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

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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

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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

From the desk of:  RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS








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'