http://www.thenoonerblog.com Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:26:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The sovereign ruler of this duchy, Lord Casanova, called it nearly to a tee, but it bears repeating: The Jets are precisely who we thought they were. Only we won't let them off the hook. Now, far be it for me to tell a man with a hoss name like Woody ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2009/01/02/jets-experience-entirely-predictable-terminus-to-2008/ The recent flap over Detroit Free Press columnist Rob Parker's hardball question to Lions coach Rod Marinelli -- "whether he wished his daughter had married 'a better defensive coordinator,'" -- inspired me to think of a few jackpot questions to ask New York coaches. I'll define a jackpot question like ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/23/free-hal-mcrae/ Gang Green looking forward to proving their worth Sunday against the upstart Fins;  Chad Pennington looking forward to sticking it to Jets' brass by decapitating Brett Favre and stealing his soul Highlander style, capping ultimate season of retribution. Yankees sign Wang to one year deal; Ensure marginally talented, childish, lazy morning ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/23/the-tuesday-morning-fix-11/ Yield to the Duke-stir, the world's greatest football mind. Remember a few weeks back, when everyone and their uncle had the Jets in the Super Bowl? Everyone, that is, except us. We wrote: Sign us up for not buying it. Why? Because these are the Jets. And no matter what anyone ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/22/we-told-you-so/ G-Men come up huge in possible NFC Championship preview, knock off Panthers 34-28;  Earth, Wind, power of Captain Planet carry Giants to OT victory. Jets lose out west again, playoff hopes looking slim; Eric Mangini not panicked however, and still looking festively plump. Rondo too much for Knicks to handle as Celtics ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/22/the-monday-morning-fix-10/ Pardon me if I go dak on you, or perhaps Junior, but google reader spat out something fascinating, and I had to share with the group. Allow me to Fire Joe Morganize a story titled Favre can show Packers error of their ways, written by Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian. It's ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/19/free-ken-tremendous/ Knicks center/bench anchor Eddy Curry being sued by Casual Male over unpaid clothing bill; Alleged indiscretion is over more than $41,000, just slightly above cost for the fabric necessary to make two shirts for Eddy Curry. Rangers spurned by veteran free-agent Mats Sundin, who chooses Vancouver instead; Apparently, the 37 year ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/19/the-friday-morning-fix-7/ I saw this tremendous St. Louis Spirits brainfiller/timekiller linked over at freedarko, and I was particularly fascinated by the Mike D'Antoni player page. I had no idea, for example, that Mike D'Antoni has a degree in Zoology, though it makes sense inasmuch as his success is predicated on understanding what ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/18/we-see-clearly-in-the-moonlight/ Mets introduce K-Rod at holiday party; Party turns awkward when a drunk Jose Reyes pees on decorative plant and Moises Alou shows up and shoves his hands in the soil. Slow starting Jazz rally to defeat Nets 103-92 in battle for the least intimidating names in sports. While not panicking in the ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/18/the-thursday-morning-fix-8/ Late surge by Kobe knocks off Knicks in bid for LA upset; Team falls just short despite superb performance by Nate Robinson, who scores season high and drops as many points as inches he is tall. Yankees interest in Manny Ramirez apparently growing; GM Cashman reportedly only lukewarm on the idea ... http://www.thenoonerblog.com/2008/12/17/the-wednesday-morning-fix-9/