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Ernie Palladino has been a fixture with Westchester-Rockland-Putnam readers since 1976, when he came to The Journal News (then the Reporter Dispatch) as a part-time sportswriter while attending Fordham University. Since then, the Eastchester native and graduate of Eastchester High has touched on just about every sport imaginable. He has covered two no-hitters since working his first pro baseball game in 1979: Dwight Gooden’s Yankee Stadium no-no against Seattle on May 14, 1996, and one of the strangest in baseball history on June 11, 2003 as six Astros pitchers shut down the Yankees at the Stadium. Palladino has covered 10 Super Bowls, including the Giants’ “Wide Right�? victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV and their loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV. He has won several awards. But his most cherished possession is a pen-and-ink portrait of himself in the Giants press box, sketched and inscribed by the great Journal News artist Frank Becerra a couple of years after Palladino took over the Giants beat. It hangs, framed, in his office.
E-mail Ernie Palladino at epalladi@lohud.com
Well, I guess you can tell this hasn’t been much of a blog for a while. In a few days or weeks, as is my understanding, it likely will cease to exist all together. The paper is changing its philosophy and, apparently, neither the Giants nor I fit into it.
Today is my last day at [...]
Giants are spending the day in meetings. But here’s a thought. Hakeem Nicks was on the sideline yesterday nursing a hamstring thing, and Eli Manning can’t wait to have him back. Think the first-rounder might be headed for extensive playing time this year?
If so, he’ll need all the reps possible to overtake guys like Domenik [...]
My guy Ralph V. is reporting from Albany that Super Bowl hero David Tyree, trying to come back from knee reconstruction, is having a rough time of it. He dropped three passes this morning, and showed his frustration by slamming his helmet to the ground and kicking it.
Tyree had missed time with a groin problem, [...]
Guess Eli Manning will be picking up the check a lot from now on, given that he’s agreed to terms on a six-year extension worth approximately $97 million. That makes him the richest player in the NFL, a mark that will probably be surpassed by someone on some other team (Tom Brady? Peyton Manning?) in [...]
My guys at camp spoke to Antonio Pierce a few minutes ago. The middle linebacker said he wasn’t sorry about his actions that led to a probe into possible criminal charges against him the night Plaxico Burress shot himself in the leg. But he did express remorse for putting himself in the situation where his [...]
Sounds like Tom Coughlin is getting a little impatient with an offense that has had several big drops and interceptions over the first three practices.
WR Steve Smith, the real go-to guy in this young pack of receivers, had a couple of drops this morning to go along with some general unit-wide issues like assignments and [...]
Thought you might be interested in the official release the Manhattan DA sent out.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY – NEW YORK COUNTY
Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau announced today the indictment of former New York Giants receiver PLAXICO BURRESS, 31, on charges of possession of a loaded pistol and reckless endangerment in [...]
Looks like the Giants won’t have to worry about losing their starting middle linebacker for any time at all in relation to the Plaxico Burress shooting.
The grand jury that was considering levying charges against Antonio Pierce for removing Burress’ gun from the Latin Quarter came back with a “no bill.” That means he won’t face [...]
First-round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks had his first taste of training camp after signing his $12.5 million, five-year deal Saturday. Coach Tom Coughlin said he’ll try to encourage Nicks throughout to be able to step up and contribute big as a rookie. But first, he needs to make sure the kid can absorb the informational [...]
The NFL’s vision gets awfully blurry when there’s a buck at stake. Then again, that’s an old song. The only new thing here is the Giants’ newest deal with the Connecticut State Lottery.
The $5 scratchoff game, which will bring grand-prize winners $50,000, would seem to be a venture into gambling, something the league says it [...]
Ernie Palladino became Giants beat reporter in 1989 after previously covering a wide range of sports that included Yankees, Mets, boxing, Army football, St. John’s and Iona basketball, and Islanders hockey. READ MORE
Mike Dougherty Mike Dougherty has been with the Journal News since 1988, spending most of that time in high school gyms and Madison Square Garden. READ MORE
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