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Tom Renney Has Left the Building
February 23, 2009 by
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The Tom Renney era is over. The Rangers coach was given the ax today (along with assistant Perry Pearn). Out of all the people responsible for the disaster that the 2008-09 Blueshirts have become, Renney is probably the least culpable. I’d put James Dolan (does even know he owns...
Week 18 pickups
February 23, 2009 by
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Teams with four games: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indiana, L.A. Clippers, L.A. Lakers, Minnesota, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Utah
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Beno Udrih(Kings)- Udrih has...
This Week in Rangers Hockey (Jean Ratelle Edition)
February 22, 2009 by
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Is there anything new you can say about this team? Let
A David Lee type player: Chris Wilcox
February 20, 2009 by
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When the New Orleans Hornets C Tyson Chandler failed his physical it was a blessing in disguise for the New York Knicks. Chandler was supposed to be traded for Thunder forwards Joe Smith, Chris Wilcox and the rights to DeVon Hardin. With that deal rescinded the...
Hot Stove Player of the Week: Nate Robinson
February 20, 2009 by
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This week we watched Alex Rodriguez come up with another tall tale - I can?t wait to hear what he makes up next week. He?s also one of a long line of Yankees who throw their family members under the bus when concocting their steroids defense. Roger Clemens implicated his wife, Andy...
Alex Rodriguez: BIG FAT LIAR!
February 20, 2009 by
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After watching arod (lower case letters, because he doesn?t even deserve the shift key right now) leave a brown stain on his legacy in the Peter Gammons interview, things have only taken a turn for the worse. First, the phony baloney press conference where Rodriguez read us some piece...
Top 20 MLB Free Agent Signings
February 19, 2009 by
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With the winter season coming to an end and pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training, baseball fans can now begin to smell the green grass of America’s greatest pastime.
And with that said, it is only appropriate to analyze the free agency moves of this past off...
Walsh Sends Message: Knicks Are Going For It
February 19, 2009 by
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Perhaps the biggest move the Knicks made today was a transaction they didn?t make. ?With eyes around the league fixed squarely on cap space for the free agent class of 2010, Knicks President?Donnie Walsh reportedly passed on an offer from the Sacramento Kings that would have rid the...
Hot Stove NY Sports Pop Culture Quiz II Answers
February 18, 2009 by
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Here are the answers to yesterday
Hot Stove NY Sports Pop Culture Quiz II
February 17, 2009 by
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Here is some more trivia involving local sports and pop culture. The answers will be posted tomorrow.
1. What was the name of the New York baseball team in the movie Bang the Drum Slowly?
2. In an episode of Seinfeld, when George Steinbrenner mistakenly thought that George Costanza...
This Week in Rangers Hockey (Ranger-O-Meter Edition)
February 15, 2009 by
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Overpaid-Completely-Sucking-O-Meter
Glen Sather: He put this mess together, and mysteriously seems to have his job for life. It looks like he
Hot Stove Schmuck of the Week: Alex Rodriguez
February 13, 2009 by
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There weren?t any performances this week worthy of the Hot Stove Player of the Week (well, maybe Zach Parise), so we?re going to go with an all Hot Stove Schmuck of the Week edition. Spring training is on the way, but all we?re hearing about is steroids (thanks Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens...
Salary Cap Issues Retired, Jets Set to Spend
February 12, 2009 by
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The 2008/2009 football season refuses to end for the Jets. To be honest, the past few weeks of the offseason have been more fun than that winless December when the Green Folk were underachieving on a monumental scale. First, there was the immediate firing of Cangini...
The real questions for A-Rod
February 12, 2009 by
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After watching the Alex Rodriguez’s interview this past Monday where he plead guilty to steroid use, one can only wonder if A-Rod really thinks before he speaks.
In a world where there are lawyers, agents, and publicists advising these millionaire athletes of what to say long...
Hot Stove Knicks Uniform Number Quiz Answers
February 11, 2009 by
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Here are the answers to yesterday?s quiz.
1. Earl Monroe briefly wore #33 in 1972.
2. The highest number ever worn by a Knick is 55, which was worn by Louis Orr, Bernard King, Kiki Vandeweghe and Dikembe Mutombo.
3. Numbers 27 and 29 have never been worn by a Knick.
4. Henry Bibby...
It’s Only a Matter of Time
February 10, 2009 by
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First of all, if you’ve never read “The Tell Tale Heart,” you should stop reading this dinky little blog post and go to your nearest bookstore. It’s a short story, it’ll take you 30 minutes at the most, and it’s directly related to what we...
Hot Stove Knicks Uniform Number Quiz
February 10, 2009 by
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See how much you know about Knicks numerology. The answers will be posted tomorrow.
1. Earl Monroe briefly wore a number besides 15 with the Knicks. What was it?
2. What is the highest uniform number ever worn by a Knick?
3. What two numbers in the twenties have never been worn by...
Giants Options To Address Current WR Situation
February 09, 2009 by
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Despite the support by existing Giants players to management to bring back Plaxico Burress next year, the New York Giants should expect and plan to be without their star receiver for the 2009-10 season.
Playing without Burress will not be easy even for a talented Giants team that has...
Week 16 NBA pickups
February 09, 2009 by
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Anthony Johnson (Magic)- G Jameer Nelsonis expected to be out for the remaining of the regular season with a torn right labrum in his shoulder. Johnson scored a season high 25 points last Wednesday vs. the Clippers. Yesterday against the Nets he pulled down eight rebounds and...
This Week in Rangers Hockey (Rock Bottom Edition)
February 08, 2009 by
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Let’s start with the quote of the week, by Chris Drury after Friday’s pounding: “There’s no way to sugarcoat it. It was embarrassing, it was humiliating, it was awful.” Good observation, Chris. The team just flat-out gave up. Has there ever been a team...
A*Fraud! Slugger Caught Juicing in 2003
February 07, 2009 by
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This is not a drill, folks.
Hot Stove Player of the Week: Adam Graves
February 06, 2009 by
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This week was chock-full of events. Congratulations to Pittsburgh for winning their record sixth Super Bowl. That makeshift stage that was set up for Roger Goodall to hand over the Lombardi Trophy looked an awful lot like a spaceship. Once the trophy ceremony was over...
Hot Stove Name That Ranger Quiz Answers
February 04, 2009 by
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Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz.
1. Mike Gartner was second on the team in goals, with 28, in 1993-94, even though he was traded to Toronto during the season.
2. Nick Fotiu was born on Staten Island.
3. Nick Beverly was traded to the Rangers for Vic Hadfield after the...
The Super Bowl, The Toilet Bowl, and The Sketchy Referee
February 04, 2009 by
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So the Super Bowl has come and gone and despite the annual beerfest at my apartment, it managed to leave a few lasting albeit fuzzy impressions upon me.
First and foremost, the game rocked. After what I thought was the beginning of a blowout, Kurt Warner and his crew showed up to...
15 Ways to Improve the Pro Bowl
February 03, 2009 by
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The Pro Bowl is often described as “juicy, revved up and refreshing,” “a truly frightening . . . experience with a shocker of an ending” and “a cultural landmark” (ok, those are descriptions of Notorious, The Uninvited and Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, Get Off My Damn...
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