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!

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS











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

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP




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

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS










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?

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE





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

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH




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

From the desk of:  DO IT FOR THE DUKE





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

From the desk of:  THE HOOPS of FLATBUSH



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