Santana Gets Smacked Around

The Mets lost to the Cardinals 5-4 in Spring Training action today. This isn’t usually news to be reported, but the great Johan Santana pitched today, and was hit pretty hard by the Cardinals, giving up three runs in the first inning, on a HR by Juan Gonzalez of all people, who has been out [...]

Faneca and Jets Agree in Principle

The Jets are on the verge of signing former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Alan Faneca to a 4-year deal worth $32 million. More importantly, the deal is worth $23 million in guaranteed money. This signing comes as no surprise, as the Jets have been openly interested in Faneca since the season ended. Faneca [...]

Hammerin’ Hank Rips Red Sox Nation

Here’s another gem from Hank Steinbrenner, who has become the most quotable owner in baseball:
“Red Sox Nation?” What a bunch of [expletive] that is.  That was a creation of the Red Sox and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans. Go anywhere in America and you won’t see Red Sox hats and jackets, you’ll [...]

Rocket All Alone

From John Delcos at his great Lo Hud Mets Blog :
MLBPA chief Don Fehr said if Congress opts to go after Roger Clemens on perjury charges, the former Yankees pitcher should not expect help from players union.
“That’s beyond our jurisdiction,’’ said Fehr.
As far as determining whether Clemens would be able to salvage his reputation, Fehr [...]

Giants Lose 2 Starting LB’s, possibly S Gibril Wilson

 On a day when the Jets have a shakeup to their defense, the Giants also saw changes made to their unit.  The Buffalo Bills agreed to terms with LB Kawika Mitchell today, while the Dolphins signed Reggie Torbor.
In 16 games for the Giants last season, Mitchell played the weak side position compiling 76 tackles and [...]

Jets Moves

Sorry for the delay everyone, I was asleep until noon. The Jets have traded their third and fifth round picks to the Carolina Panthers for massive defensive tackle Kris Jenkins. Jenkins should be able to be the big-bodied nose tackle that Eric Mangini needs in his 3-4 defensive scheme. This pretty much [...]

Mock Draft 3.0

Don Banks of Sports Illustrated has been one of the main point-men in covering everything regarding the NFL Draft this off-season. He spent the last week at the NFL Scouting Combine, and was able to get a good look at who’s hot and who’s not. He was also able to talk to scouts [...]

Oh Willie…

From John Delcos at Lo Hud Mets Blog:
Randolph was jokingly asked about being 0-2. “Are you kidding me?’’ he said, then realizing the tone of question, shifted gears and said, “I have a shot tomorrow. I got my horse going.’’
Geez. You have one collapse and you can’t catch a break, huh?
The ‘horse’ is Johan Santana [...]

Forecasting Free Agency

With the start of the free agent signing period only a few hours away, many are wondering what the local teams are looking to do going forward. The Giants and Jets may share the same stadium, but as far as their rosters are concerned, these two teams are on opposite ends of the world. [...]

Kiki to the Knicks?

According to the NY Daily News, Kiki Vandeweghe, currently an assistant to GM Rod Thorn of the Nets, is at the top of James Dolan’s list to replace Isiah Thomas as President of the New York Knicks. The News also reports that there have already been discussions with Vandeweghe about making this a reality. The [...]