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NY Rangers Fire Renney, Hire Tortorella
February 23, 2009 by
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Tom Renney deserved better. The New York Rangers apparently thinking they can still save the season fired coach Tom Renney today. Unfortunately, Jim Dolan fired the wrong guy. It should have been Glen Sather. Renney deserved better than he got. After all, was it Renney who brought in past their ...
What I Learned Friday
February 19, 2009 by
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Does anyone miss Bush? Conan O'Brien last NBC Late Night show is Friday Night. Can you believe he's been doing that show for 16 years? When he started as a nobody, NBC only would commit to him for three months stints at a time. I bet Letterman makes an appearance. Would be...
Rangers Really Testing My Patience
February 17, 2009 by
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Every year about this time, I say the same thing: This team isn't so good. This year is no different. Currently, the Rangers are fighting it out for the eight and final spot in the Eatsern conference. Yesterday's thrashing at the hands of the Flyers produced something I hadn...
A-Very Ranger Return
February 11, 2009 by
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All indications point to Sean Avery coming back to the New York Rangers via Hartford. Will it help or did NHL commissioner Gary Bettman take the bounce out of Tigger? Let's hope it's the former because the Rangers need a spark. Losers of three straight, the Rangers have fallen...
The Press Reveals Its Ugly Side
February 10, 2009 by
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Anyone wanting to know about the state of the country, or the press for that matter, need only to have witnessed President Obama's question and answer session with the White House press corps following his first press conference as President. Would you believe some well-minded...
Super Bowl Post Mortem
February 02, 2009 by
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Great game. Pittsburgh wins in the game's waning moments. But for three-quarters of the game, it was a ho-hum affair. I don't know if it was because I was trying to match the world's worst Super Bowl square numbers or trying to outfunny everyone. I have that tendancy you...
Color Me Converted...
January 29, 2009 by
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I must share something. I wasn't a fan of the President...until now. I had no idea the guy was left-handed. And check out the crook of the arc--the tell-tale sign of left-handedness. The only thing BHO is missing here is the Charlie Brown-style tongue hanging out of the mouth. Not very ...
Torre's Book Blasts Former Players
January 28, 2009 by
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When you follow a team, it's usually a one-dimensional view. You glean snippets of a player's personality from interviews and dugout shots and you try to read body language. But that's about it. Rarely do you know team chemistry and who hates whom--unless a tell-all book...
A few thoughts on Andy Pettitte
January 27, 2009 by
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So the Yankees brought back Andy Pettitte for another season. Good for them. He should solidify the backhalf of therotation. Funny thing about Pettitte though. I don't really trust him in a big spot. Don't get me wrong...he's pitched well in a number of big games. Pettitte...
Biff Destroys the Economy. But He's Hardly to Blame
January 19, 2009 by
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By Michael DiMarco If I tried to sell you a steaming pile of shit, would you pay me? A filthy, hulking, noxious lump of dung; in a paper bag for ease of transport. You?d appreciate that I bagged it, wouldn?t you? I mean, I could?ve just left it on your stoop, per our hypothetical agreement, ...
Inside Flight 1549...An Aviator's Perspective
January 18, 2009 by
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By Len Roberto An aviation buff comments on the skill and complexity of the pilot who safely crash landed in the Hudson River. Quite simply it was nothing short of a miracle. You might feel like scoffing at all the praise heaped on Sully-the Captain of the Airbus who landed his stricken...
Some Interesting Numbers for Jim Rice
January 13, 2009 by
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Congrats to Jim Rice who finally made the Hall of Fame on his last year of eligibility. Someone got something right. If you look at Rice's career numbers, there's no question: He is a Hall of Famer. Besides the 382 homers and all those RBIs (1451), Rice was a career .298 hitter...
We Talking About Practice...
January 12, 2009 by
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Just Because. Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUYjD7A75HQ
And that's why they play the games...
January 12, 2009 by
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Nothing pleased me more than watching the Plax-less Giants go down in a home playoff game to the Eagles. It reminded me a lot of last year's Giant/Dallas game. Third game of the season between NFC East rivals with the road team beating a 13-win team. Wasn't everybody rubber...
The Media Interview: Jerry Dunklee
January 09, 2009 by
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Jerry Dunklee, professor of journalism at Southern Connecticut State University, was gracious enough to answer a few questions about the current state of media and journalism. And by "media" I'm not talking about Access Hollywood. The line is indeed getting blurred.....
1869 Baseball card found
January 08, 2009 by
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An antique collector found a baseball card from 1869 while rummaging through a box of antiques. The 70-year-old woman wanted to sell it on Ebay for $10--the card is going to go for six figures easy. Can you imagine hitting that kind of jackpot? (Oh she did that too! Read on.) With...
Sarah Palin redux???
January 06, 2009 by
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I'm not saying there's a double standard here (or maybe I am) but where's the outrage over Caroline Kennedy's "youknow" fest with the editorial board of the New York Times? And where's good 'ol Katie Couric now? Sarah Palin, like her or hate her, was...
What I Learned in 2008....
January 01, 2009 by
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I can go another twenty years without equating "Wall Street" to "Main Street." Ditto for bailout, and Joe the Plumber and Change. Yes we can? Now go do so. There's a lot of pressure for BHO to lead us. There's bound to be backlash. But call me Ned Negative...
Yanks Get Big Tex
December 24, 2008 by
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Only in Yankeeland is there no recession. Don
I'm back.....
December 22, 2008 by
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A lot has happened while i was away. And believe me, there are many people worthy of a shoe-throw: (Thank you, Iraqi journalist) They are: Anyone sending out a letter detailing that year's highlights: I have two thoughts on this: A.) Nobody gives a shit what you did or saw and...
Get Your Free Dr. Pepper
November 24, 2008 by
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Did you guys see this? LOS ANGELES a?" Dr Pepper is making good on its promise of free soda now that the release of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" is a reality. The soft-drink maker said in March that it would give a free soda to everyone in America if the...
What I Learned Friday
November 21, 2008 by
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A summary of the week that was..... Mike Mussina retired this week. He can go into my Hall of Fame anytime. Two things about Mussina: Moose relieved in Game 7 2003 and held the Red Sox at bay in the middle innings and made the Yankee comeback possible. He was also the starter and winner in the ...
1960 Series Loss Revisiteda??..48 years later
November 20, 2008 by
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By Tom Gucciardo Editor's note: Yankee fans of a more recent age recall the stunning 2001 World Series loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 7. With Mariano Rivera on the mound, Yankee fans were stunned to lose. But before 2001, there was 1960. That was when another small-market team ...
Memo to Brian Cashman...
November 19, 2008 by
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AJ Burnett? Have we not learned our lesson from Pavano, Carl? Maybe it's New York media hype or maybe its window dressing, but the offer to AJ Burnett better be fictitious. The idea is to get better starting pitching, correct? It won't happen with AJ, who's missed significant...
An Update on Anne's Cad....
November 14, 2008 by
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I don't know why I'm fascinated with this con specifically--probably because it involves Anne Hathaway...Thanks AP (AP)Italian con man Raffaello Follieri, who went from dating actress Anne Hathaway to serving a prison term for fraud, isn't enjoying the "unspeakably...
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