ESPN “Celebrates” Yankee Stadium

So word came out last week that ESPN will celebrate the memory of Yankee Stadium by running a series of 30 vignettes to mark the final season of the current Yankee Stadium. The series, called “Remembering the House that Ruth Built,” will feature 10 episodes (one each day) starting March 22 and leading up to Opening Day, another 10 before the All-Star Game and another 10 before the regular-season finale.

Now hearing this news, I was ecstatic to hear that I would see some classic moments of the most storied team winning some Pennants and World Titles at Yankee Stadium. And then I saw the list of the first 10 subjects:

April 18, 1923 – first game at Stadium; Babe homers, Bosox lose. Okay, first game at the Stadium, good choice.
Sept. 30, 1927 – Babe hits his record 60th home run of the season. A historical moment in baseball history, good choice as well.
Nov. 10, 1928 – Knute Rockne urges a win for Gipper; Irish respond. What the fuck ?
June 19, 1936/June 22, 1938 – Schmeling upsets Louis; Louis KOs Schmeling. What the fuck ? x2
July 4, 1939 – Lou Gehrig considers himself lucky. Oh yes, can’t leave out a dying man’s speech.
Nov. 9, 1946 – Army and Notre Dame play to a scoreless tie. Holy fucking shit. A scoreless tie ??? How was that left off the top SportsCenter highlites of all time ?
June 13, 1948 – Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance in a Yankees uniform. A moment every Yankee fan loves to celebrate.
Aug. 17, 1948 – Ruth lays in state for two days. Can’t leave out Ruth’s dead body laying at Yankee Stadium for 2 days.
June 25, 1952 – Sugar Ray Robinson loses to Joe Maxim. Are you fucking kidding me ?
Oct. 4, 1955 – Johnny Podres tosses a shutout; Dodgers win Series. Yankees losing game 7 to Brooklyn.

So let’s recap:
4 things that don’t even involve the Yankees.
3 moments of Yankee deaths/farewell.
2 Babe Ruth homers in fairly meaningless games.
1 game 7 loss by the Yankees.

It’s not like the Yankees won the World Series 16 times in those first 32 years or anything.

And I’ll tell you what. I can’t wait for Game 6 & 7 of the 2004 ALCS to be shown in entirety, uncut with special commentary by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

Fuck you ESPN.

 

2008 MLB Predictions

This is how we see the 2008 MLB season going down.

AL East:
New York Yankees – Pitching “problems” are greatly exaggerated for this rotation and that offense is still the best in the league.
AL Central:
Detroit Tigers – Some questions about the health of their rotation but that offense is too strong for the rest of that division.
AL West:
Seattle Mariners – I like their rotation more than the Angels’ staff, and I think this might be the closest race in the end with Seattle taking the west.
Wild Card:
Boston Red Sox – They come back with pretty much the same team as last year and should have no problem grabbing the Wild Card.
Sleeper Pick:
Tampa Bay Rays – They are much stronger than a lot of people think and if managed right could upset the big powers in the AL East.
AL MVP:
Alex Rodriguez

NL East:
New York Mets – The rotation looks very good and that offense is as explosive when healthy so I see them taking the toughest division in the NL.
NL Central:
Chicago Cubs – Possibly the strongest lineup in the NL but the pitching must remain healthy.
NL West:
Los Angeles Dodgers – With Torre on board and a weak division overall, I see the Dodgers pulling it out in the end.
Wild Card:
Atlanta Braves – I really like this team over the Phillies and I think down the line they will win the pressure games against them.
Sleeper Pick:
San Diego Padres – In the weak NL West, I really like their pitching to win some close games and cause some upsets.
NL MVP:
Mark Teixeira

Playoffs:

Division Series:
New York Yankees defeat Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox defeat Seattle Mariners

New York Mets defeat Los Angeles Dodgers
Chicago Cubs defeat Atlanta Braves

Championship Series:
New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox
New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs

World Series:
New York Yankees defeat New York Mets

 

Greatest Quarterback of Alltime

This subject has been talked about many times and each person will tell you they think the greatest QB is such and such for different reasons. As my buddies and I were discussing it, we took into consideration wins, field presence, impact on the game, and most importantly, who do you want leading your team down the field with 2 minutes remaining and needing a touchdown to win.

As I took into account all of those factors, these were the top 5 QB’s that I picked. I know many will say John Elway needs to be on this list but I think he misses it by a hair, and in my opinion these guys are better.

Here is the order that I would put the 5 greatest quarterbacks to ever the play game.

01 Joe Montana
02 Peyton Manning
03 Dan Marino
04 Brett Favre
05 Tom Brady

 

Best. Commentator. Ever.

If you are Soccer fan and follow the Spanish League on GolTV every week, you are well aware of the king of unintentional comedy, Ray Hudson. He says the funniest/weirdest things during games and has orgasms during spectacular goals.

Well this weekend we were treated to what might have been his finest work yet.

 

Joba Chamberlain on Jim Rome’s show

 

Eli Manning on Late Show with David Letterman !

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning was on the Late Show with David Letterman last night and he was funny and charming. He will now get a standing ovation wherever he goes in New York for the rest of his life.

Part 1

Part 2

 

Michael Strahan on Late Night with Conan O’Brien

Michael was on Late Night with Conan O’Brien last night and don’t forget that Eli Manning will be on the Late Show with David Letterman tonight!!

 

Giants schedule on TV this week

Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, will be on The Late Show with David Letterman on Wednesday night.

Last night David had some fun on New England’s expense and revealed the Top Ten New England Patriots Excuses. You can watch it Here.

10 What? It’s best-of-seven
09 Too much pre-game chowder
08 Since when is that dude allowed to catch a ball with his head?!
07 Terrified by that Fox football robot
06 Everything was fine til’ Dr. Phil decided to straighten us out
05 Should have campaigned harder in Florida
04 Entire team stayed up late that night before watching Hannah Montana concert movie 03 Exhausted after spending hours consoling a weepy Terrell Owens
02 Thought game was supposed to be played on Super Tuesday
01 Airline lost our ‘roids

NFL Replay will re-air the Giants victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII in a fast-paced 90-minute format on NFL Network Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 8:30 PM ET.

Encore episodes of the Super Bowl XLII Replay will air as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 12:00 Midnight ET
Thursday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m. ET and 5:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 9 at 4:30 p.m. ET and 9:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 10 at 11:00 p.m. ET and 12:30 p.m. ET

 

LIVE: Giants Victory Parade

Fox NY is streaming the New York Giants Victory Parade live
here

See the entire photo gallery at Newsday.

 

Carl Is So Not Pissed !

Our boy Carl is the happiest guy on Earth this morning. Lets hope a little Tylenol takes care of the head explosion.