This Week on the Blog

This past week saw the Knicks rise up a bit, the Rangers maybe play a little better, the Giants part ways with a beloved coach, and the Yanks make small minor league type moves.  Let's hope this week is better.

The Giants:  The Giants are front and center right now because they need a new coach.  So far they'd interviewed their coordinators, as well as Andew Gase, who has since taken the Miami job, Teryl Austin and Doug Marrone.  In the next hour or so, Bill O'Brien could become available or available-ish, and that could interest them.  I thought when John Mara said he wouldn't rule out trading for a coach, he wasn't just talking about Payton.  They do not seem to have reached into collegiate ranks, as Mara said they would during their hamfisted press event earlier in the week.

The Yankees:  The Yanks sent cash considerations to Cleveland for yet another reliever, Kirby Yates. He had a high era, and takes up a space on the roster, which now stands at 38.  Seems like the default setting for the Yanks is "acquire a reliever."  At least this one only cost cash.  They still seem to want another starter.

Knicks: Carmelo has morphed into more of facilitator lately, and it seems to be helping the Knicks. I've insistet that this year doesn't matter, but if they can somehow cobble together a trade for a third part while in season, a playoff run might be fun.   We'll see.  But going forward, building around Porzingis remains the way to go, as he showed again last night.  Interestingly, Calderon, last night's final miss nothwithstanding, might once again be tradable.  And certainly all of those FA deals they gave out last summer are movable.

Rangers:  Egads, they must do something about the Girardi situation.  He absolutely handed a goal to Ovechkin to end the first period today.   It was a game they probably would have won within regulation but for the Girardi asssist.  Instead they lost in OT, and thus are on a modest point streak intead of a modest win streak.   Sheesh.   They need to be better all around, though Hayes did score a goal.  I sense more deals on the way.

So that about sets the table.  Hopefuly by week's end the Giants will have hired a coach and that coach will be hiring a good staff.  Otherwise, let's hope the rest of them play better, if they're playing, and that none of them do anything stupid.

Hope you have a great week.