Are the Giants really the Underdogs?

 I read an article this morning in the Daily News which got me thinking about whether or not the Giants are truly this years underdogs in the upcoming superbowl. Mike Lupica brings up some interesting points about who truly as the advantage this year. I agree with his idea that the Giants 5 consecutive wins,mean more than the Patriots current 10 game winning streak.Mostly because,it is the same situation as what occurred back in 08. The Patriots had come off of an 18-0 season and didnt plan on losing the most important game of all,but they got too cocky and the giants took advantage of that.

 The Giants are looking a lot like they did 4 years ago, Eli has matured a lot as a QB and I can confidently say, it will definitely work in their favor. However Tom Brady is a seasoned QB and is no stranger to the big game, as he hopes to earn his 4th ring. With Eli and Victor Cruz doing an amazing job with the offense, or defense is nothing to sneeze at either as JP tries to fill the shoes of Strahan who retired on top after the 08 win. In the end, will the Giants be able to pull off a huge win?? I think so, our team is more defined then it was in 08, and even then we were able to beat an undefeated and favored team. I believe the Giants are the underdogs this year, but not due to lack of talent, just lack of trust. All in all, I think the giants will win Superbowl XLVI. At least one  Manning  is definitely playing in  Indy this year!

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-giants-battle-odds-ne-patriots-super-bowl-article-1.1011468#ixzz1kTwemsDx

Knicks end losing streak

 

 

The New York Knicks yesterday ended their six game losing streak with a convincing win over the Charlotte bobcats 111-78. The Knicks leading scorer was Tyson Chandler who ended the game with 20 points and 17 rebounds. Many would suspect the leading scorer or at least top leading scorer of the game to all star Carmelo Anthony but he set a scoring record in a different category. He only scored one point the entire game, his previous low being two. 

The Knicks who have started the season a bit bumpy with a 7-10 record had a lot of urgency in last nights game. They knew how much was riding on this game and they knew they needed to step up to stop the down ward spiral they were on. With the loss of play from Anthony who is also suffering from a sprained left write and sore ankle, other teammates saw this as an opportunity to step up and to treat this game as a must win. The second leading scorer of the game was Landry Fields with 18 points as well as Stoudemire who had a good game with 10 points.

The Knicks look to take on the Cavaliers next to continue and try to extend their win streak

 

Farewell to a true Yankee

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/tensions-linger-ny-yankees-jorge-posada-farewell-press-conference-article-1.1011445

Jorge Posada's many years as a Yankee have come to a sad end. While his farewell conference was quite lavish and populated with all the figures he has encountered as a Yankee, his undertone was more obvious. Posada played season after season knowing that soon enough his gig would be up. It is apparent that this retirement is somewhat forced. Last year's turmoil with Cashman and Girardi's decision to not have him catch apparently still grinds his teeth. It would make sense that his disappointment is directed more towards Cashman as the higher ups usually send people like Girardi to do the dirty work. Posada is doing the right thing by saying he is going to wait on a position to come to him... he deserves it and he shouldn't have to go fishing for one. He knew that the team had intentions of dismissing him and he wasn't even given the opportunity to fight for the pinstripes he has worn so well. His 4-year $52-million dollar contract is up and so he must hang up his jersey. I find it shocking that Posada isn't looking towards another jersey but then again he is getting older and he is the best as a Yankee. Having 275 of 300 home runs seems to have him unsettled about his worth in the Hall of Fame but nonetheless he has established so much for himself both on and off the field. He is a great athlete, family-man, and American Idol. You will be missed!

-your Yankee fan

Mark Sanchez once had Breakfast…Just like Eli Manning

        

      Jets fans are a delusional bunch, things that happen in their minds aren’t things that are happening in real life. Living in New York, I deal with a lot of Jets fan on a daily basis; a lot of my friends are Jets fans in fact one of the reasons I became a Giants fans was because I just wanted to be different.

           With that said, being around them, I’ve realized some of the things that they say are extremely head scratching.  Boomer Esiason has come out recently and stated that Mark Sanchez, Quarterback of the New York Jets, has  not lived up to his draft status and blames part of it on Mark Sanchez not being comfortable in the New York Area. "If you watched Mark Sanchez the last month of the season," Esiason said, "he was like a Chihuahua standing on Madison Avenue and 36th Street entering the Midtown Tunnel, eyes bigger than you know what, and just so shaky."

                 Yes Boomer Esiason compared Mark Sanchez to a canine but even that’s a slightly more respectable opinion than some of what my colleagues want to compare Sanchez to. The New York Giants are the headline of the town right now; Eli Manning is heading to his second Superbowl which has sparked many Jets fans believing one isn’t very far away for them, why? According to Jets fans, we Giant fans hated Eli Manning when he first became Quarterback and now he’s a stud leading his team to Superbowl Appearances, so naturally the same will happen with Sanchez and the Jets.  Fns have even gotten to the practice of comparing stats of Mark Sanchez’s first three years with the first three years of star quarterbacks like Drew Brees and Tom Brady. It’s a very obvious reach but whatever gets the gang green nation to sleep at night, I suppose. Listen, it’s common sense, no two Quarterbacks are going to have the same career, heck, no two humans are going to have the same life. Putting all your eggs in the basket of hoping maybe your Quarterback will finally “get it” because others have “gotten it” is not the right way to think.

                     I don’t think Mark Sanchez is a Chihuahua, I don’t even think he enjoys Taco Bell. (Terrible joke) I also don’t think Mark Sanchez will become the next Eli Manning because the New York Fans and Media ragged on him and I don’t think he’ll become the next Drew Brees because stats suggest it. I think Mark Sanchez will be either a better Mark Sanchez or a worst Mark Sanchez and nothing more. Jets fans can continue to ponder “what ifs” or “let’s hope,” but like a lot of Rex Ryan’s guarantees a lot of it is just talk with no merit.  

Source:  http://www.nesn.com/2012/01/boomer-esiason-compares-mark-sanchez-to-chihuahua-criticizing-quarterbacks-skittish-play.html