This Week on the Blog

Thrilled the Zags won, as I was upset when the Knicks won.  Tanking is such a pain.  But enough Knicks for the moment.  The Yanks start tomorrow!  This is the most excited I've been about them in quite some time. On our other fronts, the Giants are in protracted negotiation with Hankins, and the Rangers are doing the bare minimum if building momentum for the playoffs is their idea.  Let's take a look at this week.

Yanks: Life begins on opening day, or so the book title went.  But the life we have ahead this year should be full of excitement. Not are we going to see the birth of a new core, but we'll have compelling players to watch at every level of the organization.  And don't be surprised if the pitching upgrades come from Kaprielian or Adams or Sheffield or another breakout guy.  The minors start again soon, too, and before we know it it will be draft time again. And we're already as loaded as I can remember.  This should just be a great ride for all of us.

Rangers: the Rangers have a very suspect defense, and Hank is not the best goalie on the team right now.  What's more, they are screwing with Buchnevich's development, and half the guys are still nursing injuries.  Their offense, which was overwhelming early, is barely whelming now.  They secured the first wildcard last night and should use the rest of the season to rest guys and figure our which goalie will give them the best chance in what could be a brief playoff run. At least they'll have their own first round pick to make this year.

Giants: Johnathan Hankins has taken JPP's place as the guy who's holding up the Giants. But we're finally in draft month, though it moved from the middle of the month to the end and from 2 thrilling days, to three tiring days. I still think they might pick a QB, especially if they fall in love with one.  My guess would be Mahomes, because he reminds me of Rodgers, and McAdoo spent time with him before his pro-day this past week.  If they're thinking about doing that, I really hope they have Hankins locked up, and a second round fix for the OL in mind.

Knicks: just like two years ago, the Knicks are having trouble tanking.  On the other hand, they played defense last night when Melo,  Rose and Thomas sat, which is interesting.  Thomas was supposed to be a defensive plus, but hasn't really been and Melo and Rose are supposed to be team leaders, but they seem to have lead them to not playing D. Knicks should have a busy offseason.  And they need some lottery luck for a change.

Life begins tomorrow!  Have a great week!