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Adding Romeo Crennel, Implementing 3-4 Would Expedite New York Giants’ Demise
Posted: 9th January 2010 by Jesse Golomb in NFL
Two weeks ago, when the calendar still read 2009, the New York Giants were blown out 41-9 by the Carolina Panthers in their final game in Giants Stadium, a loss that effectively ended their playoff hopes. The succeeding Sunday, they were embarrassed by a Minnesota Vikings team that had lost their previous two games, marking the fifth time this season that their defense gave up 40 points, and ...
Global World Series: Worst Idea Since Babies Slept in Cages
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Jesse Golomb in MLB
In 1937, someone who wasn't very intelligent invented the product pictured above. If it isn't evident from the image or from this article's title, the Baby Cage was meant to give an infant some fresh air by suspending them outside of a window in a wire cage.
Putting a child in a cage is inhumane enough, but hanging that cage dozens of feet above a busy street with nothing holding it ...
What would American sports be without stupid athletes?
In the '50s and '60s, Yogi Berra's "Yogisms" were ridiculed across the nation.
Mike Tyson famously said that he would "eat your children."
Chad Ochocinco once asserted that there are 51 States.
And perhaps worst of all, New York Mets outfielder Mike Cameron suggested in 2005 that "the Sun has been there for 500, 600 years."
Until this week, I regarded Cameron's unique combination of historical, scientific, ...
Source: Former New York Giants Coordinator Bill Sheridan Flees Country
Posted: 4th January 2010 by Jesse Golomb in NFL
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJùAccording to an Associated Press report, former New York Giants Coordinator Bill Sheridan boarded a flight to an unnamed nation on Monday.
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The embattled coach was fired Monday, less than 12 months after he was promoted from linebackers coach to replace former coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. The Giants were expected to compete for the Super Bowl in 2009, but missed the playoffs after going 3-8 in their final 11 games. ...
Welcome To January: Predictions for the 2009 NFL Playoffs (Part Two-AFC)
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Jesse Golomb in NFL
(To see Part One of this article, clickáhere )
And now, for the AFC.á
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Indianapolis Colts
Heading into Week 15, it appeared as if two NFL teams would finish the 2009 season with an undefeated record. The Saints and the Colts were red-hot and had soft schedules in the final few weeks of the '09 campaign.
Neither team managed to accomplish the feat.
But while the Saints fell victim to poor ...
Welcome To January: Predictions for the 2009 NFL Playoffs (Part One-NFC)
Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Jesse Golomb in NFL
(To see Part Two of this article, click here )
The 2009 NFL season started with a bang.
The Denver Broncos trailed the Cincinnati Bengals with just a few seconds remaining. In what could only be labeled as a miracle, newly acquired Denver quarterback Kyle Orton heaved a pass down the left sideline. Enveloped in a sea of orange jerseys, Cincinnati cornerback Leon Hall deflected the pass up in ...
New York Giants Face Daunting Offseason Following Week 16 Collapse
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Jesse Golomb in NFL
Perhaps more than any professional sports season in recent memory, the Giants' 2009 campaign has been a roller-coaster ride for the ages.
Starting the season 5-0 with impressive wins over Washington, Dallas, Oakland, Kansas City, and Tampa Bay, the Giants seemed to be destined for their second Super Bowl appearance in three years.á
New York's upcoming Week 6 matchup at the Superdome in New Orleans was viewed by many as a preview ...
New York Yankees Acquisitions Signal Paradigm Shift for Front Office
Posted: 27th December 2009 by Jesse Golomb in MLB
It wasn't too long ago that the New York Yankees front office was the laughingstock of baseball.
With such close proximity to New York's 27th world championship, it's easy to forget that the franchise once traded borderline Hall-of-Famer Fred McGriff for Dale Murray and Tom Dodd, who logged one win and zero at-bats for the Yankees, respectively.
Even nightmares of Carl Pavano and his 40 million reasons not to pitch are a ...