N.Y. Mets ~ The Time Bandits

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET








NEW YORK METS:   There's No Need to Fear...!


"They shouldn't be concerned about us owning the franchise because we intend to own the franchise for a very long time. Whether they're happy about that right now or not, I don't know."   - Fred Wilpon.

How do you feel about that Met Fans?   He's always maintained that position before.  So saying it

N.Y. Rangers ~ King Henrik Rejects the Devils

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS










NEW YORK RANGERS:   Prevent Devils From Being First Team to Defeat Blueshirts Three Times This Season.


Finish February 9-4


Martin Brodeur is the NHL's All-Time Shut-Outs leader.  Give the man his due.  Who remembers February 7th?  That's the night the video heads in Toronto's war room disallowed a potential Artem Anisimov game tying

N.Y. RANGERS ~ Battle of the Hudson IV

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






BATTLE of the HUDSON - IV
I - Dec. 20,  NYR 4 - NJD 1II - Jan. 3,  NJD 4 - NYR 3; S.O.III - Feb. 7,  NJD 1 - NYR 0
Devils lead series 2-1 


New Jersey Devilsvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From,MADISON SQUARE GARDEN33rd Street at 7th AvenueNYC




No team has defeated the Rangers three times this season.  The Devils are shooting to become the first.  In

LIU Blackbirds ~ Loss to Monmouth was an Unpolished Finish

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH









LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:  That Was Quite a Lackadaisical Way to End a Second Title Bearing Regular Season Effort.



Regular Season Final Game:LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds   78Monmouth Hawks   106


In the end, it's best the defending Northeast Conference champs saved their worst for last.  For had this been one road game earlier, Saturday would have 

BKN Aviators ~ Flatbush in a Dogfight to the Finish

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH









BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Flatbush Sweeps Two From Danville Dashers.  Overtake Akwesasne in the Standings.  A's Back in the First Division With Four to Play.



SATURDAY FINAL:   BACK IN FOURTH PLACE!

Brooklyn   7
Danville     3



Let's understand for a moment Danville only has four wins this season.  So it's not like defeating the Danville Dashers;

WTC - February 26, 1993; Always Remember...

World Trade Center
..And Never Forget



Mural ~ Smith Street (between Hamilton Ave. and West 9th Street)





Mural ~ Sheepshead Bay




Mike.BTB

Canadian~American League Baseball 2012

A Look Ahead into the 2012 CanAm Baseball Season:
League information gathered primarily from CanAm Website
 
There are some very interesting changes coming to the CanAm League this season.  On the one hand, change does not speak too well regarding the overall wellness and stability of the League.  On the brighter side, as a Baseball fan, I eagerly anticipate some of the changes we'll see

N.Y. Rangers ~ Patience Versus Panic

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS




NEW YORK RANGERS:   If You Don't Have a Stomach for This, Beat it.



OK Rangers fans, with Winter's adversity blowing through our doors for really the first time all season, what are we going to do now?  Freak?



This is not a calamitous downturn in our season.  At least I don't think it is.  Going 0-2-1-1 in our last four games is less a

BKN Aviators ~ Flatbush Strikes Back!

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH








BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Math Proving to be a Tougher Foe to Combat than the Akwesasne Warriors.



Flatbush is clearly against the ropes.  Thursday evening, they landed a tremendous counter-punch against the team they needed to defeat most, in order to give themselves a chance to not just survive these last few games, but win them, and gain that

LIU Blackbirds ~ Win Regular Season Title; Number One Seed

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH








2011-2012
LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS
Back-To-BackNortheast Conference Regular Season Champs




To Coach Jim Ferry, congratulations.  Make that back-to-back regular season NEC titles.  In defeating Fairleigh Dickinson Thursday evening, the Blackbirds clinched first place and the number one seed heading into the Northeast Conference Tournament where

BKN Aviators ~ Huge Game Looms vs. Akwesasne

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH









BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Losing Altitude!



A season after soaring through a miraculous, end of season winning streak to qualify for the playoffs and ultimately make it to the Finals, the Aviators find themselves caught in a tailspin which threatens their chances of a playoff spot this season.


They are running out of time and short on fuel.  

N.Y. Rangers ~ New Mission; Quiet the Assembling Naysayers

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





THE RIVALRY - GAME V
GAME ONE;   NYI 4 - NYR 2GAME TWO;  NYR 4 - NYI 2GAME THREE;  NYR 4 - NYI 2GAME FOUR;  NYR 3 - NYI 0
Rangers Lead Series 3-1


FRIDAY NIGHT PUCKS
New York Islandersvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From,33rd Street at 7th AvenueNYC





With ten more wins, the Isles can equal a number (35) they haven't achieved since the 2007-2008

NJ/BKN Nets ~ The Night D-Will Lit Up the Garden

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH









NJ/BROOKLYN NETS:   In the Midst of LINsanity, the Knicks' Crowd Was Frantic at the Garden Last Night.  Deron Williams Silenced Them All.



Beating the Knicks last night was probably the most fun I watched Deron Williams have since becoming a Net.  The assumed to be despondent point guard wasn't exactly Michael Jordan dropping fifty.  But it was

Nets vs. Knicks ~ The Night LINsanity Took Over the City

From the desks of:   THE HOOPS OFF FLATBUSH  and  DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP










TONIGHT
NJ/BROOKLYN NETSvs.NEW YORK KNICKS
From,The Arena at 33rd Street and 7th Avenuethat Jimmy Dolan is furiously trying to renovate ever sincethe Nets started building Barclays Center in Brooklyn.







This whole LINsanity thing started when the Knicks and the Nets last met at the Garden on February Fourth. 

N.Y. Mets ~ MET YEAR NINE A.D. (After Doubleday)

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





WELCOME TO

MET YEAR NINE A.D.
(After Doubleday)in the Age of WILPONianism



The State of METropolis:
2012
"In the Absence of a Declaration of Rights for The Fans"


Welcome to the 50th Anniversary Season of the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club.  Unfortunately, that's the best you're going to get from me today.  First, you must know I do not

N.Y. Rangers ~ Don't Smash The Cap With Nash

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS








NEW YORK RANGERS:  Save Our Cash.  Pass On Nash.



Fellow Ranger Fans - Do we really want Rick Nash?  Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it.  Me?  I'd rather have Vinny Prospal back.  But then again, as the deadline nears, I am even less interested in making a major deal than I was a week ago.  Tonight, let Rick Nash

LIU Blackbirds ~ One Game Lead With Two to Play

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH








LIU BLACKBIRDS:  Flatbush Stays Undefeated at Home and Remain in First Place by a Game.  But the Wagner Bulldogs Refuse to Lose.



LIU-Brooklyn beat Quinnipiac Saturday afternoon 99-89, and will finish the 2011-2012 regular season undefeated inside the Wellness Center.  This was their twelfth win against no losses at the Ashland Place gym and

BKN Aviators ~ Warriors Deny Flatbush Again

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH







BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Akwesasne Warriors Prove TWO Much for Flatbush.



And now..., Flatbush is in a bind.  A weekend sweep suffered against the Warriors was exactly what Brooklyn could least afford with just eight games remaining in the regular season.  But for this game at least, what more could they have done?  Brooklyn took sixty-four shots on

BKN Aviators ~ Crash Landing in Akwesasne; Game Two Tonight

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Akwesasne Gives Flatbush a Third Period Scalping as Coach Loses Cool Against the Warriors.



Pre-Game Post



This game was most frustrating.  As in Coach Miller watching his team melt down over the final ten minutes of the game.  As in leading 3-1 and giving up three goals in the third period to lose.  As in Coach Rob Miller

LIU Blackbirds ~ Survive Sacred Heart; Quinnipiac Next

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:  Finishing Ain't Easy!

Make that six wins in a row, and 11-0 at home this season.  That's all well and good, but make no mistake, there is nothing easy about defending their 2010-2011 NEC Championship.  Coach Dan Hurley's Wagner Seahawks refuse to lose and continue to leave Flatbush with no margin for error.  That's what

BKN Aviators ~ Upstate Showdown; Warriors, Come Out to Plaaay!

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH










BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   It's Upstate Versus Downstate With a Playoff Spot Up For Grabs.


AVIATORS BEGIN FINAL TEN GAME STRETCH


In a trying season for the A's, these next two games are as important as any they will play down the stretch.  The Brooklyn Aviators touch down in Akwesasne this weekend for two games against last year's FHL Champions;

N.Y. Rangers ~ Suffer a Break-Away Rout to Chicago

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





NEW YORK RANGERS:   Tomahawked.


They looked so bad on the Power Play.  Their inability to secure the zone is one thing.  All the standing around and lazy passes around the outside is another.  No shots on goal during the man advantage is just inexcusable.

Over all, what could go wrong, did.  Dan Girardi got caught covering a puck in the

N.Y. Mets ~ Gary Carter; The Kid

GARY CARTER


1954 - 2012


The Kid is forever now.  Gary Carter has passed.  Another great Met has departed us.  His battles with brain cancer are lost.  And an even finer person is gone.



My condolences go out to his family; relatives; closest friends; loved ones; and those he found favor with.  I trust he is better now, pain free, and smiling again.  He will certainly be missed by all;

N.Y. Mets ~ Oh William Shea, What Have We Done?

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET








NEW YORK METS:  Money Ball Means Cheap Ball.  We Are There.  Happy Dubious 50th Anniversary Met Fans!


Just consider this me trying to get back into a baseball frame of mind.  Okay?


I was just starting to like Wayne Hagin too.  He grew on me.  And he was really smart too.  Now let's see how long Josh Lewin takes to get used to.  A pair of local

N.Y. Rangers ~ King Henrik Sacks Boston - Nuf Ced

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






NEXT!


THURSDAY NIGHT


Chicago Blackhawksvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From,Madison Square Garden33rd Street at Seventh AvenueNYC



NEW YORK RANGERS:   Blueshirts Increase Their Eastern Conference Lead to Nine Games After Rolling Over The Bruins.


TUESDAY FINAL
New York Rangers   3Boston Bruins           0


One of the big bad Bruins punched

NJ/BKN Nets ~ Believe The Hype

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







N.J./BROOKLYN NETS:Deron Williams Back Atop Flatbush Avenue.



Jay-Z gets an assisit during Lock-Out.But Deron Williams is back at the point now.

During the NBA Lock-Out, Deron Williams had to be removed from the billboard campaigns promoting the Nets arrival in Brooklyn due later this year.  Entertainment mogal, team minority share owner, and

N.Y. Mets ~ Sandy, Sandy, Take My Team..., Please

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET








Pack Up the Truck Ma!It's Time to Head to Florida.


NEW YORK METS:
Eastbound and Down; Loaded up and......Joking?



So our General Manager has jokes , huh?  Hey Shecky, Shecky - Take my Owner..., Please!



He's actually been trying to crack jokes ever since he got here.  Don't lose sight of that.  So the fact that he's tapping into his inner

N.Y. Rangers ~ The Frauds Woke Up To Hockey Today

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS










NEW YORK RANGERS:   Don't Look Now, But The Media Is Finally On To Us!


What a bunch of Frauds!



New York Ranger Blue Bloods have watched this team get assembled player by player and have watched them take their lumps, learn and grow-up together.  And finally we are enjoying some of the fruits of fan's and organizational patience pay

LIU Blackbirds ~ Kings of the County!

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH








LIU BLACKBIRDS:  The Battle of Brooklyn is Won.
The Hoops of Flatbush Defeat the Remsen Street Terriers.
FINALSt. Francis Terriers  78LIU-BK  Blackbirds  81


LIU's Jamal Olasewere Scores Thirty-Two Points and is Named MVP in the Annual Clash for Kings County.


They came; They saw; They competed.  As a fan, the collegiate Battle of Brooklyn was

N.Y. Knicks ~ Jeremy Lin and the Art of the Win

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP






Driggs Street Mural


NEW YORK KNICKS:  What's Saving the Knicks is Not Some Ancient Chinese Secret.  Jeremy Lin is a Damn Near Modern Day Miracle!


Once is a flash in the pan.  It's an - on any given day - kind of thing.  Twice can still be considered a coincidence.  But three times?  Now we're talking about a trend.  Four times?  That's usually

N.Y. Giants ~ Reflections on Four Super Bowls

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE








XXI    XXV    XLII
XLVI

NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL
A Celebration for the Ages

I week ago today, the Giants won their fourth Super Bowl and the eighth  NFL Championship overall  of this storied franchise's history.  Each of the four Super Bowls they've won in my lifetime are separately special to me for very different reasons.  And in truth, I can not

N.Y. Rangers ~ Turning Up the Power

Fromm the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS









NEW YORK RANGERS:   The Blueshirts Powered-Up Against Tampa Bay and the Flyers.  Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are Next.  Come Get Some!


And My Thoughts on the Trade Dead-Line



Hey folks, the Rangers are taking requests.  While they seem to be in a giving mood, think quickly  about what we want from them next.   Lately,

LIU Blackbirds ~ Battle of Brooklyn Comes to Flatbush

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH









The Real Battle of Brooklyn ~ 1776

Third Avenue at Ninth Street




NORTHEAST CONFERENCE ~ RIVALRY WEEKEND




THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN
St. Francis Terriers (NY)vs.LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS
From,THE WELLNESS CENTERAshland Place, Downtown Brooklyn




Lace em up Boys.  The Battle of Brooklyn hits home Sunday afternoon.  After suffering defeat last

BKN Aviators ~ Danbury Quiets Flatbush Again

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH





BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Flatbush Skates Off Quietly into the Night.   Both Teams Running Even in Race to Stay in First Division.


Coming into Friday night's game at The Hangar, the Aviators were winners of three in a row and victorious in eight out of their last nine games.  It was the rival Whalers who last beat the A's and handed Brooklyn it's only

BKN Aviators ~ Face Off Against Rival Danbury Tonight

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH










FRIDAY NIGHT PUCKS
Danbury Whalersvs.BROOKLYN AVIATORS
From,HANGAR FIVEFlatbush Avenue, Brooklyn





BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Flying High; Winners of Eight of Their Last Nine Games.  Swept Pair of Games From Danbury Last Weekend - Look to do the Same Tonight.



The A's will play their lone game of the weekend against their chief rivals, the

LIU Blackbirds ~ Flatbush Hoops Take First Battle of Brooklyn

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






The Battle of Brooklyn
LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDSvs.SAINT FRANCIS TERRIERSFrom.Madison Square Garden
Wednesday Night Final:LIU-Brookyn   86St. Francis        77

GAME TWO:February 12, 2012From the Wellness CenterAshland Place, Brooklyn


LIU BLACKBIRDS:  Hoops of Flatbush hold off The Court Street Cagers 86-77 in this year's first engagement of the

N.Y. Giants ~ This TROLLEY Never Got Untracked

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE





XXI
XXV
XLII
XLVI

NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS

There's too much to say and too many places to start.
The last five days have been a roller coaster of emotions for me, ranging from euphoria to rage.  On many levels, I feel like a NYC urban surfer who just rode the ultimate wave, but, who at the very end had some oblivious tourist get

N.Y. Giants Parade ~ I Made Today's Paper

New York Giants Super Bowl XLVIVictory Parade:


THAT'S MY ARM, and TWO HANDS SNAPPING PICTURES WITH MY DROID!
Let's Go Giants!!



That guy in front of me ruuuuuined it!  But hey! - It's something.


Mike.BTB

N.Y. Rangers ~ Sympathy from the Devils

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS








FINAL
NJD - 1NYR - 0

NEW YORK RANGERS: The Powerless Rangers are Fighting Themselves.



The Rangers dominated the the first two seconds of last night's game.  It was all Devils from then on. Before Cam Janssen dropped gloves with Mike Rupp, he asked him if was hand was feeling OK enough for a fight.  That only happens in Hockey by the

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

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS








Battle of the Hudson - III
Game One ~ NYR 4   NJD 1Game Two ~ NJD 3   NYR 2  S.O.Series tied 1-1


GAME THRE
New Jersey Devilsvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From,Sec. 417 on the 8th Avenue SideNYC




NEW YORK RANGERS:  This Time The Devils Are Entering Hell's Kitchen.



After splitting two games at The Rock, the Devils can expect a most unwelcome

LIU Blackbirds ~ Defeat CCSU 95-80; Stay Undefeated at Home

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH











LIU BLACKBIRDS:  Turn Back Central Connecticut State to Remain a Game in First Place.



The Hoops of Flatbush turned back Central Connecticut State to improve their Wellness Center record to 9-0 this season.  Their convincing 95-80 victory makes them 17-7 overall, and 11-1 in the Northeast Conference.  They needed this third consecutive win

PIGSKIN ~ SUPER BOWL XLVI

PIGSKIN

THE FINAL ROAST




SUPER BOWL XLVI
 

NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS   vs.   NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

My Pick:
N.Y. Giants +3 (PATRIOTS)






PIGSKIN SEASON:
Regular Season Record:  120-99-10Overall Record:  128-101-10Playoff Record:  8-2Total BAGELS in the BASKET:  +12
View Regular Season, Wild Card, Divisional, and Championship Weekend Results: HERE.



POSTS:
* A Transcendental

N.Y. Giants ~ This One is for THE DUKE

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE  ~  Super Bowl XLVI Edition





Wild Card RoundATLANTA FALCONS
Divisional RoundGREEN BAY PACKERS
NFC ChampionshipSAN FRANCISCO 49ERS



SUPER BOWL XLVI
NEW YORK GIANTSvs.New England Patriots
From,Indianapolis








NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:   Play Like Giants!

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots stand in our way again.  For the second time in

Knicks vs. Nets ~ Clash of the Tired

From the desks of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP  and  THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH










SATURDAY NIGHT
NJ/BROOKLYN NETSvs.NEW YORK KNICKSFrom,33rd Street at 7th AvenueNYC

The official end to the New Jersey Nets - New York Knicks slightly neighborly border war commences tonight in Madison Square Garden.  Because after June of this year, New Jersey will never visit the corner building at 33rd Street and

BKN Aviators ~ Take Second Big Game From Danbury

From the desk of:   THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   A's Finish Off Danbury in Two Straight.  Now Winners of Seven out of Last Eight Games.



How about that?  The latest goalie of the day; newly acquired Michael DiLorenzo; not only earned his first win in his first start as an Aviator, he won his first game of the season after seven previous games played for Delaware.  He

LIU Blackbirds ~ Hold Off Bryant; Big Test Saturday

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH





LIU BLACKBIRDS:   Bulldogs Take a Bite Out of Blackbirds. But Flatbush Tames Bryant With a Better Second Half.


Bryant Bulldogs 2 of 18 shooting from beyond the arch could have been all the difference.

.....It's all in how you look at things.  But it just goes to show;  On any given day any team can be beat.


The Bryant Bulldogs came into the

BKN Aviators ~ Danbury Loses Minds and Game; Round VII Tonight

From the desk of:   THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN





FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS HOCKEYin HANGAR FIVE

ROUND - VII
Danbury Whalersvs.BROOKLYN AVIATORS
from,FLATBUSH AVENUEKings County
I - BKN 8  -  DNW 1II - DNW 3  -  BKN 2III - DNW 3  -  BKN 1IV - BKN 4  -  DNW 2V - DNW 8  -  BKN 3
THURSDAY  Feb. 2, 2012VI - BKN 9 - DNW 3
Series tied 3-3



It's now that time when the Aviators are not only skating

BKN Aviators ~ Face Old Rival Danbury Tonight

From the desk of:   THE COOLEST GUYS IN BROOKLYN




BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Face Crucial Home-and-Home Series Against Old Rival; Danbury Whalers.


If the Aviators are going to make a move on the first division, tonight would be the time to start.  Brooklyn picks up where they left off last weekend; against their old rival the Danbury Whalers.  Thursday night is the first game of a home-and-home

N.Y. Rangers ~ Blueshirts Tie For NHL Lead the Hard Way

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






NEW YORK RANGERS:   Blueshirts Earn Three Points in Two Days for Three Point Eastern Conference Lead.  Now Tied With Detroit for Number One in NHL.


Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan Score in Shoot-Out for 1-0 Win
Over Buffalo Sabres


That's two shoot-out games on consecutive nights coming off the break and three points to show for it. 

N.Y. Rangers ~ Blueshirts Fall in Devils Playground

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS




Devil's Playground Graffiti

NEW YORK RANGERS:   I Told You the Devils Were Serious.


Bad bounce; bad break; bad loss; and a bad way to start the official second half of the season.  Credit Martin Brodeur for outlasting Marty Biron and the Rangers last night.  But don't say I didn't warn you.  Brodeur is having fun again, remember?  Sure he