may well have beđŦen the fiercest of all.
Mets' magic about to get put to test by powerful Phillies
Now comes the main event. Now come the Phillies. Meâāšts/Phillies is one of the great rivalries in sports that has never had a genuine flashpoint.
Alonso delivers his forever Mets moment when Amazin's needed him most in elimination game
Pete Alonso came through for tđ˛he Mets all right, and you could see the 10,000-pound anvil fall from his shouldersđ as he took the 360-foot trot.
Karl-Anthony Towns' bland nature is a perfect Knicks fit
When Tom Thibodeau reads KATâs quotes from his firsât press gathering, heâll probably buy his dinners the ręĻest of the Knicksâ stay in South Carolina.
Mets manager's magic touch disappears at worst time
Sometâimes it happens that way anyway. Sometimes, even but a day after rolling nothing but sevens, the dice turn cold. Tough job. Especially in October.
Jalen Brunson is the 'King of New York' with one goal left to finish
There is one unmistakable ruler in the Knicks' room, and the rest of the members of his court happily seđŗrve ađ t his pleasure. His name is Jalen Brunson.
Tom Thibodeau's Knicks drive doesn't take any days off
đ There are some guys, nđo matter the profession, you know how many hours they put into a job.