Tag: Junoir Blaber
Meet The Matts And Sports Haiku
MARLBORO, NY– We are an eclectic bunch here at Meet The Matts, with unique styles and viewpoints on all things sports. Today, in a somewhat negative vibe and as Junoir Blaber pontificated yesterday, I give you some Japanese poetry called Haiku as it relates to relevant sports items and some of the colorful folks on […]
NHL Playoffs: Road Warrior NY Rangers Draw First Blood. Plus Hot Hockey Fans
NEW YORK, NY – It’s finally here. The regular season is over and the NHL playoffs started Wednesday night and the New York Rangers got off to a flying start. The Blueshirts shut out Les Habitants in a raucous Bell Centre (Canadian Spelling) to take a 1-0 series lead. It wasn’t the best game the […]
Born-Again Baseball Fan Now Mets Fan
ROOSEVELT AVENUE, QUEENS, NY– It was a banner day at Citi Field Shea Park for the 2016 season’s home opener and if the first game is a harbinger of things to come, then the 81 home dates will be both fun and successful… in all together different ways. Friday marked my first game as a born-again […]
NFL Christmas List for Santa
NORTH POLE – Santa has an ominous task each year; granting the wishes of billions. So, how does he determine who gets exactly what they ask for? The obvious guidelines remain a constant. Be good little boys and girls and avoid the stocking full of dog-sh*t coal? But what about the bad boys and girls – […]
Did Rangers Bet Farm in Stanley Cup Bid?
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NY – It was a busy run-in to the trade deadline for the New York Rangers. Cigar-chomping GM Glen Sather and company were wheeling and dealing to strengthen the Blueshirts for a deep playoff push. The mayhem started with news that the snow-soaked New Yorkers had acquired defenseman Keith Yandle from the […]
NFC QB Review
BRONX, NY – Last week I graded the AFC QBs at the NFL season’s midpoint, so as promised – here is the NFC Review. Dallas Cowboys: Above Average. Tony Romo gets this grade in terms of talent but its application is below average. Forget his off-field decisions, like giant games of hide n seek and […]
Against The Wind: Tebow, Epstein, Fitzpatrick & NBA
Never piss or spit into the wind. Guess who has been called in for Garbage Time, or to pinch-hit, as Concussed Matt calls it? You know things are bad when Grote2DMax, Lori Levine and Cookie all have their plugs pulled in the same week. So, with Tall Matt now M.I.A. Matt, the guy that’s 1 […]
Nashville Predators vs Lord Stanley, NBA Finals and Manchester United
“Was Lord Stanley a beach-goer? Not during hockey season, he wasn’t!” EL BARRIO, EL BRONX – There was so much going on for me personally this week when I got the pinch-hit text, I was not excited. However, I decided it was time I did something for myself by doing something for Management/Short Matt. Therefore, […]
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