Category Archives: New York City
Things are happening little by little and will begin to accelerate as free agency approaches. The Giants premiered their Championship DVD last night in Times Square….
For now, enjoy the links of the day…..
Giants play tag with Weatherford
Eli: bounties “can’t be a part of football”
Mario return looking bleak
Banks: bounties “nothing new” in NFL
Jacobs’ allegedly “insulted” by Giants’ offer
Ex-Skin Smoot: “It was never a bounty”
Tagged New York Giants Links, New York Giants News |
This is for those who believe the Giants will be revamping their offensive line this spring. Some blogs have the Giants signing free agents while others are projecting the Giants will be drafting a lineman with one – or more – of their top selections in the draft.
The reality is the Giants have plans in place. GM Jerry Reese plans through the draft. Will Beatty, Mitch Petrus and James Brewer are all in those plans. The team will give them a lot of latitude in proving their worth.
Add that to the fact that four other linemen: David Diehl, Chris Snee, David Baas and Kevin Boothe are going nowhere and you have seven players that are already on the roster. There is room for only two more OL, tops.
Tagged Giants Offensive Line, New York Giants News |
Simms, Esiason, and Ryan Entertain at LIA Luncheon
WESTBURY, N.Y. – Over a thousand people were in attendance for the Long Island Association’s 2012 annual luncheon in Westbury, New York last Wednesday.
But, the real treat was the amusing banter between former Super Bowl quarterbacks Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason, and New York Jets’ head coach Rex Ryan, as they joined LIA president and CEO Kevin Law in a panel discussion at the Westbury Country Club.
The day started with a private reception taking place only an hour after Esiason wrapped up his daily morning radio and television show on WFAN (660 AM) and MSG-TV in Manhattan.
After that, Esiason posed for pictures with Simms, Ryan, and Law, before Ryan answered questions from the media on the Jets.
Ryan discussed his meeting with team owner Woody Johnson after the Giants’ Super Bowl XLVI victory, which followed a disappointing season for the Jets, and said, “We’ve identified things that we have to get better at as an organization. We’re learning from what happened this past season, and hey, we’ve got some scars from it, there’s no question.”
Tagged Boomer Esiason, LIA, New York Giants, New York Jets, Phil Simms, Rex Ryan |
I am one year older than the Mets and a bit older than my colleagues here at SNY who do an outstanding job covering the team.
Growing up in Flushing, I’ve been through it all with this franchise. The downs, (which have been more than a few) and the ups, which have been sweeter than any victory any Yankee fan can imagine because of their uniqueness.
I’ve seen a ton of bad players come through here over the years. Of course, there have been some good ones, too. Unfortunately, there have only been a few great ones.
Gary Carter played five seasons for the Amazins and it was no coincidence the team was a contender and a champion during his time here.
He was one of the great ones.
Many players have played longer for the Mets, but few had the impact of the man they nicknamed “Kid”.
Carter came to the Mets in 1985 via a trade. The team had gone from bottom-feeders to pennant contenders the previous season and needed one more integral piece to get them to the next level. Kid was that piece – and more.
Most imports fall flat in the Big Apple. For every Mike Piazza, there are ten George Fosters. Carter was every bit a Piazza. He hit a career-high 32 HRs and drove in 100 runs in his first year with the Mets. He made them legit.
His knowledge, enthusiasm and fervor for the game – along with his talent – made him an instant fan favorite here in New York. He took the Mets’ fledgling pitching staff under his wing and took them to the next level. He showed the young players how to be pros.
Carter’s passing this week has gotten New Yorkers looking back on his life and his career. The 80′s were an incredible time to be a Met fan and Carter – although he only played three full seasons – was smack dab in the middle of it all.
He was on the receiving end of all those great Met moments: Every big Dwight Gooden “K”, the final out of the 1986 World Series, etc. In Carter’s five seasons as a Met (’85-’89) the team won 98, 108, 92, 100 and 87 games respectively. It doesn’t get much better than that, folks. And for Met fans, it was the greatest stretch of prosperity in club history.
That Met team with Carter in the middle rocked Shea Stadium night after night for five years straight. It was like the Rolling Stones had a running gig there, or something…
In his first game as a Met, Carter homered off ex-Met closer Neil Allen to give his new team a thrilling Opening Day victory. It set off a mania throughout New York and sent a message to the rest of the baseball world that the Mets were a team to be reckoned with.
The next year, the Mets would win the World Series with Carter behind the plate and in the middle of their lineup. The team was down to their last out in Game Six of the WS vs Boston. Carter, as usual, showed no quit. He singled to ignite the most famous post-season rally in modern baseball history. You know the rest.
The thing that drew fans to Carter, though, was his personality. He was a gritty player on the field and a nice guy off of it.
I only met the man once and he appeared genuine. He was pleased to meet me. He was pleased to meet everyone, it seemed.
We were all pleased to meet him. Here’s looking at you, Kid.
Tagged Gary Carter, New York Mets |
New York’s Salsa Sensation Gives Way to Lin-sanity
They say if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere.
Nothing though, is usually mentioned about young, phenom athletes doing that unexpectedly and instantaneously.
Yet, such was the case for New York Giants’ wide receiver Victor Cruz this past season, and currently, for New York Knicks’ point guard Jeremy Lin so far.
Those last two words are the key in that comparison.
While there are some remarkable and legitimate parallels to be drawn between New York’s two overnight sports sensations, Lin still has – even if the most staunch defenders of Lin-sanity aren’t willing to accept it right now – a lot left to prove.
In fairness, by the very nature of each sport, having to silence doubters over a lot more games, Lin might have the more daunting challenge in that regard, in basketball, than Cruz did in football.
Tagged Jeremy Lin, New York City, New York Giants, New York Knicks, Victor Cruz |
The Rock and John Cena spoke at a press conference today to announce that WrestleMania will come to MetLife Stadium in April 2013.
Tagged MetLife, New York Giants, New York Jets, WrestleMania, WWE, WWF |
The Giants have just won the Super Bowl. Normally that means time to turn our eyes towards Florida and spring training for the upcoming baseball season. Not this year, the Rangers and the Knicks are both making headlines this winter….
From Andy Furman of Ultimate NYG:
It is a nice problem to have, drinking in a Super Bowl title. Now that we have all come down to earth and the reality of the Giants having a 4th Super Bowl is with us, we are also experiencing the withdrawal accompanying the end of football in 2011. We’ll have the combine, free agency, the draft, minicamp and preseason. But the cold of February is a bleak reminder of a long road ahead. We will have discussions about players and needs. One thing I am more than happy about is that there is no strike. The NFL is back, and that is a lift compared to this time last year.
Tagged New York City, New York Giants, New York Knicks, New York Rangers |
What a ride 2011 was for the New York Giants.
No one would have predicted a Super Bowl victory or the amazing year Victor Cruz, Jason Pierre Paul and Eli Manning had.
After all the celebrating, the work will begin for players in March. So where do the NY Giants go from here?
How do they get better in 2012? There are 24 potential free agents on the New York Giants’ roster. Start by taking care of your house.
Giants general manager Jerry Reese is of the belief of starting from the inside out. When someone goes down with an injury or leaves via free agency, you look to your own roster for someone to step up.
1. Mario Manningham: Sign him
The unsung hero of Superbowl XLVI should be the team’s No. 1 priority this offseason. Receivers get hurt all the time and having three receivers that could all be a No. 1 downfield threat is a difference maker.
The Giants collect pass rushers. When someone gets hurt, another defensive end steps in. Manningham should be considered an equal to Mathias Kiwanuka on the offensive side of the ball. When a receiver gets hurt, another steps in.
Tagged 2012 New York Giants, New York Giants News |
Well, it didn’t take long for the rest of the NFL to begin rifling through the Giants’ coaching ranks.
Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who named former Rutgers’ head coach Greg Schiano their top man last month announced they had reached a deal with Giants’ QB coach Mike Sullivan to become their offensive coordinator.
“We are very fortunate to add someone like Mike Sullivan to lead our offensive coaching staff,” Schiano said in a statement. “He is a man of character and a complete football coach, who fits with the kind of football team we are building here. His work with the Giants over the past eight seasons speaks for itself. Mike was an integral part of that team winning two Super Bowls in the last five years and we look forward to him bringing that experience and expertise to our club.”
Sullivan, a former Army ranger, had been with the Giants for eight seasons under Tom Coughlin, first as the WR coach and then as QBs coach helping Eli Manning blossom into one of the league’s best players.
Tagged Mike Sullivan, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
from Paul Burke of Ultimate NYG….
Since the GMEN sang “we gotta’ ring” on their plane ride home there have been numerous articles dissecting the impact plays, the individual standouts, matchup breakdowns and what an opponent failed to execute versus the Giants. But the one significant factor that developed in their turnaround from 7-7 to Super Bowl Champions was how cohesive the team became. The groundwork for the turnaround may have started in November when a management consulting firm founded by a former US Air Force Pilot visited the NY Giants and gave them a seminar on process improvement.
During a 4 game losing stretch and even up until the Jets win, there were many instances of blown secondary coverage and mental errors. But through the playoffs and especially after the Super Bowl win, we heard players stating how they were playing as one and giving all the credit to the team. The Giants players were confident in each other. They believed in each other. They has trust in one another.
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