September 14, 2007
Last Night's Action: Fine Effort Wasted
- Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1: Ian Kennedy would have signed up for one hit allowed in seven innings. The hit was a run-scoring double -- on a ball that Melky Cabrera should have caught.Too bad A.J. Burnett looked just as sharp while holding the Yankees to only a Johnny Damon solo homer. Then Chris Britton allowed a a run-scoring single in the ninth, and a seven-game winning streak went up in smoke. With Phil Hughes and Mike Mussina struggling, Kennedy could be making his longshot case for the postseason rotation. That is, if he can get out of his wedding. The righty is scheduled to get hitched on Oct. 6. Friday brings the start of a three-game series against the Red Sox.
- Most Jets fans have to be happy with the NFL's punishment of the New England Patriots. After being caught videotaping the Jets' defensive signals, the Patriots learned Thursday they'd lose their first-round pick -- so long as they make the playoffs -- and have to pay a $250,000 fine. Coach Bill Belichick will pay half a million dollars. That's a steep price to pay for what could be a widespread practice in the league. Maybe they'll be more careful about getting caught the next time. That also doesn't make the Jets' task against Baltimore on Sunday any easier.
- Auburn 7, Brooklyn 1: Major League playoffs start in October, but the short-season New York-Penn League's wrap up in September. Dillon Gee turned in five quality innings, but Stephen Clyne gave up three runs in the sixth as the Cyclones lost Game 1 of the Championship Series. Game 2 -- and Game 3 if necessary -- will be at Keyspan Park in Brooklyn.
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Could be worse for the Pats. They could be the McLaren Formula One Team.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article2447754.ece
When will NYC start fining the Jets & Giants for using "NY" in their names? I think we should estimate all the tax revenue NJ collects per game on tickets and concessions, seasonal revenue for TV, and all merchandise - then take a percentage and add an asshole tax on top of it.
i've always considered the jets nj's team and the giants ny's team. maybe that's just because the jets are green which reminds me of the color of nj on a map.
anyway, 500k, that is a huge sum of money.
the giants defected first
And the Jets were kicked out of Shea.
If there was no gambling on the NFL, the Jets-Pats game would had been forfeited. Goodell mad the right decision with the fines and lost of a draft pick. He avoided a huge mess with the gambling institutions.
Since the Jets and Giants play in NJ, do you think they should be able to have a victory parade in NYC?
why do all baseball players get hitched so young?
I always considered the Jets to be Long Island's team, like the Mets and Islanders. The Jets fans look more blue collar and the Giants fans look more blue blood if only because you have to have owned your season tickets for about 50 years to be on the field level.
The Jets were kicked out of Shea?
#7, I'm fairly certain that he cared more about lost TV and ticket revenue than gambling revenue.
Either way, it's not that steep a price to pay considering that, whether widespread or not, it is very unambiguously against the league's rules.
The penalties against the Pats seem pretty harsh to me but, If only MLB enforced rules like the NFL..
There'd be no Mark Maguire or Barry Bonds