Living in NY can have several advantages. One of them is the thousands of sports franchises. We even take in New Jersey, especially since the Soprano’s moved there.

New Jersey is that little brother that will never be as big as us, but they will probably win more championships. We even use their backyard to play our football games.

I know baseball recently has been the number one story in town the past decade or so with the Yankees and Mets always putting on great seasons.

But now that I look back at it, I think the Yankee Dynasty really destroyed sports for NY. They were so good and made it look so easy.

I mean I thought they were gonna storm MSG one night when the Knicks were playing, sub themselves in, and take over the league. I never thought they could lose again.

Shitily though, dynasties don’t last. The Yankees didn’t fall hard though, they just lost games they used to always win. Shit happens. I mean shit hadn’t happened for 5 years, it was time for some shit……to start happening.

Not that the Yankees are dead meat when they play, they always looked overmatched now in playoff games.

Right now I’m pretty glad to be a Knicks fan. Yea they are losing every game, but Knicks might have a lottery pick this year. Possibly in the top 3 with this losing pace.

When the Knicks win now, the other team must feel like they just got molested. A dirty, not so sure what-just-happened feeling.
The Knicks make headlines though. Isiah keeps it busy being stupid and Marbury is trying to get his acting career going.

Losing isn’t terrible, it just makes winning seem so much better.

Even if we have to wait for Lebron James’ first son.

Has there been a bigger decline in play in recent memory than Heat center Shaquille O’Neal?

Not even a year and a half ago it was Shaq (not Dwayne Wade) who led a Miami city to its first ever NBA Championship.

Now? He doesn’t even get drafted in fantasy basketball.

His fall from grace is reflected in his team’s horrible record to start the season. Even at full strength, which isn’t much beyond Shaq and Dwayne, they don’t scare the moribund Grizzlies.

Age has simply caught up with the big guy.

While he is certainly declining it’s still not something to be laughed at, because it could be far worse, he could have Eddie Curry’s career. But he’s slower than ever, hardly can jump, and god he sucks even more at free throws.

Check out these numbers from the 02-03 season with the Lakers:

Guy was a beast house. 27 points, 11 boards, 3 blocks, 3 assists, and shot 57%.

Now he’s throwing up 14 points, 7 boards, 2 blocks, and barely 1 assist.

It’s sad to see possibly the best center ever drop from the ranks so hard.

Imagine Tim Duncan waking up tomorrow and sucking the rest of the year, that’s what it feels like.

Shaq thru the years:

Back when Shaq could dribble a ball up court

When Kobe wasn’t having sex with girls in Denver, him and Shaq were great partners

Looks like Shaq’s smuggling Buicks these days

I always said NY will one day get Shaq, and I bet in 2 years, James Dolan will sign the once dominant center. Yikes.

This haunted holiday season has brought a smile to the man who is once again the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, J.P. Losman.

J.P. had actually recently bought a house in Buffalo and was knee deep in community work in the inner city of Buffalo when he suffered an injury and was regulated to the bench upon his return.

Well the tables have turned haven’t they. J.P. still lives in his quiet lodging he calls his home and has decked it out in Halloween fashion. The Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills’ opponent this week, are scared shitless that J.P. has stumbled upon the soul of former Bills great Jim Kelly and lit up his J.P O’Lantern with it.

“Oh Fuck!” said Chad Johnson when interviewed in teh Bengals locker room. Coach Marvin Lewis had instead turned fear into motivation for the 2-5 Bengals by posting a picture of J.P.’s special pumpkin on the front of every players locker.

Only time will tell how things go down in J.P’s town this Sunday.

It’s about time the USA put a decent basketball team together. You got Carmelo, James, and Bryant. We as a country are in a war and we need to show the rest of the world we can still ball.

A good basketball team can really do a lot for a country’s self esteem. Anybody remember the first Dream Team? It’s like the USA created this beautiful monster and sent it out to destroy other countries, Terminator style. Any coincidence we later won the Gulf War? I think nah-uh.

That first team was so good they had not one, not two, not three, but FOUR (shizzle) white guys on it! And one guy was still in high school I believe. They didn’t even need a coach, they just threw Chuck Daly in for kicks. I could have coached them to at least the bronze.

Then there was the first game.

Holy shit.

Angola apparantly has a basketball team. And it went like this: Michael Jordan shot free throws with his eyes closed, Barkley was texting on the court, and Pippen impregnated a woman during a timeout. All that leads to a 116-48 gang banging.

I laughed at other teams, I even cheered on Scottie Pippin, and I was proud to be an American.

Here’s to you Mr. USA:

Man, I thought the Ravens’ defense would be the strength of their Super Bowl run this year. But to give up four touchdowns to the team from Dallas? I thought they were better than that.

Oh, wait.

The Texas Rangers became the first team in 110 years to score 30 runs in a game, setting an American League record Wednesday in a 30-3 rout of the Orioles.

Trailing 3-0 in the opener of a doubleheader, the Rangers scored five runs in the fourth, nine in the sixth, 10 in the eighth and six in the ninth.

Is it really that shocking to learn this will be Baltimore’s tenth consecutive losing season?

According to ESPN, the last time the RAVENS surrendered 30 points in Baltimore was November 2003.

“My eyes! The goggles! They do nothing!”