Happy New Year!

May health and happiness be your's every day, and may love, joy and gratitude be all you feel in 2008!

Rangers Win in OT!

It was Shanny, yet again, with the game winner. They came back twice to even get to OT. They're starting to score some goals now, let's hope for a big correction in the new year. Go Rangers!

Giants Almost Get it Done...

Here's hoping the Giants learned something that will help them in the playoffs tonight. Eli threw 4 TD passes, and some new targets like Boss and Smith did some good things. Hopefully the D will be better next week in Tampa. Go Giants!

Dave Does it Right

David Letterman and Craig Ferguson will have A material when they come back in January, and that's because Dave's company Worldwide Pants made its own deal with the WGA, allowing both shows to get their writers back and all of their writers and crews to get back to work. It will be interesting to see if other companies break away and make their own deals with the WGA. This strike cannot be over soon enough, for those of us in the business or, I suspect, for the people we seek to entertain. Thanks, Dave.

Merry Christmas to All!

God bless us, everyone. Hope you're all having the best holiday possible, and that some day the Blue-Gray Game will return!

Giants Make the Playoffs!

It was a truly ugly roller-coaster of a game till late, but the Giants beat the Bills 38-21 to assure themselves of their third straight playoff appearance. The Giants finally decided to give Bradshaw some carries, and he paid big dividends with an 88 yard TD run. Both Bradshaw and Jacobs went over 140 yards on the ground. Corey Webster finally showed up and had a pick six, as did Kavicka Mitchell, who had a monster game. Toomer also had some big grabs early for the Giants. Eli couldn't hold onto the ball and the program of deep and medium outs continued to produce more int's than touchdowns. Steve Smith dropped a sure TD pass, but hopefully they'll give him more chances. Though it's great to be back in the playoffs, this team will still have to establish some level of consistency to do anything in the postseason. Bradshaw could be a wildcard there.

Giants Lose When They Could Have Clinched

They weren't ready to play, had no apparent game plan and once again tried to be too cute with the play calling, especially in the first half. There is a leadership problem with this team. Let's hope they have the intelligence to address it after we're done for the year. Heaping bad news on top of a bad performance, Shockey is lost for the year. Really poor show, Giants.

Rock On, Andy Pettitte!

Andy Pettitte has admitted to taking HGH on two occasions, as he was charged with doing in the Red Sox Director Report that came out Thursday. I can't wait to hear the ovation he gets at Yankee Stadium. Go Andy!

It's Official!

Alex Rodriguez is back on the 40 man roster - for the next ten years. His new Yankee deal was finally signed today and said all the right and predictable things on his conference call. Mo's is the only deal that hasn't been anounced, and that could happen as soon as tomorrow, if the Yankee offices haven't been too disrupted by the Mitchell report. Who knows what Cash is up to? Go Yanks!

Red Sox Director Blast Yanks and Mets in his Report

Wow, is Mitchell's report slanted against the Yanks and Mets. Apparently, other teams weren't of much interest his investigation. It is completely immoral of him to provide some names and not all names because he was too unresourceful and disinclined to get them. This is a black day in baseball history, and Mitchell has become baseball's McCarthy. What a joke.

Rangers Lose in OT

The Rangers lost a tough one tonight in Washingto as Shanny fell down in OT creating a goal scoring odd man rush for the Caps. Hank was not sharp, but he took a shot where no one wants one early, and opted to stay in. The 5 goals followed. A point is better than nothing, though, and it was good to see Straka getting his scoring touch back, with 2 in regulation. Shanny and Gomez had the other Ranger Goals.

Yanks Set to Sign LaTroy Hawkins

After being linked to LaTroy Hawkins twice in the past, it seems the Yanks are about to add the veteran well travelled reliever for 1 year and 3.75M. Seems like an okay move. It means Viz will go somewhere else, and the Yanks will get a supplemental pick. Furthermore, his deal, and likely his performance won't block any of the kids. At the same time, having Hawkins will probably mean the Yanks won't have to rush anyone. Reasonable move. Go Yanks!

Rangers Win in OT!

:30 seconds into OT, Shanny ended the 3 game skid with a goal that turned a 0-0 tie into a Ranger win. Huge shutout from Hank who had been slumping a bit during the skid. Big win for the Rangers. Go Blueshirts!

Giants Win!

Plaxic Burress overcame the injury he's been nursing all year to score a huge TD in a game the Giants just won 16-13 in Philly. Bad games were had by the OL, Shockey and Brandon Jacobs, who was clearly not 100% and fumbled twice. Still, that was a huge win. Go Giants!

Matsui on the Block?

The Yanks are apparently talking to the Giants about a deal for Hideki Matsui. Godzilla's been a productive Yank, but if they can get value for him, they should do it at this point. The problem is: the Giants are pretty talent barren outside of Cain and Lincecum, neither of which you are gonna get for a mid-30's OF. They have some relievers that are interesting including Brian Wilson and Jonathan Sanchez, and if the Yanks could get both it would be a great deal. Sadly, that's unlikely. There's been some talk about the Yanks taking Noah Lowry, which would be absolutely useless unless they could spin him elsewhere. We'll see. There might not be a good mix with the Giants.

The Latest Yank

The Tyler Clippard for Jonathan Albaladejo trade the Yanks made with the Senato-er Nationals is final. Albaladjo is a huge reliever who sits low nineties, but dials 95 and uses a slider as his knockout pitch. He'll go into the bullpen mix with all the other power arms and failed minor league starters the Yanks have assembled. The Yanks probably could have gotten a lot more for T-Clip last year, but after his mechanics fell apart under the poor supervision of Ron Guidry, this was what they could do. Let's hope he helps. Go Yanks!

Marte on the Way?

Yanks are apparently talking to Pittsburgh about a trade that would return Damaso Marte to the Yanks. He'd be a great lefty option out of the pen, so let's hope Cash can get something reasonable done, here. Go Yanks!

Safe at Home!

Klap and Caldera are reporting that the Yankees have pulled their offer for Johan Santana. Now, if Hank is serious, Phil Hughes will not be available for any other trade. Good. Go Yanks!

The Deadline Approaches

The deadline that Hank set for the Twins to take or leave their best offer for Santana is rapidly approaching. It will be Hughes, Melky and a 3rd player. Though Hughes represents an overbid compared to what Boston is supposedly offering, it will be the 3rd player in the deal that will determine just how much damage has been done. If Santana is healthy, it can be argued that Hughes is a fair central piece for him. It just seems like the Yanks could have trumped the Sox offer without using him, and that will hurt if it happens.

Andy's Coming Back!

According to the Houston Chronicle, Andy Pettitte's agents have informed the Yankees that Andy will return for one more year. Knowing this, the Yankees absolutely must pull Phil Hughes out of their offer of Johan Santana. C'mon, Yanks!

What a Comeback!

After shaking off 7 quarters of terrible football, Eli and the guys scored 2 TD's in the 4th quarter to comeback and beat Chicago in Chicago. Ward, Toomer and Drouhns had the TD's. Ultimately very encouraging. Go Giants!

Rangers!

Rangers went up to Ottawa and kicked ass today. Scoring 5 times for the first time since opening night, the Rangers were in control all the way. Shanny had 2, Jagr 1, Girardi 1, and Betts scored an empty netter. Very nice game. Go Rangers!