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New York Mets’ 2010 Expectations Shouldn’t Be Any Better
Posted: 24th December 2009 by Leslie Monteiro in MLB
The New York Mets had a year to forget in 2009.
The team was inept in playing the game on a daily basis not to mention they dealt with litany of injuries. Then, they watched their hated rivals facing each other in the World Series, and the Yankees capped off the Mets' troubled season by winning the championship.
In a week from now, the year will be over, but it does not ...
New York Yankees Look at Luxury Tax as Chump Change
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Leslie Monteiro in MLB
Major League Baseball expects everyone to get worked up about the Yankees paying $25.69 million for the luxury tax by making this a news story. They are the only team that will be paying it this year.
Hate to break it to Bud Selig, but no one cares. Yankees' fans are savoring this while other baseball fans moan knowing that the luxury tax is nothing more than a fraud. The Yankees ...
Everything aligned properly for the Jets when the game started.
The Falcons came to town knowing they were eliminated from the playoffs after the Cowboys' impressive performance against the Saints last night.
They had nothing to play for in this cold weather.
Teams tend to fold when they hear news like that.
Plus, the Falcons entered this game with the weather being cold, after a snowstorm last night at New Jersey.
The Jets loved their ...
Just looking at the title itself, it's remarkable the Jets are in a position of chasing teams to get a wild-card spot after struggling for most of October and November. The Jets managed to win three in a row while other teams started stumbling. This paved the way for Gang Green to make a playoff push. Rex Ryan must be ecstatic to be in this situation along with ...
When the Rangers hired John Tortorella in February, Tortorella promised his team was going to take off under his forechecking system. They sputtered offensively in the first few weeks of his tenure, but they were good enough to make the playoffs after playing well in the final weeks of the season.
They almost upset the Capitals in the playoffs until the head coach lacked self-control in Game 5 by going ...
Sunday Night Football routinely features the best game of the week ever since NBC acquired the broadcasting rights, and this one should be no different tomorrow night with the Giants facing the Eagles for whatáwill likely determine the division crown.
The Giants know everything is at stake, just like last week. A victory puts them in the driver's seat as far as playoff positioning goes, but a loss and odds are ...
Knicks fans idolized Nate Robinsonásince the day he entered the pro basketball scene. The Knicks stunk for most of this decadeáso the fans wanted a player to pin their hopes on, and Robinson's style and size attracts those desperate souls.
With that said,áeverything is in the eye of the beholder.
Robinson can do great things with the ball, but it means nothing when one looks at the baggage he brings to the ...
Everyone waited for the Giants to be the best they can be in recent weeks, and today, they saw the Giants dominate the Cowboys in every facet of the game, helpingáNew York keep itsáseason afloat.
It was a show that the Giants expect out of themselves on a weekly basis. They found their swagger and identity by playing swarming defense and running the ball at will with timely passing from Eli ...
Classless Nets Force Interim Coach Tom Barrise To Endure Futility
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Leslie Monteiro in NBA
The Nets hired Kiki Vandeweghe to be the head coach and Del Harris to be the assistant coach on Tuesday afternoon, but here's the kicker.
Those two won't be coaching until Friday night so the organization forced Lawrence Frank's loyal assistant to go be the victim of history for the wrong reasons.
Rod Thorn assigned Tom Barrise to coach the Nets tonight with the idea that Vandeweghe would coach without the burden ...
Every year, the Jets express their optimism about how this season will be different and how they are not the same old Jets, but in the end we all know nothing changes. So much so that at this point we've become numb to the routine.
The Jets are playing out the season for the next few weeks, after a recent rough stretch that doomed their playoff hopes.
Everyone can talk about how this year ...