Tie#3 Aja and Born to Run
I warned you there would be ties. Choosing five beloved albums for a former FM jock is like asking a mother to pick her favorite child. The two records in third place couldn’t be more different yet both are especially relevant this year for different reasons. Of...
#4 The Beatles — Rubber Soul
Although most critics consider Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band the Fab Four’s zenith, I maintain that song for song, Rubber Soul has it beat. It is less ambitious --- it’s not a concept album and the band does not take on an alternate persona. There are no...
My Top Albums…Number Five
Joni Mitchell Blue To use a sports term, Joni Mitchell left it all on the field when she recorded Blue. She laid out all her cards, left nothing to the imagination. Her friends cautioned her about being so honest with her life and loves, but during this depressed...
NFL Ratings Crash
Everyone has their pet reason for the sinking NFL ratings. They range from player protests to excessive replays to poor quality play or too many entertainment alternatives. I believe a big reason for the slide is largely unaddressed. Carnage! It seems that after every...
Sunday, Ugly Sunday
Sunday answered some questions about the local football teams. Unfortunately, they weren't the answers we wanted to hear. The Jets showed themselves to be pretenders. As fans, we get caught up in emotion and fantasy. They barely beat a struggling Chiefs team at home...
The Buck Stops Here
John Mara stood in front of the media yesterday and stated that if you wanted to blame someone for the Eli debacle, blame him. He was right. Mara has always struck me as an honorable man. A nice guy. But maybe too nice. He has stayed loyal to his people when others...
More Eli intrigue
After John Mara's meeting with the press yesterday, I am more convinced than ever that the Giants did the right thing. I'm also aware I'm in a minority here and am girding myself for a battle on air Saturday. Things to keep in mind: It's likely that Reese and Mc will...
Fair is Fair. Stop piling on!
I get it. The fans and media love Eli and hate McAdoo. There's no question who has meant more to the franchise. But twisting words and inventing evil or clueless motivations for this guy is just wrong! First, this was an organizational decision. Ownership, GM and...
An Unselfish Leader
If anyone had doubts about Eli Manning's leadership, they should be dispelled after his statements today. He said that McAdoo had offered him the opportunity to start against the Raiders to keep his streak alive, but he told the coach to start Geno Smith instead and...
A movie suggestion
If you are football-ed out by the weekend, let me recommend a movie that opened this summer to good reviews and mediocre box office. I had purchased War for the Planet of the Apes in 3-D a while back and it took some convincing to get friends and family to watch it...