Happy Thanksgiving weekend to all, I hope everyone had a good holiday and is enjoying their weekend. There's a lot of things we can be thankful for this year, especially in a time of finanical crisis. As New York sports fans we can be thankful for many things but I'll give you just a few things we can be thankful for this year. In no particular here they are:Top Ten Things New York Sports Fans Can Be Thankful For:10: Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy and Kei Igawa combined to lose only 9 games. It could've been A LOT worse, given that Kennedy and Igawa don't belong on a major league mound.9: Anyone notice the New York Red Bull made it to the MLS Cup? They didn't win it all but at least they represented New York in a championship.8:Johan Santana didn't...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Basketball, Brett Favre, Eli Manning, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Mets, NBA, Yankees

It's starting to get interesting for the other team that plays at Giants Stadium. The Jets have won 5 in a row and are one of the top teams in the AFC. This deserves some space on the blog as they have earned their way on. Brett Favre has led a team that was 4-12 last year to 8-3 so far this season. The last 2 wins coming at the expense of AFC powerhouses, the New England Patriots and the Tennesse Titans.The Titans came into yesterday's game against the Jets undefeated, they left with their first loss of the season. They beat them in convincing fashion 34-13. Favre threw for 2 touchdowns, Leon Washington ran for 2 and thus the Jets are making waves around the league.“I’m not going to sit here and say we’ve established ourselves as the best...

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Tags: Brett Favre, Bryan Thomas, Football, Jets, Leon Washington, New England Patriots, Tennesse Titans

The last time Eli Manning and the Giants were in Glendale, Arizona they won Super Bowl XXII. Manning had won the MVP award for his performance in that game, a game that established him as an elite NFL QB. Yesterday, the Giants returned to the scene of their Super Bowl win. They left with the same result, a win. They beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-29, snapping Arizona's 7 game home winning streak.“It’s just a totally different feel, it’s just a different time,” Manning said. “You never really compared it to the last time we were here. We knew we’d have a tough contest with Arizona.”Manning threw for 3 touchdowns and went 26-33, 240 yds passing. The Giants were without RB Brandon Jacobs who was out with a knee injury and they also lost WR Plaxico...

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Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Brandon Jacobs, Domenik Hixon, Eli Manning, Football, Giants, John Carney, Kevin Boss, Kurt Warner, Plaxico Burress

This week Mike Mussina called it a career. He was able to go out on his terms. He admitted that he knew this was going to be his last season as he made the decision back before spring training. So now Mussina is offically done after recording the 1st 20 win season of his career, good for him."I knew that was going to be my last year since the first day of spring training," Mussina said via conference call. "I just didn't want it to be part of the season. I just wanted baseball to be the season, and (to) go enjoy the game."Mike has always been a classy guy. A quiet yet firm man. He was never about flash and was always about business, as in taking care of it on the field. Now he walks away following one of the best seasons in his career. Mussina...

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Tags: Baseball, Brain Cashman, Derek Jeter, Manny Ramirez, Mike Mussina, Yankees

What just happened here? The Knicks made two trades in about 3 hours that just set the franchise up for possibly the biggest move/s in their history. Yesterday the Knicks shipped their top 2 leading scorers out of town so they can clear enough money to make a run at the NBA's biggest name, Lebron James.In one deal, the Knicks sent Jamal Crawford to the Golden State Warriors for Al Harrington. The other trade, Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins were sent packing to the Los Angeles Clippers for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas.Knicks President Donnie Walsh is a big fan of Harrington, a man he drafted while with the Indiana Pacers."I drafted Al back in 1998, and I think his talents are a great fit for our style of play," Donnie Walsh said. "This trade...

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Tags: Basketball, David Tyree, Donnie Walsh, Eddy Curry, Eli Manning, Jamal Crawford, Knicks, Lebron James, Mike D'Antoni, QUITE FRANKLY, Stephon Marbury, Zach Randolph

The AL MVP was announced this week and went to Dustin Pedoria of the Boston Red Sox. Pedoria in his second year captures the league's top award a year after he was named the American League Rookie of the Year.G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS157 653 118 213 17 83 .326 .376 .493 .869Dustin received 16 of 28 first-place votes. The runner-up Justin Morneau recieved seven. Along with leading the league in hits, runs and doubles, Pedroia was successful on 20 of 21 steal attempts.In a season where David Ortiz wasn't Big Papi and Manny Ramirez decided Boston wasn't for him and didn't play up to his capability, Pedoria was a constant strength in the Red Sox lineup. When Ramirez was traded in July, Pedoria was inserted as the no 4 hitter in the lineup...

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Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedoria, Justin Moreanu, Manny Ramirez

The NL MVP was announced on Monday and the award went to Albert Pujols of the Cardinals. It is Pujols' second MVP award, his first one coming in 2005. The Phillies' Ryan Howard placed second in the voting.Pujols hit .357 37 HR and 116 RBIs while playing with a sore right elbow. Pujols got 18 of the 32 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. It seemed like many people thought Pujols would get the MVP nod over Howard because Albert played on a team that was in contention until September mainly because of his production. Howard led the majors with 48 HR and 146 RBIs but ultimately lost out on the award. Pujols had a significant advantage over Howard when it came to batting average (.357 to .251) , slugging...

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Tags: Albert Pujols, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Other, Philadelphia Phillies, St Louis Cardinals

He was labeled "The Next Big Thing" while he was in the WWE and now, he's just that in the UFC. Last night Brock Lesnar became the new UFC Heavyweight Champion defeating Randy Courture for the tittle."It sounds really good," Lesnar said after being introduced as the new heavyweight champion. "I can't believe it.Couture(16-9), 6-foot-2, 220-pound was at a disadvantage physically against the 6-3, 275-pound Lesnar (3-1). Not to mention the age difference, Lesnar is 31 and Couture 45.Lesnar gave Courture a right hand that landed behind the ear and Randy went down. Brock wasted no time in capitalizing on the moment and got on top of Courture and delivered numerous hammered fists. The referee stopped the bout at 3:07 in the 2nd round when Randy was...

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Tags: Brock Lesnar, MMA, Randy Courture, UFC, WWE

The Knicks are 3 games over .500, call the President! Call Isiah Thomas, call James Dolan, call anyone you can reach. Alright I went a little overboard but the Knicks are playing well these days and it's been awhile since I been able to say that.Last night the Knicks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-106 at MSG.Zach Randolph scored 29 points and had 19 rebounds to help the Knicks to victory last night."He's a stat-gatherer," D'Antoni said after Randolph had recorded his seventh straight double-double by halftime. "He's unbelievable. He's got great instincts, great feel, and long arms help."Jamal Crawford also added 29 points. David Lee scored 18 and Nate Robinson 15. The last time the Knicks were 3 games over .500 was in December of 2004....

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Tags: Basketball, David Lee, Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford, Knicks, Mike D'Antoni, Nate Robinson, Stephon Marbury, Zach Randolph

The Yankees missed the playoffs this season for the first time since 1993 and they do not want that to happen again....EVER. Yesterday marked the first day of free agency and the Yankees were ready.The biggest need for the Yankees right now is starting pitching. The biggest free agent out there is CC Sabathia who happens to be a starting pitcher. Well there's a perfect match. It comes as no surprise that the Yankees are going to go after the hefty lefty but how aggressive they really are going to be is the question. On Friday we got out answer. The Yankees made the lefty an offer of 6 years and around $140 million, that's just to start things off. The final number could very well be around $150 million. The Yanks are wasting no time in getting...

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Tags: AJ Burnett, Baseball, CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe, Hank Steinbrenner, Johan Santana, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Yankees

On Thursday both Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter picked up awards, they received Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger Award in the American League for their respective positions. It marks the 2nd year in a row in which they have won the award as a pair.Louisville Slugger's Silver Slugger Award winners were determined by a vote of Major League Baseball coaches and managers who vote for the players they felt were the best offensive producers at each position in both the American and National Leagues in 2008.A-Rod's 2008 numbers were .302 with 35 home runs and 103 RBIs (That can be seen at the left of the page). 2008 also marked the 11th consecutive year that Alex hit at least 35 HR and drove in 100 RBI. That's quite an impressive feat. It's numbers...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, David Wright, Derek Jeter, Mets, Yankees

The Yankees front office, Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner said a few days ago that they were going to be aggressive this offseason and would address all the teams' needs and issues. Over the last 48 hours they have made some moves to help the roster.Marte Re-signs -----------On Wednesday they re-signed lefty Damaso Marte to a 3 year contract with a club option for 2012. The Marte signing was bound to happen as there was no way the Yankees were gong to lelt him walk away from the team considering that lefties out of the bullpen are hard to come by these days.“We looked at him over a broad range of his work. His stuff is there and finding a left-hander has been difficult,” Cashman said. “I can’t say exactly what his role will be, but he can...

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Tags: Baseball, Brain Cashman, CC Sabathia, Damaso Marte, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, Tampa Bay Rays, Xavier Nady, Yankees

The NFC East was suppose to be the toughest division in the NFL but the Giants have made sure the only tough thing about their division is them. Last week they gave the Cowboys a beating, last night they took care of the Eagles.It was a little tougher for the Gmen this week as the game went down to the final minutes to decide who was coming out on top. Eli Manning threw 2 touchdown passes (17-31,191 yards) and Brandon Jacobs had 2 TD runs in the 36-31 victory. It was the second week in a row where the Giants offense exploded for 30 plus points. The game was ultimately decided with 1:55 remaining in the 4th quarter. The Eagles had the ball at their own 45 and were facing a 4th and 1. The Eagles elected to give the ball to Brain Westbrook to...

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Tags: Brandon Jacobs, Dallas Cowboys, Eli Manning, Football, Giants, Kevin Boss, Philadelphia Eagles, Tom Coughlin

I didn't the chance to post the Gold Glove Award winners this week so here they are:2008 GOLD GLOVE WINNERS(Position, player, Gold Gloves won and team)AMERICAN LEAGUEP--Mike Mussina, 7, New YorkC--Joe Mauer, 1, Minnesota1B--Carlos Pena, 1, Tampa Bay2B--Dustin Pedroia, 1, Boston3B--Adrian Beltre, 2, MarinersSS--Michael Young, 1, TexasOF--Torii Hunter, 8, Los AngelesOF--Grady Sizemore, 2, ClevelandOF--Ichiro Suzuki, 8, Mariners--------------------------------NATIONAL LEAGUEP--Greg Maddux, 18, Los AngelesC--Yadier Molina, 1, St. Louis1B--Adrian Gonzalez, 1, San Diego2B--Brandon Phillips, 1, Cincinnati3B--David Wright, 2, New YorkSS--Jimmy Rollins, 2, PhiladelphiaOF--Nate McLouth, 1, PittsburghOF--Carlos Beltran, 3, New YorkOF--Shane Victorino,...

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Tags: Baseball, Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Mets, Mike Mussina, Yankees

What do the Yankees do with Andy Pettitte? Do they re-sign him, do they let him walk? It's a tough call if you're Yankee management but given Andy's track record, why not give him another chance?Pettitte went 2-7 with an ERA north of 6.00 last season in his last 11 starts and he missed his last start of the season because of elbow soreness. So does he really deserve a chance to rebound from that horrid second half? He does, because he's Andy Pettitte. What does that mean? It means that despite Pettitte being on the downside of his career the Yanks should give hima 1-year deal worth around 10 or 11 million because he was their big game pitcher for so many years. Yes I realize those days were a long time ago but a lefty who can win 12-15 games...

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Tags: Andy Pettitte, Baseball, Brain Cashman, QUITE FRANKLY, Yankees

Willie Randolph is back in the dugout as he was hired as a bench coach for the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. He will be under new manager and personal friend Ken Macha. "I'm excited, looking forward to this next challenge and getting to work," Randolph said in a conference call. "I love teaching and I'm passionate about being in the game."Good for Willie. He was let go as manager of the Mets back in June around 3am Eastern time in Anahiem, one game into a west coast trip by Mets management. A move that was highly criticized. I, for one thought this was a disgrace. How Mets ownership let Randolph board a plane and fly across the country, play one game into the trip (a game they won, and then fire him while most people were asleep was disgusting....

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Tags: Baseball, Ben Sheets, CC Sabathia, Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Willie Randoplh, Yankees

I recently received an email by a reader who wanted to share her love of sports and nightlife with us. Her name is Amanda, she's from Philadelphia, she's apart of the Philly Music Video Street Team, she's also a huge of the Phillies. I think it's great when someone is passionated about their teams and their sports. Amanda does an excellent job of showing some Philly pride. Now just as a sidenote, this was written earlier this year. It's based on Philly culture, nightlife and sports. Hope you guys enjoy this special contribution from Amanda.---------------------------------Philly Music Video/clubs/sports April/2008Most clubs have the potential to create a good time. However, few are among the upper echelon of excellence.Nightlife varies from...

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Stephon Marbury still hasn't played this season and it hasn't affected the Knicks at all. They took another step in the right direction last night as Mike D'Antoni and his crew beat the Washington Wizards 114-108 in the nation's capital.The Knicks are now 3-2 on the young NBA season, putting them a game over .500 for the first time since Janurary 4, 2005. Wilson Chandler got the start at power forward and responded with 17 points. Jamal Crawford added 23 of his own.Zach Randolph scored 22 and added 13 rebounds.Chris Duhon, Marbury's replacement at point guard led the team with 12 assists."I was brought here to come out and play Coach D'Antoni's style and help turn around the Knicks," he said. "I know the situation with Steph is going to have...

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Tags: Basketball, David Lee, Eddy Curry, Jamal Crawford, Knicks, Mike D'Antoni, Stephon Marbury

The Giants collected another victory yesterday, this time at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys. With the 35-14 victory it puts the G-men at 7-1 on the year.Eli Manning threw 3 TDs and went 16-27, 147 yds with 1 INT. Runningback Brandon Jacobs rushed for 117 yds and 1 TD. The Cowboys were without Tony Romo who has been out with a broken pinkie. The loss for the Cowboys leaves them at 5-4 going into thier bye-week. The Giants defense had another good showing as they got 3 INT off Dallas quarterbacks yesterday."When a football team comes in here and it is kind of depleted as far asinjuries go, you don’t want to give them any sunlight,” said Giantsdefensive end Justin Tuck. “You don’t want to give them any light whatsoever.”The Giants have now won...

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Tags: Amani Toomer, Brandon Jacobs, Corey Webster, Dallas Cowboys, Eli Manning, Football, Giants, Justin Tuck, Philadelphia Eagles, Steve Smith, Terrell Owens

I don't know if I'm late on this or not but I saw this for the first time last night. Did I really see Alex Rodriguez in a Guitar Hero commercial? Yes, I did. Are you kidding me?? Wow.The $275 million dollar man is in a commercial that will further tarnish his reputation. There are so many reasons why I can see how this just wont make life easier for A-Rod. Here's a list of reasons based on this commercial:1- He has those damn blond frost tips again.2- He's wearing a pink shirt.3- He's in tighty whitey underwear.4- His performance on the couch in this commercial is a little ridiculous.This is the almighty Alex Rodriguez in his underwear. Now of course he's joined by Tony Hawk, Michael Phelps, and Kobe Bryant. This commercial is a spoof off...

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Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Yankees