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NYC Sports Fans: A Spoiled Bunch
Even Spike is spoiled...although, being a Knicks fan does mean he's suffered too.
New York City is considered the center of the universe. Ask any native New Yorker, they’ll be all too happy to tell you. It is a city where you can do almost anything, see almost anything, eat almost anything, and meet almost anyone. Choices are abundant here. And, for the most part, that is a great opportunity.
Until it comes to sports.
Let’s look at all the teams in the New York Metro area. For sake of argument, the New York Metro area will consist of teams that are geographically located within New York City (all five boroughs), on Long Island, and in the eastern New Jersey area (the Meadowlands, specifically). Baseball fans side with either the New York Yankees or the New York Mets. Football fans can pick between the New York Giants or the New York Jets (neither of which play in NY, mind you). Hockey fans hit the trifecta with the New York Rangers, New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils. And let’s not forget about basketball fans who can either root for the New York Knicks or the New Jersey (for now) Nets (expected to move to Brooklyn for 2012-2013 season).
Aftermath of “The Crash” – Boston Sports Will Survive
In my 32 years, I’ve seen a lot of highs and lows in Boston sports, but this September might have been as low as it got. With a 9-game lead in the Wild Card standings on September 3rd, the Sox looked like they were destined for the playoffs and an eventual showdown with the Evil Empire in the Bronx. But, they somehow managed to blow it. Was it pitching? Was it hitting? Was it coaching? Maybe the GM? Or were the players just complacent and not “hungry?” We’ll probably never know. What we do know is that it most likely is going to cost Terry Francona his job (dumb move in my opinion) and may be the catalyst Theo Epstein uses to leave Boston for greener pastures…if you call a franchise that has an even bigger World Series drought than the Red Sox ever had (103 years for the Chicago Cubs for those of you not in the know) greener pastures.
Tom Brady Versus Derek Jeter — Who is Superior? (via howiGit's Blog)
This article is about an argument I’ve been having for years with my NY friends, family, and coworkers. The guys at howiGit did a great job putting fingers to keyboard and finding a way to provide a quantifiable argument. I may not agree with them – I’ve left comment for them in fact – but I think it’s a great article nonetheless. It should spark some fierce debate.
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged Derek Jeter, howiGit, MLB, New England Patriots, New York Yankees, NFL, Tom Brady
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Sox Beat Yanks: Billion-Dollar Underdogs Were a Smart Investment
From Brett Arends, MarketWatch.com:
The Boston Red Sox may have beaten the New York Yankees to the punch to become the first billion-dollar baseball club in history.
The remarkable valuation was apparently placed on the Sox — and their cable arm, New England Sports Network — in a transaction earlier this year. We learned financial terms last week.
The New York Times Co., a minority owner in the Sox, reported Thursday that it had booked a $9.1 million gain selling shares to Boston-based venture capitalist Henry McCance earlier this year.
It released no other financial terms, and declined to comment for this column.
However we know that the Times made the profit selling 50 of its 750 units in New England Sports Ventures, parent company of the Sox and their cable TV channel.
We also know that the Times paid $5 million for those 50 units eight years ago, when it paid $75 million for 750 units.
A $9.1 million profit on a $5 million purchase implies a $14.1 million sale. The shares sold amounted to 1.2% of the Sox. By that math, the total value of the club would be $1.2 billion.
The numbers haven’t been confirmed. Times spokeswoman Abbe Serphos refused to comment. So did McCance, through his venture capital firm Greylock Partners.
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged Abbe Serphos, Arthur Sulzberger, Boston Red Sox, Brett Arends, eBay, Fenway Park, Forbes, George Steinbrenner, Greylock Partners, Henry McCance, Inner Circle Sports, Jayson Blair, John Henry, Market Watch, MLB, NESN, New England, New England Sports Network, New England Sports Ventures, New York Times, New York Yankees, Rob Tillis, Team Marketing Report, The Curse, World Series, Yawkey Trust
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Sox Show Respect to Boss
Despite their bitter rivalry, the Boston Red Sox have always had a mutual respect for the New York Yankee organization. Due to this fact, it comes as no surprise that the Sox and their fans showed the ultimate respect – unlike Bill Lee – after the passing of Yankee owner George Steinbrenner.
Red Sox Pay Tribute to Steinbrenner at Fenway – New York Times
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged Bill Lee, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, George Steinbrenner, New York Yankees
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Spaceman Doesn't Miss Steinbrenner
Up until now, we’ve been purposely quiet on the passing of New York Yankee owner George Steinbrenner’s passing earlier this week. As a Boston Red Sox fan, I always had a love-hate relationship with the Steinbrenners. I thought they were rich, snobbish pricks who only had one thing in mind – winning. And I both hated and adored them for it. George was great for the game and great for the Red Sox – yup, you read that part right. By being such a competitor who built such great teams, he made it a requirement for the Red Sox to have a good team. Either they build a quality team or they get out of the way. You could almost say he’s partially responsible for the 2004 and 2007 World Series trophies that reside in Boston. When I heard that George passed, I had mixed reactions – I’ll be honest, that Yankee-hating part of me glimpsed a slight bit of glee (I’m not proud of it), but overall I was saddened to hear about it. Love him or hate him – and Bill “Spaceman” Lee sure does hate him – he was a great addition to the rivalry.
Posted in Baseball, Sports
Tagged Bill Lee, Boston Red Sox, Brian Costello, George Steinbrenner, Graig Nettles, Montreal Expos, New York Post, New York Yankees, Spaceman
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Sox Trump O's; Keep Pace In Races
Jon Lester took his dominance of the Baltimore Orioles to a new level last night on a beautiful evening at Fenway Park when the Boston Red Sox defeated the Orioles 9-3. Over seven innings, Lester spread five hits and only one run in a performance that allowed him to run his record against the Orioles to 12-0 lifetime against the Orioles. But, more importantly, the win let the Sox keep pace with the New York Yankees who beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 early in the day. They were also able to keep their lead in the AL Wild Card as the Tampa Bay Rays also won yesterday with an 8-6 win over the Minnesota Twins.
Kevin Youkilis helped out with a 3-run 5th inning homerun that pretty much sealed the deal for the Orioles. JD Drew (2), Daniel Nava (1), Mike Cameron (1), and David Ortiz (1) also got in the RBI game for the Sox.