Mets Passes Have Turned to Dodger Fortune
FLUSHING, NY – The Dodgers are in town, which mean New Ebbets Field has a home team. And no, there was no truth the rumor that they brought their white uniforms to wear just in case. But there they were in Queens - the best team in baseball - crushing the Mets on Tuesday, and then walking on Oliver Perez’s wild side last night. The Mets 5-4 win notwithstanding, it’s clear that the Dodgers are a superior team and many of the Mets problems turned into LA fortune. A few passes by Omar Minaya made the Dodgers into the team they are ...
Tavares Looking To Help On The Island
UNIONDALE, NY— Garth Snow wasn’t the star of Wednesday afternoon’s press conference on Nassau Coliseum’s floor. But the general manager incited the loudest ovation when he said the words Islanders fans were eager to hear: “I’d like to introduce John Tavares.” Twelve days after 10,118 people packed the Coliseum to watch Tavares became the fourth No. 1 overall draft pick in Islanders history, the 18-year-old prolific junior scorer greeted the nearly 500 fans at the public event. After a video showing highlights of draft night in Montreal concluded on the lowered scoreboard, Tavares stepped to the podium. The crowd cheered widely ...
Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 7/9/09
Out at the Travelers Championship last weekend, I was following the threesome of Joe Durant, Boo Weekley, and Jay Williamson for a few holes. Coming off the 9th green, I witnessed a young girl politely inquire to Weekley, "Boo, may I have your autograph?" Weekley simply stopped and smiled--then offered, "I'll do better than that--how 'bout an autographed ball?" He then signed the ball, flipped it to the glowing youngster, and proceeded to the 10th tee amid an ovation due to his gracious efforts. Yes, some athletes DO get it, folks; talk about a guy with the WRONG nickname, huh? Hooray for ...
Message to Ranger Fans: Don’t Panic!
Here we are again. It's July and already, Glen Sather has overpaid a big name free agent by signing Marian Gaborik to a five-year deal worth $37.5 million. For those math majors out there, it averages out to a cap deadly $7.5-per-season. Predictably, many Ranger fans were at a loss for words, questioning handing out such a deal to a question mark a day after Sather unloaded cap headache Scott Gomez to Montreal that landed Chris Higgins and top prospect Ryan McDonagh. So, is it time to panic yet again in Ranger land? No. It's a little premature to start going nuts ...
Yankees Swisher Fits In Nicely
When the Yankees were searching for a replacement for the departed Jason Giambi, they were not necessarily looking for another high-priced free agent. After they did not receive the best return on their large investment in the former American League MVP, no one could blame them for going a little more conservative the next time around. That appeared to be the case when Yankees general manager Brian Cashman acquired Nick Swisher and a minor leaguer from the Chicago White Sox last November for back-up infielder Wilson Betemit and a pair of minor leaguers. The switch-hitting first baseman/outfielder was not promised the job ...
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Mets Passes Have Turned to Dodger Fortune
FLUSHING, NY – The Dodgers are in town, which mean New Ebbets Field has a home team. And no, there ...
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Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 7/9/09
Out at the Travelers Championship last weekend, I was following the threesome of Joe Durant, Boo Weekley, and Jay Williamson ...
Jimmy Scott
Where Are They Now?
The goal of any MLB player, any professional athlete really, is to never be the subject of a Where Are ...
Joe Pietaro
A-Rod and Manny Tarnish the Game
Poor Bud Selig. The commissioner of baseball is trying his best to clean up the game amidst criticism that he ...
Russ Rose
500 and Counting
It was a whacky 9th inning to be sure. The Yankees were holding on to a precarious one run lead ...
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New York Mets
Mets Passes Have Turned to Dodger Fortune FLUSHING, NY – The Dodgers are in town, which mean New Ebbets Field has a home team. And no, there was no truth the rumor that they brought their white uniforms to wear just in case.
But there they were in Queens – the best team in baseball – crushing the Mets on Tuesday, and then [...]
New York Yankees
Yankees Swisher Fits In Nicely When the Yankees were searching for a replacement for the departed Jason Giambi, they were not necessarily looking for another high-priced free agent. After they did not receive the best return on their large investment in the former American League MVP, no one could blame them for going a little more conservative the next time [...]
New York Giants
Changes for the Giants in 2009 The loss of veteran leadership at the wide receiver spot is an issue that the Giants front office has to be concerned about. They replaced personnel through the NFL Draft by obtaining Hakeem Nicks with the 29 overall selection in the first round, and Ramses Barden with the 85th overall selection in the third round. [...]
New York Jets
Jets Pace Suspended For Substance Abuse The Rex Ryan era in New York has not even begun and he already has to deal with a little controversy. Calvin Pace, one of his starting linebackers, has been suspended for the first four games of the regular season for using a banned substance, which has yet to be identified.
“Calvin Pace of the New [...]
New York Knicks
Knicks Go Big At The Draft New York – The New York Knickerbockers and their fans were wishing and hoping as the NBA Draft moved along that their dream pick, Stephen Curry, would fall directly into their laps when the Knicks’ choice came at number eight. Curry, the purest shooter in the draft, had already stated publicly his preference to play [...]
New Jersey Nets
Nets Still Have a Ton of Work to Do, But Will They Do It?After trading away another key member of their team at the draft for the second consecutive season, the New Jersey Nets’ star power is at all time low.
The Nets say they are trying to get smaller and more athletic, but it looks pretty obvious that they’re looking for as many ways to shed salary [...]
New York Rangers
Message to Ranger Fans: Don’t Panic! Here we are again. It’s July and already, Glen Sather has overpaid a big name free agent by signing Marian Gaborik to a five-year deal worth $37.5 million. For those math majors out there, it averages out to a cap deadly $7.5-per-season.
Predictably, many Ranger fans were at a loss for words, questioning handing out such [...]
New York Islanders
Tavares Looking To Help On The Island UNIONDALE, NY— Garth Snow wasn’t the star of Wednesday afternoon’s press conference on Nassau Coliseum’s floor. But the general manager incited the loudest ovation when he said the words Islanders fans were eager to hear: “I’d like to introduce John Tavares.”
Twelve days after 10,118 people packed the Coliseum to watch Tavares became the fourth No. [...]
New Jersey Devils
Two Late Goals End Devils Season NEWARK, NJ – No one had ever seen anything like it.
Long after the final buzzer ended, there was a zombie-like haze amongst the players and the coaches.
How could everything change in one minute and twenty seconds? How could home-ice advantage and a raucous crowd just melt away in 80 ticks of a clock? How did [...]
Baseball
Benitez Blows All-Star Game as Liberty Wins, 7-5 NEWARK, NJ— Armando Benitez blew a comfortable lead during a showcase game.
Sound familiar? Benitez wasn’t even wearing a Mets uniform this time. Instead, the Newark Bears closer failed to hold a two-run ninth inning lead in the Atlantic League’s All-Star game Tuesday night, giving up four runs on five hits as the Liberty Division stormed [...]
Football
The UFL Ready To Go For 2010 NEW YORK – If you had said to me three years ago that a new professional football league would start up and play games during the fall, when the NFL and College Football (not to mention High School Football) were in full swing, I would have suggested some sort of substance abuse recovery program.
Two years [...]
Basketball
Hofstra Gets Double Overtime Win Over JMU HEMPSTEAD, NY – Sophomore guard Charles Jenkins (Queens, NY) scored a game-high 32 points and set a career-high with 13 assists while senior forward Zygis Sestokas (Vilnius, Lithuania) knocked down a trio of three-pointers in the second overtime session on his way to a career-high 19 points as the Hofstra Men’s Basketball team pulled out [...]
Hockey
NHL Mock Draft – 2nd Round Each player has ratings for the following scouting services: NHL’s Central Scouting (CS), The Hockey News (THN), McKeen’s (McK), International Scouting Service (ISS), Red Line Report (RLR), and Bob McKenzie of TSN.ca (TSN). CS breaks down their ratings by North American skaters, European skaters, North American goaltenders and European goaltenders. ISS, RLR, and TSN all [...]
Other Sports
A Whale of a Last Day at Bethpage BETHPAGE, NY – Even after four days of disappointing weather, and tough golf, the U.S. Open did have a gem in it.
A holdover Monday finally gave the Long Island crowd something to cheer about and also something to groan.
First you had Lucas Glover, who fought through and won his first major. A 29 [...]
New York Red Bulls
Time to fire Agoos-OsorioOne supporter’s letter to the front officeThe Red Bulls are in shambles and calls for Juan Carlos Osorio’s head are nothing new. But patience is wearing thin with the team’s supporters, one of whom penned this letter to Red Bulls general manager Erik Stover. We reprinted it with his permission.
Long Island Ducks
Ducks Win in 11 CENTRAL ISLIP, NY— Come the end of the season, Johnny Hernandez’s 11th inning RBI single that lead to a 4-3 win over Bridgeport Thursday night might be a footnote or a key victory that can determine a wild card berth.
In the meantime, the Ducks will settle for a win after trailing 3-0 in the eighth. [...]
Bridgeport Bluefish
Lopez Brings Smiles To Camp Bridgeport, CT— Luis Lopez stepped onto the dew christened field Wednesday morning with a bright smile that easily competed with the radiating sun at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. For the past three days, Lopez had tossed over 1,000 baseballs to kids ranging from the ages of 5-12 at this week’s Bridgeport Bluefish summer camp. [...]
