Important call
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- February
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Here’s a cute story from the postgame period last night. According to general manager Jerry Reese, team president John Mara’s cell phone was ringing repeatedly with a number that came up as “unavailable.” Mara said he was so tired that he didn’t want to answer it and simply let it ring over and over again. Finally, his wife answered the phone and handed it over to him and said: “somebody wants to talk to you.” Mara took the phone and when he asked “Who is this?” the answer was “The president of the United States.” So basically, Mara, who had better luck against the Patriots than
President Bush is having on some other fronts, kept the Commander In Chief waiting through numerous attempts to reach him.
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Ernie: alot of sports writers are eating crow today. Im not going to bloat about it cause im still pumped from last night. Turned on ESPN and watched Skip Bayless still say that coughlin decision to play his in the final regular season game was a bonehead decision and even though the giants won it was just luck..I hope alot of giant fans respond to his STUPID comment..You know what else is going to be funny? The giants wont even be picked to win their division next year, that will go to the cowboys or even the eagles..Thanks for a great blog and your are definatly a very good sports writer..love ya 1953 Giant fan and we can celebrate
Thanks G – Men, you gave all us Big Blue fans a season we will never forget….I am so happy, and proud of this team. Again, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!!!!!
SHOCK THE WORLD …..
Ernie…Should there be some kind of a fine put on Patriots coach Bellechick for leaving the field before the game was over. You could see on TV that they were telling him there was still time on the clock. He just disregarded everything and everyone and did what he wanted to do. Most of his players left also. Following his lead. This was definitely a case of POOR sportsmanship on a national stage and it showed just how little class he has.
Joe B:
I don’t think Belichick should be fined. But I believe the whole world now knows how bad a sport he is. Sometimes, the public relations backlash is better than any fine.
In fairness, Tom Brady and Randy Moss were gentlemen, and gave the Giants their due.
Ernie, with belichick showing such class last night, what do you think about this new headache of spygate? How about from a PR standpoint? He acted like a complete jerk by leaving early and now his whole program might be disected under spectors microscope. What does this mean for belichick and the Pats? They also seem to have completely alienate themselves from the rest of the NFL this year. Is he committing career suicide? Or do Kraft and the franchise not even care? Everyone is talking nice, but it I bet a majority of the NFL players and teams are extremely happy this morning. The school yard bully just got knocked the heck out!
PRESIDENT? WE have a President?
bellichick is what he is. let him be. cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. great job john mara’s wife picking up the phone to respond to the president. we are champions of the world. all the “experts” went with “chalk” ignoring emotion, focus, guts, determination, imagination and the will to win. GO BIG BLUE!!
are you guys a moron 1 second left is nothing.
when the Mets lost the division on the last day of the season I don’t think willie randolph drove up to philly
to shake there hands. the game is over with 1 second left.
I hope the jets hit manning realy hard in the exhibation game and he misses 6 games.Ernie im sure if the giants had
an incomplete pass on 4th and 20 and it was incomplete but
there was 1 second left im sure coughlin would have left the
feild to.
Bill your team stinks by any chance do you rember when the
1984 giants lost to the 49ers and do you rember the following year when the bears beat up your team 21-0?
do you rember Nov 19, 1978 or 77?
Billy your team stinks I hope your as proud as when they
went 1-12-1 same as last year when they were 8-8 and lost
to philly. what about when the Bears hammered the giants
don’t you love that 108 yard run back by Devon Hester and
the sighn that girl hung giant killers.
Hey Giants Hater, how do multiple “guys” make “a” moron? Also, how did San fran do this year? Dallas might have lost our first game in the playoffs, but atleast it was to the world champs. Come on back to 2008 buddy!
Giants Hater picks and chooses his games.
He choses not to mention the ‘85 Wildcard
game when the Giants beat Montana’s Niners 17-3.
He chooses not to mention the ‘86 Divisonal playoff
game when the Giants beat Montana’s Niners 49-3.
He doesn’t mention a lot of big wins, including
three Super Bowls and four other NFL Championships.
And he brags about the Raiders? Someone should tell
him Kenny Stabler retired a long time ago, and
Al Davis is a disaster.
Del your team some day will also go down the tubes rember the 5-11 team some day you will be there.