Taking a break from Play-Doh engineering
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Dec 26, 2007 
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When you become an adult – and I’m close to admitting that – Christmas changes.
You appreciate spending time with your family and getting a chance to relax far more than getting gifts. Although the gifts are fun.
I did well. Belichick Patriots hoodie, iTunes gift card, Barnes & Noble gift cards, Seasons 7, 8 and 9 of Seinfeld and assorted other stuff. The best gift was a framed photo of my niece Leah and my nephew Jason. My wise-ass sister Kristen also got me my own set of Play-Doh because I like playing with Jason’s Play-Doh so much.
It would be great to be a kid in 2007. Jason got these dinosaurs that roar and walk around, a drum and assorted trains from the Thomas The Tank Engine collection. The Island of Sodor will soon be built in his playroom. Leah got her own digital camera and her first iPod along and an air-hockey table.
I’m on vacation this week (as are most of the beat writers, GMs and team execs). I’m hoping to catch No Country For Old Men and Walk Hard and spend more time with the kids.
If you’re back at work today, sorry I can’t waste more of your time. I’ll check back in later this week with my Yankee predictions for 2008.
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There are reports in the New York and Boston media that Giants fans are selling their seats for Sunday’s game against the mighty Patriots to try and make a quick buck. For shame, you greedy fans of the G-Men.
Yes, it might be cold. But so what? Go see what your team has to offer and root for them to topple the Pats. It won’t happen but it could. Nice message for the playoff-bound Giants, a stadium full of Patriots fans cheering on Tom Brady.
“I’m hoping to catch No Country For Old Men…”
Good flick but strange ending.
Patriot fans are the scum of the earth. These are the same people who where 49er fans in the 90s, Dallas fans in the 90s and Pats fans in the 00′s.
Waaaaaah!!
All I got was a lump of coal
Anyways, tune-n this “Bat-Channel” tomorrow, I’m posting some really cool new Joba & ARod clips.
Glad you’re enjoying the time off. There’s not much that tops watching your little ones open their presents and get all excited.
I have no problem with Giants fans who want to make a few hundred bucks selling tickets to an absolutely meaningless game. As a Giants fan, what interest do I have in New England’s record? If I held on to my tickets and had to listen to a bunch of cheering Pats fans at the game I wouldn’t be happy, but I don’t think anyone else can complain about folks who take advantage of an opportunity to get a little bit of their money back.
Talk to any Pats fan at a bar on Sunday, and push a little to see how long they have been a fan and how much they know about the team’s history, and rarely do today’s typical Pats fan know anything before Brady.
After the way the Giants’ owners gouged us this year and every year in the past by forcing us to buy those God-awful exhibition games and pay ridiculous sums of money for inadequate parking (due to the construction)…I happily sold my tickets for Saturday night to the highest bidder!
And Pete, you can never bash A-Rod for going on 60 minutes to clear his image (not that you did, but if you were thinking of doing it) because Brady did the same thing this past Sunday. I was hoping Bridget Moynahan (sp?) named their baby Payton Manning Moynahan Brady!!!
Happy New Year!
Even as a Pats fan, I would be selling my tickets for the prices they are fetching! Lets be realistic, quadrupuling your money, getting to watch the game at home, cheep beer (30 pack at home= 20 bucks, 2.5 beers at the stadium =20bucks)and staying out of the cold and watching the game on a 50inch HD Plasma is a no brainer for me over going to the game. History yes but common sense needs to kick in at one point.
I can’t wait for the Giants game on Saturday, not sure who they are playing
As for all those who are debating how hard the Giants should try, I think the answer is simple. They try as hard as they can in the first half, then pull the fragile and important starters. If the Giants are losing, then it’s time to give up and use rest as an excuse, if the Giants are winning then you say well we got the moral victory and probably would have won, but we found it prudent to rest players for half a game.
It could be a historic game, while if you are a fan of the Giants that won’t be game that you personally care about, it would still be something to watch.
Who knows, maybe Brady will get sacked hard because of being in the game the whole time and see the season come to a crashing close. Or Randy Moss get stuffed and suffer a sprain that keeps him from being a factor. Not that I wish that on anyone, but in the high contact sport that football is, it doesn’t take that much to stop a season dead with one or two injuries to key players.
Really, this season, while pretty impressive so far for the Patriots, won’t mean squat if they don’t win the Super Bowl.
Sean said: “Patriot fans are the scum of the earth. These are the same people who where 49er fans in the 90s, Dallas fans in the 90s and Pats fans in the 00’s.”
And Steeler fans in the 70′s, and Packer fans in the 60′s…
Oh, and I assume you mean 49er fans in the 80′s…
I hope the Patriots make history.
“Talk to any Pats fan at a bar on Sunday, and push a little to see how long they have been a fan and how much they know about the team’s history, and rarely do today’s typical Pats fan know anything before Brady.”
–Kinda like Yankees fans pre-1996
Pete -
Sounds like you are having a fantastic Christmas. Play Doh is the best toy until you are a parent and end up finding it stuck to the carpet – and everything else! My poor kids were gated into the kitchen if Play-Doh was involved!
I got my first ever Yankees-related Christmas present. Usually I am the giver, not the receiver, of such, but my husband says I am now officially a Yankees “nut” and he went to the NY Yankees store in NYC and got me a Yankees blanket — which I love! I cracked up, though! And I blame my nut-ness on all of you!!!
But for anyone who was on the blog in the days preceding Christmas, specifically when we were talking about Jeter’s ads, I mentioned the billboard he has for Movado watches here on the NJ Turnpike right near my home, and I’m sure I bored most of you with my longing for a Movado watch, and how I’ll probably never get one, but it’s nice to dream.
Well I am here to say that dreams do come true. My wonderful husband actually got me one, a real one, for Christmas!!!!! I have to bring it in to get the band made smaller (like, almost all the links have to be taken out!), but it’s perfect!!!! I was incredibly surprised, because in relating the story to him, it was NOT a hint, a request or anything of the sort. We’ve gotten very practical in our gift-giving in recent years, so it wasn’t even on my radar! It was a WOW! gift for me.
Now, back to the regularly schedule programming!
It sounds like Santana is not off the radar, and perhaps we should prepare to re-assimilate ourselves to life without Hughes and Melky. I’d still be happy either way.
Is the Clemens interview this Sunday? Although, murphydog, after reading your hypothetical, I probably won’t hear anything surprising! It’s going to be interesting to say the least to see how this ends up playing out. Sure hope Roger’s telling the truth, though. I will say that I do believe people can have curiousity about something, about the effects of something, about other people’s experiences with something, without actually doing it themselves. In other words, it’s possible you can talk to other people about steroids/HGH and not take the plunge yourself.
Sad to say, but I don’t think Eli Manning is capable any longer of stepping up.
See, Pete, college kids like me?
We could use the money.
i have no problem with giants fans taking advantage of idiots.
plus, with tons of people cheering for the pats, it’ll give it a road game affect. and the Giants are better on the road.
For shame, you greedy fans of the G-Men.
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Calling people greedy. Nice, Pete. I’m sure no one in Boston has ever sold tickets before. Why don’t you take a moral stand on this issue and instruct all your fellow holier-than-thou Patriots fans to not buy those tickets? That’ll sure teach us greedy Giants fans.
You ought to be ashamed.
Doreen,
Wow! Dreams do come true!
I hope that when you went to the mall and sat on Santa’s lap, you asked him for a world championship!
My advice for the watch. 1. Wear it often. 2. Take good care of it. I had a certain expensive oyster watch, but in a house full of young ones it managed to get lost.
3. See if Pete can get it autographed by Jeter. 
Giant fans sell tickets to a game that is meaningless to the Giants for lots of money to hysterical Pats fans. Hmmm…
Prediction: Opening drive — Giants blitz and tackle Brady hard as he releases the ball on a bomb to Randy Moss. Moss catches the ball in the end zone. Touchdown! Brady is still on the ground — torn ACL. Out for the playoffs. Moss is still on the ground — concussion. Out for the playoffs. Belichick catches it all with his handheld video recorder… Pete cries while wearing his Belichick hoodie over his Bonds jersey and Pete Rose T-shirt — the entire “Cheater” wardrobe.
(NOTE: The above is meant as a joke. I would never wish harm on Brady. He is a Yankee fan.)
congrats on the watch doreen!
i got a lot of nice stuff, but for the first time in years, no yankee related stuff, and oddly enough, an eli manning jersey.
“–Kinda like Yankees fans pre-1996″
yes, this comparison is completely analogous. the New York Yankees were never popular before 1996.
My Nephew, who is an otherwise wonderful young man is a big Pats fan. His Fiance bought tickets for them to this game several months ago. Apparently Stub hub screwed up and wound up giving them better tickets than they originally bought. They are now on the first row, 50 yard line. Needless to say they are very excited about attending.
I don’t think they will even consider selling their tickets as this has been in their plans for so long but it certainly would be tempting.
Among my Christmas gifts this year was a Yankee mouse pad for my desk at work and a Yankee half zip sweat shirt
(very cool).
You guys need to relax or get your sarcasm meter fixed.
Pete does NOT think that people from Boston are a bunch of drunken idiots.
And he does NOT think that people from New York are greedy (even though one certain person makes $27M a year and another is a tax “Jete” lol JOKE ALERT.)
In general, anything he says that is offensive is a joke. Although, I do think he really doesn’t think too much of Josh Phelps.
The wife bought me a Arod away jersey…cool stuff,Merry late Xmas everyone,Thanks for the awesome job all year Pete,cant wait until 2008
So Peter makes fun of anyone wearing a shirt from Clemens’ website because he’s accused of cheating, but is proud to display his Belichick sweatshirt although the guy was caught cheating twice.
Hmm, double standard anyone?
well I’m not got gonna lie I’m really pissed off at those Giants fans, to me they can’t be Giants fans wanting them to tank this game, all the team has done is make the playoffs 3 yrs. in a row we have a 10 win season trying to break a stride and their own fans quit.
Do people that have these reserved tickets not know how long people are on damn waiting lists waiting for those tickets to leave these type of fans, I hope and pray to god when new Giants Stadium opens we ditch the franchise ticket holders and go on a buy on first come first serve per season. I swear I really hate those type of Giant fans.
I don’t think that it was a joke. It’s pretty easy to say that anything he says that is offensive is just a joke after it offends. I don’t see how you could read what he’s saying as a joke. He is a Pats fan and probably upset about a combination of things: (1) Giants fans are selling the tickets for market value to the well-heeled Pats fans and he can’t afford a ticket, (2) that the Giants team and fans don’t care about the Pats going undefeated, and (3) people will always denigrate the Pats’ perfect season because the last game was given away instead of fought for (in addition to the cheating and all that).
Doreen-
Way to go!! I bet ya husband got a ni☺e present in return
Does your blanket look like this â–º http://tinyurl.com/ytjrrm
Roger’s interview is on the 6th
Doreen,
Congrats on the nice gift. I love to see the look on my wife’s face when I surprise her at Christmas. I get much more enjoyment from that than any gift I could ever get.
This year she had no idea, but I heard her mention to her sister that she loved this moisturizer her sister let her try (La Mer). Well apparently this stuff is made with ground gold or platinum because it is not cheap. Anyway I found a place that sells it locally and got her a gift set. She was shocked as she didn’t even know I knew what it was. Ha! he shoots, he scores!
Brandon, are you out of your mind? Why would we risk playing hard and having injuries? We absolutely cannot play Brandon Jacobs on Sunday after his ankle injury last Sunday, which gives us virtually no chance to win, so why would the team go all out in a meaningless game that they have very little chance of winning to begin with?
“–Kinda like Yankees fans pre-1996″
yes, this comparison is completely analogous. the New York Yankees were never popular before 1996.”
—See how silly sweeping generalizations are?
How many Sox fans can tell you who Jim Rice and Dewey Evans were?
…and just wait until the new crop of Celtic fans who won’t be able to tell you what position Larry Bird played start popping up this year.
I hate New England sports fans. Can’t even say I hate any of their teams other than the Sux, but I hate the fans.
Anthony,
Why are you arguing with Brandon? He’s the village idiot.
WAIT, Brandon! Come Back! That was a JOKE. Just kidding! Don’t be offended.
Anthony it’s pretty damn simple the Giants aren’t winning the SuperBowl we know this !
But if you beat the Pats the momentum taking that game into Tampa Bay and the next opponents, you can’t go w/ a sissy mentality in football, you ever played competitive sports, this a New York team, franchise built on pride and competition they take this as a bye and it just sets us up for a quick KO courtesy of Jeff Garcia. The Giants aren’t good enough to take games off
They can’t afford to turn it on and off don’t you get that ?
These are the type of games that get change the mindset and the way a team plays a game to game. They need this game. You know when injuries happens ? when a team doesn’t play like itself you can’t change your habit now, PAts or no Pats, Eli can’t have his last game vs Buffalo as the final tune up, the Giants defense needs this game.
mel there goes your Christmas present
NYPD113th –
Why do you have the name, ‘NYPD113th’
All you do is talk about Mass. Sports teams.. Don’t they have blogs for people like you?
Brandon,
LOL. Thanks, but I didn’t want an Eli Manning jersey anyway. Just think of me everytime you wear it!
I’m Assuming that the Pats will win. Are the tickets worth more now or after the game when they will be an unused collectors’ item?
Police
I don’t think you get it.
Patriots=terrible before Brady. Every year. They simply were a terrible franchise.
Yankees=winners in the new millenium, winners in the 90′s, 70′s, 60′s, 50′s, 40′s, 30′s, 20′s. There have always been Yankees fans and a lot of them and there always will be. It’s in the biggest market in sports and is the winningest franchise in american sports. New England is a tiny region and only now has become a big market because their teams are clicking, hence the Brady reference and hence why you’re wrong about the Yankees one.
You’re also insane if you think the Red Sox aren’t experiencing the same thing now.
“winners in the 90’s, 70’s, 60’s, 50’s, 40’s, 30’s, 20’s.”
-Exactly…….quite a huge gap. Therefore you have a lot of 20 somethings that jumped on the 1996 bandwagon.
Either way, I was pointing out a dumb generalization.
if 18 years is a huge gap………….
……
Yanksrule57-
“if 18 years is a huge gap………….”
It is as far as younger fans go
I saw many Yankee fans hop on the Mets bandwagon in the 80′s and vice-versa in the late 90′s
Do people that have these reserved tickets not know how long people are on damn waiting lists waiting for those tickets…
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Dude, they’re being sold on the open market. If you’re on the Giants waiting list AND you resent the fact that these tickets are being sold then step up to the plate and buy a pair. What are you complaining about?
18 years, ok, then by virtue those same fans are now Red Sox fans so what are you proving? The Yankees and Red Sox are cancelling out right now.
The Patriots, on the other hand, were never good before.
The fact of the matter is the Yankees have always been winners, have always had a big market and have millions in the city surrounding them, not to mention transplanted new yorkers. They will always have a natural huge fan base, and yes, frontrunners like any other consistantly good team. You can’t say the same about the Patriots.
As a Pats fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the Miami game. Well, not the second half. But I got to see some good play from 2 Miami rookies from my school.
That is, I was enjoying it until the broadcasters casually mentioned that the Kraft family was hosting the Red Sox family. Barf!
NYPD113th-
what kinda dog does Judy Nathan have?
Did it ever bite you? Nathan, that is, not the dog.
Did it ever bite you? Nathan, that is, not the dog.
– Once
NYPD,
I bet you enjoyed it! Just like Richard Gere:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099850/
Uhh, or maybe sit at home, watch the game, and make $700 of each ticket that you had for the game. Your right, Patriot fans aren’t greedy, they sell all of their tickets on stubhub for face value.
Happy Holidays to all!
Me – I’m psyched with my new iPhone. Been having a blast!
Got my daughter a signed Joba lithograph. Goes with her whole shrine-to-Yankees (aka her bedroom).
Prior signs w/ Padres
Belecheck said that it would send the wrong message if he sat some players and not others. It tells the ones that arent sitting that there are not better than the ones that are(STARTERS ARE GOING DEEP INTO THE GAME). What a load of crap. That is as classless orginization I have ever seen. If I was a Patriots fan and saw the antics they have been pulling all year it would make me jump ship(passing for it on 4th down rather than running clock while blowing a team out in the 4th quarter.Doing the same thing last weekend). I hope the Giants take this game as one to build momentum going forward and play their starters most of the game.
Bottom line is they will get theirs soon enough.
COLTS WILL REPEAT AND ALL THE PHONY RECORDS WILL NOT MEAN A THING.
Chuck –
Great post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whew! TG. No more “The Yankees should take a look at Mark Prior” comments.
Prior signs with the Padres.
Stop hatin’ on the Patriots.
SoS,
LOL, If you were a Patriots fan, you’d be loving it right now!!
Here’s my extra credit:
mel
December 24th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
SoS,
Definitely the top 2 actors of our lifetime. Still can’t believe you had them as 5a & 5b. lol.
Both have done a wide variety of roles and each has had maybe one stinker over 3 decades of work.
DeNiro gets the nod for range. He’s better at comedy than Pacino.
Pacino gets the nod for depth, though. He’s more intense in his roles and has a broader range of emotion (Godfather trilogy and Frankie & Johnny). He’s also able to “act†with a look or even silence.
So, in the shallow world that we live in, the tiebreaker is ‘who’s more charismatic?’ (they’re a little too old to ask who’s sexier)
I’ll have to go with Al Pacino.
Mel, you naughty thing. There’s some piping hot scenes in that movie.
Prior to Padres it seems.
http://mlbfleecefactor.com/200.....san-diego/
E-ROC,
You tell ‘em. I mean, how unpatriotic is that?
Dr. Acula,
I forget the “plot”, but I do remember that there was one “doggy” scene.
Richard Gere is not top 5, but definitely merits consideration for top 10. Lots of beefcake roles, but he played them so well. lol.
Mel–There is just no patriotism in this blog. That’s a shame!
Brandon,
Teams turn it on and off all the time in pro sports to get ready for the playoffs. But maybe you know more than all the GMs, managers, and head coaches out there.
Oh, and injuries happen all the time, not just when a team is not playing like itself. When Shockey broke his leg and when Brandon Jacobs hurt his ankle last week, the Giants weren’t taking the games off. Losing Shockey is bad enough, you can’t risk Jacobs and Plaxico getting hurt now. I also don’t write off our chances on the Super Bowl, anything can happen and I’m not conceding defeat so quickly. Plenty of guys that nobody ever expected have stepped up in the direst of times and I’m hoping for the same from this team in a MEANINGFUL game.
Start doing your research, guys. Need to be prepared to defend “The Wallace Interview”. Apparently, he’s a huge Clemens fan and Steinbrenner crony. Personally, I’d like to see Clemens be interviewed by someone less biased. Maybe someone from ESPN? Peter Gammons, perhaps?
Well, all I can say is, is that Mike Wallace is a man of integrity and he would never do anything to ruin his reputation as a fair and impartial reporter.
DOWN W/ HATING ON THE PATS
…You would think the Padres were a SMART team.
The good news is, though, the Yankees won’t be getting him…
Mel –
now, I remember the doggie scene – that was funny he shot himself in the foot.
This mike wallace-george mitchell affair could be the basis of “The Insider II”
So those of you that have paid any attention to my posts these past weeks already know that I am very eager to land Santana. However, I have never stated at what cost. Although, to be honest did expect Hughes to be in the deal. Which I never was happy about, but still was for the trade. I still am.
However, for Xmas I just got a autograph ball from Hughes and it says, “#1 Draft Pick” on it.
It got me thinking.. (I really DON’T want to trade Hughes, I really DO want to have Santana)
If Hughes and Buckholtz are comparable, and Buck is not in the trade.. Why do we have Hughes in it?
The Sox best pitcher included is Lester.. I say remove Phil and put in his place Ian.
I don’t see Ellsbury in the trade.
The Twins would rather have Lester/Crisp than Kennedy/Cabrera (I believe) Is there really that much of a difference here? ???
I say work a deal with the Twins starting with Kennedy.. if it doesn’t happen… Oh well. Hank offered them Hughes and set a deadline, should be tough noogies for the Twins.
SIDE NOTE: I absolutely can’t stand Crisp with his finger spasms holding the bat, his neck/head twitching.. and having to ensign the cross multiple times per bat. I won’t even mention his ridiculous name. Is he really starving for attention this bad??
Anyhow, I am still anxiously awaiting the resolve of this Santana thing. The longer it has gone on the more desperate I am to have him… also the longer it has gone on, the less I want Hughes in the deal. I want my cake and eat it too.
Seriously, I don’t see why we can’t build something with the Twins like..
Kennedy,Horne,Marquez,Jackson,Tabata,Cabrera .. for Santana, Nathan
okay.. maybe I’m dreaming…
But, Kennedy,Marquez,Jackson,Tabata +Horne? should easily get Santana.
Dr. Acula,
I don’t remember that part. What’d he shoot himself with? Don’t answer that. I think I’ll rent it.
mel,mel,mel. You dont strike me a a blind bias fan.lol
Please atleast agree with me that the approach that has been taken to achieve this has been classless at best. I respect how the orginization continues to be competetive but thats about it. If Manning and company were running up scores and padding thier stats in the last 2 minutes, I would feel the same way.
Oh and dont forget who the defending champs are.
You cant go wrong with either. I tend to lean more towards Dinero. I had them at #5 just because they dont take as many different type of roles as Decaprio,Depp,Denzel and Hanks. Tough to pick top 5 in order, its like choosing which one of your kids you like most.
Have to see Stardust with Dinero. Takes on a different role and nails it. A sleeper movie.
Anthony, you keep thinking that way then your playing/or following the wrong sport, it’s your home turf your pride takes over it’s something that you need to understand, you can’t let them walk on you it reflects what you are
30 years from now The Pats went undefeated they won in Giants Stadium, no one is going to remember NY tanking getting ready for the playoffs, all your building in tanking this game is a soft mentality, what if Jacobs is hurt, when hasn’t this mofo been hurt ? what happens if a car hits him, he trips down the stairs or if he jams is leg coming out of the gym..what if what if blah blah blah stop thinking that way this is Football ask any Jets fan or a Falcons fan or a Dolphins fan if it was week 17 and you stand in their way would you play them ? the majority would say yes, draft pick or no draft pick…it’s about your pride
Fleas,
Anybody with a pulse here knows that I don’t want to give up Hughes.
That being said, someone posted last night that the Twins were willing to drop their demand of Kennedy.
That made me think, “Would I be willing to give up just Hughes?”
I only thought about it for a second. I still think that Kennedy, Tabata, and two high-ceiling RH pitching prospects is a very fair offer.
I’d take the gamble. Let him try to squeeze money out of the Sox or hit free agency.
I think the Giants are a legit threat to win it all. They can dominate games with their front four and have a talented QB in Eli Manning and nice core of receivers.
With that said, they are wildly inconsistent at the QB positiion. As soon as Eli is pressure, his mechanics get out of whack and throws a pick. He has yet to figure how throw under pressure consistently. I’m not feeling their secondary either. They give up the big play too much.
Brandon, there’s a difference in Jacobs getting randomly hurt and deliberately putting him in harm’s way for no reason.
People are going to remember the Giants losing this game? Ok, without looking it up, who lost the last game to the Dolphins? Nobody knows, nobody cares. It doesn’t matter. The Pats beat a lot of great teams and the Giants are unlikely to win this game and I am telling you they will not play Jacobs, there is no chance of that.
Resting for one game is not building a soft mentality. You need to get a grip, man.
You don’t seem to understand that there is a difference between bravery and stupidity. Bravery = playing your hardest and risking all when there is something to be gained even in the face of terrible odds. Stupidity = playing your hardest and risking all when there is absolutely nothing to be gained thereby.
DiNiro
Denzel
Johnny Depp
Pacino
George Clooney is one of my favorite actors too.
ok two points, first of all, the Giants are not the last line of defense for stopping NE’s perfect season, if they go down in the playoffs they will still not be on par with the 72 dolphins.
2nd point, the Giants win with a good strong effort here and get points for a moral victory if they lose close. That’s good enough for me personally. Play the starters for a half, if the Giants are behind then the better team won, if the Giants are ahead, we can say we would have won, but needed to be smart and rest players.
Jose Tabata, OF, Grade B+
Ian Kennedy, RHP, Grade B+
Alan Horne, RHP, Grade B
Austin Jackson, OF, Grade B
That is a more than fair offer for Santana
I’d call for your firing immediately ^^^
5 favorite actors:
1 Dustin Hoffman
2 Robin Williams
3 Robert DeNiro
4 Russell Crowe
5 Edward Norton
kennedy, horne, marquez, tabata or jackson .. I would do for Santana
you would and I’m glad your not my GM
is it still Christmas?
I bet your not sad Pete Giants staduim will be filled by your real buddies Red Sox fans.You’ll be there eating Clam chowder.
i love the blog but getting my Yankee news from a guy in a Patriots hoodie really really bothers me.
If push came to shove (and I’d have to be shoved very hard indeed because I’m not at all anxious to give up ANY of the kids), I’d MAYBE do Kennedy, Cabrera, Horne OR Marquez, and Tabata OR Jackson. NO way, I’d do both Horne and Marquez or Tabata and Jackson. Might as well give the Twins the keys to the Yankee farm!
Supply and demand, a ticket to the Giants game is worth much more to a Patriots fan. As a Giants fan I could care less if the Patriots go 16-0, I just want the team to be well rested for the playoffs.
Peter, please, stop treating this as your personal blog. I’m saying this as a fan, I’m getting sick of Patriots garbage in my RSS reader.
Your readers don’t give a hoot about the Pats, I wager that 90% of them actually hate them.
Please, if it’s not relative to the Yanks it doesn’t need to be said.
Belicheck is a cheater, enjoy you hoodie.
Tom –
Lighten up.
Yeah Peter, No Patriots stuff please!! While your at it, just never post anything again. After all this is your blog.
E-Roc,
I’m not normally a Clooney fan but I just saw Ocean’s 13 and it was definitely was better than the last one.
BTW, I was at Bellagio when they were filming it and spoke to Bernie Mac in line while we were waiting to check in. He was very nice to us. Germophobe though, doesn’t shake hands, only fist bumps.
This blog is like a drug for some people. They know that reading anything about the Patriots is boring holes in their brain. AND. YET. THEY. COME. BACK. FOR. MORE.
The only thing worse than Red Sox trolls are people who try to tell Pete how to run his blog. Find another or make your own. Is that so hard?
BTW, Pete. How’s the edit feature coming along?
Fleas,
SIDE NOTE: I absolutely can’t stand Crisp with his finger spasms holding the bat, his neck/head twitching..
I am with you, it looks like he is trying to play the flute. Ian Anderson wishes he had finger action like that. (That’s the lead singer from Jethro Tull for you youngsters out there).
It is distracting and annoying to watch.
I know I’m late to the party, but here are my favorite actors (not necessarily the best actors, just my favorites):
1. Clive Owen
2. Chow Yun Fat
3. Wil Smith
4. Brad Pitt
5. John Cusack
And on the Pacino/DeNiro debate, I vote for DeNiro.
Are anyone else’s posts taking forever to appear?
And what do you guys think of Clemens’ lawyers’ independent investigation? What are they going to do, name some of the players Mitchell missed? I can’t imagine Clemens would do that, but if not, what is the point?
If as has been reported no NL teams can afford Santana, and he wants to pitch on an East Coast contender that leaves approx. 2 teams. The Red Sox don’t need him. The Yankees can’t afford him as they’re already losing money. Reportedly their minority interest in the YES Network is keeping them afloat. This situation shows baseball should be looking at contraction and the Yankees should keep every young player they have. Let the media complain about someone else for a change.
The Giants fans are selling their tickets because they’re selling for tons and the game is meaningless. It’s not the Giants’ responsibility to beat the Pats. The fans might as well take advantage of a meaningless game (for the G-Men).
OK, fine, you got me I’m a Giants fine. But still.
“Reportedly their minority interest in the YES Network is keeping them afloat.”
Whaaaaat??? The NYY are a highly profitable corporation.
I don’t understand when people have problems with blog posts. Just scroll past what doesn’t interest you. During low Yankee news times (like now), there’s a lot of different things going on, and I’m sure you can find one subject to follow. Or two, or three. Or, if not any on that day, do something else!
Dr.Acula -
My blanket has white interlocking NY on a blue field. It’s purty. One of these days, I’ll figure out how to upload my pictures to share. Maybe when the girls get back to school. We also got a Yankees Scrabble game. Some really neat rules and you get extra points if you can spell certain names and words, one of which is, believe it or not, Mientkiewicz!
I wish the Twins would just decide to keep Santana for the year, so the Yankees can bide their time and either throw a ton of money after 2008, or see what the trade bait would be at the trade deadline. There’s risk no matter how it unfolds. Maybe Buchholz/Lester/Elsbury won’t be so good and the Red Sox will be totally out of any deal. Of course, all the Yankee prospects will be great! In the off-season, one can certainly dream!
http://www.forbes.com/lists/20.....venue.html
How much are the Yanks worth?
P.S. new Pete post.
I love the people who try to tell me what to write on my blog. Tell you what, go to college, learn journalism, get a job, work your way to the NY market, get the Yankees beat and then you can do a blog for a newspaper about whatever you want. It took me about 15 years. Give it a shot.
Until then, I’ll write what I want to write, thanks.
I’m perplexed at the notion that the Patriots offend Yankees fans. Is there a list of Yankee-approved teams and hobbies? Am I supposed to like the Giants, Knicks, Rangers, Sinatra, Italian food and Chevys? Or the Jets, Nets, Devils, Tony Bennett, Chinese and Fords?
I cover the Yankees and work as hard as I can at it. Why does it matter to some people what I do when I’m not working? Honestly, are you that shallow? It’s a big world out there, people like different things. Learn to live with it.
Sean:
I’ve been a Patriots fan since I was old enough to know what football was. I’ll be happy to show you my ticket stubs from 1975 and the photo of me with John Hannah and Leon Gray at training camp.
In the meantime, join a circus if you want to be a clown.
you tell those blog haters Pete
another words….
and that’s the bottom line because
Well, Chinese food is awesome…
Peter is right. Last I heard blogs are free to start (go to blogger.com), so if you don’t like what you are reading write about you want to read. This is HIS blog, not his newspaper column. He can write news or just dispense his opinion.
Keep up the good work, but GO BIG BLUE!
Sounds like you’ve met my relatives
I wonder how many people would know Hannah & Gray w/out looking it up.
Gawd, brings back memories of the phantom “roughing the passer” call in Oakland.
While the value of the Yankee organization continues to rise (currently valued at $1.2 billion), they have reported an operating loss every year since 04. My understanding may be icorrect here, but isn’t that the opposite of “highly profitable?” See Florida (we would love to pocket the luxury tax and deprive our fans of sustainable winning) Marlins for profitable, no?
you don’t really believe that do ya (operating loss)?
I’ve got three words for you: creative accounting.
Please, Lil’ Stein lines his cat’s litter box with shredded $1,000 bills.
Wow, define irony…spelling “incorrect” incorrectly.
Again with the irony…”creative accounting” being referred to as three words. While the Steinbrenners may have wealth, isn’t it pretty well known that Yankee franchise isn’t very profitable. When the YES sale speculation came out earlier in the year, I thought I remembered reading minority shareholder comments that indicated that hadn’t really seen a return since investing in the Yankees. Again, correct me if I’m wrong…
Anyone read the ny times today? Basically saying that Twins have scaled back their demands for Johan Santana, at least with the Yankees. That now it would take Hughes,Melky and Marquez. Instead of Hughes,Melky,Kennedy….Your thoughts
Correct Me if I’m Wrong-
Okay smart guy.
Prove you it: Yankees aren’t profitable. You can’t.
I’m not trying to play “smart guy” Doc, I mean no harm. I am only responding to this comment from fleas:
““Reportedly their minority interest in the YES Network is keeping them afloat.â€
Whaaaaat??? The NYY are a highly profitable corporation.”
I may be misinterpreting fleas comment, thus I threw the question out there (hence the correct me if I’m wrong).While Yankee Global Enterprises makes money and is highly valued, the comment fleas was reacting to is relatively accurate in that YES is where a lot of the spending power and profit comes from for Yankee Global Enterprises(and is probably the most valuable piece of YGE; even over the team). The New York Yankees as an MLB franchise are not profitable; the proof is in the reported losses since 2004. Check his link to the Forbes ranking, by operating income (money left over)the Marlins are the most profitable MLB franchise.
I guess the confusion or important distinction that I was commenting on is that NYY are not profitable as a franchise. Yankee Global Enterprises (which owns the franchise)with a third stake in YES is an extremely valuable (and I’m sure profitable) organization.
Below are the reports I was referring to, with a quote pulled directly from the Fortune article that basically articulates my point.
“And what might a “full and fair” price be? Try a cool $3 billion to $3.5 billion. At that price, one could argue that the true gem of the Yankees business empire isn’t the team itself but YES.
The team hasn’t distributed profits to owners in about 10 years, two Yankees insiders say. (Responds Yanks chief operating officer Lonn Trost: “There have been distributions in the past and the expectation is there will be more in the future.) Meanwhile, YES brought in $340.5 million in revenue in 2006, up about 6 percent from the prior year, according to Kagan Media Research estimates. (YES doesn’t release official financial data.) John Mansell, a prominent sports analyst, believes that 40 percent of that revenue – about $136 million – translated into cash flow.”
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/0...../index.htm
Another nice summation regarding the “team” value and the “Enterprise” value:
http://nymag.com/news/features/2007/profit/32903/
(P.S. I’m a huge NYY fan, so only clarifying/discussing…not trying to attack)
Pete, as a Giants season ticket holder, I have to disagree. First, it’s a meaningless game for the Giants. It would be one thing if they needed to win to get in, but they don’t. Second, and admittedly related, is that it’s essentially an exhibition game. I’ve had tickets my whole life, and I’ve never been to an August exhibition game. If I don’t go when it’s warm, why should I go to one when it’s freezing cold? Third, F the NFL. They’ve treated Giants fans like dirt this year, scheduling not one, but two December night games this season. Goes to show that the league could care less about the fans who actually show up.
Plenty of use braved the cold and wind against Washington when it meant something (and our team – predictably – let us down). That we don’t want to go to a cold night game that means nothing with a stadium full of Mass—–s is no reason to mock us.
But, having said that, I’m still thinking of going, and would be happy to take you, Pete. Face value.
Go Giants.
Pete
I don’t care what you write about on the blog. I read what interests me and skip the rest.
That being said, no need to be so defensive when someone questions your subject matter because the banner at the top does say Lohud Yankees Blog; A Yankee Blog by Journal News Beat Writer Peter Abraham.
Tables turned, Patriots fans wouldn’t do the same?
Pete certainly has the right to put anything he wants in his blog until his employer tells him to stop or otherwise stops him (since it is actually their site and therefore their blog)… The Journal News appears happy with what he is doing.
The fact that he is a Pats fan (and actually approves of the coach’s cheating ways) and has an unnatural man-love for Bruce… well we all have issues.
Just like the Giants could maximize their profits by forcing exhibition games on ticket holders, ticket holders are making the most out of what has already been admitted as a meaningless game. We’re paying the highest average price per game in comparison to any other NFL team. We pay outrageous prices for parking our cars in a different zip code from the stadium. There is no guarantee that Coughlin is going to field his best team and may only be teasing the fans into coming to the game.
Pete, just like you have the right to express your opinion on here, we have the right to try and make some coin off this game. I hate to break the news to you, but this county wasn’t built on people’s love and passion for industry. What if we told you that we would like to read your blog without having to deal with advertisements all over the place because we’re fans of the Yankees and not Northern Westchester hospital or At&T? You’d probably laugh and tell us thats what pays the bills and enables us to read the blog at no cost. Well maybe for the true fans that scrape up every last extra penny to buy their tickets, these opportunities make going to the games a little more affordable. Until you start paying for all your entrances to Yankee games, don’t criticize others for what some may consider making ends meet.
I don’t hate any fans, but I generally find the fair weather bandwagoners the worst.
Now give me a well-versed Sox fan and a few beers and that can be really fun.