Tag: sports commentary
Spring Training Angst?! POTUS Bellinger, Apologetic Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – The rose pedals are still on the satin sheets. The half-eaten box of chocolates lies open on the coffee table. Two empty bottles of red wine are on the nightstand. We all know what day it is… it’s Spring Training Saturday! Whoooeeee! But wait. There is an uncharacteristic gloom, a […]
Replacement Friday: MLB Rule Changes, Hobbies For Jeff Wilpon Away From Mets
“What is the point of having new ownership if the boob who sunk the franchise to bush league depths gets to stay in charge? – Replacement Matt GROUNDHOG DAY, PA – Winter is waning, spring is just around the corner, birds are chirping and a Chinese Hoax is taking hold. Pitcher and Catchers have reported […]
Yankees Spring Traning: What To Look Out For
This will be a running article for me on the New York Yankees because there will be so much to write about as we get closer to the regular season. SPANISH HARLEM – Spring Training in baseball is the time of year where you get excited but not overly excited because the games don’t count […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: Nuptials, New Stadiums and Other Assorted Nonsense in Las Vegas
BRONX, NY – Just took the redeye back from my friend’s wedding in Vegas and, on this rainy Monday afternoon/evening, I figured writing this week’s column was the perfect task to help me power through to my normal Eastern Standard bedtime and reset the old (and it is old) body clock. Besides, being in Vegas […]
Big Ben Tuesday: New York Rangers Delicate Transfer of Power from The King to The Czar
BROADWAY, NYC – The end is near for Good King Henrik, as the NY Rangers are pulling the plug on the unsustainable three-goalie rotation. As Axl Rose once said about threesomes, “usually someone gets pissed off.” Well, here were are. The team is switching gears and turning full time to The Czar, Igor Shesterkin. With one […]
NFL Hall of Fame Analysis and Cheesy Bruin’s FREE NHL Picks?!
BLOOMINGBURG, NY – Nice Super Bowl last week and if you paid any attention to what I said then you cashed your ticket on the “Under” and that ends an NFL season that Cheesy Bruin’s FREE NFL Picks finished very strong in an otherwise uncharacteristic meh year in prognostications. There’s one bit of business concerning […]
More Shockers From Astros, Tom Brady, Rugby Storms Our Beaches
NEW YORK, NY – It’s windy and cold out there on the blustery streets of the New York City. But we’re blowing hot here with today’s topics: More Shockers From Astros, Tom Brady, Rugby Storms Our Beaches CAN YOU BELIEVE IT DEPARTMENT: Gosh by golly, it certainly seems that Alex Cora wasn’t the only crook […]
Pucks Heads, NHL Trade Rumors, Playoff Picture
NEW YORK, NY – We are less than two weeks away from the NHL trade deadline, and some curious scenarios are there for consideration on the NHL landscape. Let’s look at the team in town. The New York Rangers find themselves nine points behind the Philadelphia Flyers for the second Wild Card slot in the […]
Steve Mills is out as the New York Knicks Trade Deadline Looms
SPANISH HARLEM – On Tuesday Steve Mills was fired as President of the New York Knicks. Though it was surprising to some that it came so close to the trade deadline, I find myself not surprised at anything done by James Dolan. It was rumored that Mills and Scott Perry would be out at the […]
Painkillers, Cespedes, Bruins at Rangers Means $$$
SHOHOLA, PA – Here I lay, prone from a trip to the Bronx Zoo after a great deal of walking on an already balky back and legs. Muscle relaxers are doing just enough to keep the pain at bay and my faculties organized for today’s post. As Angry Ward alluded, February is a horrible sports […]
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