The Giants finally traded Jeremy Shockey to the Saints for a 2nd and 5th round draft pick. There's no question that Shockey plays with heart, determination, and desire but his attitude has caused a rift with the organization and teammates. That, along with with the Giants' success without Shockey, Eli Manning's improved play, and the emergence of Kevin Boss sealed his fate.

The Giants have proved that they can beat the best without Shockey and most of Big Blue's fans are ready to move on. Parting ways is the best decision for both sides.

This 7 year old isn't afraid to rule the road and with his "I wont' take no for an answer" attitude he's got a leg up on the competition to be the future face of racing...or Behind the Walls, San Quinton.

It's 2008, the Cubs are the top team in baseball, and after 5 years people are starting to forget about Steve Bartman. And that was even before Moises Alou's comments (just a few months ago) saying that even if Bartman didn't interfere with the ball he wouldn't have caught that infamous foul ball in the 2003 NLCS. Bartman was even planning on applying for a job this summer and moving out of his grandmother's basement this off season! All's well that ends well, right? Wrong.

"Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, 'Bartman! Bartman!' I feel really bad," Litke (AP Columnist) quoted Alou as saying in March. "You know what the funny thing is? I wouldn't have caught it anyway."

Litke wrote that Alou, now with the New York Mets, told him this when he ran into him last summer at a department store. But Alou said last week that he did not recall telling Litke that.

"I don't remember that,'' he said, according to the Post. "If I said that, I was probably joking to make [Bartman] feel better. But I don't remember saying that.''

Poor Steve Bartman. Moises won't let this story die. He really has it out for the guy, eh? Perhaps one fine day The Cubs will win the World Series and Bartman will be let off the hook. Maybe he can even through out the first pitch, like Bill Buckner in Boston? No? Ok, maybe not that much redemption but the guy deserves to see the light of day again.

Eric from BBI puts together a very optimistic forecast for the Big Blue 2008 season based on (among other things) the added experience and confidence of a primarily young team. The article is lengthy, but here is the main point: The 2008 Giants are a complete team. A very good, complete team.

Conclusion: "This is one of the more complete rosters I've seen while closely following the Giants. The DL is one of the best in football. The draft strengthened and deepened the secondary and linebacking corps a great deal. Eli Manning has proved he can do it. This may be the deepest running back group in the NFL. This may be the deepest collection of wide receivers the Giants have had in decades. The Giants have two quality tight ends. The offensive line is very solid and underrated. There is a nice mix of youth and veterans. The players now believe in the coaching staff. And everyone has the experience and confidence of having already done it."

"The NFL officially notified its players union on Tuesday that it will opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, which could lead to a season without a salary cap in 2010 and a possible lockout in 2011.

Owners voted unanimously Tuesday morning to opt out of the deal, which was extended in March 2006. The NFL had until November to opt out, but decided to do it early instead of waiting for the deadline.

The league, however, emphasized that it will keep negotiating with the NFL Players Association and said games will be played "without threat of interruption for at least the next three seasons."

Apparently the biggest issue is that teams can't go after a bonus paid to a player if he breaches his contract… BUT, the NFL is the only sport without guaranteed contracts, players routinely get hurt and often seriously injured, and former players are bringing their post NFL injuries to light (this is the tip of the iceberg). For those reasons and the history of work stoppages in pro sports seriously impacting its popularity, I was very surprised to hear the owners unanimously voted against this. Someone should tell the owners that there might not be replacement players (like Keanu Reeves) ready to lace em up. Hopefully this will be resolved soon! … but I doubt it will.

As a Giants fan there's nothing in sports or life that I hate more than the Dallas Cowboys. I even hate the Mavs and Stars because they share the same city. Yesterday's Giants victory will be one of the most satisfying games our fans will ever experience. A great game by the Giants where an overachieving franchise was exposed and the arrogant players and fans were forced to eat all the crap that came out of their mouths all year. We're relishing it.

A not so close second in the disgust column are the Eagles and fans. We Giants fans do respect the few times a year we bond with you Eagles fans because one of us is facing off against the boys. BUT do NOT think that you have the right to talk trash to anyone after the Giants' recent victory, though. Your team was the biggest disappointment in the NFC East … if not NFC … if not NFL.

Have some dignity, admit your team had a terrible year and move on. Try to figure out what to do with your own team now that you've potentially alienated the best QB who ever played for your city. Enjoy the Coors Light commercials and media coverage of TO crying courtesy of the Giants. DON'T go overboard and DO leave the trash talking to us Giants fans. We've made it a year to remember and are still chugging along, all the while making Cowboy fans stick a foot or two in their mouths. You're letting the Cowboys off easy if they have to respond to fans of a team that were expected to contend in the NFC, finished 8-8, and was the only NFC East team no to make the playoffs.

Sincerely,

Giants Fans

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Let's make some noise and turn this ship around before the Nets invade NY!