PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Final Week

NFL  ~  FOOTBALL SUNDAY




PIGSKIN ~ WEEK SEVENTEEN



Final Week of the 2011 NFL Regular Season




OVERALL RECORD:   113-91-9SHMEAR of the WEEK:   7-8-1BAGELS in the BASKET:   +5



REGULAR SEASON RESULTS:
Week Sixteen - 8-5-1Week Fifteen - 7-6-1Week Fourteen - 9-5-0Week Thirteen - 7-7-0Week Twelve - 9-4-0Week Eleven - 4-6-0Week Ten - 8-6-0Week Nine - 10-3-0Week Eight - 7-5-0Week Seven - 7

N.Y. Giants ~ Defense; There's Beauty in Simplicity

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE








NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Yes; There is Beauty in Simplicity.   But There's an NFC East Title to be Won With Defensive Agression.


POST:  N.Y. Giants - Romo's Hand?  Victory May Rest in Kevin Gilbride's Hands



Let's make something perfectly clear.  The Jets did much to make the Giants Defense look good last week.  They employed a bizarre game

N.Y. Rangers ~ Rangers Waive Sean Avery

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NEW YORK RANGERS:  Dean Torts Dropped the Big One Man.  The War is Over.   For Avery's Army and his Legion of Fans, the Battle is Done.


Glen Sather may have single-handedly solved NYC Sanitation's waste transfer station and garbage  incinerator issues, right along with the inherent not-in-my-backyard opponents as well.  Dump it all in

N.Y. Giants ~ Romo? Victory May Be in Kevin Gilbride's Hands

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2011NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEEast Division Title Game
Dallas Cowboysvs.NEW YORK GIANTS




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Kevin Gilbride is the Key to Powering Up a GIANT Win and Limiting Romo's Chances of Exploiting Our Secondary.




When Center David Baas missed time to injury and Kevin Boothe moved to Center and Mitch Petrus filled in at Left Guard,

NJ/BKN Nets ~ Long Distance Relationship

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






Picture as of December 29, 2011


N.J./BROOKLYN NETS:  Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth.



Game Three


Long distance relationships never work; well..., almost never.  There's always exceptions.  And I'm not talking about the fans in New Jersey after the Nets leave (or in my case, come..) to Brooklyn.  I'm not talking about Mikhail Prokhorov

N.Y. Giants ~ A Visit to the Big Blue Couch

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  "I Pick Things Up, And Put Them Down."   Get Tony Romo!



The first football team I ever hated in life was the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970's.  I learned to hate them before I ever became a fan of football.  That occurred while I was still a single digit midget.  But I learned to hate them because almost every Sunday we

BKN Aviators ~ Time to Round-Up The Outlaws

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   State of The Hangar.



TEAM LEADERS:


After twenty Aviator games this season, Andrew Owsiak has taken over the team lead in points with twenty-seven, versus twenty-six for long time team leader Chris Ferazzoli.  Andrew Owsiak is also tied with Jesse Felten for the team lead in goals with twelve.  While Chris Ferazzoli still

LIU Blackbirds ~ Drop a Buck Versus Texas St, NJIT Next

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH











LIU BLACKBIRDS:  It Was Raining Three's on Ashland Place.


GAME THIRTEEN


We left off with our Flatbush collegiate cagers taking on the Texas State Bobcats in the second of three consecutive games to be played at the Wellness Center.  They hosted Texas State back on December 20th and hit the century mark in points for the first time in

NJ/BKN Nets ~ New Jersey's Final Opening Night

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






N.J./BROOKLYN NETS:   Last Exit To Brooklyn.



Deron Williams will get to lead this team from start to finish this season.  He started by leading Net scorers Monday night with twenty-three points and nine assists.  If the season's first game was any indication, then the Nets had better do everything possible to entice him to stay and move with the

N.Y. Rangers ~ Blueshirts Now Tops in the Conference

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NHL Leader; Goals Scored



NEW YORK RANGERS:  After Monday Night's Victory Over the Islanders, the Rangers Can Sleep Well as the Number One Team in the Eastern Conference.  What's More, They're Only Two Points Off the NHL Leader.


POST:  A look back at Don Maloney's work as VP of Player Personnel for the New York Rangers - 2000-2007.



A

N.Y. Giants ~ Paint the City Blue

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  G-Men Take Care of Business in The Jets' House of Blues.



SNOOPY BOWL - I
Giants  29Jets      14

After a crushing loss to the Redskins, I pretty much left off thinking the Giants just better show up against the Jets and make the final showdown with Dallas matter otherwise there would be all kinds of hell to pay.  And

N.Y. Knicks ~ MELO Flavored Drops

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP





NEW YORK KNICKS:  Melo Dropped Seventeen 4th Quarter Buckets to DEE-FEAT the Celtics.



The Knicks first victory of the season is out of the way.  Hallelujah to that.  But game one of a sixty-six game test of endurance did not come without it's first casualty.  As if the Knicks didn't already have enough troubles at point guard, add one more.  Iman

N.Y. Rangers ~ Islanders; The Rivalry - IV

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Game I; 4-2 IslesGame II; 4-2 NYRGame III; 4-2 NYR

THE RIVALRY - IV
New York Islandersvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From33rd STREET at 7th AVENUENYC



NEW YORK RANGERS:   The View From the Top is Nice.

Rewind your mind to the Lock-Out of 2004-2005; - With a salary cap in place, Hockey's new working model now demanded GM Glen Sather rededicate

N.Y. Jets ~ Living in a Big Blue Town

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE  D-GENERATION REX








 NEW YORK JETS:   The Aftermath; Through the Eyes of a Giant Fan.



It's not easy being Gang Green.  Saturday's woeful loss will be pondered till Spring.  This loss was black; grey; bleak; dark; and many more sinister and colorful descriptive words like that....



That was the extent of my fun.  I am a Giants Fan just so you know.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 






On behalf of my Family and I,We wish you and yours,

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS



 













Mike.BTB

N.Y. Rangers ~ The Blueshirts Have Arrived

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS




NEW YORK RANGERS:  The Blueshirts Seize a Share of First Place.  Their Methodical Climb Through the Standings Validates Three Years of Building.



Make that five consecutive games and counting in which Coach Torts banished Sean Avery to the  Island of healthy yet Misfit Scratches.  It's a shame too.  The maligned forward has been as composed,

BKN Aviators ~ Catch of the Day

From the desk of:   THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Gone Fishing; The Skates of Flatbush Hook Two Wins Against the Blue Fins.



The A's showed no rust for being off eleven days since their last game against Akwesasne.  Finally back on ice, Brooklyn netted twelve goals against Cape Cod's eight over six plus periods of hockey  this week, and completed a two game sweep of

N.Y. Giants ~ Eve of Frustration; But For Who?

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE






NEW YORK GIANTS:
Put Your Muscle Where Your Mouth Is.

Dear fellow Giant Fans, -  I don't know what more to say.  As far as getting things off my chest, I'm all caught up.  The only thing left is to play this damn game.


Everything I've said and posted previously about:
The Coaching
The Offensive Line
The Running Game
The Secondary
And the Defense as

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Sixteen

NFL - FOOTBALL SUNDAY





PIGSKIN - WEEK SIXTEEN





OVERALL RECORD:   106-86-8
WEEK FIFTEEN RECORD:  7-6-1
SHMEAR of the WEEK:   6-8-1
BAGELS in the BASKET:   zero; flat.


View All Results; Week One through Week Fifteen




PUNT!

* The Green Bay Packers lost for the first time this season in the same week the Colts won their first game of the season.  And now the Colts are on a two game

N.Y. Rangers ~ Bring on the Flyers!

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NEW YORK RANGERS:   Seize The Moment!!



The Devils; Check.  The Islanders; Check.  Both locals have been dispatched.  Summon the team from down I-95.  Bring on the Flyers!  The Battle for First Place is on!




I'm happy to say Brandon Dubinsky scored his second goal of the season Thursday night against the Islanders.  And you know

N.Y. Knicks ~ No POINT in Dwelling

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NEW YORK KNICKS:   POINT Taken.  But Gimmie the Big Guy.



If you blinked, you missed it.  The pre-season is over.  Let the games begin.  And if you don't pay close attention on a daily basis this season, you may miss some regular season games also.  The NBA is compressing a sixty-six game schedule into four months.  So check the papers often, odds

BKN Aviators ~ Time To Teach FISH a Lesson

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH








 
BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  You Can't Let Something Like a Broken Bus Get In Your Way!  Get Back To Work and Beat THE FISH.




Oh...!  What happun? 


A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to Danville last week....   We had a..., uh..., a little hiccup in the season folks.  Last weekend's games scheduled for Friday and Saturday nights against the

N.Y. Rangers ~ Islanders; The Rivalry, Part III

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THE RIVALRY ~ PART III

New York Islandersvs.NEW YORK RANGERS

From33rd StreetBetween 7th and 8th AvenueNYC




NEW YORK RANGERS:  Blueshirts Pound Martin Brodeur and Dent the Crossbar a Few Times for Good Measure.
Wednesday Final:4  -  Rangers1  -  Devils


The latest joust between Martin Brodeur against Henrik Lundqvist went to the

N.Y. JETS ~ A Clash For TITANS

THE SNOOPY BOWL - I

NEW YORK GIANTSvs.NEW YORK JETS
THE MET-LIFE GAME OF DEATH






NEW YORK JETS:   We Have a Penalty.  Prior to the Game, Failure to Keep Mouth Shut - Head Coach of the Green Team.  Penalty to be Assessed Saturday Afternoon.


Never before have the Giants taken on the Jets; or the Jets against the Giants;  -  depending upon which allegiance you subscribe to; where both teams

NJ/BKN Nets ~ The Nets' Gambit Continues

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH




NEW JERSEY-BROOKLYN NETS:
Today Brooklyn.  Tomorrow the World!


Welcome to the Bond bold new world of the Nets.  They currently have more sub-plots than the Ian Flemming classic; From Russia With Love.  Be it in Newark or the Kremlin; Orlando; or back in Brooklyn;  -  the Nets are engaged in covert Ops in all aspects of their efforts and on two

N.Y. Rangers ~ Devils; Battle of the Hudson - Part I

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS









NEW YORK RANGERS:Crisis Narrowly Averted Just in the "Last-Tick" of Time.


After a trip through the mid-west and to the Arizona desert where the Blueshirts played some good, bad, and at times ugly hockey along the way, the Rangers return to the metropolitan area to play an off-off-Broadway game against the Devils in Newark this Tuesday

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue's Cross-Hairs of Blame

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  A Colossal Failure Like Sunday's Puts The Coordinators of This Team Squarely in the Cross-Hairs of Blame.... And Maybe More Than That.



Watching the game I wondered, if given a chance what more could the Giants have done wrong?  How much more pathetically can they have played?  If only given more time, how much worse can they

N.Y. Giants ~ Wanted; A Dominant Statement Game

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  The Cowboys Dominated the Bucs Saturday.  Big Blue Must Seize the Moment and Do the Same Today.


Do not fail.  Do not fail to the Redskins.  Do not fail to the Redskins at home.  For should the Giants fall Sunday afternoon, all bets are off.  Even if the Giants still make the playoffs via a Dallas collapse, a loss to the

LIU Blackbirds ~ There's No Place Like...Flatbush

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LIU Blackbirds:  The Hoops of Flatbush Dial Up Some Home Cooking.


Last Wednesday night didn't go so well.  But it was the end of a long and winding road for the Blackbirds.  In the final game during a stretch in which they started the season playing their first ten of eleven games on the road, their last stop in Virginia to take on the Norfolk

N.Y. Giants ~ O-Line Rushing to the Rescue?

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This Week's Posts:
Look Out; Bad Guy Coming ThroughMedia Wakes Up to Secondary IssuesGiants Answers on Defense Are Few, or Injured
PIGSKIN - Football Sunday; Week Fifteen


NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  The Latest Offensive Line Shuffle is Gaining Ground and Pushing Forward.


In the Giants' present situation, their best Defense might be their Offense. 

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Fifteen

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY





PIGSKIN ~ WEEK FIFTEEN





OVERALL RECORD:   99-80-7
SHMEAR of the WEEK:   6-8
BAGELS in the BASKET:   +2



SEASON RESULTS:

Week Fourteen   9-5-0
Week Thirteen   7-7-0
Week Twelve   9-4-0
Week Eleven   4-6-2
Week Ten   8-6-0
Week Nine   10-3-0
Week Eight   7-5-0
Week Seven   7-4-1
Week Six   5-6-1
Week Five   4-8-0
Week Four   8-7-0
Week Three   7-8-0
Week Two  

N.Y. Giants ~ Answers on Defense are Few or Injured

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  What's a Defensive Coordinator to Do?




There was a certain would-be pick-six early in the game against Eli but was dropped by Dallas.  And then there was a Tony Romo pass that got lost in the lights that would have went for another certain touchdown.  But luckily in the end, Jason Pierre Paul rose up just in the nick of time

N.Y. Knicks ~ Turn Back Now; The Lane is Closed

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP







NEW YORK KNICKS:  December 10, 2011 - The Night They Stopped Dancing in the Garden.


I think we last left off with me saying, "Talk to me when we get a Big Man."  -  O.K.  So, let's talk.



No discussion on my part regarding the Knicks shall commence without paying tribute and offering thanks to the founder of the feast; Donnie Walsh; first. 

N.Y. Giants ~ Media Wakes Up to Secondary Issues

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Apparently, There is a Problem in the Giants' Secondary.  Who Knew?


I said this after Week One :



"....Rex Grossman picked apart the Secondary like a fruit basket.  Jason Pierre Paul wasn't going to stop the Skins by himself.  Nice game by him by the way.  But otherwise, Washington went through us like we were wet toilet

LIU Blackbirds ~ One More for the Road

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH









LIU BLACKBIRDS:  A Long and Winding Road Finally Ends Tonight in Norfolk, Virginia.


Things didn't go so well for the Blackbirds in their last game against Columbia.  They fell 63-53 to the Lions squad hailing out of the Manhattan college.  And in doing so, dropped their season record to five wins and five losses.  The loss also snaps a three

N.Y. Giants ~ Look Out; Bad Guy Comin' Through

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Brandon Jacobs Ran Through Dallas Like the BULLY they Begged For.


His own fan base berates him; belittles him; and dumps on him endlessly.  Many point to him as the primary cause for the Giants' running woes this season.  He's also been tagged as an ingrate and an ungrateful bad guy for many things he's said over the seasons

N.Y. Mets ~ the Banker is Real In...

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET











NEW YORK METS:  Occupy Roosevelt Avenue?Stop FLUSHING Money Down the Drain!



"A mere bag of shells..."  -  quote, Ralph Kramden.


"Peanuts!  What am I gonna do with peanuts?"  -  quote, Ralph Kramden.


"There's plenty more where that came from...."  -  quote, Ralph Kramden.


That's right!  The Mets want us to believe this is the 1950's.  "

BKN Aviators ~ Wake Up in Time to Salvage Weekend

From the desk of:   THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN




BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Who Were Those Guys, and What Happened to the Skates of Flatbush?



FRIDAY FINAL

SATURDAY FINAL:
3 - Cape Cod Blue Fins
0 - Brooklyn Aviators


What the....?  This game was no less bizarre than the disappearance of Emilia Earhart, who also once took-off from Floyd Bennett Field.  Remember what happened to her....?   For

N.Y. Rangers ~ Sending a League Wide Message

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






NEW YORK RANGERS: 
Aggressive Development; These Are Not Your Father's Smurfs!

There's a big hit playing off-Broadway these days.  But our guys don't sing and dance like in the production of Jersey Boys or somethin' like that.  Although you wouldn't know it if you saw the photo spread in one of the N.Y. tabloids today featuring Ranger

N.Y. Giants ~ TEXAS SHOWDOWN

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:
With a Record of "Six and Sick" and Four Games To Go,Big Blue's Season Boils Down to a Showdown Against Our Old Nemesis, the Dallas Cowboys.



WEEK FOURTEEN PICKS

POST:  Secondary Issues a Primary Concern




GIANTS  vs.  COWBOYS:


Two things happened on Offense last week that are worth discussing; A) - For the first

BKN Aviators ~ Here Come The FISH

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH










BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Here Comes That Garrett Peters and the Fins Again.  Let's Rumble.



Brooklyn dropped Friday night's face-off against the New Jersey Outlaws 3-2, in the first game of a three game weekend set off-Flatbush at Hangar Five.



After skating to a scoreless first period, the cross-Harbor rivals took turns scoring a pair of

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Fourteen

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY




PIGSKIN ~ WEEK FOURTEEN



OVERALL RECORD:  90-75-7SHMEAR of the WEEK:  7-6BAGELS in the BASKET:  +1

Weekly Results:
Week Thirteen - 7-7-0Week Twelve - 9-4-0Week Eleven - 4-6-2Week Ten - 8-6-0Week Nine - 10-3-0Week Eight - 7-5-0Week Seven - 7-4-1Week Six - 5-6-1Week Five - 4-8-0Week Four - 8-7-0Week Three - 7-8-0Week Two - 10-4-1Week One - 4-7-2

QUESTION:  Now that

N.Y. Rangers ~ Child's Play

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NEW YORK RANGERS:  "Great Shot Kid!  But This Is No Time To Get Cocky!" - quote, Han Solo.




Note to Artem Anisimov - Don't do that again!



Mimicking the firing of a rifle with your stick is "bush", and I don't blame Tampa Bay for getting ticked off.   Mark Messier once threatened to beat up Tie Domi himself for riding his stick like

NJ/BKN Nets ~ Tampering? Say It Ain't So

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NJ/BROOKLYN NETS:  Camp Chaos Open for Business.



With abbreviated Training Camps about to open, the Nets' start their final season in New Jersey with this; Chaos.


Can Billy King be that stupid?  That is the $64,000 question.  Mikhail Prokhorov, I'll give him a pass. A rich cat like that just wants what he wants and for argument's sake, let's just

N.Y. Mets ~ Hot Stove; Hands Off Niese

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS RANT: The Latest Hot Stove Rumor Has Me All Burned-Up.



Who was it that said you can never have enough pitching?


OF COURSE THE yankees ARE INTERESTED!!  Jon Niese is a good pitcher and possesses the best curve ball on the staff.  Oh.., and he's a lefty!!!  Any lefty with a heart beat is worthy of a try-out.  And we have one who

N.Y. Rangers ~ All Hail The Broadway Softies

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NEW YORK RANGERS:  Note on Winning Streaks; Stay Away From Canadian Teams.

GLEN SATHER:  Would You Kindly Keep Your Hands Off Our Team Please?!



Sacre Bleu!  For the second time since October 31st, the Rangers embarked on at least a five game winning streak only to have them both ended by a team from Canada.



To kick-off the initial seven

N.Y. Mets ~ The Hot Stove Finally Yields Warmth

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET







THE HOT STOVE

NEW YORK METS:  Someone Must Have Lit the Pilot Light. There's Heat Coming Out of the Mets' Hot Stove At Last.


This is the kind of heat Sandy Alderson was generating Tuesday night in Vietnam at the Winter Meetings:


TRADE:
San Francisco Giants - get   Angel Pagan.
New York Mets - get   OF-Andres Torres  and   RP-Ramon Ramirez.

FREE

LIU Blackbirds ~ The Flatbush Five Win Third Straight

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH


LIU BLACKBIRDS:  Getting Things Turned Around After 0-3 Start.  The Flatbush Hoops Take Their Three Game Win Streak and a 5-4 Record into Manhattan for an Inner-City Tip-Off Against Columbia.

 
Since their opening night win at the Wellness Center on December 1st against Wagner, the Blackbirds have since been on the road again and won't return to

N.Y. Mets ~ State of METropolis Report; Part V

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





METropolis:  Year Nine A.D. - (After Doubleday)
"THE AGE of WILPONianism"


State of METropolis Report:
PART IV - Fans and TraditionPART III - Positional PlayersPART II - Pitching StaffPART I - Ownership; Front Office


PART V - The Saul B. Katz Dilemma...continued.

If you follow my blog then you know what's coming.  If you're new to my site and 

BKN Aviators ~ Stepping Up in the Standings

From the desk of:  THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Coolest Guys in Brooklyn Rewarded Themselves With a Six-Pack of Points This Weekend For a Job Well Done.


The Skates of Flatbush spent the weekend in Hangar Five taking on the visiting Danbury Whalers and  1000 Islands Privateers.  Their dual victories earned them six more points and inched them a little closer to the

N.Y. Giants ~ Secondary Issues a Primary Concern

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:
It Wasn't The Running Game or the Offensive-Line This Time. It Wasn't the Line Backers or an MIA Pass-Rush.  It Wasn't Osi or All the Injuries.  There's Been One Constant Since Game One.  The Veteran Corners and Safeties of This Team Have Been Consistently Bad All Season.




Of course there are many ways to describe us...the

N.Y. Giants ~ Game Twelve PACKED With Tension

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:
PACK 'Em Up, or PACK It In.


Last Post; Defense - Life After the Monday Night Fiasco

Was last week's debacle against the Saints a Giant aberration?   No!   They deserved that shellacking. They've been steadily leading up to that game and received their due consequence.   But can they clamp down and play with, and even

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Thirteen

NFL - FOOTBALL SUNDAY




PIGSKIN ~ WEEK THIRTEEN




OVERALL RECORD:  83-68-7All Weeks/Week Twelve Record:  9-4-0SHMEAR of the WEEK:  6-6BAGELS in the BASKET:  +8





WEEK THIRTEEN ~ Big Bagel Roll Out:
(FRIDAY LINE-NYDN)



Jets -3 (REDSKINS)
Unfortunately for the Jets, the Skins are actually getting their act together on Defense.  This is going to be a tougher task for the Jets than they

N.Y. Giants ~ Life After the Monday Night Fiasco?

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NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:

Certain Hall of Famer, Michael Strahan, Paid the Giants' Defensive Line a Visit to Impart Some of His Knowledge.   I Have Better Advice For Them From the Mouth of Another  -   "...Let's Go Out There Like a Bunch of Crazed Dogs and Have Some Fun!" - quote; LT.




Any time your team loses a game, and if spelled out the opponent's

BKN Aviators ~ Take On Danbury Whalers; Round IV

From the desk of:  THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH








BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Skates of Flatbush Are Looking to Settle the Score in Another Friday Night Rumble Versus Danbury.




Having dropped a pair of tough road games against the New Jersey Outlaws last weekend, the Brooklyn Aviators will be trying to get things turned around this week with the help of some friendly home scheduling.  First up in 

NBA ~ NETS, KNICKS; Finally Got My Attention

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BROOKLYN NETS ~ Sudden Surge In Nets' News Snaps Me Out of My Apathy.


Why bother I thought.  I didn't care about the NBA yet and said to myself, there's time to deal with them later.  Then at some point today it occurred to me; it's already December.  When Commissioner Stern announced the National Bank Account Basketball Association would be

LIU Blackbirds ~ Opening Night in the Wellness Center

 From the desk of:  THE HOOPS of FLATBUSH





LIU BLACKBIRDS:  The Off-Flatbush Hoopsters Open Up the Wellness Center Tonight Versus Wagner.





Wagnervs.LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITYBLACKBIRDS
FromTHE WELLNESS CENTERAshland Place off Flatbush AvenueBROOKLYN

Things didn't go so well for the Blackbirds last Monday night during in their game versus Iona.  They were defeated 100-84 which dropped the

N.Y. Rangers ~ Push Pens Aside; Blow Into Carolina

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NEW YORK RANGERS:  Finish Strong November With Consecutive Wins Over Washington, Philadelphia, and
Pittsburgh.






I go to about ten to twelve games a year.  Tuesday night was my first game this season.  And I must say, they did a good job with new sections on the 7th and 8th Avenue ends of the Garden.  On either end between the 300 and

N.Y. Rangers ~ Bring on Sid The Kid

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






NEW YORK RANGERS:  The Situation in Washington proves the Blueshirts are on the Right Path.  A Win Tuesday Night Against the First Place Penguins Would Confirm it.


Ranger players have gotten head coaches fired before.  It's usually one of their own being pushed through the MSG office doors.  They've been asked to leave for many reasons; not

N.Y. Giants ~ How BLUE Will the Big Easy Be?

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Game Eleven
NEW YORK GIANTSvs.New Orleans Saints
FROMThe Big Easy




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  We'll Know Who The Giants Are After Tonight.



Just as we suspected, the Giants lost to a one game wonder when they dropped that dreadful game against Philly last week.  The Eagles' loss this Sunday versus New England proved that out.  And looking back at

BKN Aviators ~ N.J. Outlaws Hold-Up A's Weekend

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  One Wrong Exit Off the Turnpike and What You Get is a Lost Weekend in Jersey.



Talk about losing your way in the Garden State.  The Aviators' short flight over the skies of New Jersey ended in a lost weekend for the locals.  Emelia Earhart once landed and took off from Floyd Bennett Field too ya know.  How'd that go?

N.Y. METS ~ State of METropolis Report; Part IV

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET






METropolis; Year Nine A.D. - (After Doubleday)

If you are familiar with Head-Butting Mr. Met, or not, welcome to...

"The Age of WILPONianism"
and the continuing sagas of...The Saul B. Katz Dilemma

...DUN, Dun, dunnnn!




State of METropolis Report
PART III
Positional PlayersPART II
PitchingPART I
Manager-Front Office-Ownership


PART IV  ~  THE

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Twelve

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY





PIGSKIN ~ WEEK TWELVE







OVERALL RECORD:  74-64-7All Weekly Results; Week One through Week ElevenSHMEAR of the WEEK:  5-6BAGELS in the BASKET:  Zero/Flat


WEEK TWELVE ~ The Big Bagel Roll Out:(Friday Line; NYDN)


Bills +9 (JETS)
I'm actually looking for the Jets to win this game.  I just think Buffalo will cover the nine points.  Buffalo might have gotten

BKN Aviators ~ Making a Move on First Place

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN





BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  After Knocking 1000 Islands Out of First Place, the Skates of Flatbush Seek to do the Same Against the New Jersey Outlaws.




*FHL NEWS ~ VERMONT WILD CLUB FOLDS:

Prior to this season's start, Brooklyn Head Coach Rob Miller stressed the necessity of all Federal Hockey League member club's ability to finish out their season

N.Y. Giants ~ The Search For Daylight

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Rushing Towards The Truth About The Giants' Running Game.


Last Post:  Haunting Loss Versus Eagles; No Exorcism For You.




Just in time for the Holidays, the New York Football Giants served up a Big Blue Giant turkey of a game last Sunday.  They got the stuffing knocked out of their running game as the Offensive Line played

Happy Thanksgiving

From me to you, and from my Family to yours, have a veryHAPPY THANKSGIVINGeveryone. 
I'm thankful to all who ever visited my site and took a ride on my little Brooklyn Trolley.

Thank you all...







 

PIGSKIN ~ Thanksgiving Day Football

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE


Thanksgiving Day Games
(Wednesday Line; NYDN)



THREE-PACK UPSET DELUXE!

LIONS +6 (Packers)That's right!  Never ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, bet against the Lions at home, on Thanksgiving Day.

Dolphins +7 (COWBOYS)I'm waiting patiently for Tony Romo to single-handedly blow Dallas' season.C'mon Miami!  Keep surging!  Beat the 'Boys!
 
49ers +3 1/2 (RAVENS)San

BKN Aviators ~ First Look at First Place 1000 Island Club

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN




BROOKLYN AVIATORS: The Skates of Flatbush Get Their First Look at First Place 1000 Islands Privateers.


Tuesday night in Hyannis, the fifth regular season game between Brooklyn and the Cape Cod Blue Fins was a resounding win by the Fish.  They out-shot Flatbush in the game and outscored them by a wide margin.  The 8-2 final score now gives the

N.Y. Giants ~ Haunting Loss; No Exorcism for You

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Eagles Leave GIANT Droppings All Over Big Blue's Season....Again!




Do you know why I generally wait till Tuesday to do my Giants' post-games?  -  Well..., I work for a living..., But I wait so as to come down from the emotions of the game, and so I don't say something mindless like...they suck!  I like to get some separation

LIU Blackbirds ~ Net First Pair of Wins

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






LIU BLACKBIRDS:  A Strong Weekend in Connecticut Earns the Flatbush Hoopsters Their First Two Wins of Season.


STRONG START BY JAMAL OLASEWERE POWERS BROOKLYN.


After dropping their first three games to start the season, which include a pair of opening losses to Old Dominion and Penn State in the 2011 HOF Tip-Off Tournament,  the Blackbirds

N.Y. Rangers ~ Canadiens Deny Blueshirts Eighth Straight

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NEW YORK RANGERS:  Sacre Bleu!  Montreal Halts Blueshirts' Streak at Seven.




Now that the winning streak is over, how we got to our seventh win is still worthy of discussing.  What else are we supposed to do between all these freakin' days off?  I know it seems like ancient history now, but do you remember that one-timer by Sean Avery off 

BKN Aviators ~ Flatbush Faithful Get First Two Wins

From the desk of:THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH  -  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN



BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Skates of Flatbush Finally Gain Their First Two Home-Ice Victories; But Needed to Hurt Some Feelings Along the Way.



In the first meeting between the Danville Dashers and Brooklyn Aviators, our gracious and most hospitable Flatbush Avenue Skaters allowed the visiting team from Illinois to score

N.Y. Giants ~ Eagles II - Fight or Flight

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE







NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:We're Playing the Eagles, But Battling Demons.


GAME TENThe Knock-Out Punch; Do The Giants Have It In Them?



My fellow Giant Fans, the time for our team to collectively put up or shut up is upon us.  We have before us an opportunity to redeem ourselves in light of last year's season gone wrong at the hands of the Eagles, and

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Eleven

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY



PIGSKIN - WEEK ELEVEN





Overall Record:  70-58-5
SHMEAR of the WEEK:  5-5
BAGELS in the BASKET:  +7



After losing my first five SHMEARS of the season, I've gone on to nail five in a row.  If you didn't know, SHMEARS are worth three BAGELS a pop.  All other games are one BAGEL each.  After my Basket-O-Bagels got as low as -21 at one point, my Basket is enjoying time

BKN Aviators ~ Friday Night Fillet-O-Fish

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN









BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Skates of Flatbush Have a New Adversary on the Block This Season. 


Entering tonight, the A's have lost their last two straight games both to the Danbury Whalers.  Since last season, the two teams have cultivated a fierce rivalry together.  Whenever Brooklyn and Danbury get together, they literally make a mess.  At

LIU Blackbirds ~ Drop Third Straight to Penn State

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH




The New York Knicks and the NJ/BKN Nets did not play tonight.






L.I.U. BLACKBIRDS:  Flatbush Cagers Lose Third Straight.


I'm sure this is not the kind of start Coach Ferry envisioned for his team.  And so early on, he has some work to do getting his guys straightened out. 


The Blackbirds are now losers of their first three games this season.

BKN Aviators ~ A's Can't Fight Off Danbury

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN








BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Danbury Whalers Ride a Big Second Period to Defeat A's, While Brooklyn Uses Their Fists in the Third.


The first period of play was a quiet affair.  Danbury edged out Brooklyn with ten shots on goal versus nine for the A's.  However, no shot found net during the opening session for either team.  Twice Danbury put

BKN Aviators ~ Mid-Week Rumble in Danbury

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BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  3-0-1 on the Road; A's Take-Off for a Mid-Week Melee in Danbury.



Brooklyn's Coolest and the Danbury Whalers will drop the puck on Week Four tonight with a mid-week game.  The two rivals have split their first two meetings.  Brooklyn took the first game, while Danbury recently defeated the A's last Saturday.



After

N.Y. Mets ~ State of METRopolis; Part III

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET







NEW YORK METS:  State of METropolis - PART III.

State of METropolis; PART II - Pitching Staff
State of METropolis; PART I - Ownership, Front Office; Management


VII.  THE POSITIONAL PLAYERS:

Nothing too scientific here.  This is just the way I see the field right now.


Catcher - Mike Piazza took his last at-bat for the Mets in 2005.  Over the 

N.Y. Rangers ~ NY Islanders; The Rivalry, Game Two

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NEW YORK RANGERS  vs.  New York Islanders
The Rivalry - Game II



Somehow, the Islanders have created a goalie controversy for themselves with rumors they will trade Ivgeni Nabokov.  The Isles have maintained three goalies because if you even look at Rick DiPietro the wrong way, he gets hurt.  Apparently however, GM Garth Snow said there is

N.Y. Giants ~ Batted Down In San Francisco

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE







NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL ~ Aftermath; Week Ten:


Big Blue Travels Three Thousand Miles Only to Fall One Play Short.




That's a long flight back from San Francisco to have to sit and ponder the what-ifs of this game.  We were so close to tying Sunday's game only to have our last opportunity batted away.  But closer to the truth is this game literally

BKN Aviators ~ Gain Four Points the Hard Way

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Kings County's Coolest Earn Four More Points After a Very Hard Fought FHL Week Three.


The latest game in the rivalry between the Whalers and Aviators goes to the team from Danbury two periods to one. 


A late first period goal by Devin Guy which gave Danbury a 1-0 lead came on a power play after Casey Mignone was called

LIU Black Birds ~ Lose to Hofstra; Start Tourney Monday

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH





Long Island University Black Birds:  Taking Flight...  It's Off to Virginia for "Tip-Off Tourney Time".



Brooklyn's Flatbush Avenue cagers lost their first game of the season 89-71 to Hofstra last Friday.  LIU's Jamal Olasewere led Brooklyn scorers with 13-points.  Guard Jason Brickman followed with 11-points.  C.J. Garner had a team high six

N.Y. Giants ~ Game Nine; California Dreamin'

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE






NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Big Blue Seeking a San Francisco Treat.


Man up Boys!  No really, I mean it; Man up.  Play the 49ers man-to-man on Defense.  I think that's the best way to go about today's game.  It's week ten of the NFL schedule and at this point of the season, many kinks should have been worked out of our game, and trust factors amongst

N.Y. Rangers ~ Blueshirts Breeze by Hurricanes

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NEW YORK RANGERS:  Blueshirts Pass Big Eastern Conference Tests With an Earlier Win Against Montreal, and a Big Win Friday Against Carolina.




Ask and Ye shall receive.  Friday night's game against Carolina was exactly what I was talking about.  We need to separate ourselves from the same old end-of-season pack of teams who annually need to

BKN Aviators ~ Road Rage in Cape Cod; Danbury Tonight

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  A Hockey Game Broke-Out During the Cape Cod Friday Night Fights.




After suffering two over-time losses in two meetings against the Cape Cod Blue Fins this season, the A's finally exacted a measure of road rage Friday night.  In meeting number three, Brooklyn won convincingly by a score of 6-1 up in Hyannis, Mass.  The

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Ten

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY





PIGSKIN  - WEEK TEN





OVERALL RECORD:   62-52-5SHMEAR of the WEEK:  4-5BAGELS in the BASKET:  +2

Week Nine; 10-3-0Week Eight; 7-5-0Week Seven; 7-4-1Week Six; 5-6-1Week Five; 4-8-0Week Four; 8-7-0Week Three; 7-8-0Week Two; 10-4-1Week One; 4-7-2

Oh what a comeback!  After beginning the season 0-5 on the SHMEAR, I've nailed four in a row.  With the SHMEAR weighing

N.Y. Rangers ~ Carolina Poses Bigger Test for Blueshirts

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS







NEW YORK RANGERS:  If Team Torts is to take one giant leap for Ranger-Kind, they need to finally get through teams like the Carolina Hurricanes.





Carolina's Eric Staal may need ear-plugs tonight.  Thick skin might help too.  And if this was the Blueshirts' rink of old Madison Square from sixty years ago..., I'd say bring an umbrella to

BKN Aviators ~ Vermont Has WILD Third Period

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN











BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Extra Session is Proving to be a Problem.  They Drop Another Over-Time Game, This Time to the Vermont Wild.


Brooklyn's Coolest swung open the doors to Hangar Five for Thursday night's first ever contest against the visiting Vermont Wild.  One of this years FHL expansion teams, the Wild were still in search of

LIU Black Birds ~ No NBA Not A Problem on Flatbush Ave.

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







 On the NBA Lock-Out; Brooklyn Nets; and Barclays Center.



LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY BLACK BIRDS:  Season Begins Friday Versus Hofstra University.



The NBA Lock-Out took a turn towards the worse.  Affairs are now way beyond negotiating within the collective bargaining process.  The NBA's nanny, Commissioner Stern, is now resorting to issuing

BKN Aviators ~ WILD Weekend Starts Thursday

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Coolest Will Try and Finally Skin The Fish Friday Night.   But First They Welcome FHL New-Comer, the Vermont Wild, to the Hangar on Thursday.



Those Fish did it again.  For the second time in as many meetings, the Cape Cod Blue Fins beat Brooklyn in over-time.  Last Saturday, they came to Flatbush Avenue to do it too

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Comes Through

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE









NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Big Blue Coaching Helps G-Men Get a Firm Grip on First Place.


We have till Wednesday to feel great about this team Giant Fans.  That's what regular seasons are all about.  They're filled with surprises and disappointments.  They are for savoring and celebrating the good, and grumbling about the bad things that happen week

BKN Aviators ~ A's Harpoon Whalers; Blue Fins Are Next

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN











BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  After Spearing the Danbury Whalers, the Kings County Coolest are Looking to Hook Some Blue Fins.



Mission accomplished.  The sortie over Danbury hit it's mark; eight times to be exact.  Return to base.



Brooklyn's Coolest quieted down the Friday night Danbury crowd with a three goal barrage in the first period,

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Nine

NFL ~ Football Sunday




WEEK NINE





OVERALL RECORD:  52-49-5SHMEAR of the WEEK:  3-5BAGELS in the BASKET:  -8

Week Eight Record  7-5Week Seven Record  7-4-1Week Six Record  5-6-1Week Five Record  4-8-0Week Four Record  8-7-0Week Three Record  7-8-0Week Two Record  10-4-1Week One Record  4-7-2





WEEK NINE - Big Bagel Roll Out:
(Friday Line; NYDN)



Giants+9 (PATRIOTS)
I'm just looking

N.Y. Giants ~ Jacobs vs. Gilbride; It's On!

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  It's Best If Brandon Jacobs and Kevin Gilbride Both Just Shut Up, And Grind Their Axe Together Against the Patriots Sunday.




JACOBS vs. GILBRIDE
An angry running back wearing out his welcome versus a coach I consider to be on the Hot Seat. 

One has nothing to lose, as the Giants took much from him already.  Therefore

BKN Aviators ~ Friday Night Rumble in Danbury

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Week Two Cleared For Take-Off; Mission - Danbury.


It's that time; it's FHL week two and the A's are opening the doors to Hangar Five and taking-off for Connecticut.  Friday night, Brooklyn's Coolest will head up to Danbury for their first meeting against the Whalers.  Then Saturday, the Aviators return to Hangar Five for

N.Y. Rangers ~ Two Hard-Heads Reunited

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS











NEW YORK RANGERS:  It's Time Coach Torts Treated Sean Avery Like an NHL Player Again.  But Sean Needs to Meet Coach Half Way.


The Fans have spoken.  The AVERY ARMY has won.



Yeah..., but don't go celebrating just yet.  Coach Torts isn't exactly at the ready with a pen in hand rushing to sign a peace treaty with the Rangers'

BKN Nets ~ David Stern Carves Up Last Season in N.J.

From the desk of:THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH





NEW JERSEY/BROOKLYN NETS


The 2011-2012 NBA season was supposed to begin on Tuesday, November 1st.  But apparently the NBA Owners and the Player's Union are no closer to figuring out how to split basketball related revenue than they were at the start of this process Lock-Out.  Therefore, still without a Labor deal in place, Commissioner Stern wielded

Happy Halloween

...Brooklyn Style























































Mike.BTB

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Struggles To Net Fish

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE








N.F.C.  EAST  DIVISION:New York Giants...........5-2Dallas Cowboys..............3-4Philadelphia Eagles........3-4Washington Redskins....3-4



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  If Playing Ugly Gets You In First Place, Disgusting Is OK With Me.



I won't be taking time out to tell you how disgusted I am with Sunday's performance in this post.  I'll save that

BKN Aviators ~ Ex-Mates & Outlaws Ruin Hangar Five Opener

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  New Jersey Outlaws Spoil A's Opening Night.  The Rivalry Is Born!


MATTHEW PUNTURERI PROVIDES MAJOR ASSISTS AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM.


Veni; Vidi; Puntureri. 



Former Aviators' forwards; Matthew Puntureri and John Goffredo; made their triumphant returns to Brooklyn Saturday night by picking apart their former team,

N.Y. Giants ~ Week 8; Needing a Win Before the Storm

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE






NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Big Blue Must Avoid Sleeping With The Fish Before Playing League's Elite Teams.



Health.  Fish.  Health through fish.  Dolphins are not fish.  They're mammals.  And there's roughly fifty-three of them from Miami trained to play football; albeit not very well.




The Giants are slowly gaining health.  They're getting some of

BKN Aviators ~ A's Touch Down in Brooklyn Tonight

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN








BROOKLYN AVIATORS
OPENING NIGHT at HANGAR #5



Air tower, clear the landing strip at Floyd Bennett Field.  The Aviators are finally coming home.  After opening the season in Lewiston , Maine on Thursday and playing in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Friday night, it's time for the local blades to take to their home ice off Flatbush Avenue in

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Eight

NFL ~ FOOTBALL SUNDAY



PIGSKIN  -  WEEK EIGHT





OVERALL RECORD:  45-44-5
WEEK SEVEN  7-4-1WEEK SIX  5-6-1WEEK FIVE  4-8-0WEEK FOUR  8-7-0WEEK THREE  7-8-0WEEK TWO  10-4-1WEEK ONE  4-7-2
SHMEAR of the WEEK:  2-5
BAGELS in the BASKET:  -13





WEEK EIGHT  ~  Big Bagel Roll Out:
(Friday Line; NYDN)




GIANTS -10 (Dolphins)
Boy do I hate the Giants coming off the bye.  All I know is they

BKN Aviators ~ Flyin' High; Win Game One

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN









BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Comeback Against Defending Champs In Season Opener With Disciplined Play and Composure.



For the Aviators, the memory of losing and watching the Warriors hoist the Championship Trophy on home ice to end Brooklyn's most previous season no doubt rushed back to their minds upon taking the ice Thursday night in Lewiston,

N.Y. Rangers ~ Home, Home on the Rink

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS












NEW YORK RANGERS:  The Long Road Home For Tex's Rangers Ends Tonight. 


You can take the Rangers out of Canada, but the schedule makers aren't letting Canada get away from the Rangers just yet..  After a four game tour of the Great White North, the Toronto Maple Leafs will help the Rangers re-christen their partially renovated, old 

BKN Aviators ~ Season Opens Thursday

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Cleared For Take-Off!  Time to Drop the Puck.


The Brooklyn Aviators were involved in another trade.  On October 24th, the League announced Brooklyn center John Goffredo was part of a three team trade that ultimately landed Goffredo in New Jersey with the expansion Outlaws.  The trade reunites John Goffredo with former

N.Y. Mets ~ State of METropolis Report; Part II

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET







METropolis; YEAR 9 A.D. (After Doubleday)



NEW YORK METS:  At The Roosevelt Avenue Crossroads.

PART ONE ~ I. Ownership; II. Front Office;  III. Manager;  IV. Coaches.


V.  STARTING PITCHING:

The future seems bright.  But forget the sunglasses.  Should we be looking through binoculars to see it?  The Mets now have three minor league pitching

N.Y. Rangers ~ Hello Winnipeg; Good-Bye Canada

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS




NEW YORK RANGERS:  Canadian Turn Around Sets Up a Grand Opening Night at the Garden.



For ol' Tex's New York Rangers - The Blueshirt World Tour, is finally over.  The Boys are finally coming home.  After seven games in three different countries, the Rangers will get a few nights off before they open MSG Thursday night against the Toronto Maple

N.Y. Mets ~ State of METropolis Report; Part I

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET








METropolis; Year 9 A.D. - (After Doubleday)


NEW YORK METS:  At The Roosevelt Avenue Crossroads.

Unless you're watching the Cardinals and the Rangers on TV, Baseball in NYC is finished for the year.  Another season in the Age of Wilponianism is done.  For the Boys of Flushing, and without poking fun, things were pretty much wrapped up by

BKN Aviators ~ Training Camp; Day Two

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN





BrooklynAviators.com


BROOKLYN AVIATORS  ~  Coach Miller Fine Tuning His Club Before Take-Off.



Training Camp opened this past Thursday for the Brooklyn Aviators and will continue through Wednesday before opening the regular season Thursday night against the Akwesasne Warriors.
During camp, the doors to Aviator Complex are open to the public

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Seven

NFL ~ Football Sunday




PIGSKIN  ~  WEEK SEVEN





OVERALL RECORD:  38-40-4
WEEK SIX - 5-6-1WEEK FIVE - 4-8-0WEEK FOUR - 8-7-0WEEK THREE - 7-8-0WEEK TWO - 10-4-1WEEK ONE - 4-7-2
SHMEAR of the WEEK:  0-5  *I forgot to make a Week Six Pick.
BAGELS in the BASKET:  -21
Weekly Games = One Bagel Each
SHMEARs = Three Bagels Each


What do I know..?!  Let's get on with Week Seven's picks.

All

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Bye-Week Report

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL  ~  At The Break:

Thank you Michael Strahan and Antonio Pierce.  Their criticisms levelled against Justin Tuck and Brandon Jacobs have served to unify, not vilify.  And by injecting their opinions into their former team-mates' injury matters, they've served to keep the meddling Media's attention away from pecking away at the

N.Y. Rangers ~ Travelling In Search of a Win

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NEW YORK RANGERS:   Spanning the Globe in Search of Their First Win.   Welcome to Opening Night; Part IV.



OK, make that three games I'm going to ignore now.  The two games in Sweden and Saturday's game on Long Island make eleven periods of Hockey I'd care not to discuss outside of the Islanders game.  Because, who didn't see that coming?  It

BKN Nets ~ Twenty Months of Construction Later...

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH





BROOKLYN NETS  ~ Twenty Months After Ground-Breaking Day and a Change in Majority Ownership, Jay-Z Still Rules the Brooklyn Scene Since Day One.


After six years of planning and legal wrangling, Barclays Center is now in it's second Autumn of construction.  Twenty months ago, Ground Breaking Day 2010 officially kicked off the long fought, and long

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Six

NFL ~ Football Sunday




PIGSKIN ~ WEEK SIX



That's right!  My picks have been pigs lately. 
And I haven't picked a SHMEAR of the WEEK right yet.  But hey..., if you kept going the other way, you'd be perfect;  -  Like me.  My Basket-O-Bagels is light!  ....As in starving.  But that's because of the three-Bagel per week SHMEAR.  You'd think I'd let go of a few hang-ups I have with some

N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders; The Rivalry, Game One

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NEW YORK RANGERS  vs.  New York IslandersThe RIVALRY Resumes;  2011-2012





Marty Biron I believe is getting the start in net tonight in Long Island against the Islanders.  And that's just fine with me.  With the way goalies have been falling prey to injuries in this town lately, why risk Henrik with all the bad karma hovering over the

BKN Aviators ~ Doors to Hangar Five Open October 29th

From the desk of:  THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN




BROOKLYN AVIATORS HOCKEY CLUB ~ 2011-2012:

Coach Miller Making Final Preparations Before Take-Off.

Back in July the organization officially dropped "New York" from their name and opted instead to more accurately represent the Borough of Kings and the local crowds who cheer for them inside Hangar Number Five off Flatbush Avenue.

As the start

NBA/NETS ~ Two Weeks and the Foul

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







NJ/BKN NETS and the NBA

Commissioner Stern Dunks First Two Weeks of Season!
That's right Ladies and Gentlemen, and NBA Fans of all ages, No Basketball For You! -- At least not on-time anyway.  The first two weeks of the 2011-2012 regular season went POOF! just like Mr. Stern said they would if a deal wasn't struck by last Monday.


Hello Thursday

Urban Art ~ Devil's Playground Graffiti

Graham Ave Graffiti ~ Brooklyn







 




 

 






 




 

 

by the urban artists of Brooklyn.

 

N.Y. Cosmos ~ This is Cosmos Country

 Brooklyn is Cosmos Country!

 




Mike.BTB

N.Y. Giants ~ Snarred by a Trap Game

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE






NEW YORK FOOTBLL GIANTS:   Big Blue Blunders.

Previous:
Game Five Preview; The Birds, ACT III
Post-Game Summary; Big Blue Bird Droppings

Prior to the game with Seattle, I didn't believe any reasons existed to have a conversation discussing the importance of beating the Seahawks and looking good doing it.  Because Seattle had proven rather inept so far

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Bird Droppings

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:   Bye-Bye Birdie!
Be Gone To Let Us Ponder This Monumental Failure.

Ninety-four yards doth fly the Seahawk the other way'eth.  How badly did the Giants suck'eth Sunday?  Let us count the ways.


The only thing that kept the Giants in this game in the first place was the Seahawks turning over the ball at the worst times; Seattle

N.J. Devils ~ 30th Season of Hell On Ice

GAME ONE; 2011-2012 Season: vs. Philadelphia Flyers. 
From: The Rock, Newark, N.J.






N.J. DEVILS30th Anniversary Season

NEW JERSEY DEVILS:   Good Team; Bad Team.  The Club From Newark Battles Its Demons.


Here comes the Mickey Mouse Club.  I was watching MSG Vault today and a special on the Devils.  Wayne Gretzky characterized the New Jersey Devils as a Mickey Mouse organization after a

N.Y. Rangers ~ Blueshirt European Offensive Fails

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE BEST





NEW YORK RANGERS:  Two Jesters in King Henrik's Court.

GAME ONE  -  The first period ended after the teams traded even strength goals.  Los Angeles opened the scoring.  Then Captain Callahan led a charge and tied the game at one.  The second period ended with the teams trading penalties if nothing else.  Kyle Clifford and Brandon Prust each got

N.Y. Giants ~ The Birds; Act III; Week Five

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




WEEK FIVE
Week Five Picks





Seattle Seahawksvs.NEW YORK GIANTS
FromBIG BLUE STADIUM



New York Giants Football ~ Another Week of Feathered Foes.


No  -  We do not need to have a conversation; of any length; about the importance of beating the Seattle Seahawks at home this Sunday.  That's for The Birds.  Very simply, it should get done.  It has to get

N.Y. Yankees ~ Last One Out Shut The Lights

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY






Oh Fister...?  Oh Fister...Baby?
Tiger Stripes Out-Duel the Pinstripes In ALDSWin Series 3-2
DETROIT WILL FACE TEXAS IN ALCS



NEW YORK YANKEES
No A-Bomb For A-Rod.Bronx Bombers' Fuse Fizzles Out.
 


Casey Alex at the Bat......and the Whifff!

Jorge Posada is getting shoved out the Stadium doors in the old cold classic corporate heave-ho style and with

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Five

NFL ~ PIGSKIN; WEEK FIVE




Overall Record:  29-26-3Week Four Record:  8-7-0Week Three Record:  7-8-0Week Two Record:  10-4-1
Week One Record:  4-7-2
SHMEAR OF THE WEEK:  0-4!!!
BASKET-O-BAGELS:   -12



PUNT!!
* Oh, if the Eagles can just lose again...please!  Gimmie  Gimmie  gimmie.
* Coach Who Needs a Win Most - Coach Reid; Philly.
* Team In Most Desperate Need of Win - Steelers.
* Who

N.Y. Rangers ~ The Two Kings of Europe

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE BEST










GAME ONE
October 7, 2011




NEW YORK RANGERSvs.Los Angeles Kings
From:Stockholm, SWEDEN




NEW YORK RANGERS:  Season Opener; Game One


KING HENRIK and "TEX's RANGERS"
take on the L.A. KINGS in EUROPE:

Ranger Fans..., we know this team.  We know them well.  We've been taking baby pictures for three years now.  This team is last year's

N.Y. Rangers ~ Avery Takes Blindside Hit To Career

NEW YORK RANGERS:   You don't have to go.  But you just can't stay here.  Sean Avery stripped of his Blueshirt.




The least popular decisions in life usually turn out to be the best decisions in life.




But when you string people along, that's just plain wrong.  The manner with which the Rangers went about separating ways with Sean Avery remind me of the way the Mets gave Willie

BKN Nets ~ Barclays Center and ALL ACCESS

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






Previous:
Of Lock-Outs and Long Islanders  ...and more Barclays pics from September.Hoops of Flatbush - BROOKLYN NETS is the name  ...and more Barclays pics from September II.




BROOKLYN NETS:
Want All Access?  No Problem.Want An NBA Season?   Now That's a Big Problem.



Billboard; Flatbush Avenue at 5th Avenue.


Want an "All Access" pass to all

BKN Dodgers ~ HOW DARE THEY?!

BROOKLYN DODGERS:  How Dare They Besmirch Our Beloved Bums That Way?!


SHAME! 
SHAME ON YOU!


How dare the New York Daily News take the date October 4th, 1955 in vain like this!?  On today's back page cover, the N.Y. Daily News used the famous headline from Brooklyn's only World Championship to somehow associate and make light of A.J. Burnett's plights as a Yankee, and his finally

N.Y. Giants ~ The Gilbride Watch

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  The Gilbride Watch; His Week Four Grade.


LeSean McCoy rushed 24 times for 128 yards against the Giants in Week Three.  In Week Four, Beanie Wells rushed 27 times for 138 yards against us.  They say more and more this is fastly becoming a passing man's League.  Yet, I see teams running the ball in most traditional manners with

N.Y. Giants ~ Defense Keeps Caging Pesky Birds

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




WEEK FOUR FINAL:
New York Giants     31Arizona Cardinals   27



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Post Game; Take One.
Big Blue Was Just CRUZing for Trouble All Game Long.


PERRY FEWELL BAILS OUT HIS FELLOW COORDINATOR...AGAIN.


This was just another game for The Birds with droppings blotted everywhere making an overall mess of my Sunday afternoon. 



For a

L.I. Ducks ~ On Lonely Pond; York Wins Title

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE







2011
Atlantic League Champions
AtlanticLeague.com ~ Revs RepeatYorkRevolution.comLongIslandDucks.com






LONG ISLAND DUCKS:   The REVOLUTION Was Too Much!  The Webbed Spikes' Bats Go AWOL.


THE LONG ISLAND DUCKS WERE DONE IN BY WHAT THEY DID BEST ALL SEASON.


Mike Loree gave the Ducks everything a team could ask of their ace pitcher this season

The Newark Bears ~ A Resilient Brick City Species

From the desk of:  THE BRICK CITY NINE







The Urban Grizzlies Endured Another Troublesome Summer in an Unfamiliar Environment.   Encroachment, Scarcity, and Long Cold Winters are All Part of Being a Newark Bear.


Offensively speaking, the Quebec Capitales had nary a player rank within the top ten in any of the big three categories; Avg.; HR; RBI.  One Cap player placed eighth in batting. 

L.I. Ducks ~ Must Win Game 4 Resumes Sunday

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




LONG ISLAND DUCKS ~ Saturday; GAME CALLED.
Game Four rescheduled for Sunday 1:00 pm.  Possible Game Five Pushed Back to Monday.



The Webbed Spikes Nine  ~  Mother Nature Holds Off Elimination for a Day.  Ducks Get Huge Break.
Saturday night's post; updated Sunday morning.



As much havoc Mother Nature wrought on the latter part of the regular 

N.Y. Giants ~ Need a Big Blue Rising in Phoenix

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





Week Four:
NEW YORK GIANTSvs.Arizona Cardinals
FromSome Desert in the Southwest





Another Week For The Birds ~ Post, BTBPigskin; Week Four Picks



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Beware the Mysterious Phoenix Night.




GAME FOUR PRESENTS A GREAT CHANCE TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE NFC EAST.


Coach Gilbride must stay in Offensive Control of the clock as he

L.I. Ducks ~ Facing Elimination in Game Four

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  York Revolution Use Long Ball to Remind Ducks they are a Long Way from Home.


The bullpen had gotten pretty taxed in Thursday night's game.  So, Bob Zimmerman was forced to fight through getting smacked around to the tune of a five run deficit after just four innings on Friday.  And for the Ducks' line-up, the zeroes kept mounting

N.Y. Yankees ~ Mother Nature Said Not Tonight

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY




AMERICAN  LEAGUEDIVISION  SERIES


GAME ONE
Detroit Tigers(SP-Justin Verlander)vs.New York Yankees(SP-C.C. Sabathia)
From161st Street and River AvenueBronx, NYC




New York Yankees:  GAME CALLED.


Delmon Young quieted the Yankee crowd post haste with a first inning home run off CC Sabathia.  By the time Detroit's Justin Verlander took the mound in the

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Four

NFL ~ PIGSKIN; WEEK FOUR


Week Three PicksWeek Two PicksWeek One Picks


Over-all record:  21-19-3
Week Three Record:  7-8-0
Week Two Record:  10-4-1
Week One Record:  4-7-2
SHMEAR of the WEEK:  0-3
BAGELS in the BASKET:  -10


OH!...for three on the SHMEAR?  C'mon.  I gotta make better choices with my Bagels man. 


*I went against the Giants and paid for it.  Shame on me.

*I continue to

L.I. Ducks ~ Championship Series Shifts To York Tied 1-1

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




ATLANTIC LEAGUEChampionship Series


FRIDAY


GAME THREE
LONG ISLAND DUCKS (1-1)vs.York Revolution (1-1)
FromSome Park out in Pennsylvania






LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Things to Ponder on the Bus Ride to Game Three.


There's a tired overly used phrase that has probably never been more appropriate in describing the Ducks' post-season thus far.  They are

N.Y. Giants ~ Another Week for the Birds

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL: Week Four; Arizona.

The Birds; Act II; Take One.



Once upon a time, a game against the Cardinals used to be an easier gig to figure out because they played in our division.  But since their move to Arizona, they've become just another flock of dirty Birds dropping on our schedule every so often.  Except for the time they

L.I. Ducks ~ Mike Loree Stops The Revolution

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




ATLANTIC LEAGUECHAMPIONSHIP SERIES


THURSDAY

Game Two
York Revolution (0-1)vs.Long Island Ducks (1-0)
FromBethpage ParkLONG ISLAND, N,Y.


*    *    *

Game One Final:York Revolution.......0Long Island Ducks....1

LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Game One was a Classic Pitcher's Duel.  Ducks Manage Only One Run and Four Hits.  Mike Loree Betters Great

N.Y. Mets ~ Coda

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET




NEW YORK METS:  Exit Stage...Right?

 
Did we all want a player; our player; to behave in a more gentlemanly or Victorian-like manner?  Were you looking for Civil War era respect for protocol out of Jose Reyes?  As a younger Mets Fan (younger than me), were you looking for an instantaneous moment in time to live in; something to endlessly recreate in

Atlantic League Championship Series Preview

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




2011ATLANTIC LEAGUECHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

GAME  ONEWednesday - September 28, 2011

 Freedom Division ChampionsYORK REVOLUTION

vs.

Liberty Division ChampionsLONG ISLAND DUCKS
From Bethpage ParkLONG ISLAND, NY



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The Atlantic League's Top Two Clubs About to Square Off as Both Organization Seek Their Second Championship Flag.

The

N.Y. METS ~ The Night The Curtain Came Down

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:  Don't Forget The Night We Sang Jose Reyes' Name All The Way Home.


With two games left in the season, are we seeing the last of one of the greatest Mets ever?


The last, most electrifying moment I had at Shea Stadium came while walking down the ramps as me and all my fellow 57, 000 Met Fans emptied our former home sweet home after

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Rumbles Through Philly

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Cowboys Defeat Washington on MNF; Giants Now Suddenly In Driver's Seat!






Week Three vs. Eagles
FINALGIANTS  29Eagles      16



I told you, but I'll remind you again; I root scared when it comes to the Giants.  I didn't think the Giants were going to Philly and coming back home with fond memories of the trip.  As a matter of

The Hoops of Flatbush; THE BROOKLYN NETS

Kings County Cagers; thine name is: 
BROOKLYN NETS


And since today was unofficially declared Name Day, if you're not familiar already, the Nets portion of TheBrooklynTrolleyBlogger; 
..is titled:THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH





In a little over one year from today, the Kings County Cagers will open the doors to begin
 Basketball at Barclays; and they will officially do so, as

THE BROOKLYN NETS.

L.I. Ducks ~ Your Liberty Division Champions!

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



Liberty Division Champions!

LONG ISLAND DUCKS:Eliminate Wild Card Team. Next Stop; Atlantic League Championship Series.






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It's Playoff Time ~ BTB

Ducks Take Game One ~ BTB

Game Two Final; Off to Southern Maryland ~ BTB

Aiming to Clinch Sunday ~ BTB




Ducks defeat Blue Crabs in Game

L.I. Ducks ~ Aiming To Clinch Sunday Afternoon

From the desk of :  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE







LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The Webbed Spikes Win First Road Playoff Game In Seven Years to Go Up 2-1 in Best of Five Series Against Southern Maryland.

Can Clinch Liberty Division Championship Sunday Afternoon.


The Ducks picked up a sorely needed road win in the first game down in Southern Maryland.  In winning their second game of this series, the

N.Y. Giants ~ Week Three is for THE BIRDS

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




WEEK THREE




NEW YORK GIANTSvs. Philadelphia Eagles
FromHome of the Worst Cheese Steaks!




Previous Posts:

PIGSKIN; Week Three Picks - BTB
Off to Philly on Big Blue Crutches;  -  BTB






I. - OFFENSE:

   1) - Receiver Corps.

The Giants signed recent living room resident; WR-Michael Clayton.  What do you want me to say?  Michael Clayton played a

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Three

NFL ~ PIGSKIN; WEEK THREE



Week Two Picks
Week One Picks



Overall Record:  14-11-3Week One Record:  4-7-2Week Two Record:  10-4-1SHMEAR of the WEEK:  0-2BAGELS in the BASKET:  -6

Now Week Two was more like it! 


But that's two consecutive SHMEARS of the WEEK I've lost now.  How did I go wrong with the Falcons and Ravens?   Whatever!  I baked up a good Week-o-Bagels with ten wins last

Urban Art ~ People of South Side; Mural

From the streets of BROOKLYN







South Side
BROOKLYN


















By






Mike.BTB

L.I. Ducks ~ Off to Southern Maryland for Game Three

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE





Update:  Sept. 24, 2011
Game Three scheduled for Friday evening was rained-out.Game Three now scheduled for Saturday evening.



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  After splitting two games at home; Ducks must now win 2 of 3 on the road.


Their Playoff History on the Road Says They Won't.


Signed back on August 29th; nine days after Mike Loree's contract was sold

N.Y. Giants ~ Off To Philly on Big Blue Crutches

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Latest Big Blue Injury Now Has Team Situation Bordering on Calamitous.


This is proving to be a back week for planning a revenge.

The Giants Have to be Leading the NFL in ACL Injuries; Don't They?   ...The Latest Seems Like the Bzillionth Player We've Lost to Injury for the Season!



When will it end?   No; not the season; -

L.I. Ducks ~ Take Opening Game

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




LONG ISLAND DUCKS:   GAME ONE FINAL

S. Maryland Blue Crabs     3LONG ISLAND DUCKS   6
Ducks Lead Series 1-0Best of Five

 The Webbed Nine Employ An Old Formula in Tonight's Win Over Southern Maryland.
 In one of today's tabloids (Newsday), today's Long Island starter Mike Loree revealed that upon signing his contract with the Pirates organization, he

L.I. Ducks ~ It's Playoff Time

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE





LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The Second Season.


Ducks End of Year Report ~ BTB


The regular season is now history.  I hope you enjoyed it.  I had a blast following along.  But the second season starts now.  And losers go home.  The Long Island Ducks; winners of the first half and second half Liberty Division pennants; take on their division foe and this

N.Y. Giants ~ Week Two Recap; Defeat Rams

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE

Time to get RAM Tough  Week Two Preview.




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  We Actually Ran the Ball More Times Than We Passed!  Alleluia.

IF SAM BRADFORD THREW FOR 300 YARDS, PERRY FEWELL BETTER THINK OF SOMETHING QUICK.


Faking injuries?  Really?  Is that how to slow down another team's offense?  Is that what Perry Fewell had his unit practicing all week?  I

L.I. Ducks ~ Season Ends With Dual Division Titles

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:   THE POND Celebrates End of a Great Regular Season.   Reasons to be Proud Abound.

Mike Loree wins pitching Triple Crown.
Kraig Binnick wins Atlantic League Batting Title.
Ducks claim both half Division Titles.
Ducks end season with League's best record.
Long Island leads League in attendance.




Ducks Win Both Half Titles for

N.Y. Giants ~ Week Two; Time To Get Ram Tough

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  What?  Us Worry?

Within a matter of thirty-five seconds or so, my son and I captured the essence of tonight's game against the Rams.  Upon me getting home, it went some thing this:

Son ~ Why the hell am I so worried about the Giants tonight?
Me ~ You should be.
Son ~ Why?  ...It's the Rams.
Me ~ That's right.  That's exactly

Barclays Center ~ Of Lock-Outs and Long Islanders

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH




BROOKLYN ~ Will Barclays Center Be Home For Two Professional Franchises?




Not if the NBA doesn't get back to work!  So, don't blow this move for me!

...And the New York Islanders need to figure out their situation first.


There's a Lock-Out?  Then it's being met with a whole lot of apathy and a tinge of complacency because I'm not hearing about it

S.I. Yankees ~ Baby Bombers Put Up For Adoption

STATEN ISLAND YANKEES:Parents in the Bronx Stick FOR SALE Sign on Their
Staten Island Cabana




Hank's Yanks; Staten Island's Baby Bombers; will be changing hands.  Hank will retain a small piece of the team, but they will be under a new administration once a sale is finalized with un-named parties.  This news (NYDN) broke out Thursday only two days after the team won their sixth New York Penn

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; Week Two

National Football League ~ Week Two





Overall Record:  4-7-2Week One record:  4-7-2Bagels in the Basket:  -8SHMEAR of the WEEK:  0-1

Nothing about last week is going to change my opinion about some teams.  I accept the bad opening Sunday and will move on smartly.  I was undone last week by the Steelers and their seven turnovers against Baltimore; and two games in which I pushed.  Otherwise

N.Y Giants ~ Defensive Blues Color Game One

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE



NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Redskins Expose Big Blue Holes In Defense.  Secondary Shows Old Form.


Ya know, for a Defensive minded kind of guy, I've spent an extraordinarily long time these last two seasons talking about Offense and the Running Game.  That's because Kevin Gilbride drives me freakin' crazy.


But please; let's talk Defense.


The Redskins'

N.Y. Mets ~ Are We There Yet?

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET



The NEW YORK METROPOLITAN BBC - A.D.
.111
What does this percentage mean to you?



NEW YORK METS:  Tragic Numbers and Prophecy.   ...And How Exactly Do You Run Into The Ground?


The Mets have hit their Tragic Number.  No playoffs for you!  And for Fred, no September chock-full-o-meaningful games for him neither.  The Mets beat themselves and won the

N.Y. Yankees ~ Mariano and #600

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY



New York Yankees:   MARIANO RIVERA - #42

600




September 17, 2011  vs. Toronto
#601


September 19, 2011  vs. Minnesota
#602
Mariano Rivera
The All*Time Career Saves Leader

 I was a single-digit kid in the 70's when a team's relief ace (the good ones) pitched one-hundred innings a season.  Over their careers, the great ones would surpass 1,000 innings

S.I. Yankees ~ Win Championship Number Six

2011*NEW  YORK * PENN  LEAGUE***CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES**
Auburn Doubledays(Pickney Division Champs)vs.Staten Island Yankees(McNamara Division Champs)


UPDATE:  Series Goes Final;

STATEN ISLAND YANKEES SWEEP AUBURN DOUBLEDAYS IN TWO GAMES FOR TEAM'S SIXTH TITLE



GAME ONE:  Yankees @ Auburn
FINAL:STATEN IS.   9AUBURN        2
The Yankees bused it up to Auburn on Monday, then played the part of

L.I. Ducks ~ The Final Stretch

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  After All The Rain; Recent Struggles; and Re-Signing Loree; Things Are Looking Bright  Again for the Playoffs.


They'll waddle to Southern Maryland for three games, then come home to Bethpage Park for the final series of the regular season and a showdown of sorts versus the Bridgeport Bluefish, in a match up that may very well

N.Y.Giants ~ Aftermath of Game One

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE




NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Redskins Scalp Big Blue's Season Opener.  And There Was Something Eerily Similar About This Game.

The Overall Lack of Usage and Disappearance of Brandon Jacobs in the Second Half was Inexcusable!


Alarmingly, already in Week One, I noticed there is something disturbingly; critically; and extremely vital; missing from the

BKN Cyclones ~ There's No Joy in Coney Island

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS



BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Season Ends In The Dump.
GAME THREE:  Yankees Shut-Out Brooklyn 1-0

Staten Island Claims Victoryin"BATTLE of the BOROUGHS"



THE BABY BOMBERS WIN SERIES 2-1.  ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND.
A quiet bus ride back to Brooklyn; - Is this the way it used to be?


An old nemesis; a new nemesis; our cross-town nemesis;  ....the rival

September 11th, 2001 ~ 2011

Till this day, I still find it difficult grouping together the right sequence of words that capture the full range of thoughts and emotions brought forth on that tragic day.  Nor do I care to try.  Because every person lost that day is deserving of so much more than I can convey with my paltry words and how it may have affected me.  For my part, there were two that day I will never hear

L.I. Ducks ~ A Refortified Staff Over-Shadows Loss

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




Long Island Ducks:  Despite Loss to Camden, the Webbed-Nine Are Back in Business.


After having his contract purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and serving a short stint with the AA-Altoona Curve, Mike Loree made his first start since returning to the Ducks earlier this week against the Camden River Sharks Friday night.


More

PIGSKIN ~ Football Sunday; WEEK ONE

National Football League2011"Football Sunday"WEEK ONE



Who knows what will happen in Week One.  Training camps were compromised by the Lock-Out; new rules regarding practices and full contact drills; among other changes implemented in the new collective bargaining agreement may very well provide a very entertaining; if not sloppy; Opening Sunday of Football.


But I will say this much with

BKN Cyclones ~ The Coney Island Power Co.; Game Two

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS







BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Brooks Invade Staten Island and Pound Yankees 12-5;  Force Deciding Game Three.


Veni; Vidi; Vici...;  OH!  Fugheddaboubit!


It's going to be HAVOC in the HARBOR.  Both teams have now lost a game at home.


The Seaside Sluggers travelled across the Verrazano Bridge Friday afternoon with bats in hand, and proceeded to

N.Y. GIANTS ~ Who's On My HOT-SEAT?

From the desk of:  Do It For THE DUKE





NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Opening Week....Shot!


Let's get right to the heart of this...shall we? 


With the recent defection of favorite players Steve Smith, Barry Coffield, and Kevin Boss, for more lucrative deals elsewhere; - the unceremonious releases of Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert; - what's being characterized as an ineffective free-agent (off

BKN Cyclones ~ Staten Island Takes Game One

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS







BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Boardwalk Bummer; Brooks Suffer a Letdown by the Seashore.

STATEN ISLAND YANKEES TAKE GAME ONE.
SERIES SHIFTS TO THE BALLPARK at SAINT GEORGE.


A run in the second inning and another in the eighth was all it took for Staten Island to dispatch Brooklyn in the long delayed Opening Game of the first round playoff series between

BKN Cyclones ~ Game Called

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE



"GAME CALLED"


GAME ONE2011 New York Penn League Playoffs
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
Staten Island Yankeesvs.BROOKLYN CYCLONES
FromConey Island


POSTPONED

BKN Cyclones ~ BATTLE of the BOROUGHS - V

2011New York Penn League
PLAYOFFS

ROUND ONE

GAME ONE
Tuesday - September 6, 2011



Staten Island YankeesMcNamara Division Champs   45-28  .616vs.BROOKLYN CYCLONESWild Card Winner   45-29  .608
From"The Ballpark by the Boardwalk"
Surf AvenueCONEY ISLAND, BROOKLYN

Tuesday's GameRAINED OUT



From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Brooklyn Cyclones: BATTLE of the BOROUGHS  V.
The

L.I. Ducks ~ ...That Sinking Feeling

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The Search for Terra Firma; Even Webbed Feet Can't Help In Quicksand.


What the Quack is going on here?


The Ducks are swimming in quicksand and there's no one around to throw them a rope.  Thus, down; down; down; go the spirits of many Duck Fans as their new dearth of pitching is starting to drown their quest for a Championship

N.Y. Mets ~ The Saul B. Katz Dilemma Rides Again..!

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET







NEW YORK METS:  Into the Iceberg Aboard the S.S. Wilpon!


We were soooo close.  We were only an agreement and a prayer from Salvation.  We?  - Us Met Fans; that's who.  And now..., the S.S. Wilpon has become untethered and headed right back into the choppy waters off Flushing Bay and rough times in METropolis...again; (...as if we ever left).

BKN Cyclones ~ Final Push For A Wild Card

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS





BATTLE of the BOROUGHS  IV
THE FINAL SERIESStaten Island Yankeesvs.BROOKLYN CYCLONES
Friday ~ @ CONEY ISLANDSaturday ~ @ Staten IslandSunday ~ @ CONEY ISLAND

Thursday night, this season's New York-Penn League batting leader; Daniel Muno; went 3 for 3; with a double; 2 walks; and two runs scored; while Cole Frenzel went 3 for 5 and drove in four of

BKN Cyclones ~ Call of the WILD

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS






BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Playoffs or Bust!A WILD Weekend in Coney Island Awaits.

Staten Island Yankees Clinch McNamara Division Title
 With last night's home win over the Vermont Lake Monsters, the Staten Island Baby Bombers clinched this season's McNamara Division title.  Entering Wednesday night's action, the Yankees needed either a win, or a loss

N.Y. Yankees ~ A Lansdowne Street Letdown

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY



new york YANKEES:  Another Lesson Learned on the Bronx Bombers.


GAME TWO FINAL:
Yankees ~ 5
Red Sox ~ 9
Series tied 1-1


Wednesday night, Jason Varitek did what two Yankee catchers have not gotten the grasp of yet this season. 


He doubled home a run and hit a two run homer giving Boston necessary insurance runs against the Yankees late in the game. 

L.I. Ducks ~ Caught in a Maelstrom

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE




LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The First Eleven Days of the Post Mike Loree Era Have Been Worrisome...At Best.

Long Island's pitching dilemma has now taken a very visible toll on the Ducks.  The Ducks no longer enjoy the lofty perch they've held for quite some time up in the .700 winning percentile.   Two other teams (Bridgeport and York) have joined them in

N.Y. Yankees ~ Bombers Win Game; If Nothing Else

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY





 TONIGHT
new york YANKEESSP - Phil Hughesvs.BOSTON RED SOXSP - Josh Beckett

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new york YANKEES:  Baseball; Head Games; and Cracker Jacks.

It wouldn't have been a Yankees/Red Sox game without a little drama; now would it?  And some-where in all that drama last night, there were lessons to be learned; messages to be sent; and realizations

N.Y. Yankees - Battle In Beantown

From the desk of:  BLAME CARLOS MAY







new york YANKEES:  Yet To Prove Their Mettle Against Sox.


The Yankees are one and one-half game behind the Red Sox in the American League East standings.  And if the Bombers intend to make a move on the Sawx, they had better do something other than what they have in their previous meetings with Boston; or, more preciclely, what they haven't done.


In

L.I. Ducks - Sign Pitcher; Lose to Somerset

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Mighty Offense Shut-Down by Somerset Patriots.

Long Island Ducks GM; Michael Phaff; addressed his depleted starting rotation with a savvy signing;  acquiring MLB veteran; Josh Banks; to provide sorely needed reinforcement for his compromised pitching staff.  Joselo Diaz, who struggled mightily this season as a starter, was released

BKN Cyclones ~ The Wild Ones

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS



BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Travis Taijeron Drives 'Em WILD in Game One With Three RBI.

GAME ONE:  Hudson Valley Renegades @ Brooklyn Cyclones:

BROOKLYN - 3
Hudson Valley - 1
7 innings

In the first game of a double-header tonight, the Cyclones won their fourth consecutive game; this time, over the Hudson Valley Renegades at the Surf Avenue Grounds.  Just

L.I. Ducks ~ No Pitching; No Problem?

From the desk of:  THE "IRENE" FLOODED DUCK POND



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Lack of Starting Pitchers Sending Ripples Through The Pond as Hurricane Irene Ruffled Their Feathers.


Webbed feet are supposed to be an advantage in flooded areas such as Hurricane Irene left behind.  But the truth is the Long Island Ducks have been tripping over themselves in the aftermath of losing their ace pitcher; and

BKN Cyclones ~ Back To The Pennant Chase

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE








BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  In the Aftermath of Irene, The Cyclones Must Continue Twistin' the Nights Away.


Hey Florida, one of your hurricanes got loose.  Can you put a leash on them next time?  We have a pennant race going on over here!


.....We pick up this New York Penn League pennant chase with the Cyclones owning a full-one game lead over the

BKN Cyclones ~ Pennant Race Down to a Dozen

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE



BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Making it Hard on Themselves; Not Taking Advantage of Key Loses by Staten Island.


I erroneously sent the Cyclones on the road to Troy a day early in yesterday's post.  Sue me.  Regardless, Monday was another one of those good news; bad news type of nights.


Staten Island and Williamsport won their games.  And in Brooklyn's

L.I. Ducks ~ Ace; Mike Loree Sold To PITT Pirates

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Mission Statement of the Atlantic League May Turn Out to be Long Island's Downfall.

Their Ace Pitcher; The Atlantic League's Triple Crown Leader; Gets Sold to Pirates.

Add MIKE LOREE to the List of Ducks Pitchers Gone-Bye...  The Contracts of the Ducks' Three Best Pitchers - Mike Loree; Mike Parisi; Shane Youman; all sold leaving

L.I. Ducks ~ Sharks Feed on Ducks' One Weakness

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE





LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  The Webbed Nine Had Their Soft White Feathered Under Belly Exposed in Camden.


What's wrong with the Ducks?


Nothing.  They got swept by the Camden River Sharks; that's all.  When the team is going this well, you can't be taken aback by something like that.  It happens.  They lost a double-header Saturday and lost Sunday after

BKN Cyclones ~ Off To Troy In Search of Victory

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS







McNAMARA DIVISIONStaten Island Yankees     38-23  .623    *BROOKLYN CYCLONES         34-25  .576    3 GB

WILD CARDWilliamsport Crosscutters     *         BROOKLYN CYCLONES      1 GB  




BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  As Mother Nature Continues to Demand a Say in the NY-PL Pennant Races, Brooklyn Heads North With Hopes of Sacking Troy.

****UPDATE/

N.Y. Mets ~ Brain Busters

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET




NEW YORK METS:  In the immortal words of Aretha Franklin -  "...you better, THINK!  ...'bout what you tryin' to do to me!  You better, THINK!"



His curve ball follows the curvature of the Earth.   His sinker rises like a weather balloon.   His fastball suffers more drag than Sky-Lab did falling down to Earth.   And the guys’ mind is in orbit.  This

N.Y. Mets ~ Flame Out

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:  Dark Smoke Joins The Storm Cloud Hovering Over Citi Field.


Thick black smoke could be seen billowing from the chop-shops across the street from Citi Field.  A fire might have been started by a stray shooting spark that jumped across the street while Prince Fielder and the Brewers were torching up the Mets 7-1, over the first six

BKN Cyclones ~ Brooks Get Needed Help From Lowell

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS




BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Saturday Night Scoreboard Watching.

BROOKLYN Snared In One-Hit Shut-Out Against Tri-City;  Strikeout 16 Times.
STATEN ISLAND Loses To LOWELL Spinners; Cyclones stay 2.5 Games Back of Yankees.
Cyclones Lose Ground in Wild Card; Williamsport Defeats Jamestown.


The Tri-City Valley Cats scored a first inning run on one hit off

BKN Cyclones ~ Rained Out But Gain on S.I. Yankees

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS





BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  The Brooks are Battling the Yanks; the Crosscutters; and Mother Nature Too.


There was no baseball in Coney Island tonight; only rain.  And it's really starting to make a mess of the schedule that ends in sixteen games.  More downpours postponed the Cyclones game by the seashore, and as a result, they couldn't help their own

N.Y. Mets ~ Club Pays-Up For Nimmo

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET



NEW YORK METS:  Action Speak Louder Than Words.

The Wilpons have either lost their minds and are just silly; numb; or both; with the whole Madoff thing by now, or, Sandy Alderson really has taken charge of operations with; ONE - full autonomy; and TWO - a completely new organizational philosophy.  That mind be stating the obvious, but yes, this has

Newark Bears ~ Winding Down a Precarious Summer

From the desk of:  THE BRICK CITY NINE



NEWARK BEARS:  Facing an Early; and Maybe Even Permanent; Hibernation.

Without trying to be funny, the Bears are headed towards an early; and maybe even a permanent; hibernation.  Even less humorous, is there are many layers to that opening line.  Said plainly, the Newark Bears are in trouble.


Even three inch Bear claws couldn't have prevented them

BKN Cyclones ~ Celebrate BrooklyNITE

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS




BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Resume Drive Towards Playoffs Tonight Against Jamestown Jammers.


 **BROOKLYN ALL-STARS COME HOME AFTER JOB WELL DONE**
Brooklyn's stars were shining bright in Lowell, MA. last night in the New York Penn League All-Star Game.  Danny Muno (1 for 2) hit a two run double for the N.L. squad.  Richard Lucas entered the game as a

L.I. Ducks ~ Turn Back The Road Warriors

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Winning Streak Hits Seven Games.


A first inning 1-0 deficit meant little to Long Island.  Picking up where they left off before Monday's break in the schedule, the Ducks waisted no time erasing that deficit with two runs in the second inning, and for good measure, two more in the third.


Freddie Thon doubled home both runs for

BKN Cyclones ~ Finally, A Piece of Playoff Pie!

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE




BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  The Surf Avenue Sluggers Enter The All-Star Break Tied For The WILD CARD Lead.

Mother Nature gave everyone a dousing Sunday; even Ohio; as she had the game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and the Mahoning Valley Scrappers postponed.  But that didn't necessarily mean the Cyclones got rained on their parade yesterday.


They didn't

N.Y. Mets ~ The Spotlight Is Dimming

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:  With Reyes Not Available to Shine the Spotlight, Met Issues Lurk In The Shadows.


Mike Pelfrey took a line drive off the elbow, but probably suffered more from a bruised ego and shattered confidence on the heals of misconstrued comments he made about his team outlook about the "upcoming" 2011 season, mixed in with his overall

BKN Cyclones ~ The Late Season Push Is On

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS



BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  A Pitcher's Duel in Ohio Gets Them Closer to Wild Card Spot.


The Good News; - The Brooklyn Cyclones are now tied with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers after winning Saturday night by a 2-1 final.

The Bad News; - Brooklyn didn't get any help from the Aberdeen Iron Birds, who couldn't keep Williamsport out of the win column.  With

L.I. Ducks ~ A Quack Attack in Lancaster

From the desk of:  WADDLING AROUND BROOKLYN



LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Big John "STUD" Rodriguez Goes Boom as the Webbed Nine Roar Back in Biggest Comeback of the Season.


Long Island just sent the rest of the League a message of sorts.  They will not be denied.


The Ducks came back...; all the way back, from a 7-0 deficit to take an 8-7 lead in the seventh inning against the Barnstormers and then

N.Y. Mets ~ Proceed With Caution

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:    A word to the wise for Mets players down the stretch; Don't Test Terry!

What we have here, is a failure to communicate.  It's something Coach Terry has excelled at so far as manager of the New York Mets.


Dillon Gee; Terry Collins; and Dan Warthen (just because) apparently are not pitching off the same mound.  Coach Terry was

BKN Cyclones ~ Saturday Night Fever

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE



BROOKLYN CYCLONES

Tonight, They Play For a Piece of the Wild Card Lead.

The Cyclones are making their move on the Staten Island Yankees via Ohio.  They are now just 4.5 games behind the McNamara Division leaders.  And with last night's victory over the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, the Brooklyn Cyclones are now just one game away from tying the Scrappers

L.I. Ducks ~ Continue to Roll in Lancaster

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED FEET NINE





LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Win Again, But the Ducks Officially Have Problems Now.  Shane Youman is Headed to the Far East!

Ducks' pitcher Shane Youman's contract was purchased by a pro team from Taiwan back on August 10th...  Forgive me for being coy, but......., Really?


Really?


That makes Ducks' starting pitcher number three to have their contract

L.I. Ducks ~ SIXTY

From the desk of:  THE WEBBED SPIKES NINE



LONG ISLAND DUCKS: The Webbed Nine Are Turning Back All Comers.

As they sit atop the Liberty Division in the second-half of the Atlantic League season, the Long Island Ducks are the first team to reach twenty wins.  They also happen to be the first team to win sixty games this season.  At thirty games over .500, the Ducks now sport a record of 60-30 

N.Y. Mets ~ The Long Lost Mets Codex

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET


NEW YORK METS:  They Have Embarked On Three Official Rebuilding Processes in Their History.  But Since the 1990's, It Seems to Have Become a Dirty Word In Flushing.  And As a Result, They've Lost Their Way.


After the Mets finished toying with other teams' legacies; finishing last every season; and setting records in embarrassing fashion over their first

BKN Cyclones ~ Let's Play Two

From the desk of:  THE CONEY ISLAND NINE


BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Bums Take Bite Out of Muckdogs.

The Cyclones and Batavia Muckdogs will take a second crack at playing a twin bill today out in Western New York.  They tried fitting in two games yesterday, but the weather was uncooperative for a second straight day.  They were also rained out Tuesday.


They did manage to get one game in on Wednesday

N.Y. Giants ~ Defections Continue To Alter Team

NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  Steve Smith is just the latest player from the Super Bowl Champs no longer on the roster.

A befuddling pre-season just got more intriguing as defections from Big Blue keep mounting.  Another important piece of the 2007 Super Bowl Champions has left to find greener pastures elsewhere.  Now Steve Smith has signed with the hated Philadelphia Eagles which reunites him

N.Y. Mets ~ What To Make of a Big Win?

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTIN MR. MET







NEW YORK METS:  Terry' Kids Come Through Again.  But Are They Changing Any Minds?

I can't tell you how many times I intended to post something real snarky and riddled with sarcasm because of old gripes and continuing beliefs I have; ...and didn't for love of team.  There are two dueling fan bases that reside inside my cranium as well as the streets

L.I. Ducks ~ Hook Bluefish With First Place on the Line

From the desk of:  WADDLING AROUND BROOKLYN




LONG ISLAND DUCKS:  Taking on the Surging Bridgeport Bluefish After Dropping Two of Three to Lancaster.  Heading Into Tonight, Ducks Led Bluefish By Mere Half-Game in Second-Half Standings.


Tuesday Night Final:
Ducks.......7
Bluefish....5

Second Half - Liberty DivisionLong Island Ducks     18-6      *Bridgeport Bluefish    17-8    1.5  GB

BKN Cyclones ~ Bums Win Battle of the Boroughs III

From the desk of:  THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS



BROOKLYN CYCLONES:  Sunday's Win In Coney Island Moves Them Closer To Yanks in Division, and Closer To Wild Card Teams.

The Brooklyn Cyclones took three of the four games this past weekend from the Rotten Staten Island Yankees to move within 6.5 games of the McNamara Division leaders.  The Cyclones took both games in Staten Island during the