October 2010
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Memo to Jeff Wilpon: Hire Ron and Keith!!!!!
The Mets finally announced that Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel are out as GM and manager. Not a major surprise. But what should be a major surprise is the new hires for the position. In our return to the blog, Benched NY says that the Wilpon’s should stop scratching their asses do something bold! The Mets should hire Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling to help run the on the field team!...
July 2010
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January 2010
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Knicks Letting Opportunity Slip Away
Another night. Another loss. The Knicks are now 0-2 on the most important 6 game span of the season, after getting trounced by the OKC Thunder 106-88. It wasn’t that close. Thunder superstar Kevin Durant scored 15 in the first quarter, 20 in the first half and 30 in the game to lead the way, as the Knicks continued to get outrun by teams. It’s troubling because we thought the Knicks...
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Knicks Road Trip Off to a Slow Start
Last week, Benched told you about the importance of the Knicks next six games on the rest of their season. Sadly, the old Knicks showed up on Saturday night and got outhustled in a loss to the Rockets in Houston. Not a good way to start the year. Things will not get any easier against the scrappy OKC Thunder tonight, but the Knicks could still lose tonight and finish the stretch 4-2. 3-3 is more...
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The Decade of the Jets
Remember in Week 2 when the Jets were riding high from a game 1 victory and got to face the Pats at home? Remember how good everyone was feeling after the Pats were beat up by Sexy Rexy’s Jets? Then the Jets hit the skids during the middle of the season while the Patriots recovered to win the AFC East. Again. But after the first week of the second season, look who is still hanging around....
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J E T S! JETS JETS JETS
Well, we were very wrong and the Bosh was very right. Sexy Rexy backed up his words and the Sanchize pulled through as the #6 seed Jets destroyed the Bengals on Saturday. The key here was an outstanding game plan for the Jets offense, a domination on both sides of the line of scrimmage and outstanding quarterback play by the Jets California Kid. The final score was 24-14, but let us say the game...
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The Bosh Predicts The J E T S
The Jets real season starts today. We are the first team in NFL history to be favored to win but not actually giving points in the spread. Don’t try and figure that one out. Just stretch your legs out on the bandwagon while there is still plenty of room. That won’t be the case next week. Because despite all the Rex-speak from Rex, we all knew this was inevitable. These Rex-era Jets fans…well,...
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Locks Of the Weekend: Wild Card Weekend
Benched is back. So that means that the Locks of the Weekend are back.
Here we go:
Jets @ Bengals (-2.5) o/u 34.5
We love you Rex, but we don’t love your QB. The stats show that the Jets had a better season than the Bengals, but they are at home with a veteran if shaky QB. Rex is better than Marvin, but we’re going with the veteran at home in the wind.
Bengals and the under
Eagles...
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Tankism of the Day: Mark Your Calendars
In case you have nothing better to do with your lives, Tank wants you to set you calendar for next Wednesday at 2:30. David Wright will be in My Blue Heaven for what promises to be a provocative discussion. No flipping.
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The Curious Case of the Daniels Boys
Here’s a head scratcher for you that was brought to our attention by loyal Benched reader @OSuPhan96. DaVaris Daniel (pictured) is a junior in high school and a top recruit who is being courted by Illinois, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Miami, LSU, Alabama, Ohio State and Georgia. He is also the son of Phillip Daniels, a 36 year old defensive end who spent last season with the Redskins. As...
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Knicks Next Six Games Will Make Or Break Them
Last night’s win over the hapless Charlotte Bobcats helped the New York Knicks improve to 7-3 in their last ten games. Only San Antonio and Cleveland have better records than that over the past 10 games. We’re not lying. They now sit just one game out of the NBA playoffs, which is amazing considering how the team started the season. While there is still a looooooooooooong way to go,...
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The Man Doesn't Want You To Have Any Fun
Can’t we all agree that sports are great? And can’t we also agree that wagering on sports makes it even greater? Isn’t it nice that we can all be so agreeable? So why can’t the NYPD and prosecutors office get with the picture here? Just because some alleged Gambino mobsters have been running some internet sports betting sites that they have been investigating for two plus...
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Fireman Ed Says Goodbye
We all had to say goodbye to Giants Stadium last Sunday. Fireman Ed did it in his own special way, by leading one final J E T S chant and yelling at someone in the crowd. What a special guy.
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Free Plaxico! Free Plaxico!
Another blow for Plaxico Burress. His petition for work release has been denied by the New York Department of Correctional Services. Take note Gilbert Arenas. You could wind up headed to prison and doing the whole boat.
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Stop The Presses: Red Bulls Hire New Coach
The Red Bulls have hired Hans Backe to be their new coach. Can you believe it? Hans effing Backe! For those that don’t know, Hans led two Danish clubs to league titles, and has also coached in Austria and Greece. He’s perfect for New York! And for those who don’t know who the Red Bulls are, they are New York’s professional soccer team that will play in Harrison, NJ.
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Dave Spadaro - American Hero
So an Eagles employee decided to hock two loogies on the precious Cowboys star, big BFD! Except for pansy ass Cowgirl fans, the country supports this spit. Hell, the only problem we see is that Dave Spadaro didn’t pull down his pants and take a crap on the star, and then use Tony Romo’s practice jersey as toilet paper. The country hates Dallas, and we bet that Giants fans are...
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Rex Ryan Has Some Serious Cooljons
God bless Coach Rex. At his press conference today, he said:
You know the way I feel. I think we have the best defense and the best rushing game. That’s two factors in our favor. With a couple of exceptions on our staff — myself — we have a great coaching staff. I want this football team. I’m not going to trade our team. If I had a choice of any team in this tournament, I’d...
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Breaking: Arenas Suspended
@TomJolly: Breaking: NBA suspends Arenas indefinitely.
Can anyone really say they are shocked?
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Tankism of the Day
I don’t know
In an amazing turn of events, Benched hero Tank Francesa was just stumped by a caller who asked if Tank’s hero and Mr. Giant himself, the late Wellington Mara, would have approved the use of PSL’s at the new stadium. This may be a first, and will probably be the last.
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Knicks Ban Magic On Behalf Of Zeke
File this under “what is Jimmy Dolan smoking?”. The Daily News reports that the Knicks denied Magic Johnson’s request for tickets to a game last month, apparently due to comments Magic made about former Knicks GM and coach Isiah Thomas. What? One more time? This is the same man who helped destroy the team from the moment he got to town, got sued for sexual harassment, and was...
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Redskins Still A Joke With Shanahan
Another off season means another new head coach for the Redskins. This time, its Mike Shanahan, a 2 time Super Bowl winner who was fired by the Broncos after he failed to win any playoff games without John Elway. Once again, Skins owner Dan Snyder went for the sizzle instead of the substance, and it will wind up with the Redskins staying at the bottom of the NFC East. It’s a Benched Lock of...
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New Meadowlands Is A Real Mess
Will the new Meadowlands Stadium be an improvement over the old one? Of course! Will it have better food, bathrooms, and video boards than the old one? You bet. Is it a real shit show? You know it. Here’s why. The two teams are putting $1.6 Billion into this thing, and expected to pay it off by selling PSL’s to their valued season ticket holders and selling the stadium naming rights...
Benched Is Back
It’s a new year. And a new Benched. That’s right. Benched is Back.
September 2009
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Cover Your Ass(ets)
The 2009 Mets did not set out to be failures but managed to pull it off. Benched wants to tell you why. Reason #3: Ruining Johan Santana’s Career
When Johan Santana became available before the 2008 season, Omar Minaya went out and got him. In the words of the Mad Dog, “that’s a great job out of Omar”. By landing the #1 left handed pitcher in baseball, the Mets had a...
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Maybe Brett Favre Should Avoid New Jersey
Jets fans may be enjoying the start of the 2009 season with The Messiah, but that doesn’t mean they have forgotten the crap that Brett Favre pulled on them. Case in point: These Jets fans decided to burn a Favre Jets jersey in effigy before the Jets win against the Titans on Sunday. While the Vikings are having a nice season so far and are not scheduled to play the Jets this year, may...
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David Clarkson Is Ready
We know some of you Benched readers are also Devils fans, so here is David Clarkson rag dolling Sean Avery during a Devils/Rangers game last year. The NHL starts next week, so if you are one of those fans who don’t care that the Yankees are in the playoffs and the Giants and Jets are undefeated, at least there is something to look forward to.
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The End For Chad Pennington
Benched wants to send its best to Chad Pennington, who badly injured his shoulder during the Dolphins loss to the Charger yesterday in San Diego. Chad never had the most talent, but he certainly had a lot of heart and put all he had into every game. Pennington has injured this shoulder twice in his career, and according to reports, has suffered a serious injury once again. We hope that it is not...
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So Much For Mangenius
To say Eric Mangini has been knocked off his loft perch could be the understatement of the century. The former Mangenius has fallen from leading the Jets to the playoffs in his first season as an NFL coach to running what is now being described as “the worst team in the NFL.” Ouch. Mangini has shown an inability to build a team from the ground up, deal with the media, or adapt on the...
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New York Is the Football Capital of America
It’s only week 3, but we are ready to crown the New York Jets and New York Giants the class of their respective divisions. Sorry Vikings, but you are too fluky. Sorry Ravens, but Rex built your defense and will tell Mark the Messiah just what he needs to do to beat their vaunted D. Both teams are now 3-0 and sitting atop their divisions and conferences looking back at the rest of the...
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Can Anyone Stop the Jets? No!
The Bosh is back. All hail the Bosh!
Reasons the Titans are in trouble. Deep trouble. 1. Jeff Fisher is the longest tenured coach in the NFL. And that’s a bad thing. You need fresh voices with pro athletes. That’s Running a Team 101. Everyone sweats Jerry Sloan, but has he won shit? No. Point is, again, Rex is the man.
2. Lendale White is fat, and probably not as thirsty as the...
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Will Leitch And Jay Cutler Look Alike
Call us crazy, but every time we see a picture of Jay Cutler’s smug face on TV, we think of New York writer and the king of sports bloggers Will Leitch. These pictures don’t do it justice, but just think about it. Now you see. Anyway, we hate Jay Cutler.
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Amping Up the Sox Yankees Rivalry
This excitement for this weekend’s Yanks Sox series went flying out the window when the Yanks unexpectedly showed up against Anaheim and the Sox unexpectedly didn’t against the Royals. Read that sentence again. So these 3 games are basically meaningless, unless the Sox somehow take all 3. Call us crazy, but we don’t see that happening with CC starting tomorrow’s game....
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Get Ready For Donald Brashear
It’s the NHL preseason, so get excited! Whatever, the season has another 10 months to go or something. But Rangers fans can be excited for Donald Brashear, a low level enforcer who has been known to drop the gloves with just about anyone and everyone. He will also pick up a cheap goal or two, which will get the fans on his side for a few months until he picks up a major penalty at a...
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You've Got to Squeeze the Mustard
The 2009 Mets did not set out to be failures but managed to pull it off. Benched wants to tell you why. Reason #2: Luis Castillo drops the ball.
The Mets were still having a decent season as of June 12, 2009. It was a Friday night, and the Mets headed to the Bronx for their first game in the new Yankee Stadium. The subway series always draws a level of excitement, but Mets fans seemed...
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Tankism of the Day: Yanks to Go With 3
If you want Yankees playoff news, you go to Tank, who guarantees that in the ALDS, it will be CC Sabathia in Games 1 & 4, AJ Burnett in Games 2&5, and Andy Pettitte in Game 3. When (not if, but when) they advance to the ALCS, they will give Joba Chamberlain Game 4. This has World Series written all over it.
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A New Winston Justice
The Giants first game with the Philadelphia Eagles is still 5 weeks away, and Big Blue fans may be licking their chops in anticipation for seeing Osi Umenyiora line up against Eagles tackle Winston Justice. The last time these two faced off, Osi racked up 6 sacks, dominating the game and helping lead the Giants rout. But be warned Giants fans, this Winston Justice is not the same one who came on...
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Pats Fans Shook By Jets Domination
We know that Sunday’s loss to the Jets was painful for Patriots Nation. Some of them handled it a lot better than others, like our friend in this here video. Can there be a more typical Patriots fan? Let us count the ways.
Ridiculously thick Boston accent? Check
Crappy apartment that had a giant rear projection television? Check
Adidas warm up pants? Check
Jumping all around like...
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The Rooskies Are Coming
It’s official - Russian oligarch and huge basketball fan Mikhail Prokhorov has offered the New Jersey Nets owners $700 M in financing for their new arena and Atlantic Yards development project, and in return would receive the Nets for a “nominal price”. In the words of Billy Ray Valentine, “it sounds to me like y’all are a bunch of bookies”. [ESPN]
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Never Trust a Guy Named Putz
The 2009 Mets did not set out to be failures but managed to pull it off. Benched wants to tell you why. Reason #1: JJ Putz
In 2008, the Mets suffered a September collapse of historic proportions, blowing a 7 game lead with 17 to play and failing to make the playoffs. Many blamed a weak bullpen that allowed too many late inning leads to slip away. The Mets front office heard these complaints...
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Cowboys Fans Get Jobbed
We have no sympathy for stinking Cowgirls fans, but we would help them rather than Jerry Jones any day of the week. Apparently, the Boss sold 30,000 Party Passes for $29 a piece, promising parking and indoor/outdoor access to the game. The only issue? The stadium only has room for the first 15,000, so the rest had to watch outside on large screen TV’s. That sounds like fun! Public...
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Yanks Drop Another in Anaheim
Another game in Anaheim, another loss for the Yankees, who only managed two solo home runs in a 5-2 loss to the Angels. The Yankees have now dropped 6 of their last 10, but managed to maintain their 5 game lead over the Red Sox, who blew a 6 run lead in Kansas City and wasted a chance to inch closer to first place in the AL East. The one bright spot was the return of Andy Pettitte, who was...
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How Low Can Mets Go?
We know it’s cliche to rip on the Mets after 150 games, but we just turned on SNY to check on the Mets and saw that it was 8-0 in the bottom of the second. The bottom of the second! Starting tomorrow, we are going to document the Lowlights of the 2009 Mets. We know it will be hard to document all of them, but gosh almighty, we are going to give it a shot.
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The Yankees May Blow It
Could the Yankees possibly blow their 5 game lead and suffer an embarrasment that is usually reserved for the Mets? Yes! Let us count the ways.
The Yankees have a 5 game lead headed into their series with the Angels and Red Sox, two of the best teams in the AL.
The Yankees pitching staff is reeling, with Burnett and Joba performing horribly and Andy Pettitte hurting.
Boston is peaking at the...
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Hangover Observations With the Bosh
He predicted it, and now he is gonna celebrate it.
This morning, one of the all time Monday mornings in J-E-T-S history, I am reminded of a quote. A quote from one of the greatest stories of our generation, from one of the great leaders of men any of us have ever known……
“Hey Whitey….Where’s your hat?”
It’s like this. Those of you who know me, know...
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Joba Chamberlain: Chump
Joba Chamberlain barely last through yesterday’s start in Seattle. The big issue is he was only scheduled to throw 4 innings, part of the Yankees plan to save his precious arm for the rest of his career. Newsflash: He is on track to have no career, considering HE CAN’T GET ANYONE OUT! Job went just 3 innings yesterday, allowing 7 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks as the Yankees got bombed...
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What a Sunday!
Could 2009 be a zeitgeist year for New York professional football? Hint: the answer is a resounding yes. Let it be known that September 20, 2009 was a milestone day for both professional teams, but especially for the J-E-T-S. Let’s Bench it down.
Rex Ryan’s Gang Green walked the walk, man handling the Tom Brady Patriots 16-9 in front of one of the most raucous crowds to ever fill...
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Locks of the Weekend
Alright, sports fans. It’s officially football season, so the we are making a slight switch to Locks of the Weekend. We’ll be picking every Jets and Giants game (along with our correspondents) to help with your betting needs. For fun only!
Patriots -4 at Jets
Like the Bosh said, coming off of last week, this is a ridiculous line. But Vegas ain’t made up of any fools, and as...
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The Pats Don't Stand No Chance
We here at Benched are more sports fans living in New York than New York sports fans. That’s why we need to bring in the latter to deliver the hard hitting takes you require. Funkmaster Flex (aka The Bosh) is ready to carry the load for Jets fans from here on out.
I am officially offended. Ever since the insulting point spread came out (Jets +4) I have been trying to figure out what is...
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Giants Make Big Trip To Big D
It’s tough to call this weekend’s matchup a real harbinger for the rest of the season. After all, it’s week 2. But the stakes are high anytime the Giants go on the road against a division rival, and the stakes may be even higher this week when the Giants invade Dallas for the Cowboys first real game inside their $1.5 billion dollar stadium. The crowd will be excited, the trash...
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Yanks Trip West Will Do Them Some Good
The Yankees begin a 6 game west coast trip tonight in Seattle before heading down the coast to Anaheim next week. While many teams headed to the post season may dread a relatively short west coast swing this late in the season, we think this could be great for the Yankees. Why, you ask? They should have no trouble taking 2 of 3 from the Mariners this weekend, allowing them to get to the...