N.Y. Mets ~ Chilling Numbers and The Met Estate

From the desk of:   HEAD BUTTING MR. MET




NEW YORK METS:  According to My Math, Fred Wilpon's Numbers are Chilling!  And He Should Give His Laid-Off Employees Their Jobs Back!


The smoke is still clearing from the Madoff/Picard flame-out.  But that account will be settled soon.  The dollars involved are no longer a mystery.  The bank loan is paid off, as is Fred Wilpon's loan from MLB.  This

N.Y. Mets ~ The Age of WILPONianism Continues

From the desk of:   HEAD- BUTTING MR. MET






NEW YORK METS:  Duped Again!



That's it?  No gavel?  No judge?  No prosecutor theatrics; no mindless testimony; no witnesses; no cross examinations; no objections; no hung jury?  What!?  No days and nights spent watching epic ESPN courtroom footage of rich old guys getting older while they fight over millions?


All we get is a settlement, a

N.Y. Rangers ~ Still Leaders of the Pack

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS









Battle of the Hudson
MONDAY NIGHT FINAL
N.J. Devils       2N.Y. Rangers  4
Rangers and Devils end season series tied 3-3





NEW YORK RANGERS:  Clinch Playoffs With Win.



Salute the colors of the night; Ranger Blue; Devils' Black; and Bloody Face Red - Ryan Carter's, that is.  In truth, all players skated off the ice Monday night

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

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS





BATTLE of the HUDSON - VI

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


Devils Lead Series 3-2
I - NYR 4; NJD 1II - NJD 4; NYR 3*III - NJD 1; NYR 0IV - NYR 2; NJD 0V - NJD 4; NYR 1*shoot-out





NEW YORK RANGERS:  March Has Been Madness on Ice.
THE MARCH of the PENGUINS HAVE BROUGHT

N.Y. Mets ~ Throwing Johan and Caution to the Wind?

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:  Don't Be Too Hasty Presuming Johan Santana is Healthy.  And is Starting Him on Opening Day Really That Important?


Whether you believe the Mets can contend for the division title, or have comfortably resigned yourself to a long season ahead;  -  Whether you have high expectations for Johan Santana and are looking for him to be the ace

NJ/BKN Nets ~ Team Needs Their Owner Back

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH






NJ/BROOKLYN NETS:  It's High Time the Team's Owner Got Back to Work.


The organization is roughly six months away from swinging the doors open for business at Barclays Center, and more or less, eight months away from playing their first ever game inside their new home in Brooklyn.  I said this before, and I'll say it again.  Now that Mikhail

N.Y. Giants ~ Big Blue Business

From the desk of:   DO IT FOR THE DUKE








NEW YORK GIANTS FOOTBALL:  A not so exact look into the off-season and Big Blue's needs.


In my opinion, the biggest move of the Giants' off-season, by far, remains placing the Franchise tag on punter; Steve Weatherford.  Go figure - a punter.?  I said on numerous occasions during the season, aside from Eli Manning, Weatherford was the Giants' MVP.

N.J. Devils ~ Brodeur; 650 and Counting

NEW JERSEY DEVILS:

Martin Brodeur (here after win #552) in first game at MSGafter breaking Patrick Roy's record of 551 All-Time Career Wins.Pic - BTB




Martin Brodeur Reaches Win #650,Continues to Add to His All-Time NHL Records.

2011-2012 Season
#626    #627   #628   #629   #630
#631   #632   #633   #634   #635
#636   #637   #638   #639   #640
#641   #642   #643   #644   #645
#646   #647

N.Y.Mets ~ Wilpon Takes Strike Two From Judge

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET







NEW YORK METS:  Judge Tells Wilpon to Step Up to the Plate and Deliver.



The Saul B. Katz Dilemma is now a serious problem.  For the second time, a judge has issued Fred Wilpon a major setback.  First, a judge ruled to expose the Wilpons to a sum of up to $83 million dollars in questionable profits as part of any settlement or outcome.  In the

N.Y. Knicks ~ Another Flagrant Foul

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP








NEW YORK KNICKS:  I Blame James Dolan For Everything Wrong With the Knicks.  Period!



We are going to take this slowly and methodically making sure we give proper credit where it's due, and making sure the blame for this disaster which is the Knicks falls on the proper head.



First off, thank the soon to be Brooklyn Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov,

N.Y. Rangers ~ Bring on Sid the Kid

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS




NEW YORK RANGERS:   What Three Game Losing Streak?The Last Four Points Set Up Blueshirts Nicely for Showdown Versus Pittsburgh.


Bring On SID the KID!

In a long season, short term goals matter.  Getting four points in two games to begin this crucial home stand mattered.  And now, halting the March of the Penguins matters.


TUESDAY NIGHT

N.Y.Mets ~ Doctors Swing and Miss Again

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET





NEW YORK METS:  3,487 Days of the Same Old Stuff, and Counting.



Eh..., What's Up Doc?  No really.  What's up?  Why is another Met injury being RE-EVALUATED?  And why does this cycle continue?



In the name of Dr. Moreau, will someone please explain to me how I can get a medical degree before Opening Day, so I can help the Mets with their ongoing

BKN Aviators ~ The Long Bus Ride Home

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH






BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Say Goodnight Gracie.  The Fat Lady Sings.



By any standard, or at any level, the Brooklyn Aviators and Danbury Whalers just concluded a great playoff series.  The Federal Hockey League can be proud of this one, for the circuit supplied local hockey fans of Brooklyn and Danbury with three superb games.  And in return, both

LIU Blackbirds ~ #16 Seed in West; Will Play #1 Michigan St.

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







LIU's full page from Sunday's 3/11/2012 New York Daily News


2011-2012
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Round of 64WEST REGION
#1 - Michigan Statevs.#16 - LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS
From,COLUMBUS


LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:  Go West Young Men!


There are several things Brooklyn does well.  Bagels and egg creams come to mind.  Another thing we do very well is relish

N.Y. Rangers ~ The Money Shot

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS







SUNDAY NIGHT FINAL
New York Islanders   3New York Rangers    4Overtime
Rangers win THE RIVALRY Series 4-2


N.Y.R. ~ NINETY-THREE POINTS
#1 - Eastern Conference#1- Atlantic Division#2 - Overall NHL
Fourteen Regular Season Games Remain


NEW YORK RANGERS:   #19 Answers the Call..!






There's the regular season, and then there's The Rivalry

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

From the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






THE RIVALRY - VI


NYR Lead Series 3-2I - Oct 15; NYI 4  -  NYR 2II - Nov 15; NYR 4  -  NYI 2III - Dec 22; NYR 4  -  NYI 2IV - Dec 26; NYR 3  -  NYI 0V - Feb 24; NYI 4  -  NYR 3** Shoot Out

 New York Islandersvs.NEW YORK RANGERS
From,MADISON SQUARE GARDEN33rd Stree at 7th AvenueNYC


 NEW YORK RANGERS:   What!?  Me Worry!?

For the first

BKN Aviators ~ Decisive Game Three Today in Danbury

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH






2011-2012Federal Hockey League Playoffs





Round One
Series Tied 1-1I - DAW 5; BKN 4*II - BKN 5; DAW 2*OVERTIME

GAME THREE
BROOKLYN AVIATORSvs.Danbury Whalers
From,The Danbury Ice ArenaConnecticut





BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Series Tied!  Flatbush Pounds Out Three Third Period Goals for Game Two Win in Danbury. Decisive Game Three Sunday Afternoon

Hoops of Flatbush; Barclays Center

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BARCLAYS CENTER: MARCH Towards Opening Night.


MARCH 2011






March 2012








Jim Dolan just had a small piece of his pie taken by the Barclays Center.  The Battle of Brooklyn is an annual series played between Brooklyn's two downtown colleges; LIU and St. Francis.  Each year they take turns hosting games.  In February, the Blackbirds hosted 

BKN Aviators ~ Crushing OT Loss; Face Elimination in Danbury

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH








FRIDAY NIGHT FINAL ~ GAME ONE
Danbury Whalers   5Brooklyn Aviators  4OVERTIME



BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  The Skates of Flatbush Must Now Duke Out Two Wins in Danbury.


Danbury Whalers Fans Have a Wild Time in Brooklyn.  A's Answer Three Whaler Goals With a Four Goal Comeback.  Danbury ties Game With 0:03 Left on Clock; Win in Over-Time.

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N.Y. Knicks ~ Coach D'Antoni; Compare and Contrast

From the desk of:   DUTCH PANTS CAN'T JUMP




NEW YORK KNICKS:  Mike D'Antoni; Avery Johnson; Gregg Popovich; One of These Coaches is Not Like the Others.


I'm paraphrasing here, but Coach Avery Johnson said something after the last time the Knicks and Nets faced each other.  It came after Deron Williams torched the Knicks for thirty-eight points in the return engagement against Jeremy Lin; you

BKN Aviators ~ First Round Preview Versus Danbury Whalers

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH





2011-2012FEDERAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
PLAYOFFS
 ROUND ONE
Best of Three:I - DAW @ BKNII - BKN @ DAWIII - BKN @ DAW**if necessary
 
FRIDAY NIGHT PUCKS

GAME ONE



#3 - Danbury Whalersvs.#4 - BROOKLYN AVIATORS



From,HANGAR FIVEFlatbush Avenue, Brooklyn


 
BROOKLYN AVIATORS:   Hello Danbury.  We Meet Again.

Brooklyn and Danbury will face-off in a best 

LIU Blackbirds ~ Back to Back NEC Champions

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH








LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS


2011-2012Men's BasketballNortheast Conference Champions
Back-to-Back:2010-20112011-2012


March Madness, Here We Come!

For the second time in as many years, the LIU Blackbirds repeated as Northeast Conference  Champions and are headed to the NCAA Tournament.  In a rematch of last year's NEC title game,

LIU Blackbirds ~ NEC Championship Game, Tonight

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







2011-2012
Northeast Conference Championship Game

TONIGHT
THE REMATCH




#3 - Robert Morris Colonialsvs.#1 - LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS



From,THE WELLNESS CENTERAshland Place, Brooklyn






Winner Earns Trip to the NCAA Tournament


Post LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds ~ The WRAC Attack is Back in the NEC Finals - BTB


Let's Go Blackbirds!





*RMU logo

N.Y. Mets ~ The High Road is a Dead End

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET









NEW YORK METS:  It's Amazin that...

DAVID WRIGHT IS NOT KEITH HERNANDEZ!
DOH!

Isn't it funny how the game itself, and a win, can make everything go away, even if for only three hours at a time?  Because let's face it, the best thing to happen to the Mets so far this year was Johan Santana's two innings and twenty-nine pitches, as Tuesday marked 

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

from the desk of:   RAISE GRESCH WITH THE GREATS






Battle of the Hudson - V
Series Tied 2-2
I - NYR 4; NJD 1II - NJD 4; NYR 3*III - NJD 1; NYR 0IV - NYR 1; NJD 0*shoot-out


NEW YORK RANGERSvs.New Jersey Devils
From,THE ROCKBrick City - Newark





NEW JERSEY DEVILS:   In Spite of Their Current Struggles, a Strong Season Has Served the Devils Well.  Winning Just One Game in Their Last Six,

N.Y. Mets ~ Hey Mister, Got an Extra $83 Million?

From the desk of:   HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET









NEW YORK METS:  While the Wilpons Are Still Trying to Finalize PLAN-A, the Mets' Financial Situation Now Screams for PLAN-B.



There are many dualities in life.  In business, like on the African savanna, there's only two types of animals; the quick, and the dead.  Fred Wilpon's financial problems are now officially running away from him.  So you

NJ/BKN Nets ~ Today's Nets Blotter

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH








NJ/BROOKLYN NETS:  Points, Pain, and Putin;  Brooklyn Can't Be Too Far Away.



As moving day for the Nets draws closer, the basketball team across the Hudson continues to take on more and more of the characteristics that come with living the tested life in Brooklyn while increasing their yen for it's dramatics as well.  After all, nothing comes

LIU Blackbirds ~ The WRAC Attack is Back in the NEC Finals

From the desl of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH









LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:   A Late Second Half Surge Overtakes Quinnipiac 78-75 in Semifinals.   Robert Morris Outplays #2 Wagner to Set Up Rematch of Last Season's NEC Championship Game.




The LIU Blackbirds did what the Wagner Seahawks couldn't.  They won at home, and if only barely, staved off a big tournament upset.  And so, there will be

BKN Aviators ~ Regular Season Finale

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH









BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Wins Against Danbury and New Jersey Lock Up Fourth Place and a Playoff Date With the Whalers.



FRIDAY FINALS:

Danbury   1
Brooklyn  7

1000 Islands   15
Akwesasne      8




With wins Friday and  Saturday evening, that should be a wrap.  The A's have secured fourth place.



Friday night, the 1000 Island Privateers wrecked

LIU Blackbirds ~ NEC Tourney; Wipe Out Sacred Heart. Quinnipiac Next

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH




LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:  Jason Brickman and Jamal Olasewere Turn Back the Pioneers.  Quinnipiac Up-Ends St. Francis (NY) to Set-Up Semifinal Match Up.


QUARTERFINAL:
LIU-Brooklyn   80Sacred Heart    68


The Blackbirds went downtown for Wednesday night's NEC quarterfinal game against Sacred Heart; as in scoring thirty-three points from three-point

BKN Aviators ~ Into the Last Weekend We Go

From the desk of:   THE SKATES OF FLATBUSH








BROOKLYN AVIATORS:  Flatbush Intent on Making This Difficult.


It's hard to get any kind, much less wide spread notoriety, at this level.  So, if anyone is listening or reading out there, Danbury's Peter Vetri is a damn good goalie.  Here in Brooklyn, we know this.  So, it is what it is. Wednesday night he did to us what he's done before.  In

LIU Blackbirds ~ Defending NEC Champs Set to Defend Title

From the desk of:   THE HOOPS OF FLATBUSH







2011-2012NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
QUARTERFINAL ROUND

#8 - Sacred Heart Pioneersvs.#1 - LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS

From,THE WELLNESS CENTERAshland Place, Brooklyn








LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS:  There's No Place Like Home.  All Blackbird Games Come Through FLATBUSH.  The Defense of their NEC Title Starts Now!

Let the NEC Tournament Begin!


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