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Ernie Palladino

Ernie PalladinoErnie 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

Entries written by Ernie Palladino

Hall Could Be Gone

March
15

According to ESPN, the Falcons and the free-spending Raiders have agreed to a trade for Atlanta cornerback DeAngelo Hall, with the Raiders sending a second-rounder eastward. Of course, that trade won’t be completed until Hall and the Raiders agree upon a new contract that will pay Hall about $57 million over six years, similar to [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Willie Jo Raider

March
15

William Joseph, the first-round bust on the defensive line who was cut a couple of weeks ago, is now a Raider. He signed last night.

No black armbands, please. His demise here was pretty well set on Sept. 11, when the Giants placed him on IR with a back injury. So, toodles, Willie Jo. I’m sure [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 15th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

More Ward

March
14

Here’s what Derrick Ward had to say about his decision to re-sign with the Giants for one year, $1.1 million that could go up another million with incentives. Didn’t seem his heart was really in the looking around part of free agency, anyway.

“I had to keep my options open, but my main goal was to [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 14th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Ward’s Back

March
14

Running back Derrick Ward took a look around the open market and obviously decided the Giants were the only ones he was going to get a decent offer from. He just re-upped with them for a year at $1.1 million, with another $1 million of incentives.

Ward, often injured during his career, was looking for a [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

On Danny Clark

March
13

It appears the Giants made a pretty solid pickup in former Texans linebacker Danny Clark last night. Not only has Clark had plenty of experience on the strong side, where he’s slated to back up Mathias Kiwanuka while contributing on special teams, but he also started six games for the Jaguars in 2003 on the [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 13th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

This Just In…

March
13

Since Billy Crystal was unsuccessful in his Yankees appearance as a designated hitter—he struck out against Tampa Bay—the Giants will now sign him to a one-day contract for the Thursday night regular-season opener. He will come in sometime in the second quarter for a series at middle linebacker in place of Antonio Pierce. Should be [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 13th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Some Cap Perspective

March
13

For all you salary-cap watchers, here’s the deal. The signings of quarterback David Carr to a one-year, $1 million and linebacker Danny Clark to two years, $4 million yesterday should leave the Giants between $8 and $9 million under the salary cap, considering they started the day at $11.1 under.

Sounds pretty comfy, right? Plenty of [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 13th, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Clark’s Done

March
13

Those questions about whether Texans linebacker Danny Clark would sign with the Giants? Forget about ‘em. He signed late last night to a two-year, $4 million deal, according to NFL Network. That made it a 2-for-2 day for general manager Jerry Reese, and effectively replaced the free agent departure of strongside backer Reggie Torbor.

More details [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 13th, 2008 | Post a Comment »

Talking Carr

March
12

Here’s some of what David Carr had to say upon his joining the Giants today.

“I have a lot of calluses,” Carr said. “I’m like an old carpenter. I’ve been through it. If you let that stuff affect you, you’re not going to be able to do your job.

“One of the reasons I’m excited about coming [...]

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 12th, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Oops! Sorry!

March
12

Got a little premature on the Danny Clark contract. Sources tell me it’s not a done deal yet. But Carr is, for one year, $1 million. Don’t know if the Clark situation will change, but you’ll be the first to know if it does.

Ciao for now.

Posted by Ernie Palladino on March 12th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

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