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But he’s not getting any support either. Tony Romo who called the game for CBS is a blowhard, but he had a point when he said that they should let Wilson throw downfield on 1st down. At this point they have nothing to lose. And the two running backs they have aren’t doing much either, mostly because their offensive line sucks. And to me the biggest disappointment has been this defense that one of the players said could be as good as the 85 Bears! What? They’re not as good as today’s Chicago Bears right now.
I think it’s safe to say this weekend was a washout, both in terms of weather and the state of our sports teams. The sun will eventually make a return, our teams? Not so much.
FOOTBALL- GIANTS JETS DISASTER
I didn’t see the Giants-Niners game on Thursday night, but my understanding was that it wasn’t as close as the 30-12 final score indicated. That’s not good.
As for the Jets, I’m not even going to give out about Zach Wilson who is clearly in over his head. I’ve cut him as much benefit of the doubt as I can. He’s just not cut out for this.
But he’s not getting any support either. Tony Romo who called the game for CBS is a blowhard, but he had a point when he said that they should let Wilson throw downfield on 1st down. At this point they have nothing to lose. And the two running backs they have aren’t doing much either, mostly because their offensive line sucks. And to me the biggest disappointment has been this defense that one of the players said could be as good as the 85 Bears! What? They’re not as good as today’s Chicago Bears right now.
Losing to Bill Belichick is always painful. Losing to him when his team sucks is excruciating. The Patriots are not good, and no matter how much of a genius the world thinks he is, he’s not smart enough to get this team to a winning record. Unless he can schedule the Jets more than the one more time they are scheduled to play again this year.
I’ll wrap up the disastrous Mets and Yankees seasons next week. And not that I follow the WNBA much, but the Liberty are the top ranked team in the East, and they lost their conference final game 1 to the Connecticut Sun. Like I said. A washout.
TV Series Review: Winning Time Season 2.
Jeff Pearlman, the author whose book Showtime was what this HBO series was based on, took to all his social media accounts to plead with people to tune into the show in order to generate ratings so that the higher ups would green light the series for a third season. Because of the writers strike that has now been resolved apparently, the stars of the show were unable to promote it.
Alas as the last episode of season 2 was about to be rolled out, word came down that HBO had indeed cancelled the series. Leaving it off after Game 7 of the classic 1984 NBA Finals.
SPOILER ALERT The Celtics won the 1984 NBA Finals END SPOILER ALERT.
I feel bad. It was a very entertaining show and brilliantly acted. I’m not a big John C Reilly fan, but he pulled off Jerry Buss brilliantly. And Adrien Brody became Pat Riley, there’s no other way around it. Even the Commish/Vic Mackey himself Michael Chicklis was a more than believable Red Auerbach.
But I’m also wondering if the lack of controversy hurt the show in season two. Recall that last year Jerry West was threatening to sue HBO for the show’s portrayal of him. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar lambasted the show for suggesting the that he told the kid from Airplane to fuck off. Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe took Pearlman to task publicly (and Pearlman responded in kind) and Magic Johnson urged viewers not to tune in. I mean if someone tells you not to tune in, what’s your first instinct?
There are like a million ways to watch TV Shows now. There’s got to be a way for a show like this to land on its feet. It’s not likely, but hopefully someone has the brains to put this back on the air.
BOOK REVIEW: The Last Miracle: My 18 Year Journey with the New York Mets
By: Ed Kranepool.
I wanted to like this book because as a Mets fan, this is someone who should be easy to root for. Drafted by the Mets right out of James Monroe High School in the Bronx, 17 year old Kranepool made his Mets debut in their very first season. He went on to play for them all the way through the 1979 season.
And yeah, there were a few really good and interesting stories he told.
But I had a few issues with the book, and while they may seem petty and insignificant, it led me to not enjoy the book as much as I thought as I would.
The first thing I didn’t like was that he called all his old teammates, managers and coaches by their last names. I mean like in the entire book, he never once talked about anyone and referred to them by their first name. I know that sounds like a small thing, but I mean the Mets have had some guys with colorful first names. Kranepool referred to Stengel, Berra, McGraw, Staub and Harrelson, where most of the books about the Mets I’ve read those guys are almost always called, Casey, Yogi, Tug, Rusty and Buddy. I mean even if you mention Willie and Cleon, we would know who you were referring to, but Kranepool insisted on calling them Mays and Jones. It was especially annoying with Cleon Jones, because Jones is such a common name, I had to think about who he was referring to. Maybe I need to get a life or something, but I found it very annoying.
And too often IMHO, he came off as an old grouch, bitching about how he could have been a perennial all-star if not for this, that and the other thing. Hey, it’s his book, he can say whatever he wants, if he thinks he could have been another Ted Williams, that’s his right, (he didn’t actually say that, I guess I should point out, but that was kind of where he veered off sometimes) He also had no issues calling out folks he felt did him wrong, like former Mets GM’s Bob Scheffing and Joe McDonald. He also has little use for Joe Torre.
The title suggests that he was grateful to have been part of the organization for all those years. Too many times throughout the book, it was awfully hard to tell.
Everything I heard about Kranepool from people in the organization I have a ton of respect for have said he is a warm, friendly man, a wonderful ambassador for the franchise. And he may be, but this book made him sound like someone who would tell you to get off his lawn.
2.0 Auggies.
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My worst nightmare when I send my kid off to school every day is some maniac with an automatic rifle and bad intentions getting in there. Right behind that is what happened to those poor band kids from Farmingdale. He is always on buses, going to meets and on trips. I saw the alert on my phone saying a school bus carrying kids from Long Island crashed, and my heart went to my throat. None of the kids in the band died but two adults, band director Gina Pellettiere and retired social staudies teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed. Just a heartbreaking tragedy.
As always folks, please Stay Safe
and Have a Great Week
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