Golden Rule for the New York Baseball Fan

I would like to begin this article by stating I would root for Bloods and Crips if they played against the Yankees.  I am a Met fan and because of that, I hate the Yankees.  I do not believe in the whole "I root for both teams", or "I root for New York".  That is so freakin lame.  Have some guts and choose a side.  People who say that should be punched in the face.  Would you practice Islam and Judaism? Or root for Michigan and Ohio St.? The answer is no.  It should be the same way for New York baseball fan hood.  You are either a Yankee fan or a Met fan.

 

WFAN radio host Craig Carton claims to be a Met fan, yet he roots for the Yankees.  He started his whole church for "Met fans for Yankee fans".  He is such a fugazi Met fan.  When he speaks, he sounds more like a Yankee fan.  He actually gloats when they win.  I think he wet himself last year when they won the World Series.  It's embarrassing.  A real Met fan would never take joy from a Yankee victory.  A real Met fan sulks and suffers the pain and misery.  Pain and misery is what makes a Met fan a Met fan. 

Part of being a Met fan is rooting against the Yankees and taking in the joy when they lose.  One of the best moments I ever had was when they blew game 7 against Arizona in 2001.  Seeing the Yankee fans suffer gave me amazing satisfaction.  My distaste for them is so high, I actually rooted for the Braves in the World Series in 1999 after they defeated the Mets in the NLCS.  I also rooted for the Phillies last year in the World Series.  I would rather see a Mets division rival win than the Yankees.  I don't know any Braves or Philly fans, so I don't have to see their joy thrown in my face.  When the Yankees win, it is thrown in your face like a juicy white head.  Isn't it amazing how everyone in the city becomes a Yankee fan.  People who never paid attention to the Yankees jump on the bandwagon.  It makes me sick.  There is nothing worse than being a Met fan when the Yankees win a World Series.  It was the worst week of my life.  The parade makes you want to puke.  I literally thought about blowing my brains out numerous times. 

Why do I hate the Yankees so much you ask?   A lot of it is jealousy.  I have lived my entire life in the shadow of the Yankees.  Since I was born, they have won 5 World Series.  The Mets won one and that was in 1986 when I was four, so that doesn't count.  The one other year the Mets made the World Series, they lost to the Yankees.  Every season when the Yankees are in the playoffs, the Mets are usually on the golf course getting ready to tee off.  Additionally, most of my friends are Yankee fans.  I had to deal with them making fun of me all my life for being a Met fan.  Screw them because I am a better person for being a Met fan.  Being a Yankee fan is easy.  Being a Met fan takes guts.  It prepares you for the difficulties in life.  The Met fans will make it through anything that comes their way. 

No Revis = No D

For the first time in his short career as Jets head coach, Rex Ryan acknowledged the offense.  Rex, who acts more like the defensive coordinator than head coach, was forced to do this because it was the offense which carried the team to a victory over the Dolphins on Sunday night.  The special teams should also be included, blocking a punt and having several nice kick off returns, as a big part of the victory.

Highlights from the game:

The so-called great Rex Ryan defense looked amateur.  They looked like they were playing a game of two hand touch.  The Dolphins threw the ball all over the field with ease.  Jets defenders were not within 10 yards of the receivers.  Their pass rush was non-existent.  The Jets defense made Chad Henne look like Dan Marino.  I was actually happy when the Dolphins went to the Wild Cat offense.  It was the only time they could stop them.  I thought Miami went to it way too much, and should have allowed Henne to continue carving up the Jets d.     

Some might want to give the defense credit for stopping Miami on the final drive of the game in the end zone, but I won't.  I will call them lucky.  Being the type of person I am (negative), I will focus on the negative and how they allowed Miami to drive the ball down the field in less than a minute on three plays.  This was not something a defense considered to be the best in the league would ever allow.  The defense gave Jets fans an ulcer watching that final drive.  There probably was not one person who thought they would stop them.  They did nothing the entire game to prove they could stop the Dolphin passing attack.  If Henne made a better pass on the 4th down play, it would have been a touchdown with Miami going for two to tie the game and send it to overtime.   

The game proved how much the Jets were bullshitting everyone over the summer when stating they were still a great defense without Darelle Revis.  They were without him for one game and looked lost.  There were Dolphin receivers wide open all over the place.  Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson can not cover a dead body.  I would like someone to explain to me why they are never looking at the ball when it is thrown at them.  It looks like they have no clue where it is.  Isn't this something they teach in practice?  I guess the Jets practice only consists of guys ordering cheese burgers and eating them on the field. 

They desperately need Revis back.  The defense is not the same without him.  They play Buffalo next week and should be able to manage without him for one more week, but after that the schedule becomes much more difficult.  Revis is their defense.  Hopefully his injury is short term and they get him back on the field soon.  If not, the offense must continue to step up, and the head coach must change his philosophy.  He needs to understand his defenses weaknesses and not allow his huge ego to get in the way.  Rex's biggest flaw as head coach is his overconfidence in the defense.  This hurt the jets numerous times last season.  Hopefully Rex has grown as a coach and establishes more confidence in the offense, allowing Sanchez to lead the team.  Each game he plays, Sanchez continues to prove he is ready to take that next big step as a franchise quarterback.       

Leon Keeps on Running

Nice move by the Jets trading Leon Washington for nothing.  In actuality it was not nothing, it was a draft pick which resulted in James McKnight.  McKnight is not even on the active squad.  He had a difficult time in training camp, puking on the field and fumbling.  As he sits at home doing nothing on Sundays, Leon looks like his old self.
Leon ran two kickoffs for touchdowns today and looked fully healed from his leg injury from last year. The Jets believed he would never be the same player, causing them to trade him. They should call San Diego up and ask them what they think.  He looked pretty good to me running for 99 and 102 yard touchdowns.

He was also a good guy and not one of these thugs it seems makes up the new Jets.  Washington was a popular guy on the team and would have helped a team that needs weapons.  He can score a touchdown anytime the ball is in his hands and that was proven today.  The Jets special teams is very good and Leon would only make it better.  Him and Brad Smith together would be a lethal combination.  Unfortunately, he will be doing his damage on the other side of the country.

Here is some video of the guy that was supposedly done:

Sloppiness

Interceptions, fumbles, missed field goals, and penalties will not get the job done in the NFL.  It is ultimate disaster.  They each bit the Giants in the behind in their game against the Tennessee Titans.   In a game where at times it seemed the Giants were dominating, they continued to shoot themselves in the foot (Plaxico).  The NFL is a league of evenly matched teams, and mistakes are deadly.  There were way too many mistakes for the Giants, and it led to a Tennessee 29-10 victory.

Watching the game, it seemed like the Giants totally outplayed the Titans.  They had no problems moving the ball down the field all game.  They had 25 first downs and Eli Manning threw for over 300 yards.  Overall, the Giants had almost 450 yards of offense compared to Tennessee's 270.  However, the Giants could not turn those yards into points.  It seems like this is always a major problem for the Giants.  Usually though it is because of poor execution, not stupidity and carelessness.  The most important stats from today's game was the Giants having 3 turnovers and 11 penalties. 

Eli Manning had no business throwing a left handed pass while getting thrown to the ground.  It was old school Eli at his best.  He threw the interception into the end zone causing the Giants not to gain any points.  If he just held on to the ball, at worst would have kicked a field goal.  Later in the game, Ahmad Bradshaw chop blocked a defensive linemen in his own end zone negating a long pass and giving the Titans two points with a safety.  Bradshaw followed it up later with a fumble inside the Titans ten yard line, giving up more possible points.  My personal favorite from the game was offensive lineman Kareem McKenzie adding to the stupidity with two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.  On one of them, he ripped off one of the Titans helmets, and threw it Kyle Turley style. (It actually was not that bad)
Tom Coughlan was so pissed, he actually pulled him from the game.  The Giants have this new habit of tossing helmets.  Brandon Jacobs threw his own helmet into the crowd last week, and today McKenzie tossed his opponents.  The Giants might need to bring anger management counselors to practice this week.  This is behavior expected from the other team in town, not the Giants.  It will be interesting to see if there is more talk about the Giants this week.  The Jets have dominated the headlines so much, it seems like the Giants have been forgotten.  My guess is there are a lot of unhappy Giant fans and they will voice their opinions all week.  They should be upset because their team threw away a game today which they should have won. 

Side Note- Great week picking games except Baltimore totally screwed me on my parlays.  I lost out on around $500 dollars because of them.  How do you not cover against Cleveland at home?

King Felix for Cy Young

 

Before New York sports talk radio became a huge ethics discussion on DWI's, there was lots of talk about the American League Cy Young award.  Obviously most Yankee fans are on the CC Sabathia bandwagon.  Sabathia has had a very good season (20-7, 3.26 ERA), and the Yankees are once again heading to the playoffs.  At this point he is one of the favorites to win the award.  Tampa's David Price and Seattle's Felix Hernandez are the other top candidates.

There has been some late buzz around baseball pushing Felix Hernandez for the award, and I am hopping on that train.  The major problem many have with giving it to King Felix is he's a .500 pitcher (12-12).  So how can someone vote for a guy with 12 wins over a guy with 20?  There are several ways to defend the decision.  First, Sabathia plays for the Yankees and King Felix plays for the Mariners. The Yankees are one of the best teams in baseball with over 90 victories and Seattle is one of the worst not even reaching 60.  Furthermore, the Yankees probably have the best offense in the league.  Seattle has the worst.  King Felix has received the worst run support in all of baseball (3 runs per 9 innings).  Just to give an example of how well he has pitched without getting results, this week he pitched a complete game against Toronto, losing 1-0.   This has been a common occurrence for the Mariners offense in his starts.  In his last 13 starts, the Mariners have scored zero runs in 7 of them.  For his season totals, he has 24 starts in which he allowed 2 earned runs or less.  How do you win games when your team does not score runs? Besides Ichiro, no one in their starting line up could make the Yankee roster.  I don't think I could name 5 guys in their lineup. 

Starting pitchers win totals have a lot to do with the team they play for.  Pitchers playing for good teams have a major advantage.  They could be average and still pull off 15 wins (Phil Hughes has 17).  King Felix has managed to win 12, despite being on an awful team.  He leads the league in ERA, strike outs, and innings pitched.  He has been the most dominant pitcher in the American League.  If he played for the Yankees, he might have 25 wins.  Sabathia is a well deserving candidate, but take away the win totals and his overall numbers do not compare to the kings. 

"Play Like a Jet"

Rex Ryan's slogan this season has been "Play Like a Jet".  If you watched "Hard Knocks", it was posted all over the Jets practice facility.  So what does "Play Like a Jet" mean?  Is it a good thing or bad thing because playing like a Jet has not always been very positive.  Is he trying to change the words of the classical song from West Side Story?  You never know what Rex is up to.  So after lots of time and effort thinking about this, I have finally figured out what playing like a Jet means.

"Play Like a Jet" means

Giving the finger to the crowd at an MMA event during the Super Bowl (Nice picture Rex)

Having an undeserving sense of accomplishment

Constantly yapping your mouth when you have never won a thing in life

Making guarantees which you can not back up

Having cheesy commercials in every New York City taxi saying "It's Go Time"- awful

Overcharging your season tickets and not being able to sell them all- Yay to PSL's

Eating cheese burgers on the practice field

Having 7 kids with 7 women

Not knowing your 7 kids names

Harassing a female reporter

Driving drunk with a .16

Allowing your friend and teammate to drive home drunk

Joining the drunk driver as passengers in his car

Allowing the drunk driver to go unpunished by letting him play- Oh wait, he isn't starting- sorry- Aren't they so harsh


So that is what I came up with.  If anyone has others they would like to share, please do so in the comment box or my Facebook page.

The Bearded Jack-Ass

I was shocked to hear about Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards getting arrested for drunk driving.   How could something like that happen to him? Isn't he such a upstanding guy and model citizen?   He showed how much of a class act he was on Sunday getting a 15 yard penalty for taunting after scoring a touchdown.  He was lucky not to get one after taunting again when catching a two point conversion.  Even Rex was not happy about his behavior during the game, and it takes a lot for Rex to be mad about a player.  Edwards is also the same guy that punched out someone half his size in a Cleveland night club last year.  Cleveland had enough of him and shipped him off to the Jets.

It gets me so annoyed when celebrities and athletes get arrested for drunk driving.  Can't they afford to hire a driver or  call a cab?  If I had that type of money, I would never drive.  Going out and having a few drinks for a good time is no big deal,  just don't get in front of a wheel.  With all the stories on the news about deaths caused by drunk drivers, you would think Edwards would know better.  To make it worst, he was double the legal limit, and teammates D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Vernon Gholston were with him.  I guess friends do let friends drive drunk.  The real icing on the cake here is that the Jets offer a free luxury limo car service for their players to prevent drunk driving.

This was such a selfish move by Edwards.  The Jets have high hopes for a big season, and Edwards must play a big part for that to happen.  This is not something the Jets want to deal with.  Edwards is on already on probation for the fight in Cleveland, and  risks further discipline by the Jets and NFL.   Furthermore, the NFL has cracked down on their players.  They can not be happy about seeing another player getting arrested.  The NBA gets a bad rap for having so many troubled players, but it seems like the NFL is one hundred times worse.  It seems like this is a common occurrence in the league each week.  I would be shocked if the league or Jets do not respond with some type of suspension.

Speaking of Common occurances this isn't the first time Braylon has been involved in a late night of drinking ending with a DUI charge. In July 2009, Edwards was drinking with then-fellow Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth at a Miami hotel and nightclub, racking up a bill of totalling $3,443, which included $1,500 on Perrier-Jouet Rose champagne and $695 on Grey Goose vodka. Stallworth's credit card receipts showed he sent a $375 bottle of Patron Silver to Edwards' table, and ordered five shots of the tequila for $90. After their night of drinking, Stallworth fatally struck 59-year-old pedestrian Mario Reyes with his vehicle. Stallworth was sentenced to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter and apparently buying the family of the victims guilt away from them.

The Jets are preparing this week to face the 2-0 Miami Dolphins, and now they must deal with this garbage. I guess all the publicity received with "Hard Knocks" was not enough.  Edwards probably wishes "Hard Knocks" filmed his night out drinking because the camera guy could have driven him home.

Back on Track

The Jets are going to the Super Bowl.  That will probably be the talk coming out of the locker room after their 28-14 victory over the New England Patriots.  The team of talk finally came out and backed it up on the field.  This was a must win for the team.  They would have been tortured by the town had they begun the season 0-2.  The pressure is now off and they can focus on Miami next week.

The training wheels were taken off Mark Sanchez and the offense.  They finally allowed him to throw the ball more than 5 yards.  Sanchez had the best game of his career throwing for a career high, 3 touchdown passes.  Jets fans fear of Sanchez being a bust can now go away for one week.  

Despite his stupid taunting penalty, Braylon Edwards played a solid game, shockingly not dropping any balls.  Additionally, the running game was solid with LaDainian Tomlinson (Refuse to call him L.T) looking like he did back in his early San Diego days.  The biggest concern the Jets should have on offense is their offensive line can't pass block.  Sanchez was almost killed on several plays.  This so called great offensive line needs to step up their game, or Sanchez might be taken off the field on a stretcher.      

The defense played well despite losing their best player, Darelle Revis, to a hamstring injury.  It was not shocking to see Revis get hurt.  That is what happens when you sit out all of training camp.  I don't think he was practicing guarding Randy Moss while hanging out in Florida all summer.  The defense actually played better after Revis got hurt and left the game.  Antonio Cromartie finally realized he has to look at the ball while covering a receiver.  I guess it is difficult to focus on the nooks and crannies of coverage while so focused on paying alimony for 7 kids, but for one week he looked somewhat capable. 

Rex can make his Super Bowl proclamations this week, but the Jets have a huge game in Miami.  The Dolphins upset the Vikings on the road and are off to a 2-0 start.  Although it is still very early in the season, this is a very important game for the Jets to win.  The Jets lost both games to Miami last season.  They can not allow Miami to defeat them again and get off to a 3-0 start.  

The Jets did a lot of talking all off season and were shut up by the Ravens in week one.  They kept quiet all week and played a good game in defeating the Patriots.  Hopefully they learned talk is cheap in the NFL and will keep their mouths shut this week.  Unfortunately, winning will be the drug accelerating their mouths and they won't shut up all week.  They are once again the best and Rex will need to proclaim it to the world.                  

Early Season Disappointments

High expectations before the season and 0-2 to begin it is not what a football team wants to face.  It only makes the fans want to jump off their roofs and the organization to panic.  The Vikings and Cowboys had high expectations, and now their seasons are on the brink.  0-2 does not necessarily mean your season is over though.  There have been teams in the past that have recovered and turned their seasons around.   Dallas in 1993 and New England in 2003 both won the Super Bowl after starting the season 0-2.   Despite those two situations, it is not something a team wants.  The road to the playoffs becomes a much more difficult task.

The Cowboys have awful coaching.  Wade Phillips looks clueless, with that "dumb ass" look constantly on his face.  He has won one playoff game his entire career.  He should have been fired 3 years ago after they lost to the Giants in the playoffs.  You would think an owner like Jerry Jones would have hired a big time coach to go with that fancy new stadium, yet he continues to stick with Phillips.  It makes me think Phillips has pictures of Jones wearing women's panties or something to that extent.  All we hear about is how much talent the Cowboys have, yet they never get the job done.  This team has won one playoff game since the hay day of Aikman, Emmit, and Irvin.  I like Tony Romo, but something is missing with him.  It always seems like he chokes in the big spot.  The reality is they are not that good.  Eventually everyone will come to that conclusion.  If they wore a different jersey, people would see them for what they are; a mediocre team. 

Highlights from today's game:

The Vikings main problem is Brett Favre is old and playing like an old man.  He did his usual sitting out all off season and developed no chemistry with his teammates.  He has looked extremely rusty the first two weeks.  He also lost Sidney Rice before the season began and Percey Harvin gets hurt more than a New York Met.  Favre was a human interception in his prime, and as an old man, will only get worst.  He had a great season last year, but we all saw how bad he was the year before with the Jets.  Maybe last year was a fluke.  He is old and eventually it all has to come to an end.  Maybe we are seeing the end now.

Highlights from today's game:    

Plenty of Seats Available

It was a big week in New York City.  All the females, metro-sexuals, and homosexuals had fashion week.  The Giants opened up their new stadium against the Panthers on Sunday.  The Jets opened their new stadium (same as the Giants) against the Ravens on Monday Night Football.  The Yankees were in Tampa battling the Rays for first place.  Jay Z and Eminem had a two night concert at Yankee Stadium.  There was something else going on too, but it is slipping my mind.  It's something blue and orange.  It's something with a stupid looking man wearing a huge baseball on his head.  Oh yeah, how could I forget, the Mets played the Pirates at Citi Field.

With so many great events occurring, I asked myself, who would go to a Met Pirate game?  The Pirates are even more pathetic than the Mets.  So I turned on SNY and if there were 5,000 people in the stadium, that would be a lot.  Personally, I would not go to a game if someone gave me tickets for free.  I would actually force them to pay me money to go to the game.  This is not good for a franchise already hemorrhaging money.  It is another bad season for the Mets.  They are a boring .500 team and it is difficult to find reasons to watch them anymore.

After a lot of thought,  I came up with several different reasons to go to Citi Field this month:

Stub Hub- Going to a baseball game can be very expensive, but a Met game in September is not.  Tickets for good seats is at an all time low price.

Shake Shack- I live near the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park and it is always packed.  The lines are so long, you would think they are selling sexual acts.  With nobody going to Citi Field, maybe the line for the Shake Shack won't be so long.

Beltran's Right Ear Mole- It's so ugly and freaky to look at, and I am obsessed wtih it.  That thing was in HD before HD even existed.  One day that thing has to fall off, and I want to be there when it happens.  

Mr. Met- one of these days a frustrated fan needs to start beating the crap out of him.  Either that or maybe  one day he will just drop dead.

The Met Family Room- It was the site for the Main Event battle between K-Rod and his girlfriend's dad.  Who knows what will happen in there next. 

Yell profanities at Omar Minaya and Jeff Wilpon in the press box- Both of them are worthless and should be hung upside down from the Citi Field rafters

See the young phenom Jenrry Mejia pitch- Oh wait, he is hurt

See Johan Santana pitch- Oh wait, he is hurt too

See Jose Reyes play- Surprisingly, not hurt

Catch a David Wright overthrown ball while sitting in your cheaply acquired Stub Hub seats on the first baseline.

That is really it.  I am starting to shoot blanks.  In all honesty there is no reason to go to Citi Field and watch that miserable franchise play.  Met fans just to wait for next season.  My guess is, tickets will be very available.

Attention Detroit: Hide Your Dogs

Detroit is a city dealing with tough times.  Their economy has suffered more than any other city in this country.   They have to suffer as Lions fans and all the miserable years the franchise has faced.  They will also suffer having games blacked out because they will not be able to sell out every home game.  To add to their problems, this week the people have to worry about the "dog killer" Michael Vick coming to town.  The "dog killer" might lerk around searching for new bait to throw into a ring.  The slogan of the week in Detroit should be Protect Your Pooch.

The "dog killer" will be in Detroit as a member of the Eagles, and this weeks starting quarterback.  Eagles starter Kevin Kolb suffered a concussion in last week's game against the Packers.  Vick came into the game and looked like the same old Michael Vick.  He was running around the field,
throwing the ball, and looked the best he has since out of prison.  Since being out of prison and back in the league, he has looked very rusty.  The rust was probably due to the fact that in prison, instead of throwing passes, he was practing catching soap.

I hope the Lions absolutly destroy him.  Vick is a disgrace to society.  What he did to those dogs is the cruelest possible act a human being can perform.  It was inhumane.  I have a dog and could never imagine doing anything to harm him.  He must be such a messed up individual to do what he did.  Now we are supposed to forgive him becasue Tony Dungy says he is a changed man?

Best case scenerio is this: The Lions defense grabs Vick and throws his ass to the ground. Someone jumps in and hits him again as he is down. They then bring out a bucket of water, and hold Vick's head down in it to make him feel the pain and suffering he caused those dogs.  Unfortunetly we are talking about the Lions, and I see Vick and the Eagles dominating the game.

We live in an unfair society.  If he ever performed  those acts on a human being, he would have been sent to the chair.  Instead because it was "only" dogs, he is back playing football and making millions of dollars.  Only in America.

Jets in Need of Female Sensitivity?

I was holding back, but I need to comment on the Jets and female reporter Ines Sainz.  Let's just say she is no Hannah Storm or even an Erin Andrews.  Erin Andrews only wears stuff like that before going into the shower.  Sainz walks around these football players with a huge bulls-eye on her and yes I am referring to her chest and ass.   

I am writing this knowing my wife, mother, mother-in-law, and any other female in my life will want to kill me after they read this.  We live in a PC world and everything said and done offends someone.  I am sick of it.  Maybe it is because I say very offensive things or because I am not offended by anything. The fact of the matter is,she's a hot chick wearing skimpy clothing around a bunch of juiced up football players and horny old coaches.  Did people really expect anything different?

Big deal if Rex Ryan and a coach threw some footballs near her.  Did anyone watch American Pie 2 when Stifler threw a pass to Oz near a group of hot chicks?  It is a classic pick up move.  Cry me a river that a bunch of guys in the locker room shouted out a few cat calls.  That's what guys do.  Should they have held the door open for her or laid their coats on the ground for her to walk on so her feet don't get dirty?  She pranced around wanting the attention, and gained so much publicity from all of this.  Did anyone even know who Ines Sainz was before this incident? 

The funniest part of all this is the Jets are going to have a woman from the Association for Women in Sports Media address the team.  She will teach them how to become more sensitive towards a woman's needs.  This situation reminds me of the Family Guy episode where Peter is forced to go on a women's sensitivity retreat and comes back acting like a woman.  Just like Peter Griffin, Rex Ryan is also a fat bastard.  I can visualize jolly old Rex bonding with women and getting in touch with his feminine side.  Rex will start crying during press conferences instead of bragging how his team is so wonderful. 

I really hate our society.  We are so freakin sensitive.  Does anyone watch the show Mad Men?  Do you see how women were treated back in the day?  Women have it a thousand times better today.  Ines Sainz should take what happened as a compliment.  She is a hot piece of ass and the guys were joking around with her.  Would she have liked it if she was ignored?  If she doesn't want the attention, she should walk around in a pants suit.  Boys will be boys and locker room behavior has a different code of law.  The locker room is a sacred place where men are men and should be allowed to say and act how they want.  That is their man cave.  If the women are too sensitive to handle that, they should stay out.   

Bad Times for Bush

Can it get any worse for Reggie Bush?  First he and Kim Kardashian broke up, then he caused USC to go on probation, and now he is giving up the Heisman Trophy.  I guess playing the Cowboys and hearing everyone yelling, 'Miles is banging your ex', or "Miles is bigger than you', would be worse.

Besides winning a Super Bowl, it has been a tough year for Bush.  The pressure finally got to him, forcing the decision.  I wish he didn't cave in.  He should have manned up, told everyone to stick it, and force them to take the trophy from him.   

College sports are a joke.  Does anyone believe Reggie Bush is the only college football player ever to receive "improper benefits".  I will guarantee the majority of college football and basketball players at big time programs receive something.   Half of the Alabama football team probably makes more than the NFL minimum salary.  Bush was unlucky because he got caught.  He still played and dominated the sport.  We are now supposed to forget his electric highlights and pretend it never happened?  He can give back the award, but everyone knows who the Heisman Trophy winner is.  If O.J Simpson can keep his Heisman, so should Reggie. 

K-Rod has Text Addiction

Mets injured closer Francisco Rodriguez finds himself back in hot water.  He is facing new charges because he violated his restraining order by sending text messages to his girl friend.  The restraining order came after he assaulted her father in the Met family room over a month ago.

Click on this link to see some of the text messages- They are very funny: http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/news/story?id=5571340

K-Rod is not a very bright guy.  A restraining order means she wants nothing to do with you.  Contacting her will only get you into more trouble.  How shocking is it that she saved every text message sent and is using it against him?  Did we not learn anything from Tiger Woods?  Stupid athletes.     

He must have the T-Moblile unlimited text messaging plan..  56 text messages in total is a sad, sad number.  I haven't sent 56 text messages to a woman in my entire history of texting.  Chicks do not like an overbearing guy.  Stop being so needy, grow a pair, and be a man.  With all the money he is stealing from the Mets, I am sure he can move on and find a woman that actually wants to be around him (Just don't beat up her dad).  If not, hookers and whores are not a bad option.

It's Time to Shut Up

Play like a Jet means run a pee wee offense, have 6 first downs the entire game, commit 14 penalties, and allow Baltimore to convert 11 3rd down attempts.  This is why you keep your fat mouths shut and do your talking on the field.  The Jets looked nothing like the team Rex Ryan has boasted about the past 6 months. 

The offense was a joke.  They did not let Sanchez do anything.  If I saw him throw another 5 yard pass, I was going to throw a bottle at my television.  I thought I was watching the Herman Edwards and Paul Hackett offense.  The offensive line couldn't block for Sanchez, and they looked lost running a 2 minute offense.  Braylon Edwards might be the most overrated player in the NFL.  He committed a stupid penalty and was never close to being open the entire game.  Shone Greene, who Jets fans basically made into the second coming of Jim Brown, can not hold onto the football.  Dustin Keller was invisible the entire game, and then looked lost when he didn't reach out for the first down on the last play of the game.

People will give the defense a free pass, but I won't.  I think Cromartie committed more pass interferences and holding penalties than he has kids.  Kyle Wilson, who Rex said was the most impressive player in pre-season, could not cover a dead corpse.  Yes the defense was on the field forever because the offense stunk, but they were also on the field so long because they could not stop Baltimore on third down.  You knew it was bad sign when Wilson committed a holding penalty on 3rd and 28.  A great defense does not allow a team to constantly convert 3rd downs.  Baltimore converted 11 and the Jets converted 1.  That is the game right there.  Additionally, after the first quarter, the defense barely touched Joe Flacco.  Rex continued to blitz, yet nobody came close to breathing on him, and besides Revis, the rest of the secondary can't cover shit.  And what a shock it was that Jenkins got hurt again.  At least he didn't waste anytime in doing so. 

I am now waiting to hear the Rex Super Bowl guarantee.  He probably still will because he is such a fat ass loud mouth.  He will also guarantee a victory against New England next week too.   You can tell how much teams are sick of the Jets talking.  Baltimore looked so happy to beat them.  New England hates the Jets and definitely is sick of hearing all the hype.  They are going to come into Giant Stadium (I am still calling the stadium that) wanting to embarrass them.  Their mouths put a huge bulls-eye on their backs and for one week, could not back it up.  How can anyone have confidence in the Jets beating the Patriots?  If Cromartie and Wilson cover like the way they did tonight, the Jets will not have a chance. 

To Catch, or Not to Catch

How is that not a catch?  My wife and sister-in-law, who both know nothing about football, do not understand how that was not a catch.  Something needs to be done with how they judge whether a ball is caught or not.  Under the NFL rules, the receiver basically has to catch the ball and perform a hand-stand, while maintaining possession of the ball might I add, and then get to their feet (with the ball) to take a bow to the crowd .  Obviously I am exaggerating a bit, but the rules make it very difficult to understand.  You either catch the ball, or drop it, and Calvin Johnson caught that ball.  He caught the ball, fell to the ground and as he was getting up the ball came out from his right hand.  He clearly had a good 5 Mississippi count hold on that ball.  I feel bad for the Lions because they were robbed.  I will also admit that I wanted them to win because 85 people took the Bears in my eliminator pool.  Damn NFL and their stupid rules.   

 

Giants Announce: Come Get Some

After a disappointing end to the season and an off season where it seemed like they did not exist in this town, the Giants opened the season with a 31-18 victory over the Carolina Panthers.  With all the talk and hype going towards the Jets, the Giants reminded everyone they still exist.  New York is still a Giant town.  Lets not forget this team won a Superbowl three years ago and 12 games the year after that.  They also began last season 5-0 before an awful collapse.  A big part of their down fall was losing several key players, and those players are now back.  The Giants don't yap their mouths like a bunch of idiots and boast how good they are, causing many to forget their quality of talent.

Both the offense and defense looked good against the Panthers.  The defense which was a major question mark coming into the season, played an excellent second half.  They had 4 sacks and 3 interceptions in the game.  Their running game is not what it once was, but their passing game is lethal.  Eli Manning continues to raise his level of play and the wide receivers are as good as any in the league.  The Giants will win because of the passing game, not the running game.  The running game just needs to be good enough to take some pressure off the passing game.  This is probably difficult for Giant fans to deal with because they are a traditional running team.  The Giants have so many weapons in the passing game and need to continue to take advantage of their strength.            

Carolina is not a very good team and this was a game the Giants should win.  Additionally, they have a history of struggling against the Panthers.  They embarrassed the Giants last season in the final game at Giant Stadium.  The G-Men got some revenge today.  It was essential for the Giants to get off to a good start.  A loss to a mediocre team at home would have been a major red flag for this season.  The win was even more important because they have to go to Indianapolis next week.  The Colts are coming off a loss to the Texans and will be almost impossible to beat in their own building.  The Giants can now go into that game without the fear of going 0-2. 

Knowing the Giants style, they will take this first victory in stride.  It is all business for them.  Unlike the other team in town, the Giants do not do a lot of talking.  They do their talking on the field and for one week backed it up.  They will head to Indy and hope for the best.  If they could ever pull off the upset, this season has the potential to be a very special one.  One thing is for sure, unlike fat ass Rex Ryan, Tom Coughlin will definitely not guarantee it.

Best NFL Coach Meltdowns

The NFL season has finally began and one of my favorite things to see during the season is a head coach going crazy at a press conference.  It is almost certain to happen.  The pressure and frustration gets the best of them, and they explode.  It provides people like me, the media, and the YouTube world plenty of laughs and material to watch over and over again.

Here are some of the greatest meltdowns

Dennis Green- "They are what we thought they were"

Did he mention what he thought of the Bears?


Jim Mora- "Playoffs"

Did someone say playoffs?

Jim Mora- "Diddly Poo"

How did your team play coach?

Herm Edwards- "You play to win the game"

What do you play for?

Mike Ditka- "Next"

How funny is it when he was asked why he was in such a bad mood?

All Washed Up

The two most overrated college football programs face off against one another Saturday afternoon.  I am speaking of Notre Dame and Michigan.  These two programs get so much hype as big time college football programs, yet have not won a thing the past 15 years.  They have great traditions, but a new generation of college football fans know nothing of it.  Both won their opening game, so the winner will be off to a nice 2-0 start, but I do not see either being a major factor in the National title picture.  It has been a while since either has been involved in that conversation.

I can at least give Notre Dame a pass considering they have standards on who they allow into the school.  You actually need a brain to get into Notre Dame.  Other big time college programs do not have the same standards.  Notre Dame suffers because of their strict academic standards.  Most of the great football talent in America is not exactly the brightest bunch of individuals.  Does the term "dumb jock" ring a bell to people?  The Fighting Irish have not been a big time program since Lou Holz was the coach, and that was 15 years ago.  Their biggest was losing a close game to USC in 2005.  They play a weak schedule and whenever they play a top team, get the shit kicked out of them. 

Here is a cool video- It is a 2010 Notre Dame trailer


I freakin hate Michigan.  A lot of my hatred comes from the fact I live near Professor Thoms, which is a Michigan bar.  I see these loser Michigan alumni in their Wolverine gear, and I just want to kick them all in the face.  Unlike Notre Dame, they have no excuses.  The Michigan alumni might say they have academic standards for football players, but they are lying.  David Terrell and Tyrone Wheatly both attended Michigan.  They have done nothing since 97/98 when they won a national title. Ohio State has made them their bitch.  Their one big victory in a recent bowl game was against Florida in 2008 when Florida had a down season.   New coach Rich Rodriguez has been awful.  They have not been in a bowl game the past two seasons.  That is pathetic considering practically every team in college football makes a bowl game.  Michigan fans refuse to acknowledge their team is not any good.  I guess they have too much "Michigan Pride".  I love seeing the program suffer.  My favorite Michigan moment of recent time was their embarassing loss to Appalachian St.  Who the hell is Appalachian St.?

Douche of the Week

 

In what has been another worthless season, the Mets decided to do some good on their trip to the Nations Capitol during their snooze-fest series against the Nationals.  The team went to visit the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.  This is a hospital for soldiers returning home from combat with major injuries.  Mets ownership has done a great job donating millions of dollars to the medical center.  The Mets have made it a tradition to visit during their road trips to Washington D.C.  Apparently, several Mets are above going.

Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo, and Carlos Beltran share the award for douche of the week.  They were the only three members of the roster to pull a no show.  How ironic is it that the three most hated members of the team did not show up?  It is also well known that all of them are unhappy with the franchise and want out. Good, leave, because Met fans don't want you either.  Don't let the door hit you.  They are all wastes of space on the field. 

In addition, they are a disgrace to society.  Those soldiers risked their lives representing and defending the same country that is paying those 3 pieces of garbage their multi-million dollar contracts.  They should be embarrased that they can't give up a few hours of their time for them.  They are spitting in the face of America.  Without this country, where the hell would any of them be?

The excuses for not showing up are comical.  Beltran apparently had a meeting about a high school he is building in Puerto Rico.  How coincidental is it that both were at the same time?  It is hard to believe that Beltran could not have scheduled the meeting for a different time or day.  Was it so urgent?  He is building them a school so they will meet with him whenever the hell he wants them to meet with him.  Such a lame ass excuse.  The Mets need to find a way to get him off the team.  He is a shell of the player he once was.  His knee is shot, he can't hit for power, and he looks like an old man in center field.  Hopefully, they can find a team dumb enough to believe he still has something left in the tank.

Luis Castillo's excuse was even lamer.  Apparently Castillo could not handle the situation.  "I don't like to see people like that, so I never go there," Castillo said. "Sometimes you see people with no legs, no arms. I don't like to see that."  You wanna know what I don't like to see Luis? You dropping a pop up against the Yankee's costing the team a game.

You letting ground balls go through your legs.  You weakly grouding out to the pitcher.  You bunting practically everytime you're up because you can't hit the ball.  If I wanted to, I could add another 20 things I do not like to see when looking at you.  Omar Minaya should lose his job just for the Castillo contract.  Every Met fan is sick of the sight of him in uniform.  He brings a negative aura with him that spreads throughout the entire franchise.  There is no way he can be back on the team next year.  Give him his money and tell him good riddens.

The worst of them all has to be Oliver Perez.  Perez refused to address the subject. "I don't answer anything about outside the stadium," he said.   What does that even mean?  What kind of response is that?  This is coming from a guy who is stealing money from the franchise.  His 3 year 36 million dollar contract is the second reason why Omar Minaya should be fired.  Outside the stadium is where Perez should be.  This guy is the most selfish piece of garbage.  He has done nothing since they gave him that contract.  He is the perfect example of someone who played for a contract and quit once he received a new one.   Everytime he pitches, he is awful.  He looks like he shouldn't be pitching for a high school team.  The Mets asked him to go to the minors to work out his problems and he refused to.  He takes up a roster spot that should belong to anyone else that has the ability to breathe.  He needs to be gone too.  If he is back on the team, Met fans should burn Citi Field down.  With Perez in it might I add.   

Going into next season, it is a must for the Mets to rid themselves of Beltran, Castillo, and Perez.  They will most likely have a new manager and general manager, and it would be criminal to burden them with those three worthless losers.  If that is the only change the team makes in the off-season, they will be heading in the right direction.  The fans need a reason to go to games, and that trio does nothing to contribute.  They are the problem, not the solution.  This should have already happened to Castillo and Perez.  Hopefully, the Mets will not continue to make the same mistake .  Bringing them back would be the biggest slap in the face.  They make Met fans vomit and guys like that are cancers to the organization. 

Thank God It's Back

Just like my fellow writer, Paul Spina Jr. of New York Pudding, I am too a recovering footballholic.  I always like to say Thank God For the NFL.  As a Met fan, I am sick of baseball.  NFL football is my religion.  The only thing in life I prefer over football is sex, and that is only some of the time.  Whether it is watching the games on my 52 inch HD television, playing fantasy football, gambling, or knock out pools,  the NFL tickles my fancy.   

I did not plan on giving predictions.  That is probably because I don't want to look like an idiot when I am totally wrong.  The NFL is the toughest league to predict.  It is almost guaranteed for half the teams that made the playoffs last season not to make them this year.  The salary cap really equalizes the league and gives most teams a decent shot to make a playoff run every season.

I am giving it my best shot, so here they are. 

Division winners:  AFC

East- New York Jets- With Revis back, they have the best defense in the league and that will be enough to get them to the top of the division. 

North- Pittsburgh- Big Ben misses the first 4 games, but their schedule for those games is not difficult.  Big Ben will come back on a mission and they will bounce back from last seasons disappointment.

South- Indianapolis- As long as Peyton Manning is playing quarterback, I will never pick against them.  They are a lock for at least 12 wins.

West- San Diego- This division is awful.  They have the best player in the division in Phillip Rivers.  They will not lose a game against their division opponents and might even have the best record in the AFC.

Wild Card-
New England- Defense and offensive line are not as good as they have been.  Wes Welker coming back from a torn ACL will be key.  As long as Brady stays healthy, they are good enough to win 10 games.

Baltimore- For a change, it will be the offense that carries them.  Joe Flacco is ready to become an elite quarterback and he has the receivers and running backs to take him there.

Division Winners- NFC

East- Dallas- They have the most talent in the division.  They have a crap head coach, but even he can't screw this team up in the regular season.  Tony Romo has proven to be a very good regular season quarterback.

North- Green Bay- I hate Favre so I refuse to pick the Vikings.  Aaron Rogers is a beast and their offense has the potential to be dominant.  They also still have a great home field advantage

South- New Orleans- Atlanta seems to be the hot pick, but I think New Orleans still has the most talent in the division.  They will probably go at least 7-1 and possibly 8-0 at home and will play decent enough on the road to get them 12 wins.

West- San Francisco- Just like the AFC West, this division is terrible.  Kurt Warner retiring really hurt Arizona.  The 49ers are the best of a crappy group.

Wild Card:
Minnesota- They will not be as good as they were last year, but Favre and their defensive will be good enough to get them back to the playoffs

Atlanta-  Just like Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan is ready to become an elite quarterback.

AFC Championship Game:
Pittsburgh at Indianapolis

NFC Championship Game:
New Orleans at Dallas

Super Bowl:
Indianapolis over Dallas

Week 1 Knock Out Pool Suggestion:
Tennessee over Oakland

Here is a video of last seasons highlights to get you jacked up for the season

The Great Compromise

All is well in Jet land today.  Rex Ryan's fat ass even managed to get air born and jump for joy.  The Jets and Darrelle Revis finally kissed and made up.  Revis ended his 36 day hold out and signed a 4 year contract where he will receive a guaranteed $32 million.  The signing came out of no where.  All we heard from the media and the Jets was both sides were not close to an agreement.  I was almost convinced that neither side was willing to work with the other, and Revis might actually sit out the entire season.  They were bickering and fighting more than the Jersey housewives.   America was built on compromise and that finally took place between the Jets organization and Revis.  It came down to the fact that both sides need one another. 

If the Jets have any hope of going to a Superbowl, Revis must be on the field.  They know it, we know it, and he knows it.  Rex Ryan is this so-called defensive genius, but it is all about the players on the field.  The Jets have a bunch of good players on defense, but Revis is the only great one.  He brings the defense to a higher level.  He is the best defensive player in the game.  He shuts down every wide receiver he matches up against.  The defense depends on that because it allows them to send extra defenders to attack the quarterback.  The Jets would have to completely change their defensive style without Revis.

Revis also needs the Jets.  If he sits out, he does not get paid.  That is a good chunk of change not in his pocket.  Let us also remember there is still no contract agreement between the players and owners for next season.  There is a chance that football will not be played.  If Revis held out, it might not just be one year, but potentially two.  To miss 2 years in your prime would be detrimental.  It would be very difficult for him to come back and be the same player he was.

I have to give Rex Ryan a lot of credit for helping get Revis signed.  I make fun of him a lot for being a loud mouth and fat ass, but he really cares about his players and they have the same affection for him.  His trip down to Florida with owner Woody Johnson helped seal the deal.  Most coaches in the NFL would never have done what Ryan did.  He is a true players coach and will always get the best out of them.  He should tone it down a bit because according to him every player on the team is the best.  The players will throw that back in the organizations face when they want to get paid.

Hopefully we will see how this all transpired on Hard Knocks, Wednesday night.  It is must see tv.

Here are some Revis highlights.


          

Someone has Bieber Fever

You wanna know how I know you're gay? You went to the Justin Bieber concert last week.  I am referring to Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez attending the concert.  We now know what music Sanchez listens to while getting pumped up for a football game.  This is almost as bad as A-Rod going to the Madonna concert a couple of years ago.  The Sanchez sighting was first reported by WFAN's Boomer and Carton radio show, and confirmed by my father and brother who work security at MSG.  

They said he was with his smoking hot super model girlfriend.  To be fair I'll give him the benefit of the doubt that he went for her.  As a married man, I totally understand being dragged to places I don't want to go.  For me it's clothing stores and temple on the Jewish holidays.  However, I would never ever let my woman drag me to a teenage pop star concert.  I don't care what she said to me.  She could threaten divorce and I still wouldn't go.  I have respect for myself.   I knew Sanchez was a huge pretty boy, but I did not know he was a bitch.         

Is Sanchez a 15 year old girl?  This is not acceptable for the starting quarterback of the New York Jets.  I also find it creepy for a guy in his early 20s to go see Justin Bieber.  Jet fans should really be bothered that their quarterback might be a pedophile.  Did he also have back stage passes and beg for his autograph?  He probably copied down the entire set list for the night and went to bed whacking off to his poster.  The whole situation is fugazie.

His teammates should rip him apart.  How do they look him in the face without laughing?  He provided them with such great material.  If one of my friends went to a Bieber concert, I would make fun of them for the rest of their life.  Sanchez deserves the same abuse for such a pathetic act.  The situation is embarrassing.

Idiot of the Week

This is why I do not wear $50G jewelry.  So many things to worry about.  There is always the threat of it being stolen or lost.  You must be very careful.  Miami Dolphin defensive end Kendall Langford was not careful.  His $50G diamond earring fell of while practicing.  How dumb do you have to be to wear a $50G diamond earring to football practice?  Logic suggests there is a good chance it will fall off while attempting to knock someone out on the field.  I can only imagine Bill Parcell's thoughts on the situation. 

Langford claims he forgot, but I doubt that.  We always see these professional athletes showing off their bling.  It is a competition they have between one another.  I thought they have rules against wearing jewelry while playing sports?  I learned that in little league when the umpire stopped the game and told me to take off my silver chain. 

I am glad this happened.  I am sick of these spoiled athletes showing off their wealth to the public.  Millions of people in this country are out of a job and it is insulting to them.  Whether it's 50 tattoos or thousands of dollars of jewelry, most of it is very unecessary.  They look awful with all that stuff on.  Some of them don't even look like real people anymore.  They look more like an art canvas or a display case at Tiffany's. 

The funniest part of this ordeal was Langford and his teammates searching the field for the earring.  Seeing a bunch of 300 pound million dollar athletes crawling around on their hands and knees is quite humorous.  Take a look.

Best Sport's Brawls

Nyjer Morgan charging the mound the other night and starting a bench clearing brawl was a classic sports fight.  Everyone loves a good brawl.  Games can get boring and at times more excitement is needed.  It's good to know there is still some bad blood between teams and players in sports.  Too often it seems like players are best friends with one another.  Seeing that fight inspired me to research YouTube for the greatest sports brawls. 

Here are some of the best- Readers can decide their favorite:


Miami Hurricanes vs. Florida International

Can you believe Miami (A.K.A the school for current and future criminals) football players would act like that?  If you don't know what I am talking about, watch ESPN 30 for 30, "The U".


A-Rod vs. Jason Varitek

A-Rod actually put up a good fight.  I always though he was a pretty boy puss, but he got up in Varitek's face.  It is always great to see a good Yankee Red Sox battle.


Ron Artest vs. Detroit Fans

Does it shock anyone that something like this would happen in the NBA, or Detroit.  This fight has it all: fighting on the court, fighting in the stands, fans throwing stuff at players.  Ron Artest gets all the hype, but my favorite part is Stephen Jackson (who is also crazy) throwing hay makers like Mike Tyson at fans.


High school Baseball

I thought sportsmanship was taught at the high school level.  Not only did that poor kid get thrown out and laid out at home, the catcher then spiked the ball in his face.


Kermit Washington punches out Rudy Tomjonovich

Going back old school.  Talk about knocking someone the fuck out.  This punch basically ended Tomjanovich's career and caused him major facial injuries.

Bring Back the Celebrations

Here is a video of some of the best touchdown celebrations you will probably never see again.


Celebrations like that are extinct.  The NFL might say they allow celebrations, as long as the players do not use props, but they are not telling the truth. Any time I have seen one, it is a 15 yard penalty.  Additionally, the prop is what makes the celebration better. All celebrations should have some type of prop or gimmick. Give me cell phones, sharpies, golf putts, sit ups, signs, pom poms, marriage proposals to cheerleaders, or any other creative masterpiece players can invent.

The NFL is the No Fun League. What sucks most is Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco are now on the same team. They set the bar for celebrations and their brilliant minds will be prevented from displaying their talents as a tandem. We are being cheated. Scoring a touchdown in the NFL is not easy and players should be able to enjoy it. It makes the game fun and entertaining, but what do I know.

I even came up with my own touchdown celebration.  After I score,  I fall to the ground acting as I am giving birth.  My teammates surround me encouraging me to push.  I continue to push and the ball pops up (as the baby) and my teammate catches it, takes out a scissor to simulate the doctor cutting the umbilical cord.  He then hands me over the ball so I could cradle my baby (the ball).  I think this is a pretty cool, yet somewhat creepy celebration.  It is all about creativity.       

Even a boring sport like soccer has great celebrations.  Check out this one.  


This is one of the best celebrations I have ever seen.  It has become a YouTube sensation.   It had creativity and humor.  I would also like to give them bonus points because the entire team was involved.  That is the type of teamwork we need more of in sports.  It is easy for one person to celebrate, but to choreograph an entire team celebration is extremely impressive.  Maybe T.O or Ochocinco taught it to them?  They were forced to because their own league banned their beautiful art.