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ANGRYWARD
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| 11-18-2008 - SelecP - |
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NASHVILLE, TN—So, I guess the big story in sports this week will be Jets/Titans clash on Sunday. The Jets, due partly to a laughably weak schedule, are once again making Mangini look like Mangenius (though that may be the most premature nickname in the history of sports) by beating the Pats last week and are now sitting atop the AFC East. The Titans, meanwhile, are the only undefeated team left in the NFL this season and are doing it with a smothering defense, solid running attack, and Kerry Collins, of all people, at QB. At 10-0, and running away with the AFC South, some pundits are starting to wonder whether they’ll have a perfect season. But, really, what’s with this obsession over perfection in sports? Didn’t we go through this last year with the Patriots? Who needs it? In fact, I was kinda pulling for New England last year just so they could finally shut up those old idiots from Miami, who get together every year to toast their perfect season of 1972. My thinking was, two perfect seasons would make it much less of a big deal. Seriously, why is there such a need to celebrate perfection? Aren’t the most interesting heroes the ones who are flawed? And aren’t the most gripping stories the ones that feature obstacles along the way and folks pulling themselves up by the bootstraps? As Mets fans we have been conditioned not to be greedy when it comes to things like these. Forget about a perfect game, we would all settle for a no-hitter sometime in the next 100 years or so. Forget about perfect amenities at Citifield, we’d be psyched with a few bathrooms that didn’t flood, a public address system that didn’t sound like a ham radio, and a handful of vendors that don’t look like they stepped out of the bar scene from Star Wars. We’re not asking for Pat Gillick, just a GM with a little bit more on the ball than Omar Minaya. Speaking of Omar, he’s been too quiet of late and it worries me. So help me, if he jumps into the Manny Ramirez suckerstakes, I am going to lose it. Manny is not looking for a fresh start; he’s looking for a cushy retirement package. He’s got his 2 rings and all the stats you could possibly want as a hitter, this is a man with absolutely no motivation to do anything but collect a hefty paycheck and eat. Let’s hope that the Mets don’t make the same high-priced veteran slugger mistake that they have in the past. Hmm, I seem to have drifted off topic. Oh well, even Bo Derek made “Tarzan the Ape Man” after “10,” so, nobody’s perfect. OK, maybe Bo still is, but certainly no one in sports.
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jgclancy
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I have to say that the best thing that happened to the Giants was that loss. Think of the hype and added stress of having the NY media going on ad nauseum about a perfect season. Non-topic with that loss. If Jets can win or even keep it close we may have to believe it's possible they are better than most think.
Omar is quiet because he's keeping lower c and has no idea where he'll get a reliever worth a damn. Hoping manny stays in LA. Need a Vikes win to cling to first . |
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Cookie
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As everyone knows.. the Pats perfection last year really amounted to nothing after they lost the Super Bowl. So.. for a season with less than two dozen games... what does perfect mean.. really? A perfect game.. however... very impressive.
Speaking of perfect.. how about those poster kids for the antithesis of perfection.. the brain surgeons at the MTA. I laughed heartily at the MTA posters telling me about the upcoming 2015 2nd Avenue subway. (This is a NYC myth of Bigfoot proportions and has been going around since I was a youngster.) Now, it's even funnier in the face of these impending MTA cuts.. which may include cutting two subway lines entirely. Nice. First person to say they take the M or Z regularly get a MTM sponsored MetroCard. |
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Nick C
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| jgclancy is dead on about the Giants losing in Cleveland taking away all that nonsense. What is the status of Vince Young? Is he off the roster or is he the backup? That's some sub if he is and the Titans will lose if Kerry Collins goes down and the Jets will lose because Mangini is a horrible coach. He practically told the Pats what to do each play. |
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Vinny From Brooklyn
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| This game is one of top 10 biggest in Jet history. No question. Angry Ward, whos going to win it? |
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jgclancy
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The Titans backups are Young and Chris Simms. Young started to whine about not starting after being hurt but when the team is undefeated they weren't about to put him back in to start. I equate Young to being the same as Culpepper .
I'm thinking if Favre doesn't get intercepted the Jets will win...that's a BIG if I might add. |
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MATT FACTS:
Plaxico Burress is no longer spokesman for Thigh Master. Chad Pennington is NOT a Brett Favre fan... Hillary Clinton and Don Nelson have never been seen in the same place... Jerry Manuel is not related to Charlie ManuelJerry Manuel is not related to Charlie Manuel... Somebody namd Michel coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins... Tiki Barber quit the Giants. The Giants then won the Super Bowl... The New England Patriots only lost ONE game out of 19!!! Aaron Heilman was actually funny in re to Eli and Plaxico Burress helping the Mets as a pitcher and outfielder, respectively. Repeat, Heilman was funny... Jessica Simpson would rather date Tom Brady - trust us... Eli Manning is better than Archie - now... Alyssa Milano is a Met fan. RRRRR... Rickey Henderson speaks in the 3rd Person... Shawn Green has big ears... Howard Johnson likes to stay at the Holiday Inn, ironically... Sandy Alomar, Sr. is the youngest of 9 kids. That's why he was quick around the dish. Jiminy Cricket was the Philly Phanatic in a previous life…Fred Wilpon is pals with Sandy Koufax... Mike Ditka is a really tough guy.. Buffalo has a Triple A baseball team. They are NOT called The Snowballs... Chan Ho Park has people thinking of naming a ballfield after him - it would be called Chan Ho Park Park... John Maine has never been, oddly enough, to Maine... Curt Gowdy, Jr. has never been to Yellow Knife, Canada... Kevin Mitchell played 6 positions for the Mets in '86 and, according to Doc Gooden's book, didn't like cats... John Olerud & Wayne Gretzky have never been seen in the same place... Kevin McReynolds now makes his living doing laugh tracks for sit-coms... Tony Gwynn is nearing 300 lbs... Carlos Beltran has Mercedes Benz dealerships named for him in Barcelona, Spain... Willie Montanez was called Guillermo by Lenny Randle... Rusty Staub beat Jeff Kent in a race – TODAY... Jay Horwitz is a dynamite Cricket players – somebody said... Jeff Wilpon was a decent minor league catcher... Ziggy Palfy lives in Slovakia and is a big Met fan... Superman Returns, yet still can’t hit Billy Wagner... David Wright will win the Triple Crown – on a horse... Omar Minaya is Tobey McGuire’s stunt-double in Spider Man 3... Hilary Clinton has Mr. Met pajamas – we think... Albert Einstein was a HUGE Met fan... The Metropolitan Opera House was named for the Mets after their 2nd season in ’63... Wally Backman, ’86 sparkplug, considered changing his name to Wally Back-Matt... Neil Allen and Mike Stanton, former Mets, have Allen & Stanton Streets on Lower East Side named for them.
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