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Big Ben Whitney: NFL Knee-Jerks, Chiefs vs Patriots Shootout in Classy “Foxborough”
FOXBOROUGH, MA – I am hoping Management will let me write a few extra posts this week, so I can put as many words as possible between my name and last week’s Giants’ Optimism turd sandwich. Can we agree to never mention it again? Thanks. Otherwise, it was a pretty exciting NFL week 6, highlighted […]
Yankees Post Mortem, Who Should Be New York Knicks Point Guard
SPANISH HARLEM – Its been a week since the New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS, we can all agree now that the better team won. They were the better team during the season and they were the better team when it mattered. While it sucked for Yankees fans, many […]
FREE NFL Picks from Cheesy Bruin, NFL Notes, Cheerleaders
MARLBORO, NY – Does anything go by quicker in sports than the NFL season? We’re already staring at the sixth game for mostly all NFL teams today and while I’m usually hitting my stride with my selections against the spread at this juncture, I’ve been a major disappointment at 9-11 for the year. Looking to […]
NY Rangers Save NHL From Ruin, MLB Final Four Face Off
NEW YORK, NY – We’re a little more than a week into this NHL season and the New York Rangers finally have their first points of the season. It’s been an ugly start for the Blueshirts, who had three regulation losses in the points in their first three games before earning an overtime win last […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: Your Halloween Sports Costume Guide
BRONX, NY – Welcome to the scariest time of year. For Mets fans it’s the months between June and September, for everyone else, it’s Halloween. Anyway, if you’re stuck for costume ideas, there’s plenty of low-hanging fruit in the world of sports. Here are some quick getup ideas, some of which have multiple applications, in Your […]
Big Ben Tuesday: 5 Reasons for Optimism for NY Giants in Giantsland
Last Place, NFC East: When the Giants were able to pull out a win against a mediocre Texans team a few weeks back, New York Giants fans got a little carried away with the “saved their season” hyperbole. I warned them not to get too excited, but they didn’t listen. But now, after losing on […]
McGregor-Khabib, Yankees Tie the Series and Eagles Lose to the Vikings
SPANISH HARLEM – It was a really great sports weekend with the MLB Playoffs underway, a big UFC fight and of course, some football. The Philadelphia Eagles lost but the Yankees won a game in Boston to bring the series back to the Bronx with a chance to extend their lead. If you were like […]
FREE NFL FUN: Cheesy Bruin’s Free NFL Picks, Notes, NFL Cheerleaders
NOTE: Management realizes this is MLB Playoffs time, but Cheesy Bruin is now a Mets fan, so baseball season is apparently over for him. MARLBORO, NY – I’m in a crappy mood. Why? My back is acting up – as spinal stenosis will do that to ya – and my Cheesy Bruin’s Free NFL Picks […]
MLB Playoffs: Who to Root For? Milwaukee Brewers – Because of Barry Beck?
NEW YORK, NY – Now that baseball season has ended… Wait. What’s that, you say? The season doesn’t end when the Mets hit the links?! Humph. Alrighty then. Indeed, it is the MLB Playoffs, and despite the sour taste left in the mouth from David Wright Money Grab Night (see Angry Ward’s perfect piece) , […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: Giants, Bosox, Dodgers, Tyreek and other Fall Fodder
BRONX, NY – Autumn has officially arrived here in the Northeast, and it’s spectacular. As I say to others who reside in and around New York, “THIS, is why we live here.” With cooler temps and the corresponding explosion of leaf color come light jackets, brown liquor sipping, and just spending as much time outdoors as […]
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