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Rockin' Doc Sep 11 2005 10:24 PM |
Then again, they might not. The NY Giants opened their NFL season with a 42-19 rout of the hapless Arizona Cardinals. It's still too early to tell how good the Giants can be this season, but at least they're off to a good start. They take on the displaced New Orleans Saints next Monday night.
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PatchyFogg Sep 14 2005 12:58 AM |
We had Daily News Giants beat writer Ralph Vacchiano on the show tonight. Here's the interview:
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holychicken Sep 14 2005 09:22 AM |
I hope they have a magical season, but I hope they have a magicless day when they play the Giants.
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Elster88 Sep 14 2005 09:44 AM |
First off, you're not a person, you're a chicken.
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holychicken Sep 14 2005 11:47 AM |
A Holy Chicken, bub!
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Rockin' Doc Oct 08 2005 03:49 PM |
The Giants are 3-1 and have a bye week. They have an extra week to prepare for Parcell's Cowboys. I don't ask for much, but the Giants just have to beat the Cowboys, whom I detest almost as much as the Yankees.
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soupcan Oct 08 2005 05:49 PM |
I pretend to be a Giants fan when my season-ticket holding friend takes me to games.
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TheOldMole Oct 08 2005 10:46 PM |
Giant fan here.
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ScarletKnight41 Oct 08 2005 10:51 PM |
I'm just there for the tailgate parties.
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OlerudOwned Oct 09 2005 03:19 PM |
Football will always be my favoriteof the 2. And I'm just salivating at the fact that Eli and the staff have an extra week to prepare for Dallas's ugly secondary.
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ABG Oct 10 2005 09:05 AM |
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Didnt' look too ugly yesterday. I'm concerned that we've beaten only badly-coached finesse teams. Let's see what happens when we play a strong team with good coaching. Like next Sunday.
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Lundy Oct 10 2005 10:57 AM |
What Old Mole said.
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Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 12:51 PM |
I am a Giants fan, but I have no issues with the Jets. I wish them well, unless of course they are playing the Giants or Panthers.
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Elster88 Oct 10 2005 01:02 PM |
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Me too, only reverse the names of the teams and take out the Panthers' caveat. BTW, your team looks pretty nasty to me. If their defense was just a little better....wow. And even though it's not my team, Strahan being on the verge of breaking LT's sack sounds like sacrelige (sp?) to me.
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Valadius Oct 10 2005 04:04 PM |
You're not as alone as you think. I am also a Giants fan.
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Elster88 Oct 10 2005 04:47 PM |
Maybe it's because we rent your building.
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Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 08:23 PM |
Maybe it's because neither team is the Yankees.
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Iubitul Oct 10 2005 08:30 PM |
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As a long time Cowboys fan, I must say that I am quite offended that the Cowboys were included in the same sentence as the MFYs
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Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:32 PM |
The sim scores between Yankee, Cowboy/Steeler, and Laker fans can be quite high.
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ScarletKnight41 Oct 10 2005 09:34 PM |
Hey - I've known lubitul a long time, and he does not share any characteristics of MFY fans (and he has consistently been a Cowboys fan).
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Elster88 Oct 10 2005 09:42 PM |
Whoa, whoa. Not implying anything at all about lubitul. The fact that he is a Met fan obviously means he doesn't fall into the category that my post was referring to. But the fact remains that the Cowboys tend to inspire bandwagoners as much as the Yankees.
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cooby Oct 10 2005 10:04 PM |
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Please, never again confuse me with a Cowboys fan. Or Lakers. Or Yankees. Ciao, I am missing my Steelers game
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Rockin' Doc Oct 10 2005 10:14 PM |
All successful teams tend to attract bandwagon fans.
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ScarletKnight41 Oct 10 2005 10:14 PM |
That's cool. You just have to be careful about generalizing.
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Elster88 Oct 31 2005 12:20 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 02 2005 02:45 PM |
I don't have to be careful about anything.
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PatchyFogg Nov 02 2005 01:27 PM |
We had Daily News Giants beat writer Ralph Vacchiano on with us last night.
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metirish Nov 06 2005 09:28 PM |
Message to Bill Mass...STFU...I want to watch the Giants and I try, but I hate Bill Mass, he never shuts up and it's pure jock speak garbage that he talks, and he's an idiot...a hightlight from today was..
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seawolf17 Nov 13 2005 04:19 PM |
Giants just tied the game at 21 thanks to a short TD run by Tiki, followed by an identical 2-point conversion by Tiki. Barber has over 100 receiving yards today - a career high - and almost 100 rushing years. Vikes driving with :46 on the clock.
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ABG Nov 13 2005 04:23 PM |
Unbelievable.
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KC Nov 13 2005 04:28 PM |
I generally root against the Jints, but had the Vikings losing in Diamond Dad's
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Iubitul Nov 13 2005 06:58 PM |
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Actually, that name was applied by Stevel Sabol of NFL films for their 1977 - 78 highlight film. He said that he saw Cowboy fans in every stadium that year, even when the Cowboys weren't playing. Supposedly, Tom Landry cringed when he heard of the nickname... Doc - I'm with you - I hate the bandwagon Cowboy fans. Because of them, I have to deal with the crap that their presence stirs up...
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metirish Nov 13 2005 10:50 PM |
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KC you're taking the piss right?...I'm no expert but one of Manning's biggest problems to me is that he can't see what's going on down the field,more than a few times today he failed to see open guys just waiting for the ball...
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Frayed Knot Nov 15 2005 11:30 PM |
Bad month to be a NY Giant owner;
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KC Nov 16 2005 07:31 AM |
>>>KC you're taking the piss right?<<<
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Edgy DC Nov 16 2005 11:15 AM |
Tisch was also US Postmaster General and a great benefactor to New York City colleges and universities as well as atheltic programs at primary and secondary schools. In Feb. 2000, he helped found Take the Field, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to renovating and rebuilding the athletic fields at New York City’s public high schools. Tisch, a product of those schools who graduated from Erasmus Hall High in Brooklyn, was Chairman of Take the Field, Inc. He launched the organization with a $1 million donation, and as of earlier this year had raised more than $147 million in public and private dollars.
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Valadius Nov 16 2005 12:02 PM |
Bob Tisch was my dad's buddy.
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Edgy DC Nov 16 2005 12:09 PM |
Good friend to have. Sorry for your family's loss.
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Elster88 Nov 21 2005 10:40 AM |
If I were a Giant fan, Eli would scare me.
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Elster88 Nov 21 2005 10:42 AM |
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*sigh* I said "can", and read the post immediately preceding the one that I am quoting.
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OlerudOwned Nov 21 2005 05:30 PM |
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Valadius Nov 21 2005 05:34 PM |
I'm proud to be a Giants fan. Why am I a Giants fan? Ask my dad. He might know.
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Elster88 Nov 21 2005 07:51 PM |
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Your point? I guess it's comforting to know that saying anything critical about any team will still make people try to hit back. Even when they weren't hit in the first place. Does anyone want to discuss Eli without comparing him to a poor bastid who gets shoulder surgery on an annual basis? ____________________ This post had the designation 120) Masato Yoshii
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metirish Nov 21 2005 10:45 PM |
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Phil Simms comes out swinging against Steve Young....
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KC Nov 27 2005 08:58 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 27 2005 09:38 PM |
Tony 'gusa - lard ass big mouth - just makes listening to some games un-
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Nymr83 Nov 27 2005 09:29 PM |
i'm still not convinced that the Giants aren't really a .500 team overacheiving on a weak schedule and opposing team's injuries. they'll have to win a playoff game to convince me.
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Frayed Knot Nov 27 2005 10:07 PM |
I'm not so sure that the Giants actually lost today because I think the game's still going. There still could be some replay reviews they haven't gone over and some illegal procedure penalties yet to be called.
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metirish Nov 27 2005 10:17 PM |
KC thank you, Siragusa is useless, at least Bill Mass wasn't doing the game today, he's worse, oh and you can now buy Siragusa ribs at the A&P...just in case you miss him KC..
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Johnny Dickshot Nov 28 2005 12:30 AM |
How shitty does that kicker feel about now?
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Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 08:30 AM |
between Coles' touchdown getting called back and a few other games (including the Giants) that i saw yesterday i'm getting tired of instant replay. the refs are intentionally making bad calls just so they can review them (especially in situations where the opposite call is unreviewable) and this is making the situation as bad as when there was no replay.
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Elster88 Nov 28 2005 09:20 AM |
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Wow.
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Valadius Nov 28 2005 09:33 AM |
False start. False start. False start. FALSE START!!!!!!
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OlerudOwned Nov 28 2005 09:35 AM |
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Elster88 Nov 28 2005 09:43 AM |
I am.
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Frayed Knot Nov 28 2005 10:17 AM |
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Phrased that way your charge is absurd -- but I do believe the existance of replay causes the refs to be overly cautious with calls knowing that the great eye in the sky will be there to correct their mistakes when they screw up. And geez, can these calls get any more picky? That one on Shockey's "fumble" was ridiculous -- 'hey look, the laces are still moving' -- and tplay wasn't even stopped to review that aspect of the play, they just "discovered it" while waiting out one of the interminable breaks in the action. And, just to be clear, I'm not complaining simply due to the outcome of any particular game. I barely care about football and, while I hope the locals do well, I don't live or die with either team. It's just that having a rule that's applied so erratically is worse than having no rule at all.
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Nymr83 Nov 28 2005 10:57 AM |
there have DEFINETALY been situations where the referees have called a fumble that 99% wasnt a fumble knowing that they could reverse that call on replay if they were wrong but if had called no fumble in the first place they couldnt reverse that.
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Elster88 Nov 28 2005 10:58 AM |
I'll need names, dates, times, and sworn testimony.
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Centerfield Nov 28 2005 02:04 PM |
For what it's worth, I've heard that about replay as well...just in case you thought nymr was making this stuff up out of the blue. Specifically, in a situation where one call is unreviewable, I've heard that officials will tend to err on the side of caution and rule the play in a way that will allow it to be reviewed. For instance, (for those that don't know about "unreviewable" plays) if you have a questionable fumble, blowing it dead and saying the player was down will make that play unreviewable. (Even if replays show the ball came out, you can't reverse it because the play wasn't allowed to continue so you don't know who would have ended up with the ball). However, if you let it go and rule it a fumble, you can see who ends up with the ball, then go back to the tape to see if the ball came out early or not.
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Frayed Knot Nov 28 2005 04:23 PM |
Erring on the side of caution and intentionally mis-calling a play are two different things.
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Elster88 Nov 28 2005 04:39 PM |
I've heard the opinion many times that the final decision is right only "some of the time" after a play goes to review. I would argue that they are right in the overwhelming majority of cases when a play goes to review.
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Rockin' Doc Nov 28 2005 08:21 PM |
I really don't like the rplay review in football. Players make mistakes, coaches make poor decisions, and officials occasionally miss calls. It's part of the game and replay reviews certainly won't eliminate such things from occurring.
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Elster88 Nov 29 2005 02:27 PM |
This belongs in a football "So You Think You're a Sportswriter" thread. Skip Bayless thinks Feely should be dumped because of the damage to his psyche from last week's game. I thought Doug Brien needed to go after last year's Pittsburgh game, but Skipper, have you seen what's out there? Cundiff resigned with the Cowboys and Jose freaking Cortez got picked up for a brief stint with the Eagles.
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Willets Point Nov 29 2005 02:29 PM |
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All of Europe and South America are lining up to argue that point. ;)
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Elster88 Nov 29 2005 02:33 PM |
Well, yeah. But you see what I mean.
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HahnSolo Nov 30 2005 09:47 AM |
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Yeah, Skip, just ask the Patriots and their fans about that little bum Adam Vinatieri. Bayless is a moron. Trying to be a latter-day, more bitter Dick Young, with not one-tenth of Young's writing ability. Best to avoid Bayless, whether on the tube or on espn.com, and save yourself the aggravation.
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OlerudOwned Nov 30 2005 09:51 AM |
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Skip is a hack
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Willets Point Nov 30 2005 10:37 AM |
Still one of the great moments in my Boston experience even if I don't follow the Patriots:
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Elster88 Nov 30 2005 10:57 AM |
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Do it! I like reading a good ripping of a column.
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OlerudOwned Nov 30 2005 03:42 PM |
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Article.php?Page=120
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seawolf17 Dec 05 2005 02:00 PM |
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sharpie Dec 05 2005 03:06 PM |
What was up with them wearing those red uniforms for anyway? They looked like the Chiefs.
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Elster88 Dec 05 2005 03:11 PM |
They were hurting my eyes all day.
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soupcan Dec 05 2005 03:57 PM |
Was at that Jints game yesterday.
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 01:20 PM |
Two bad calls against them on the Skins opening drive...the Skins took care of the rest.
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 02:12 PM |
Shockey's pocket picked...an embarassing Giant moment. No one watching except me?
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KC Dec 24 2005 02:21 PM |
I have it on, it's just as a non-Giants fan I didn't want to post that Shockey
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 02:29 PM |
But -- as they do the booth challenge -- amazing play by Amani Toomer -- did you see how far away he was when that ball was first tipped?
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 02:31 PM |
The call stands, and Toomer passes Frank Gifford for 3rd on the Giants alltime TD reception list.
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 02:53 PM |
How many more ways can the Giants fuck this up? A sack, Skins have to punt from deep in their own territory, and the Giants get hammered with every penalty in the book, Skins keep possession.
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TheOldMole Dec 24 2005 03:08 PM |
How many more ways can the Giants fuck this up?
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OlerudOwned Dec 24 2005 03:14 PM |
The dropped Buress pass on the 1st play of the game is still annoying me
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Rockin' Doc Dec 24 2005 05:52 PM |
Humbly defeat for the Giants. They just seem to be a different team on the road.
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Elster88 Dec 25 2005 06:34 PM |
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Plaxico, Shockey, Tiki, and even Toomer have been saving Eli's ass all year.
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ABG Dec 26 2005 05:08 PM |
Anyone know of a good Giants message board? I've been looking around, haven't found crap...
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OlerudOwned Dec 27 2005 02:12 PM |
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ABG Dec 30 2005 11:26 AM |
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http://mb6.scout.com/bgiantsfans This place isn't bad. In between the taunts and flame wars, you get some good discussion.
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