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New York Yankees: Alex Rodriguez the comedian

Posted by on 2 March 2012, 1:53 am
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New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez has come along way since first donning the pinstripes in 2004, and not under the easiest of circumstances.

The self-inflicted bumps along the road seem to be behind the 36-year old, and I must admit that A-rod has given me a good laugh so far this spring.

Following an off-season with no popcorn incidents, no steroid admissions or opt-outs, A-rod seems more comfortable in his own skin now more than ever. And my guess is this will translate into a solid season for the slugger.

Hey and if after the baseball thing, A-rod should consider becoming a comedian with his recent quotes.

On all the Lin-sanity going on in New York surrounding Knicks emerging star Jeremy Lin, A-rod asked:

“If he’s still looking for a place to crash, maybe he can crash at my apartment? Imagine the tabloids then.”

And just a couple of days later, when the Red Sox new skipper Rex Ryan, I mean Bobby Valentine was asked about the pending retirement of now ex-Captain Jason Varitek, he couldn’t help but take another dig at the Yankees by adding “He was able to beat up Alex. All that stuff is good stuff.” Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: Alex Rodriguez the comedian’ »

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Lady Loves Pinstripes: Is my team trying to lose Super Bowl XLVI?

Posted by on 4 February 2012, 11:31 pm
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At 6:30pm tomorrow, Super Bowl XLVI will officially be underway, so it only seems proper that I pick a winner and a loser between the New England Patriots or the New York Giants.

There is only one problem; I am a lifelong Giants fan.

Picking the Giants to win felt way too Jet-like to me.
Especially after seeing the behavior of Rex Ryan and his Jets, the last thing I expected was for the Giants players to go down that path the week of the Super Bowl.
As anyone acting overly confident before facing Patriots QB Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick is ultimately begging them for a bad day.
I always thought the last thing a self-confident person did was talk about it because they usually owned it.
Believe it, own it, or tattoo it on you behind for all I care but don’t turn into Rex Ryan because Halloween is in October, not February.
So, since I didn’t anticipate hearing any white noise from Big Blue this week it was very unfortunate when I did. Continue reading ‘Lady Loves Pinstripes: Is my team trying to lose Super Bowl XLVI?’ »

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New York Yankees: Jets Rex Ryan Should Copy Skipper Joe Girardi and Coach Tom Coughlin

Posted by on 5 January 2012, 9:29 pm
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The inevitable finally happened this past weekend, as the New York Jets collapsed on their faces when the fans were promised a Super Bowl, again.

Anyone—other than delusional Jets fans—saw this one coming because Jets coach Rex Ryan has made this promise for three years now and has not delivered.

What started out as inspiring for a franchise that makes the Mets look legit, Ryan went overboard and wouldn’t stop.

See, Ryan spent time trying to make everyone else believe they could win except the Jets players. All you have to do is look at the results.

Ryan had no set rules that applied to everyone. He wanted to be seen as one of “the boys” that works like a charm at the get-go because it’s fun. It never lasts because it leaves a shade of grey that becomes confusing to the players, the fans and anyone else who feeds into his mantra when it’s all BS.

In high school, I played three varsity sports and the most successful years were when the coach was in charge. All it took was one moment of a coach attempting to be cool and the team would lose focus. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees: Jets Rex Ryan Should Copy Skipper Joe Girardi and Coach Tom Coughlin’ »

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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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NFL Is Back But Brett Favre Is Going To Ruin It

Posted by on 25 July 2011, 12:12 pm

Welcome back to life NFL, and with open arms….kind-of!

Even though I might not get the same pit in my stomach like I do at the close of the MLB season, nothing beats watching my New York Giants win on Sunday afternoons; or the New York Jets lose.

Sorry, Jets fans but it is not personal, just coach Rex Ryan’s once inspiring spirit has turned to repetitive dribble that gives me ajetta. Ryan has put a monkey on the Jets players back to win the Super Bowl for three seasons, so any actual strides the Jets have made are considered a failures.

The Jets act like they are the New York Yankees in a Mets uniform and believe you me no one thinks New York is a Jets city.

Trust me when I say that LaDainian Tomlinson should run for his life because in 2011 he proved his legs could still be useful and go to a team that might actually win a ring.

LT has been atop my favored players list since he graduated from Texas Christian back in 2001, and anyone who does the “LT Electric Glide” is money in my book.

Now after the end of last season, when the Green Bay Packers rightfully won the Super Bowl, I thought all the non-stop Brett Favre would end.

Favre was involved in a sexting scandal, but also the guy’s better days were evidently way behind him.

Still, every week NFL fans endured Favre’s never-ending press conferences where it was all about him and no one gave a shit. Literally, it was such a waste of time because there were relevant teams who actually won that day who deserved to be heard.

So, when I tuned into ESPN’s 1st & 10 this morning I knew it would be NFL crazed but to have the first topic be about Brett Favre and the possibility of the Philadelphia Eagles signing him made me change the channel in disgust.

Enough about Favre, I would watch videos of Rex Ryan sucking on his wife’s toes than have to endure anymore about Favre ever. At least overhearing Ryan, declare his J-E-T-S the Champs in training camp and having the ticker tape parade added to the team’s season schedules makes me laugh because it is so insane.

Seriously, get a new topic ESPN because Favre’s era was over about four years ago and the Packers have proved they are better off without him.

As happy as I was to hear that the NFL strike was hours away from being finito, hearing the name BRETT FAVRE uttered was enough to make me vomit and swallow it again before I turned it back to the MLB Network.

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NFL Playoff Predictions 2011: Sunday’s Divisional Games Picks and Previews

Posted by on 15 January 2011, 12:08 pm

Picking only one of the four NFL Wild Card game winners last weekend coincides lock, stock and barrel with how the regular season played out…Completely unpredictable.

Fans, reporters and even ESPN couldn’t be sure of anything week to week. It was like watching Jekyll and Hyde football, and it has continued right into the playoffs.

So this week I am taking a different approach, not with the previews but with my predictions. Normally, logical stats, knowledge and history would be used to guess the winners. Since my Wild Card picks bombed, this weekend I will flip a coin to determine my choice.

Maybe it is a magic penny; guess we will know shortly, so let’s get to the game previews for this Sunday’s match-ups:

HEADS: Chicago Bears, New England Patriots.
TAILS: Seattle Seahawks, New York Jets.

Sunday January 16, 2011 (ET)

Seattle Seahawks v. Chicago Bears (1pm FOX)

The Bears, like everyone else, were expecting to see the reigning Superbowl Champion Saints in Chicago this weekend—that is until the Seahawks proved they could to win.

Instead of falling at the mercy of the mighty champs as most teams with a 7-9 record would, the Seahawks were almost flawless.

This was a Hawks team that nobody could believe were in the playoffs in the first place. The problem for the Saints was that the Seahawks have faith in themselves. The Seahawks were down 10-0 and 17-7 in the first half, but they fought back.

Seattle’s QB Matt Hasselback surely didn’t play like the leader that had an under .500 season, going 272 yards and throwing four touchdowns. He and RB Marshawn Lynch will have to be superb once again, with zero margins for error against a lethal Bears defense.

The Seahawks’ defense can lose this game if they don’t step it up against Bears QB Jay Cutler. Giving up 400 yards will not win the underdogs another game, and in the playoffs it shouldn’t anyway.

Jay Cutler can be rattled into throwing bad pass routes right into opponent’s hands and he is not known to fight back when he’s down. Cutler plays the blame game on everyone except himself; but he knows in the playoffs egos get checked at the door. Still, the Seahawks defense has to blitz and be aggressive.

Statistically and logically this game favors the Bears over the Seahawks on every level. Also, the Bears are coming off a bye week, well rested and for a game at home in Chicago.

The question remains whether the Seahawks believe this, because last week they sure didn’t think they shouldn’t have been exactly where they won…The Playoffs.

And the COIN says:  Tails…Seahawks win.

Never underestimate the underdogs, as a New York Giants fan I can promise you that if they believe, they will achieve.

New York Jets v. New England Patriots (4:30pm CBS) Continue reading ‘NFL Playoff Predictions 2011: Sunday’s Divisional Games Picks and Previews’ »

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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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