By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Around 9:00 this morning, the New York Mets All-Star outfielder Michael Conforto was informed by manager Mickey Callaway that he would start the 2018 season on the disabled list. After a cautiously optimistic spring, Conforto, after having left (non-throwing) shoulder surgery on September 6, will remain…
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Tyler Wade’s Versatility Might Lead to Permanence with New York Yankees
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY- Tyler Wade’s versatility has lead to permanence on the roster of the New York Yankees. In the 2015-2017 regular season, Wade suited up to play five positions: second base, third base, shortstop, left field, and centerfield. During the Yankees’ surprisingly deep run in the playoffs last year…
Big Blue Wrecking Crew: The New York Giants-From NFL’s Laughingstock to Triumphant Super Bowl XXI Champions
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- While the 2017 New York Giants’ season is as good as over and if a sense of nostalgia for the gritty 1986 Super Bowl Champion Giants is what you’re feeling: you’re in luck! Big Blue Wrecking Crew: Smashmouth Football, a Little Bit of Crazy, and the ’86…
INTERVIEW: New York Giants: Did Sterling Shepard Get his 2017 Color Rush Wish?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Hot off the press, the 2017 New York Giants’ color rush uniforms have been revealed via Instagram by equipment director Joseph Skiba! The uniforms, set to be worn against’ division rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, are the same white-on-white design as the 2016 uniforms. Both NFL fans…
Single-Elimination Playoffs: A Valid Assessment?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Imagine you are back in high school Italian class. The teacher tells you that you will have a quiz on your most recent set of vocabulary words 3 days from now. In her class, for those days before the quiz, you practice with the terms in…
New York Yankees: Monument Park Recognition for Gene “Stick” Michael?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY- The word “dynasty” is synonymous with the late ’90s, and ’00s New York Yankees. Rightfully so; they captured the World Series trophy in: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2009. Furthermore, one does not need to be a Yankees fan to identify the most successful teammates…
WNBA Playoffs: The Tale of Two Halves for NY Liberty and Washington Mystics
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) NEW YORK, NEW YORK- With a first round bye, the #3 New York Liberty hosted the #6 Washington Mystics in a second round, single-elimination WNBA Playoff game Sunday evening at Madison Square Garden. With a historic 10 game win streak on the line, the Liberty looked to wrap up…
VIDEO INTERVIEW: New York Giants Training Camp Day 4: “All or Nothing” on Super Bowl LII
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.- It is only the fourth day of training camp, but the New York Giants and their fans have an important date circled on their calendars: Sunday, February 4, 2018. Every person in attendance at today’s open practice would voluntarily trade today’s crystal clear, 80 degree, New Jersey…
(PART 4 of 4) What’s Next for Phil Simms?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.- Every action has an equal, but opposite reaction. Tony Romo, quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, retires from football and, all of a sudden, Phil Simms, veteran broadcaster, finds himself without a job. Beginning this upcoming football season, Romo will trade his helmet for a broadcast headset….
(PART 3 OF 4) New York Giants: Analyst Phil Simms (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.- Having played for the New York Giants, appeared on National Football League play-by-play broadcasts, and filled-in at New York’s WFAN (the original sports talk radio station), it’s obvious that Phil Simms knows a thing or two about the game of football. In Part Three of my…
New York Giants: How Brandon Marshall is Adjusting to Life in Blue
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) CARLSTADT, N.J.- Brandon Marshall’s professional move from the New York Jets’ home turf (no pun intended) in Florham Park, New Jersey to the New York Giants facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey was the single best off-season transaction in the National Football League. “Why’s that?” Marshall asked me at…
(PART 2 OF 4) New York Giants: The Giants Years (VIDEO INTERVIEW)
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.- “With the 7th pick in the 1979 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select… Phil Simms, quarterback, Moorehead State”. A young man, born and raised in Kentucky, America’s heartland, was thrust under the bright lights of New York City, the city that never sleeps. At 24…
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