Author Archive for Junoir Blaber
Junoir Blaber is from Ghana but was transplanted to the Bronx as a young lion chaser. Blaber is the Rain Man of Meet The Matts and is a featured contributor on MTM global partner, Rugby Wrap Up. The name "Junoir" is not a cool African name. Instead, Blaber mis-typed "Junoir" on his Facebook page. But proving that two wrongs indeed do make a right, he embraced his new persona - [June-noire]... Manute Bol is his uncle and his teams are the Mets, Jets, Knicks & NY Rangers... And Manchester United. He knows soccer. [Vomit]. P.s... He has webbed toes and came be followed on Twitter here: @JunoirBlaber
Sports Rain Man: Newton to Pats, RIP Joe Bugel, CoViD-19 The Return
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday Everybody! There is absolutely nothing to be happy about. Well, Short Matt turned a year older this weekend and his Peter Pan Syndrome is still intact. But besides that, the country is in a sad state and we have no leadership. But enough of the sad stuff, let’s […]
Sports Rain Man: Favorite Sports Dads and Sports and Dads
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday Everybody! Yesterday being Father’s Day I want to wish a belated happy Father’s Day to all our readers that are dads. And Anyway on the menu for today, we will talk about: Favorite Sports Dads and Sports and Dads. Favorite Sports Dads: My personal favorite sports dads are […]
Sports Rain Man: BLM To NASCAR And The Return Of Kaep
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday Everybody! You know it’s summertime so technically the days are getting longer but man, it’s feels like the weeks are getting longer too. Last two weeks, I felt almost like a whole year. It’s just been relentless, there has been so much going on but just wrap your […]
Sports Rain Man: White Guys Be Quiet, NBA Comes Back, Return of EPL
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday! I say that as a reflex but the seeing as the world is on fire, a little good will never hurts. I have never seen America – or the world – like this and never thought I would see it like this. Not the best segue but here […]
Sports Rain Man: Black in America & MLS Lockout
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – It has been one hell of a week. The year 2020 will be talked about as much as the year 1968. We have dealt with a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic and the nation’s always-simmering racial tensions exploding. Here is the menu for today: Black in America & MLS Lockout. Black in America […]
Sports Rain Man: No Flack Flacco, The Match, Sports To Watch NOW
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Normally, I say Happy Monday but you can’t really say that day because it’s Memorial Day. We make it a happy day but it should really be a somber day. It is a holiday to remember all those that make/made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of this country. Like […]
Sports Rain Man: NFL Affirmative Action Plan, NFL Wrap Sheet, RIP Phyllis George
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday, to you and yours. We live in hope that the phasing out of the the shelter in place orders will be successful. Now for sports with Sports Rain Man, Junoir Blaber…” Hey, that’s me and here are today’s topics: NFL Affirmative Action Plan, NFL Wrap Sheet & RIP […]
Sports Rain Man: When will Sports Return?, NCAA Recruiting Positives and Challenges
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday, all and belated Mother’s Day wishes to the moms of all of my fellow MTM staffers and to their partners/wives if they are moms also. I was gonna talk about the NFL schedule released last week but decided I could likely stretch into a 4 part-er so I […]
Sports Rain Man: Cowboys Get Dalton, The Last Dance, US Women’s Soccer Lawsuit
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy Monday, all. I wish I could do Draft Weekend again, as I found it far easier. But this is what is on tap for today: & US Women’s Soccer Lawsuit. Cowboys Get Dalton – Considering starting quarterback Dak Prescott doesn’t have a new contract – it’s in the last year, […]
Sports Rain Man: Washington Senators, Joey Chestnut & the Restart Bubble
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS – Happy post-4th of July celebration. This will go down as the weirdest in my life and I am sure you can add to the weirdness of it all, living in the middle of the Covid. Here are the topics for today: Washington Senators, Joey Chestnut & the Restart Bubble. Washington […]
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