June 2009

Mandel’s Musings – Mets Blow Opportunity Vs. Phils Ace

Published on: 11th June, 2009

This could have been the opportunity for the New York Mets to take charge of the little psychological give and take they’ve been embroiled in with the Philadelphia Phillies over the past couple of seasons. The Phillies came into Citi Field two nights ago with a three game lead in the National League’s East Division [...]

What Orlando Magic Must Do To Win Game Three – Or Else

Published on: 9th June, 2009

The Orlando Magic finally arrived in Los Angeles Sunday night and although they accounted for themselves much better than in Game 1. They still are headed back to Orlando searching for answers and down 0-2 in the series. They say the playoffs don’t start until someone wins on the others floor. Well, if the Magic [...]

Strasberg Is Not Worth The Money Scott Boras Is Asking

Published on: 9th June, 2009

There hasn’t been an amateur player in the history of baseball worth a $1 million signing bonus, let alone the catastrophic amount (reportedly $50 million) about to be demanded by Stephen Strasburg‘s agent, Scott Boras. This is why baseball’s draft, which kicks off this afternoon, is such a travesty. The draft was established in 1965 [...]

2009 Belmont Stakes Post Positions and Odds

Published on: 5th June, 2009

PP        ODDS            HORSE                OWNER                                    TRAINER        JOCKEY 1                10-1                Chocolate Candy    The Craig Family Trust                                  Jerry Hollendorfer      Garrett Gomez 2                4-1                  DunkirkMrs.          John Magnier, Michael B. Tabor                     Pletcher                    John Velazquez 3                15-1                Mr. Hot Stuff         WinStar Farm                                                Eoin Harty                Edgar Prado 4                12-1                Summer Bird         Drs. Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman      Tim Ice                    Kent Desormeaux [...]

Trainer Quotes from the Belmont

Published on: 5th June, 2009

Chip Woolley, Mine That Bird (No. 7) “The No. 7 is fine with me. My horse is going to back out of it anyway, so it’s not going to be a factor.” “If you watch Mine That Bird run, his stride is bigger than most horses. He has a huge stride and gets over the [...]

Despite Derek Jeter’s early-season success, his talents have been hugely over-rated throughout his career

Published on: 4th June, 2009

New York – These pages have often been delirious in its pronouncements of the overvaluation of Derek Jeter’s talents by the simple fact of his being a key player (not THE key player, mind you) on the sports best-known, best-covered franchise in the nation’s biggest media market. The New York Yankees have benefited from the [...]

WFAN radio in New York continues to lose listeners in the Post-Mad Dog Russo Era

Published on: 3rd June, 2009

Just in case you were wondering how WFAN Sports Radio in New York was doing in the Arbitron radio ratings in 2009, here’s a quick breakdown of the most recent results, covering the period from January 2009 through March 2009: Jan      Feb     Mar 19 WFAN-AM All Sports 3.0 2.7 2.1 20t WNYC-FM News Talk Information [...]

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