JerryWorld: From America’s Team to America’s Dystopia

In Dante’s Inferno, we read of an inscription on the Gates of Hell containing the famous phrase, “Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here.”  In the wake of another notoriously disappointing season, I have toyed with the idea of sending a letter to the bigwigs running the Dallas Cowboys organization, suggesting that those words, emblazoned […]

Back of the Jersey Wild Card Picks & Playoff Predictions

It’s hard to argue with this time of year as being one of the best times in sports. You have College Football Bowl games on each night of the week, with last night’s Oklahoma and Alabama game being the biggest surprise Bowl game to date. College Basketball has kicked into high gear with Conference Play […]

Top 5 Moments of 2013

5. Adam Scott’s putt on 18 at the Masters It didn’t take long for me to show some personal bias, but the Aussie’s putt on the 18th hole in the final round of this year’s Masters starts off the list.   Scott entered the final round in the 2nd to last pairing, behind only Angel Cabrera […]

Who Would You Rather Build a Franchise Around for the Next 10 Years: Cam or Russell?

On Sunday, my roommate and I sat on our couch taking in Redzone for the final time this season. For 17 weeks we have remain transfixed week after week each Sunday by the riveting action that NFL Redzone provides. If you are a football fan and have not tasted the sweet nectar that is NFL […]

A Look Back at 2013 and our Christmas Wishes for 2014

Christmas Giving: James Dolan By: Tyler Michels This holiday season, let’s give New York Knicks owner James Dolan a brain. For Christmas, this Knicks fan is in the giving spirit. I’m giving James Dolan a brain this year. We all know, he really he needs it. At this point in the 2013-2014 NBA season, we […]

New Stadiums Suck

After getting caught up in the aura of a shiny new arena or ballpark, just admit it.  New stadiums suck, and here’s why: It was the summer of 2006, and for our family vacation we did what the 14-year-old kid wanted to do: take a trip down the East coast to several different baseball stadiums […]

Lakers-Warriors: A Retro Diary

The time I stayed in on a Friday night to watch a Lakers-Warriors game, then proceeded to reevaluate my life in its entirety. As you may or may not know, I was a little overly excited for the Lakers season (pre-Kobe) this year. Thanks to that, I decided to watch an entire Lakers’ game while […]

The Talented Mr. Roto…wow, it must be nice to be you

On August 28th, 2013 Matthew Berry, AKA “The Talented Mr. Roto,” published his bold predictions for each of the 32 NFL franchises. My buddy brought this post to my attention today and after reviewing Matthew Berry’s litany of ridiculous predictions, I decided to take a departure from my regular style of posts and take you […]

Death of a Franchise: The Grizzlies’ Exit from Vancouver

Once upon a time, the NBA decided that there should be two basketball franchises in Canada. One of these two franchises was the Vancouver Grizzlies. The Grizzlies lasted in Vancouver for only six seasons and were marred by a combination of bad luck and stupid decision-making. The only credit to their legacy was how sweet their […]

My Top 5 Most Hated Professional Athletes

As a New York sports fan, the list could be endless. I narrow it down to the top 5 athletes I despise. 5. Martin Brodeur As a career New Jersey Devil, Martin Brodeur has been routinely beating the Rangers since I was born (1991). He touts a career record of 48-30 against the Blue Shirts, […]