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The guy is already out due to leg issues, but he has no problem hitting the clubs. The guy has been nothing but a huge, non-stop problem this season for the Giants, from his holdout, to his suspension, to injuries, to shooting himself. The Giants proved last year they could fare better without one major distraction (Jeremy Shockey), and they will probably seriously consider parting ways with this one too. Too bad for the Giants. Burress has a great deal of talent and, if he could get his act together, he'd he really could be a vital cog as the Giants try to repeat. But it's like Steven A. Smith said on ESPN today: If a guy needs to take a gun with him in order to go out, maybe he shouldn't go out.

As for Pierce, I guess he's watched one too many episodes of The Sopranos.

posted at 10:48 AM on November 30

In the end they'll stick with the "It's necessary for advertising and keeping the Citi name in people's minds. What they should really call the ballpark is "I'm Losing My Job 'Cuz Of This Shitty Economy So Who Cares What Goes On In This Overpriced" Stadium.

posted at 02:44 PM on November 26

The mess Thomas created won't go away overnight. It has to start somewhere, and they WILL improve, just not this year. Isiah molded this team in his image: A total, complete trainwreck. Money, New York City, and the lure of bringing the Knicks back to the spotlight still can't be underestimated for potential signings in the near future, though.

posted at 10:58 AM on November 22

Pro golfers, especially those with as much on the line as Hayes did, do impress me. This is what sets golf apart from other sports. It would be nice if some of the hackers I play in B.S. tournaments with, for rinky-dink prizes, acted the same way.

posted at 04:47 PM on November 20

Good point about T.O. TBH. I in no way know McNabb, and I'm sure practically all of the people on this site don't know him either, but his public personality has always left me unimpressed. Everyone is so quick to shoot down everything T.O. ever says or feels (often with good reason), but maybe McNabb isn't the fabulous individual TV and commercials have made him out to be.

I just can't believe a guy in his position, having been in the league as long as he has, and having played in a Super Bowl and many playoff games, never made it a point to understand such a basic NFL rule. What has the guy been doing with all his time for all these years? Not only for this ridiculous situation, but for others also, I can't help but think Andy Reid is coming to the end of his tenure in Philly. McNabb, too.

posted at 06:24 PM on November 19

I agree with beaverboard that McNabb really seems to need to pump up the energy level. He's a talented athlete, but he seems to just drift along during games, almost seeming bored with the whole game-thing. His comments about not even knowing the overtime rules as they relate to the post season makes me thing he's just kinda biding his time until retirement. That plus his play (and the team in general) in one of the most uninspired games (the Cinci game) I've ever seen. If the team looks to Donovan as the model they pattern their play after, it's no wonder they seem to go through the motions the majority of their games. Oh well, that division needs one doormat in it, and the Eagles seem up to the challenge!

posted at 06:20 PM on November 18

Yeah, barring a big-name signing to the closers role after Mariano finally hangs 'em up, I can see the Yanks going through numerous pitchers in an attempt to fill that role. It may sound ridiculous, but Yankee fans have taken Rivera for granted all these years, just assuming he'll be around from season to season. The fans love the guy, of course, but he can't go on forever.

posted at 10:48 AM on November 16

Having played baseball on the east coast, where you only play approximately half a year, that was always one of my biggest worries, whether I'd develop blisters on my throwing hand/fingers. It makes you absolutely unable to throw pitches correctly or effectively. Anyone who doubts it's a problem, especially at the major league level, has no idea what they are talking about.

posted at 02:16 PM on November 15

Of course the "they" I refer to above when talking about a team giving up a player capable of taking over for Mariano Rivera is the White Sox. Anyone looked upon to be that person will really have to have themselves together. I don't look forward to that day.

posted at 05:48 PM on November 14

Yeah, I don't really see the Cubs as being at fault here. As the story points out, they stuck by him all these years, with his various injuries, and he showed last year he probably has something left for the next few years. He'll wind up making a good bit of money with another team, I'm sure. If Eric Gagne can be in high demand, Wood shouldn't have any problem at all.

posted at 05:43 PM on November 14

Yeah, the Yanks went with that "young arm" plan last year with Hughes and Kennedy, sticking with them instead of letting those two (and others) go for Johan Santana. That worked out well. I'm pretty sure that if they envisioned Texeira as the next Mariano Rivera they wouldn't have made the deal. As for Swisher, he started last season horribly, then came on in the second half. He also seems like a guy who other players on teams he plays for like a lot. And I've always thought Betemit absolutely sucks. I'll take my chances with Swisher. He may strike out a lot, but I'm betting on him improving quite a bit on the .219 thing.

posted at 05:39 PM on November 14

As always, two sides to every issue. From the following link: itre.cis.upenn.edu

"The term redskin of course goes much farther back than 1933. The details of this history have recently been explored by Ives Goddard of the Smithsonian Institution, in a paper conveniently available on-line. Some of the evidence is available in greater detail on Goddard's web site. You can read speeches by the Meskwaki chief Black Thunder and the Omaha chief Big Elk in which the expression redskin is used, and early nineteenth century examples of the Meskwaki usage of terms meaning redskin and whiteskin.

I won't review the evidence in detail because Goddard's paper is short enough and accessible enough that if you are interested you should read it yourself. I'll just summarize it. Goddard shows that the term redskin is a translation from native American languages of a term used by native Americans for themselves. Harjo's claim that it "had its origins in the practice of presenting bloody red skins and scalps as proof of Indian kill for bounty payments" is unsupported by any evidence.⁴ The term entered popular usage via the novels of James Fenimore Cooper. In the early- to mid-nineteenth century the term was neutral, not pejorative, and indeed was often used in contexts in which whites spoke of Indians in positive terms. Goddard concludes:

Cooper's use of redskin as a Native American in-group term was entirely authentic, reflecting both the accurate perception of the Indian self-image and the evolving respect among whites for the Indians' distinct cultural perspective, whatever its prospects. The descent of this word into obloquy is a phenomenon of more recent times.

posted at 10:41 AM on November 08

I thought he was getting ready to bitch-slap his girlfriend again.

posted at 10:25 AM on November 08

I never claimed to "survey" any members of the Seneca tribe. This is merely observations I have made, firsthand, from spending time in that area several times each week for the past 15 years. As for "running around with my fingers in my ears," well, maybe if you look in the mirror, you'll notice your fingers in your own ears quite a bit. I just don't understand why if certain individuals decide to make a protest of something, it automatically has to become a huge issue for every single individual they claim to represent. Because of a protest, something automatically has to be viewed as "racist" and "demeaning" to that entire group? And if there are indeed large factions of that specific culture who may actually like a teams name, does that make them insensitive or just plain wrong? As far as I'm concerned, maybe the NFL should have acted on this long ago and demanded change, as should every other organized sports team, pro or college, that anyone feels has a nickname that is offensive or has voiced that opinion. I just don't agree that people should necessarily force their views on others, basically insisting they feel disrespected over something.

posted at 04:49 PM on October 29

Get on it and do that "kike" research your talking about lbb. There has been research done on the Native American topic. I'm sure you can find a few folks walking around that don't mind being called "assholes" either. BoKnows referred to a few studies of Native American's reactions. Now you're the one throwing out "what ifs" with nothing to stand on. They've been known as the Redskins since 1933, so the opposition has never been all that tremendous. As I've alluded to before, make a visit to a Native American reservation and see where their real concerns lie. I doubt the Washington Redskins and their name will get much of a rise. Right or wrong, regardless of how many different directions anyone can take this "name" thing, other issues have deemed this one basically a non-issue.

posted at 06:47 AM on October 29