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2/17/09 - On Fantasy and Arod
2009-02-17 20:23:00 There's not much happening in the sports world except for Arod so my thoughts have been on fantasy baseball, my strategy, and how Arod's headline status will affect the Yankees. More About: Fantasy
2/13/09 - It's Friday the 13th
2009-02-14 01:04:00 It's an unlucky day but especially if you're the Astros More About: Friday , Friday the 13th
2/11/09 - The Smart Get Smarter
2009-02-11 19:17:00 The Angels got Bobby Abreu on the cheap and just proved the smart get smarter. Meanwhile, the Jets kissed Favre's butt into retirement. More About: Smart
2/9/09 - Is Nothing Sacred?
2009-02-09 20:45:00 Leaks and the U.S. Government's heavy-handed treatment of Barry Bonds seem worse to me than steroids use in baseball. More About: Sacred
2/6/09 - All Around New York Sports
2009-02-06 21:09:00 Commentary on all the New York sports teams today and some extra. More About: Sports , New-York
2/4/09 - They're All in Line for 2009
2009-02-04 09:30:00 The Mets sign crazy Ollie Perez and now all's in order except for some badly needed depth. More About: Line
2/2/09 - Toe Tappin' to Glory (Days)
2009-02-04 09:29:00 Steelers win in the most amazing ways. More About: Days , Glory Days , Glory
1/29/09 - Steelers - Defense and Character
2009-01-29 22:37:00 The Cards have that fabulous passing game but their character is still suspect, especially on that defense. They have a history of folding. The Steelers never fold. More About: Defense , Character
1/27/09 - Super-Hot Stove and Back
2009-01-27 19:51:00 Expressing disgust for the hype, rebelling by reverting to baseball but then inexorably drawn back to thoughts of the big game More About: Super , Back
1/21/09 - Rex Ryan - The Right Guy
2009-01-21 20:14:00 Woody Johnson mentioned things like ?straightforward?, ?expertise? and ?instincts?. He could have added honest, aggressive, confident, smart and tough. Rex Ryan ! I?m impressed! After Ryan?s hard-hitting opening press conference in beautiful Florham Park this morning, I?m ready for some football. And so is he!
1/19/09 - Who Cares About Pennsylvania Anyway?
2009-01-19 20:26:00 In my last article, I spent paragraph after paragraph espousing the good points of the Arizona Cardinals. What a dummy! So much for an all-Pennsylvania final. And so much for my handicapping. I have to admit it was a great game; you couldn?t ask for more. And who cares about Pennsylvania anyway?
1/16/09 - A Pennsylvania Weekend
2009-01-16 20:48:00 An analysis of this weekend's NFL Conference Championship games. More About: Weekend , Pennsylvania
1/14/09 - Wednesday Odds and Ends
2009-01-14 06:22:00 Ruminations on the Giants, their 2009 prospects and commentary on the Nets, Knicks, Jets and Mets. More About: Wednesday , Odds , Ends
1/12/09 - No Tears for the Giants
2009-01-12 07:58:00 The Giants of this year can't compare with the Giants of last year. No Umenyiora, Strahan, and Plaxico. No offense. The Eagles looked good and compare favorably to both the Cards and AFC winner
1/9/09 - Those Special Players
2009-01-10 01:03:00 An analysis of the playoff games this weekend, and the results depending upon what special players are either healthy or unavailable. Picks: Ravens, Panthers, Eagles, Steelers More About: Players , Special
1/7/09 - Holy Cow! Winning is Risky
2009-01-08 00:25:00 Holy Cow! An analysis of the role of free agency in winning vs. losing in Major League Baseball, using as illustrations both Jason Giambi and Carl Pavano with the Yankees. More About: Holy , Winning , Holy Cow
1/5/09 - On Eagles, Giants and Johnsons
2009-01-05 20:56:00 An analysis of the Eagles -Vikings game and the pitiful coaching Of Brad Childress. A look ahead on the Eagles-Giants contest and commentary on the Jets sham of a search for a head coach.
1/3/09 - On Playoffs and Proverbial Justice
2009-01-04 08:36:00 Commenting on the strangeness of Saturday's NFL action and some thoughts on risk and proverbial justice. More About: Justice , Playoffs
12/29/08 - Sad Ending - New Beginning
2008-12-29 22:10:00 Commenting on the sad but predictable end to the Jets season and their apparent lack of leadership with asides on the similarities and differences between Miami and Dallas More About: Ending
12/23/08 - Twas the Night Before
2008-12-24 01:03:00 The Clement Clark Moore poem revisited to address the NYC pro football situation. More About: Night
12/19/08 - Super Bowl Scenarios
2008-12-19 21:35:00 Experimentation with Yahoo's Scenario Generator is a great way to determine the likely playoffs matchups. The NFC especially could yield some surprises. The Steelers are looking very strong indeed with Polamalu and that defense. In the NFC, it'll be the Cowboys or the G-Men. More About: Super Bowl , Super , Bowl
12/15/08 - Coming Back to Earth
2008-12-15 23:36:00 The Giants need "Earth " to come back while the Jets may have already come back to earth. More About: Back
12/09/08 - In My Mind I'm Goin' to Carolina
2008-12-09 10:09:00 The Carolina Panthers running backs, Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams, made the Bucs of Tampa look silly last night and I have to think the Panthers will be in the Giants future. More About: Mind , Goin
12/05/08 - Cuffed Hands, Hired Hands, All Hands
2008-12-05 18:26:00 Plaxico's in hand cuffs and the Fascist Mayor Bloomberg says too much. The Jets hired hands seem primed for the Niners, The Giants should handle the Eagles again, but I'll be primed for Dallas-Pittsburgh where it will be all hands on deck. More About: Hands
12/1/08 - NY Super Bowl My Butt
2008-12-01 23:43:00 Thank God the Jets lost to the lowly Broncos yesterday. I was getting a little tired of the all-New York Super Bowl hype I?d been hearing all week ad nauseum. The Jets don?t have the character of a true Super Bowl team as they proved yesterday. More About: Butt
11/28/08 - The Day After
2008-11-28 20:49:00 Thank God for Thanksgiving but especial thanks for the day after. That?s the day the family?s all together but the company?s gone home. That?s the day for pancakes in the morning and no cooking or cleaning up to do. Yeah, Friday after. That?s the day you do reflect, the good things, the bad things, all that, and, for a sports nut, it?s an affirmation of the normal state of things. In the NFL, it?s the dominance of Dallas, and the putridness of Detroit. In most Fantasy Leagues, it?s the last week of the regular season, and Sunday we?ll find out which brainiacs made the playoffs.
11/25/08 - NFL Coaches, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
2008-11-25 10:20:00 In order to see just how bad the coaching problem is in the NFL, if anything could be worse than the referee-ing, I?ve gone down the list of teams and their respective coaches(courtesy of SportsFrog.com) and classified them as either good, bad, or ugly More About: Good , Ugly , The Good , Coaches , The Ugly
11/22/08 - Nets Bring Magic to Toronto
2008-11-22 07:39:00 Such was the battle between the Nets and Raptors last night. Who would have expected it, such drama, such intensity, such athleticism, such talent, such strategizing, all being played out before my wondering eyes on what otherwise could have been a dreary Friday night. More About: Magic , Toronto
11/18/08 - Giants Eat Ravens - Mangini Eats Crow
More articles from this author:2008-11-18 21:44:00 The NY Giants really pounded the Ravens quite unexpectedly while the Jets won but not without some angst provided by Mangini. A rundown of the rest of the NY Sports weekend. More About: Crow 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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