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Sports Blogging: Top 10 Lessons Learned

When I started blogging in my mother’s basement five years ago, I never thought I’d still be doing it today (that first part was sarcasm, in case you were curious). Yet, some 1200+ posts later here I am. Up again with my late-night mistress pondering what mostly-useless nuggets I might deem worthy of sharing with the world – or at least the tiny, little sliver of...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  4 hours ago
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MSG Network Tapping Into Linsanity to Lure Switch

Linsanity lives. I won’t belabor the point. What’s not to love, though? And in this insane world where Jeremy Lin reigns supreme, this may rank up there at the top of the heap of things that would’ve gotten you committed to a straightjacket not too long ago. Imagine if only a month ago, anyone would’ve come to you and said: “Hey, Time Warner Cable’...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  2 days ago
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February Sports Doldrums

Leave it to Dolan to make the one remotely-interesting sports happening in this fan’s life unwatchable…literally. Yes, the February sports doldrums have arrived in full force. The January high of the NFL Playoffs has led to the inevitable crash. There is little to grab my attention in the sports world for the next few weeks, as we await the madness of March. With a six...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  3 days ago
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Jeremy Lin Leads Knicks Past Jazz

We’ ve shared here recently that Mike D’Antoni is not our favorite coach. You can add talent evaluation to the list of our complaints about the Knicks head man. Why? Well, Jeremy Lin of course. This is what we wrote a week ago in pondering the dream of what could have been had the fall rumors of Chris Paul’s arrival in New York had rung true while bemoaning the...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  6 days ago
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Can we leave Josh Hamilton alone?

As I stood (ironically, in a bar) last evening, I watched the familiar scroll across the bottom of the ESPN screen. Scores. News. Milestones. And then, of course, the details of Josh Hamilton’s night out in Dallas where he had “three or four” drinks. The bottom line graphic lit up across the plasma screen and included quotes from Hamilton, his wife, details of what...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  8 days ago
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Jon Stewart takes jab at Mets during Moneyball interview

We’re big Jon Stewart fans here at The Legend. Actually, let me not speak for the rest of the editorial staff. I am a big Jon Stewart fan. And Stewart  shares as least one thing with Cecilio’s Scribe. He’s a fan of the New York Mets. So, we’re both sorry bastards in that regard. Fortunately for Stewart, he has a national platform to playfully and brilliantly...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  9 days ago
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Herzlich Tweet Best Out of Indy

Forget media day. Spare me the hype and the Brady-Manning comparisons. Let’s talk about Coughlin and Canton later. Amidst all the nonsense making “news” in the weeks leading up to this Sunday’s Super Bowl, this tweet from Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich speaks the loudest.
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  11 days ago
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What if Chris Paul was a Knick?

Dream a Little Dream Close your eyes for a moment. Imagine a Knicks team without Tyson Chandler. Picture a floor with Melo, Stat, Landry Fields, [insert someone here] and Iman Shumpert/Toney Douglas/Mike Bibby/Baron Davis/Jeremy Lin. Now, imagine Shumpert/Douglas/Bibby/Davis/Lin is…Chris…Paul. - DRAMATIC PAUSE - Open your eyes. No, it’s not real. Despite early rumblings...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  12 days ago
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Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Ad for Honda CR-V Gets an A

OK, I’ll admit it. The lame non-teaser teaser had me at hello (me and four million or so of my generational brethren). I couldn’t wait for the genuine article. Well, kudos, Honda. You went out and did yourselves proud. There was infinite opportunity to royally f this one up. You didn’t. In fact, it’s pretty damn good all-around. The only other lines/avenues...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  13 days ago
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D’AINTonio: Mike D’Antoni Not the Man for Knicks

Some experiments fail. It happens. You just need to admit defeat and not hold on to those missteps for too long. It’s come time to move on for the New York Knicks. Mike D’Antoni has coached this squad for 266 games. He’s won 110. Yes, there’s more to the story. But when you’re making six million dollars a year and are one of the highest-paid coaches...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  14 days ago
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Things Are Looking Up For The Browns!

The Browns just hired a man with real talent as their offensive coordinator: Yes, I am talking Brad Childress. You should probably reserve your judgment until you see the true breadth of his skills: This is obviously a move that changes the balance of power in the AFC Central North. While the Browns still have to catch the Squeelers who have a duel threat at Head Coach (rather...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  14 days ago
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Giant(s) Love Fest: Eli is Elite

Part three of way too many. I said it. Right in the title. It’s there for posterity. They tell me on the Interwebs, things live forever. So it is, this statement shall remain. Yes, Eli Manning has earned the elite label. And, yes, the discussion of “elite” and the media analysis of such a moniker has been absurd. The point is…I’ve been converted. My...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  15 days ago
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Brady Gives Team UGGs, Brilliantly Simple PR

File photo by The Republican / Illustration by MassLive.com I hate the Patriots. I don’t hate Tom Brady. I think I hate UGGs. I do know one thing. Great PR can be brilliantly simple. As a diehard Jets fan and a communications person by trade, I couldn’t help but stop and smile at the recent tweets indicating Brady had gifted all his teammates pairs of UGG boots prior...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  16 days ago
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Markel Brown with Dunk of the Year?

Send It In! Oklahoma State’s Markel Brown didn’t get to participate in the final seven minutes of his squad’s huge upset win last night over #2-ranked Missouri. No matter. His teammates went on a late run to cement the victory and Brown can take solace in the fact that he may be the leading early candidate for college basketball’s dunk of the year. And oh...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  17 days ago
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Ray Lewis’s Post-Game Speech

There are plenty of Ray Lewis haters out there. I don’t know enough to judge him as a man. Maybe those who’ve studied his case and all the evidence can and have come to a more informed opinion. They are obviously so entitled. I know several folks, including some in my family, who have forever labeled him a “thug” and called it a day. They choose to view his...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  18 days ago
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Giant(s) Love Fest: “My Boy” Kevin Boothe

My week-long Giant(s) love fest continues following yesterday’s Coughlin celebration. Today, we offer big ups to our main man Kevin Boothe. That’s right. Kevin. Mutha&*^!ing. Boothe. Beeotches. Respect him. OK, so Kevin Boothe isn’t really our boy, but he’s a fellow Cornell graduate. And THAT, my friends, makes him post-worthy. You see not a lot of my...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  19 days ago
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Giant(s) Love Fest: Tom Coughlin’s Best Coaching Job Yet?

Tom Coughlin (John W. McDonough/SI) It is often said the measure of a coach is how hard his team plays for him. By that criteria, Tom Coughlin may have done the best coaching job of his career in steering the 2011-12 version of the New York Football Giants to Super Bowl XLVI. If nothing else, the Giants late-season run has only managed to make a mockery of the “hot seat”...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  20 days ago
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A Giant(s) Love Fest: Prepare for a Week-Long Celebration

Photo: AP It’s time. I’ve never been a Giants-hater, bu it’s tough to split your allegiances on New York teams, even if your team of choice isn’t even in the tournament. Yet, as my wife (diehard Giants fan) so eloquently put it last night… “Your daughter has been on this Earth for five months, and she’s already seeing her team go to the Super...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  20 days ago
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Rangers Welcome Darvish, Potential Nicknames Abound

Yu Da Man? (Photo: Getty Images) The Texas Rangers officially welcomed 25-year old pitcher Yu Darvish yesterday in Arlington. The hard-throwing former Japanese league star was one of the hottest names of the offseason with Texas scoring the righty just before a 5 p.m. deal deadline this past Wednesday. Darvish will rock #11 and just how good he will be stateside remains to be seen...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  22 days ago
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Dear Time Warner: Keep MSG and the Knicks Off the Air

Thank You For Pulling the Plug I work a lot. I enjoy coming home, catching up with the Mrs., grabbing a bit to eat and, if I’m lucky, catching perhaps the last few minutes of a Knicks game. That “luxury” is now gone due to the rift between Time Warner Cable and MSG. At first, this bothered me. Now, my view has changed. I DON’T GIVE A SH*T. In fact, please...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  23 days ago
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Videos: Best of kid sportscasters

How many times have we as sports fans commented that we could seemingly do a better job than many of the blowhards in the TV booth, radio box or live on the airwaves talking sports? Well, a new wave of kidcasters is trying to prove that sports reporting is truly child’s play. Their respective journalistic chops may leave something to be desired in a few cases, but they’re universally...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  24 days ago
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Best NFL Playoff Interview: Can’t Wait vs. My Quarterback

Playoffs? Playoffs!!?? Everyone knows that clip and Jim Mora is rightfully immortalized for it. But what about two memorable interviews from recent memory and, well, the playoffs! The past two seasons have produced a pair of the most memorable post-game oratory performances in NFL history. One, soaring in victory. The other, whimpering in defeat. Both epic. Each timeless. We put...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  25 days ago
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10 Years Ago, Rob Ray Pummels Fan

OK, so it’s a little ahead of an official 10th anniversary. And, no, this has not much to do with anything. But I stumbled upon some hockey fight countdowns recently and landed on one particular clip from legendary enforcer Rob Ray. The “Rayzor” spent the better part of his career in Buffalo pounding opponents as a member of the Sabres and racking up enough penalty...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  25 days ago
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Lord Stanley’s Cup: “No Words” Spot Near Top of Sports List

NHL Playoff hockey is simply wonderful stuff. Although we’re still a good deal away, we couldn’t help but post this commercial promoting the 2010 NHL Playoffs. In the spirit of full disclosure, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the folks who created this spot of late, so I was hence reminded. One of my lesser-heralded favorites in the annals of recent sports spots.
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  26 days ago
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NBA throwback unis to bring back permanently

Here at The Legend we tend to get a bit nostalgic about our sports from time to time. So, it shouldn’t be much of a surprise when we think that some things should go back to being the way they used to be. Because, such things, would unquestionably make the world a better place…at least according to us. NBA uniforms are only one example. But it’s not all of them...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante  |  27 days ago
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