Jets vs. Patriots: Battle for the AFC East

Division, Conference and league-wide supremacy is up for grabs on Monday night in Foxboro as the 9-2 New York Jets visit the 9-2 New England Patriots. Fan Huddle Boston writer Ben Mark and Fan Huddle New York writer Ben Kamisar will break down the match-up in the days leading up to the “game of the [...]

Yankee Starter Javier Vazquez Signs with Marlins

The New York Yankees have a lot expected of themselves this offseason. When arbitration time came, many were surprised that the Yankees offered it to disappointing righty Javier Vazquez, but not to Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera. It doesn’t matter – Vazquez will not be in pinstripes anymore. The Yankees only offered Vazquez arbitration because [...]

Giving Thanks Part II: New York Knicks

In the spirit of the recent Thanksgiving Holiday I would like to highlight all the things I’m thankful for as a Knicks fan so far this season. The Newcomers Who needs Lebron? The Knicks faced a wrath of criticism after coming away from their “two year plan” with just these two marquee signings.   However the [...]

Giants vs. Jags: The Breakdown

After losing the keys to the NFC East in last week’s loss against the Eagles, the Giants need to right their ship quickly before one loss turns into many more.  Enter the Jaguars, a team with a streaky quarterback who rarely puts up good numbers against strong defenses and an anemic defense.  This game could [...]

Jets Stuff Bengals on Thanksgiving

No fourth quarter comeback?  No last second miracle?  This week against the Bengals had none of the theatrics that Jets fans have grown accustomed to over the past few weeks, after two overtime wins against the Lions and the Browns and a last second victory against the Texans last week.  Not like this wasn’t expected; [...]

King Henrik Leads the Way

The New York Rangers traveled to Florida to take on the Panthers Friday night as part of their three game road trip. The Rangers started the trip with a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Midway through the first period the game was still scoreless, but that didn’t last much longer. With [...]

Islanders Finally End Skid

It had been a very long month for the New York Islanders. Twenty-five days into the month the Islanders were still without a win. In fact their last win was on October 21. The team tried everything to end their skid, but nothing seemed to work. They finally caught a break when they got to [...]

Giving Thanks: Part 1

With all the criticism I shell out, the average reader would think I have no appreciation for the current state of affairs of NY/NJ basketball.  Well, in the spirit of Thanksgiving I’d like to highlight all of the things I’m thankful for so far this year.  Part 1: New Jersey Nets No Carmelo Trade Yes [...]

Bradshaw Benched: How the Giants Can Retool Running Game

Ahmad Bradshaw spent the beginning of his career in the shadows.  Buried behind the powerful Brandon Jacobs and the productive Derrick Ward, Bradshaw seemed to be the odd man out for his first few years in New York.  But his incredible productivity as a backup, averaging 8.3, 5.3 and 4.8 yards per carry during first [...]

Terry Collins New Mets Manager

New York Mets and their fans alike were extremely dissatisfied with Jerry Manuel, and he was fired on October 4. The Mets have been searching for a new skipper, and they have successfully found one in Terry Collins. It’s obvious now that the Mets were serious in their desire to totally change the way the [...]