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The weekly poll has been updated. Feel free to discuss in this post.

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Much has been made of the recent Jeremy Shockey situation, where rumors were flying that the G-Men were actively shopping Shockey to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for a second round draft pick and maybe more, given the emergence of rookie Kevin Boss. Shockey was also rumored to have demanded a trade, in light [...]

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According to several news sources, Forward Sean Avery of the New York Rangers has suffered a lacerated spleen and will not play again during the playoffs. There was also a story published in the New York Daily News that stated Avery had gone into cardiac arrest as well, but the Rangers have denied this report. [...]

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The Yankees difficult 2008 season just took another bad turn, as reigning MVP Alex Rodriguez will go on the 15-day DL with a quadriceps strain. This is a bad break for the Bombers, who will be without another key cog in their lineup after All-Star catcher Jorge Posada went on the DL yesterday. [...]

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Well I think the title of this post pretty much sums up what I have right now.  Here is the story.  No timetable was given on when he may return to action, but for the now the outlook is brighter than it was two days ago, when it was thought that Jorge would be in [...]

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Question: Which of the following news stories is the “most shocking”?
A. Miley “Hannah Montanna” Cyrus, 15 years old, posing provocatively in Vanity Fair
B. Controversial Pastor Reverend Wright defending himself against critics.
C. Roger Clemens denies yet another scandal.
Answer: D. The sun will come up tomorrow.
Continue on with your day, people. Nothing to see here.

Filed under: MLB - Mets, Writer - Tim Sharobem | No Comments »

ESPN is reporting that the San Francisco Giants will move high-paid pitcher Barry Zito to the bullpen, the team’s response to Zito’s pitiful start to the 2008 season. In six starts this season, Zito has a record of 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA. He is only the third pitcher since 1956 to go [...]

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Yesterday I gave the evaluations of the Jets draft class from the guys at Scouts, Inc. Today I’ll give you the grade on their draft. First, I’ll grade them myself, then I’ll give you Mel Kiper Jr.’s grade. Before I do this, let me give a disclaimer. It’s kind of silly [...]

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Yesterday I gave the evaluations of the Giants draft class from the guys at Scouts, Inc. Today I’ll give you the grade on their draft. First, I’ll grade them myself, then I’ll give you Mel Kiper Jr.’s grade. Before I do this, let me give a disclaimer. It’s kind of silly [...]

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The Rangers are down 0-2 in the best of seven games with the Penguins in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. …And somewhere Devils fans are grinning…Good grief
Normally, this would be a post where I’d rant at how badly the Rangers have been playing and that they need to step it up. However, after watching [...]

Filed under: NHL - Rangers, Writer - Tim Sharobem | 1 Comment »