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New York Giants

"14-6: The Historic Championship Season of New York's Imperfect Giants"

By YankTank, Section NFL
Posted on Wed Feb 06 2008 at 11:02 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Super Bowl XLII, New England, Patriots, New York, Giants (all tags)

"We can't all be heroes because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." -Will Rogers

About 50 blocks south of me the New York Giants are holding court in the Canyon of Heroes. Thousands are flooding lower Manhattan in an overwhelming parade of gratitude. Thank you, Big Blue. For doing for your fans what the Red Sox did for Boston in 2004. We needed more than just a Super Bowl, and somehow the Giants gave it to us.

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NFL General

Patriot Games: A formality before immortality?

By YankTank, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Feb 01 2008 at 12:18 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Super Bowl, Giants, Patriots, Chokers, Upsets (all tags)

"That's why we took the damn field! Now, if you want to crown them, then crown their ass!" -Dennis Green on playing the Bears, MNF 10/16/06

I'm surprised management splurged and actually flew the New York Giants to Arizona. Wouldn't it have made more sense to just come to terms with the foregone conclusion of the Patriots' perfect season? Big Blue is overmatched, and Tom Brady is clearly Christ himself. Hell, New England already has applied for a trademark patent on "19-0." (I'm not making this up.) Does it matter who they're playing? The Giants are merely slated to be another blip of road kill on the Patriots' road to perfection.

Which means the Patriots go down in history no matter what. As perfect or as chokers. And the Giants? Only a catalyst to either.

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Diary

SBXLII: No surprises, please.

By YankTank, Section Journals
Posted on Wed Jan 23 2008 at 3:06 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Super Bowl, Patriots, Giants, NFL (all tags)

"Be ready to be surprised." That was one of the tenets of Loesje, a Dutch organization for creative thinking and positive energy. And naturally there's no better way to launch into an NFL bit than call on the wisdom of modern-day hippies from the Netherlands. At least that's what my grandfather always said.

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MLB General

Leave Bonds Alone?

By Peraka, Section MLB
Posted on Thu Sep 27 2007 at 3:03 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Barry Bonds, Giants, MLB, Baseball (all tags)

Barry Bonds is the new home run king. He has hit 758 home runs in his career and hasn't stopped. Hank Aaron hit 755. 755 is less than 758 thus Bonds is the home run king. Of course, we all know Bonds cheated to get there so that means his home runs don't count. Right?

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NFL General

NFC East Prediction

By kevinrmcguire, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Jul 27 2007 at 5:33 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Redskins, NFC East, 2007, prediction (all tags)

For a stretch of years I have been picking the Eagles to win the NFC East. Is it blind loyalty or is it the fact that the Eagles have been playing the role of the top dog in the division for almost as long as Andy Reid has been in town? Call me a homer but the fact is the Eagles have been the best team year in and year out every year in the NFC East, even the disastrous post Super Bowl year they probably had the best talent top to bottom but injuries (and personal conflicts) derailed that season form the start. This year will be no different.

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MLB General

Top Questions for 2007

By matt Jordan, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Apr 02 2007 at 11:09 AM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Mets, Brewers, Braves, Tom Glavine, Giants, Barry Bonds, Royals (all tags)

Break out the peanuts and Cracker Jacks, it's time for the 2007 Major League Baseball season to begin. With that in mind, there are some of the top burning questions, along with those wild and wacky picks of the season.

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MLB General

The Injustice Against Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada

By DLoque25, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Sep 27 2006 at 7:04 PM EST Printer Friendly Page
More on: Barry Bonds, Giants, steroids (all tags)

The terrible injustice against Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada must be addressed.

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