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Jockbeat: Giants at a Crucial Juncture

As the Giants get ready for a crucial four games that will probably seal their fate for the 2009 season -- the Falcons this Sunday in the Meadowlands, the Broncos at Denver, then the Cowboys and Eagles back in New Jersey -- they have two major ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Giants,  Philadelphia Eagles,  NFL,  Eli Manning

Jockbeat: The Bad Call of the Night in the Game of the Year

"A lot of folks who went to bed early tonight are going to wake up awfully surprised tomorrow morning when they see this score," said NBC color man Chris Collinsworth at the finish of last night's astonishing 35-34 victory by the Indianapolis Colts ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New England Patriots,  Peyton Manning,  Indianapolis Colts,  Bob Costas,  Tom Brady

Jockbeat: Just How Bad Was This Giant Loss?

Sifting through the rubble of the Giants' devastating 21-20 loss to San Diego yesterday, one statistic jumps out big: the Giants -- playing at home -- had nine penalties for 104 yards to the Chargers' three for just 20. Moreover, the Giants had ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  9 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Giants,  LaDainian Tomlinson,  Philip Rivers,  William Hurt,  Viggo Mortensen

Jockbeat's World Series Wrap

First of all, on behalf of those at the Village Voice who are Yankee fans, let me thank Roy Edroso for the headline on his piece, "Congratulations Douchebag Yankee Fans." We accept your congratulations, and we assume you mean douchebag in the best ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  5 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Andy Pettitte,  American League,  Mariano Rivera

Jockbeat: Yanks Chances for Finishing Things Tonight

We want to make this clear before tonight's game: We're not second guessing Joe Girardi's decision to pitch A.J. Burnett on three days rest Monday night. We called it before the game. It was foolish and impulsive, based on a hunch and not logic, and ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  4 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Andy Pettitte,  Joe Girardi,  A.J. Burnett,  Hideki Matsui

Jockbeat: Some Jocklit to Tide You Over Until Game Six

The First Fall Classic: The Red Sox, the Giants and the Cast of Players, Pugs and Politicos Who Re-Invented the World Series in 1912 Doubleday, 290 pages, $26.95 Game Six -- Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America's ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  3 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Boston Red Sox,  Cincinnati Reds,  Bob Gibson,  Reggie Jackson,  Pittsburgh Pirates

Jockbeat: Allen Barra's World Series Notes

-- Did Johnny Damon's dash to third base in the ninth inning of last night's game take away Brad Lidge's slider and thus force him to throw the fastball at Alex Rodriguez which turned the game around? (The argument goes that since Lidge's slider so ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  2 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Allen Barra,  Harold Reynolds,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Johnny Damon

Winning, losing and the World Series

Copyright © 2009, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2009, Associated ...

From ALLEN BARRA SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party

Baseball books: Three strong swings at our national obsession

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From ALLEN BARRA, Denver Post,  30 Oct 2009

Jockbeat: Allen Barra Sizes Up the Yankees and Phillies

First off, we'd like to thank the New York tabloids for getting the Phillies all worked up. In particular, we'd like to thank the New York Post for putting a photo shop image of Shane Victorino in a cheerleader's skirt on yesterday's front page, ...

From ALLEN BARRA, Village Voice,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: New York Yankees,  Philadelphia Phillies,  Shane Victorino,  Allen Barra,  Whitey Ford

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