Archive for February 2008

Video of the Johan Santana Press Conference

Feb 8th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

Courtesy of the YES Network:
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MSG Network YouTube Interview

Feb 8th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

Found this last night, Scott Gomez getting interviewed byJohn Giannone:
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NYSD: Ducks Overcome Lundqvist, Rangers

Feb 8th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

NEW YORK – With the Giants winning and the Mets getting Johan Santana, it’s easy to overlook what’s bad in the New York sports world. The Knicks and Nets have both been horrible with little end in sight. And the hockey teams haven’t been much better. Even the New York Rangers, who were coming on, [...]



NHL Hits of the Week

Feb 8th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

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Rangers Need Some Home Cooking

Feb 7th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

Through the miracle of moden technology called Verizon, I am writing this on the train ride home.
If you were at the game or watched it at home, you saw the Rangers dominate on shots, but also watched as the Ducks capitalized on Blueshirt mistakes.
Here’s the problem: The Rangers play a different game at home compared [...]



NYSD: Prucha Trying To Stay Positive

Feb 7th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

by Patrick Hickey, Jr. | Senior Writer – NY Sports Day | Thursday, February 7, 2008

NEW YORK – Scoring 52 goals in his first two seasons with the Rangers, Petr Prucha quickly became a fan favorite. Grac¬ing everything from the scoreboard at MSG during intermission and various TV commercials, bigger things were expected from the [...]



It’s Official Billy Joel To Close Shea

Feb 7th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

NYS Reported this here back in August, but it’s official today:
FLUSHING, N.Y., February 7, 2008 – The New York Mets today announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and native New Yorker Billy Joel will become the final artist to perform at Shea Stadium at what has been dubbed “The Last Play at Shea,” on Wednesday, [...]



Santana Makes The Day At Shea

Feb 7th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

FLUSHING, NY – When it comes to press conferences, the Mets do them the best. From the satay, rice and sandwiches to the black curtains covering the windows to block the view of outside, the Mets make old Shea look very elegant. Yet, they should. Over the past few seasons they have had experience with [...]



NYSD: Rangers Crowned, 4-2

Feb 6th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

NEW YORK – This is not what Tom Renney had in mind when his team looked to the New York Giants for inspiration. The Super Bowl Champs were the road warriors of the NFL, winning a record 11 straight away from the Meadowlands. And the Rangers started emulating the G-Men, by getting three hard fought [...]



Wolf Pack Weekly 2/4/08

Feb 4th, 2008 | By Joe McDonald | Category: NYSR Blog

The Wolf Pack climbed back into second place in the AHL’s Atlantic Division last week, improving their record to 29-13-2-5 for 65 points with a win and a shootout loss in a pair of home games. On Friday night at the XL Center, the Pack thumped the Springfield Falcons, 6-2, but a four-game Wolf Pack [...]