Tag: New York Rangers
Replacement Matt: Notes for New Mets Owner Steve Cohen and Bobby Bonilla
WEST BROOKLYN, NJ – Yes kids, Santa has come early this year and granted all the good little Mets boys and girls wishes… The Wilpons are selling their stake in the team to the man who will be the wealthiest owner in all sports. No more penny-pinching and dumpster-diving. No more being just good enough […]
Jerry Jones Loves Jason, Stat King Seymour Siwoff, ESPN Knows Zip About Mets
NEW YORK, NY – The Thanksgiving weekend certainly serves up a full helping of sports for our indulgence. You’ve got the NFL, NBA, NHL and even some delectables simmering on the MLB Hotstove. And while it was cool watching the increasingly entertaining Rangers scare the pants off the mighty Bruins on a Friday afternoon, it […]
Big Ben’s Thanksgiving Guests: Pat Shurmur, Colin Kaepernick, Derek Jeter, John Sterling, Greg McKegg
STAMFORD, CT – My wife decided at the last minute to take our nearly 3-year old twins to her parents’ house in Michigan. I am unable to go, sadly, but good luck on the plane, Honey. Like Daniel Jones after his umpteenth straight loss, I am undeterred and determined to have a killer Thanksgiving on […]
Big Ben Whitney: 3 New Great Sports Names; Rock Ya Sin, Kaapo Kakko & De’Coldest ToEvaDoIt Crawford
STAMFORD, CT – From Dick Trickle to God Shammgod to DeWanna Bonner, there have been some great sports names over the years. And recently, there have been some quality additions. Here are my favorite 3 New Great Sports Names. Rock Ya Sin The Colts took the Temple cornerback in the second round. And while he […]
Inconsistent Rangers: Contenders or Pretenders? Plus, Don Cherry Fired!
NEW YORK, NY – The New York Rangers go from looking like playoff contenders one night to cellar dwellers the next. To wit, they followed up a solid OT win against the Penguins Tuesday night with a 9-3 drubbing at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Last night’s game was over before some fans […]
Big Ben: Scary Post-Halloween Sports Figures; Dave Gettleman, Sam Darnold, Brian Cashman, AJ Hinch, Mark Staal, Hank Lundqvist
STAMFORD, CT – This Halloween we took our daughters to a “Trunk or Treat” event instead of going door-to-door like the old days. For those unfamiliar, a bunch of cars park in a parking lot and adorn their trunks with Halloween decorations. The kids just go trick or treating from car to car. It was […]
Angry Ward: Tad’s to the Bone; The Clock Runs Out on a NYC Steak Joint, Joe Girardi?
BRONX, NY – The sad news came a week ago, in the form of a text, from one JG Clancy. No one had died. There wasn’t some terrible accident. Bachman Cheese Jax weren’t being discontinued. None of that. But, instead, yet another vestige of the New York City I grew up in was finally biting the […]
#BizarreSells: Slick Oilers, Super Bowl Sam Darnold, Joe Girardi
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – Sure, one could argue that choosing a hot NHL team five minutes into their season over an epic MLB playoffs tilt as the lead story is a bit bizarre but hey, #BizarreSells. Following that formula, here are today’s topics: Slick Oilers, Super Bowl Sam Darnold, Joe Girardi. SLICK OILERS – Don’t tell […]
Replacement Matt Friday: Be Bold Brodie, The Breadman Commeth. Sports Pr!cks
WEST BROOKLYN, NJ – Good morning! Hope everyone is enjoying the Chinese Hoax of temps in the Dubai range to the Pacific Northwest in a matter of minutes. Well, the MLB regular season is over and the New York Metropolitans are now in search of a new manager, after wisely dumping the-in-way-over-his-head Mickey Callaway. […]
Big Ben Tuesday: Terrible Dad Jokes, Some Gerrit Cole In your Stocking
STAMFORD, CT – My twin daughters turn 3 today! Thank you very much. Everyone says it goes by fast, but if you ask me it’s been a grind. But like my hockey league teammates with tell you, grinding is what I do. So it’s all good. But one thing that has not survived intact is […]
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