August 2009
Published on: 29th August, 2009
Mandel's Musings: Mets Season Filled With Mistakes While Giants Are Far From Ready to Begin |
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New York – – This hasn’t been the best of seasons for the New York Mets franchise, has it?
Their home ballpark continues to look like an overpriced municipal stadium with it’s Brooklyn homage to Jackie Robinson. It’s team roster was ill-conceived and ill-designed by a general manager who seemed more interested in using Fred Wilpon’s money to build [...]
Published on: 20th August, 2009
Jeter Overrated? Perhaps, Not. |
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On these pages, I recently discussed how overrated I felt Yankee shortstop and New York City nightlife icon Derek Jeter was on the playing field (the one with a pitcher’s mound, not the Manhattan bar scene which is another kind of playing field).
I have thought for a long time that Jeter, the player (not [...]
Published on: 15th August, 2009
Mandel's Musings: Woodstock's 40th Anniversary Also Recalls Momentous Sports Events in 1969 |
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New York –Woodstock’s 40th anniversary brings to mind a uniquely American event that spoke to an entire generation of young music fans who are now in their fifties and sixties. Just imagine, close to half a million baby-boomers gathered in upstate New York on Max Yasgur’s farm, listening to music, getting stoned, sleeping in mud, [...]
Published on: 11th August, 2009
Pressure On Manning Is More Than A Contract Issue |
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Albany, NY — Despite the fact he is about to affix his signature to a a six-year, $97.5 million extension that includes $35 million guaranteed, a contract that will make him the highest paid player in the history of the sport, the inherent pressure of being the richest player does not compare to the tension Eli Manning is about to [...]
Published on: 7th August, 2009
Round One Goes to Yankees in Blow-Out Of Red Sox |
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New York – Round One of what many viewed as the pivotal series of this season between the Red Sox and Yankees went to the Bombers last night. In front of a season-high, sellout crowd of 49,008 at the new launching pad in the Bronx, the Yankees brought out their heavy lumber and at the [...]
Published on: 4th August, 2009
Pierce Clears Legal Hurdle - Speaks For First Time At Giants Camp |
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce has no regrets about helping Plaxico Burress after his former teammate accidentally shot himself in the leg last November.
Speaking a day after a Manhattan grand jury decided not to indict him on charges of carrying Burress’ unlicensed firearm in the aftermath of the nightclub shooting, Pierce said Tuesday he acted reasonably, [...]
Published on: 3rd August, 2009
Giants Burress Indicted By Grand Jury - Jail Time GuaranteedNew York Giants' Plaxico Burress, left, catches the game-winning touchdown pass in front of New England Patriots' Ellis Hobbs III during the final minute of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) |
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NEW YORK – Former New York Giants star Plaxico Burress was indicted by a grand jury on weapons charges for shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub and faces a minimum prison sentence of 3 1/2 years if convicted, prosecutors announced Monday.
The indictment charged the 31-year-old Burress with two counts of criminal possession of [...]
