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New York Yankees: Stop Blaming, Start Winning And Shut-Up

Posted by on 21 December 2011, 2:45 am

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Stop blaming, start winning and shut-up…. is a lesson both the New York Giants and Jets could learn from the New York Yankees.

Both the Jets and Giants represent New York and the NFL, but these professionals act more like spoiled brats who just talk the talk, but can’t seem to walk the walk.

Have you ever heard a Yankees publicly blame his teammates; or whine about lack of fan support after a loss?

Did anyone overhear Derek Jeter & Co. complaining about Alex Rodriguez’s playoff choke after the Yankees lost ALDS Game 5 this past season?

No, and even if Jeter thought it, as A-rod did blow three series-winning at-bats, it would have been for a passing second because the Yankees win and lose as a team.

See, even my mother knows that the Yankees play every game with all they got, so why can’t the Jets and Giants do the same?

Speaking as a Giants fan, what pisses me off is that the talent is clearly there, but the attitude doesn’t match-up. No one knows which Giants ‘team’ is going to show up that day. And the worst part is I don’t think the Giants players do either because they seem to give-up, instead man-up.

Look, the Giants are not alone here, as I am sure many Jets, Cowboys and Eagles fans feel the same way each week but that doesn’t excuse it.

So, this weekend other than a Giants shellacking of the Jets, I hope the game does not embarrass New York, two of the city’s loyal fan-bases and the game of football itself.

As reality is if both teams play like they did last Sunday, we are in for a turbulent four-quarters on Saturday.

NOW…. ABOUT THE G-MEN:

Let me clear one thing up, the Jets are not the Giants, just like the Mets are not the Yankees. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: Stop Blaming, Start Winning And Shut-Up’ »

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New York Yankees: To Pissed To Write

Posted by on 7 December 2011, 12:02 am

New York Post - Front Page - 12/6/2011

I knew it!

As I watched the New York Giants lose on Sunday 38-35 to the Green Bay Packers, I knew that something was not right with the officiating.

For an Eagles friend to say to me that the game looked “rigged” about five different times throughout the game was enough for me to make a list of reasons why.

When I got home and relooked at what I had jotted down, I unambiguously ripped the paper into pieces. I didn’t want to be that fan.

So, when the New York Post arrived at my front door on Tuesday morning I felt alleviated. Obviously, I wasn’t the only one who felt “robbed.”

Coach Coughlin threw the red flag in the first quarter, and still the ruling of an incomplete stood. Coughlin, who is renowned for being right when he throws that red challenge flag, got it right.

Next time I promise not to let my ego get the best of me, as I thought of how I would look not what I saw clearly in front of me.

The Giants won that game, and listening to announcers Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, you heard how perturbed they were with more than just the Jake Ballard missed call.

In addition to the NYP’s picture:

1)   Two facemasks tugs that the referees didn’t call on the Packers. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: To Pissed To Write’ »

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New York Giants: Time To STOMP Green Bay To 11-1

Posted by on 3 December 2011, 2:10 pm

The New York Giants host the undefeated, 11-0 Green Bay Packers on Sunday at 4:15pm.

After having to sit through last Monday night‘s GIANT embarrassment vs. the New Orléans Saints, I dont’ blame anyone who cannot watchBig Blue right away.

I am still fuming and if the G-Men (specifically the defense) repeat the same crap again I am throwing in the towel.

As a fan, nothing sucks more than to watch your talented, hometown team let themselves lose and that is exactly what the G-Men did down on the Bayou.

The Packers will slaughter New York in their own house if something doesn’t change, but the Giants have never not shown up after a bad loss. And last Monday definitely qualifies times 10 because the players looked dead on the sidelines.

Where has Justin Tuck‘s 18-1 FIRE gone? Continue reading ‘New York Giants: Time To STOMP Green Bay To 11-1’ »

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NFL Week 16: Vick Becomes Human And Dogs The Giants Again

Posted by on 29 December 2010, 2:35 am
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Philadelphia Eagles superhuman QB Michael Vick sure looked human tonight as his team lost 24-14 to the Minnesota Vikings, at home in Pennsylvania.

Vick was in obvious pain against Minnesota, specifically Vikings Jared Allen who had his number all night long.

After the embarrassment Vick single-handedly put on the Giants in Week 15,
He just couldn’t stay dynamic when the New York Giants desired him too.

Just in case you missed ESPN’s newest classic starring Vick, who guided the Eagles into scoring four touchdowns in the last seven minutes to take the game away from the Giants who at the time were leading 31-10.

The G-men wanted to have the chance to right them by making the playoffs, but guess they should have thought of that earlier. Nothing like making the playoffs because you are winning, which surely beats waiting on other teams to decide your fate.

So, how can the Giants slid into the playoffs?

If the Eagles had won, it would put pressure on the Chicago Bears to win in Week 17 in order to get the first round bye in the NFC.

The Eagles loss allows the Bears to maintain their position, which makes the need to beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday not mandatory. The Giants need Green Bay to lose in order to snag a Wild Card spot.

Could it happen?? Yes it is possible and Bears coach Lovie Smith says the starters will play as usual; but pulling some guys early is likely if it prohibits a serious injury.

No good has ever come from resting players’ pre-playoffs in any sport because time and again it gets a few guys out of their groove.

Problem #2 is that Green Bay looked incredible reeking havoc on a despondent Giants team this past weekend.

The Giants had six turnovers in Green Bay, and lacked the desire to win. The G-men are obviously still shell-shocked from the Vick manhandling, but was it worth another humiliation? Continue reading ‘NFL Week 16: Vick Becomes Human And Dogs The Giants Again’ »

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New York: David Letterman Top Ten Giants Excuses

Posted by on 21 December 2010, 5:18 pm

Worth the watch…. David Letterman‘s “Top Ten New York Giants Excuses” , which aired on December 20, 2010.

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Giants vs. Eagles: New York Gets Vick-Timized Again by Philadelphia

Posted by on 20 December 2010, 5:12 pm

With just eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, New York Giants fans were having a grand old time at the Meadowlands yesterday.

The Giants defense had been relentless against their division rival Philadelphia Eagles and Eli Manning had yet to let things get of hand.

Holding up the Eagles dynamic duo of Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson is no easy task, but the score remained 31-10 and Big Blue looked to prevail.

Well, the Giants learned the hard way that it’s not over till the game clock reads zero, being ahead three touchdowns or not.

It’s a timeless sports rule that both athletes and fans struggle to control. Blame it on just pure anticipation or being overly confidant, experiencing a catastrophic collapse stings.

The Giants did just that today, right in their own house, surrounded by 60,000 of their biggest allies.

Call it heartbreak, disgust, pathetic all wrapped into a ball of disappointment.

The Eagles kept believing nothing was over, a motto that has now beaten the G-men six times in a row.

You can only hope that “hitting rock bottom” is exactly what happened this past Sunday afternoon. Continue reading ‘Giants vs. Eagles: New York Gets Vick-Timized Again by Philadelphia’ »

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New York Giants: Get Back To Being Best Team in NFL Again for Week 11 or Else

Posted by on 16 November 2010, 3:15 pm

The 2010 New York Giants have been pretty on-target with the rest of the NFL’s motto, which is completely unpredictable.

There is no leader of the pack as we enter the second half of the season. Never have more teams been named the best team in the NFL this season on ESPN after 10 games.

This is not due to an influx of sheer talent, but more due too penalties and sloppy play.

It seems like each team has a major flaw somewhere, and too many players just don’t seem to understand the definition of team anymore.

Now that my ulcer has subsided after watching the Giants host the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday, I can admit that the outcome came as no surprise.

The Giants went into Sunday on a five-game winning streak, but the G-men started the season 1-2 and the one win was one of the sloppiest games I had seen.

The Cowboys record was an NFL worst at 1-7 before week 10. Add that to another Tony Romo injury, and a team of players who actually admitted they didn’t try.

Just thinking about how bad in it was Dallas made me sweat thinking of how pissed-off stanch owner Jerry Jones had to be, while having flashes if it were my New York Yankees not trying and the heads that would be rolling.

Jones finally fired coach Wade Phillips, promoting offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, who, it has been said, could run for president and win if he wanted to.

Then days before Sunday I look at the point spreads, which was obviously in favor of the Giants but by 15 points.

That spread seemed ridiculous if you consider the talented slackers on the Cowboys, a new motivated leader in Garrett and a team with nothing to lose.

The spread of the 2007 Super Bowl only gave the Giants 12 points against the undefeated, super-power New England Patriots.

This shocked my confidence, along with hearing the next day: “We’re now the best team in the National Football League,” out of Brandon Jacobs’ mouth.

The formula didn’t look to be in the Giants favor, as a cocky attitude and with a spread backing that notion up has never worked for the G-men.

The Giants are the best underdogs in football. Hopefully the embarrassing 33-20 thrashing they got from the Cowboys will put the Giants back to feeling that reality again.

The Giants are a darn good football team, and Sunday’s loss also was due to Eli having one of his seasonal off-games.

Manning has one to three of these games a season, where he can’t hit the slot and the receivers start to run the routes differently to compensate as the game gets deeper. But the defense sucked too.

Even with the Cowboys being hyped up, the Giants are a better team.

When a team consistently wins for five games in a row, the way the G-men did, one stomach-churning loss can be hailed as a bad day.

The Giants will surely be tested in Week 11 visiting the Philadelphia Eagles.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBnfUpQB4Lo

If you missed Monday Night Football this week, get on NFL.com and watch the replays or the whole first half of the Eagles playing Washington Redskins.

It is one of the best performances by a quarterback ever, thanks to the Eagles’ Michael Vick. Scoring 45 points in the first half was all due to Vick, and if this guy keeps getting better, I do not know anyone who can stop him.

Considering Vick outplayed the entire Redskins team himself, it will take the best team in the NFL to beat him.

What perfect timing for the Giants to prove themselves worthy of that title again.

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