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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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.