October 28, 2016: James Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sends a letter to members of Congress, advising them that the FBI was reviewing more emails written by, and to, the Democratic Party's nominee for President, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Members of Congress revealed the information to the public within minutes.
It may have made all the difference in the election, throwing it to the nominee of the Republican Party: A spectacularly failed businessman with no political experience, of malignant narcissism, of disgusting racism, of unacceptable misogyny, and compromised in disastrous ways. His name was Donald Trump.
Trump won 306 Electoral Votes, Clinton 232 -- although, with "faithless electors" kicking in, it turned out to be 304-227 in Trump's favor. Trump won Michigan by less than 11,000 votes, Wisconsin by less than 23,000, and Pennsylvania by less than 45,000. Had those 3 States gone the other way, presuming no faithless electors, the Electoral Vote would have been 278-260 in Clinton's favor.
To borrow a term Trump would appreciate, given his love of the Mob: Comey kneecapped Clinton.
And how did Trump thank Comey for this? By firing him.
James Comey ended up as the one figure from the 2016 Presidential election who was hated by both sides -- although, in the Republicans' case, it was for what he did after it.
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October 28, 2016 was a Friday. Game 3 of the World Series was played, the 1st World Series game played at Wrigley Field in 71 years. The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs, 1-0. Coco Crisp singled Michael Martínez home with the game's only run in the top of the 7th inning. Josh Tomlin, Andrew Miller (winning pitcher), Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen combined on a 5-hit shutout. But the Cubs won the World Series in Game 7.
There were 3 games in college football:
* Number 22 Navy were upset by the University of South Florida, 52-45 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
* San Diego State beat Utah State, 40-13 at Maverik Stadium in Logan, Utah.
* And the Air Force Academy beat Fresno State, 31-21 at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California.
There were 8 games in the NBA:
* The Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers, 103-94 at the Barclays Center.
* The Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat, 97-91 at the American Airlines Arena (now the Kaseya Center) in Miami.
* The Golden State Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans, 122-114 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. Anthony Davis scored 45 points in defeat.
* The Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic, 108-82 at The Palace in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan.
* The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors, 94-91 at the Air Canada Centre (now the Scotiabank Arena) in Toronto.
* The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns, 113-110 in overtime at the Chesapeake Energy Arena (now the Paycom Center) in Oklahoma City. Russell Westbrook scored 51 points.
* The Houston Rockets beat their arch-rivals, the Dallas Mavericks, 106-98 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
* And the Utah Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 96-89 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena (as the Delta Center was then known) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
There were 6 games in the NHL:
* The New York Rangers lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-2 at the PNC Arena (now the Lenovo Center) in Raleigh, North Carolina.
* The New Jersey Devils lost to the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2 at the Prudential Center. Artem Anisimov scored the winning goal, 3:45 into overtime.
* The Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche, 1-0 at the Pepsi Center (now the Ball Arena) in Denver.
* The Calgary Flames beat the Ottawa Senators, 5-2 at the Saddledome in Calgary.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-0 at the Honda Center in Anaheim.
* And the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks, 2-0 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
And in New Jersey high school football, my Alma Mater, East Brunswick in Middlesex County, lost away to Freehold Township in Monmouth County, 36-21.
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