This Week on the Blog

Giants won, Knicks won, the Rangers lost in a shootout, and the Yanks haven't done anything dumb.  Just slightly suboptimal, but it could get tougher as we get into the week.  Here's why:

Rangers: Rangers lost tonight and start a Monday/Wednesday home and home with the Pens tomorrow.  What's more it looks like Mika Zibanejad took a bad leg injury tonight at the beginning of overtime and could be gone for a long time.  He was starting to score again, too. Then they have to play Philly on Friday, and Buch is getting an MRI tomorrow.  So, we could be in for a great deal of sudden adversity.

UPDATE: It's a broken Fibula for Mika and that's a 6-8 week ride. UGH.  Rings of harmony around his speedy recovery.

Giants:  The Giants just won their fifth straight game, and they still have not played as well as they can or should.  That said the first to second year improvement in Landon Collins is nigh on miraculous.  I waited entire careers for Mark Collins and Will Allen to learn how to catch, and Landon has!  Also, JPP is looking better and better.  So this team could have some upside this year.   But as we've been saying, it depends on the OL, and they keep getting hurt.   That said, Paul Perkins looks like the kind of back who could be a real weapon with a good OL.

Knicks: the Knicks had a full team, coaches and Phil meeting yesterday, and then made short work of Atlanta today.  They are a work in progress and they still need to share the ball and defend better most nights, but there are little periods of dominance that could grow into something.  Their D has been improving and they are 4-1 lately.   KP may be generational.  Easily our best pick since Patrick.

Yankees: The Yanks have talked a lot about pitching, which is what it is.  But this weekend pundits started talking about big bats and big bats who will cost a pick. No thanks.  We're nowhere near that yet, and we don't even know what the new rules are as the CBA is still up in the air.  I'm not even sure if that will effect `17 or start in `18.  Hopefully Cash will protect the pick.  We could get more trade news or a signing this week.  Also, Gleyber Torres won the AAFL batting title as well as the MVP and became the first teen to do so.  Let's hope they don't sandbag him an extra year like they did Sanchez, and instead let him rise as fast as his 5 tools can carry him.

The Ranger week will be tight, and the Knicks are still in process.  If there's no sudden news let me take this opportunity to with you and your's the happiest of Thanksgivings.   Thank you.