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Rick Carpiniello, 26, grew up in Harrison and began working in The Journal News' sports department (back when it was The Reporter Dispatch and eight other newspapers) in October of 1977 after a year of covering high school sports as a stringer. For more than 20 years he covered the New York Rangers and the National Hockey League. Carpiniello has been writing columns on everything from local sports to the big leagues since 2002.
E-mail Carp at rcarpini@lohud.com
I just finished a column for The Journal News and LoHud.com tomorrow on the Giants’ personal seat license program.
I spoke with John Mara, and with some long-time fans who will have to pay a lot more if they want to go to Giants games in 2010.
 Jeff Gold provided the basics on the new seat prices [...]
I hear that the football Giants are going to have something new to say about their personal seat licenses tomorrow. I’ve already heard from some of you and what you think about the idea of paying between $1,000 and $20,000 for the right to then buy season tickets, which by the way, are going to [...]
Here’s some more info on the Lords of the Rings.
We’re hearing their value is $25,000 apiece, but that Tiffany’s only charged the G-men about $5,500 per. So that explains having the ceremony and the Blue Carpet and the press conferences in front of the banner with the Giants logo and Tiffany’s all over it. OK.
Apparently, [...]
Well, the Giants are getting their new championship bling at this moment inside the Manhattan jewelry store where the Super Bowl rings were made.
They did some interesting things, although the “Blue” carpet was cheesy and the whole commercialism of this event is questionable (such as, would they be doing it this way if Wellington Mara [...]
With consecutive picks, at No. 198 and 199, the Giants completed their draft by taking quarterback Andre’ Woodson of Kentucky, and defensive end Robert Henderson from Southern Miss.
UPDATE, 6:13 p.m.
Some quick scouting reports on the two sixth-rounders:
Andre’ Woodson (198 overall), QB, Kentucky, 6-5, 224 pounds: Woodson red-shirted at Kentucky in 2003, when current Giants QB [...]
With their fifth-round pick (165 overall) the Giants added a second linebacker, Jonathan Goff of Vanderbilt.
Goff plays in the middle, goes 6-2, 245. He led Vandy in tackles in each of the last two seasons, with 93 in 2006 and 113 in 2007. He was also a two-time team captain who had a chance to [...]
The Giants just traded up in the fourth round, moving from 130 to Pittsburgh’s 123rd pick, and took outside linebacker Bryan Kehl out of BYU.
Kehl, a 6-2, 242-pounder played 48 games, 26 starts, and made 205 tackles (108 solo) with seven sacks, three picks and a blocked punt.
The Giants dealt their fourth-rounder and one of [...]
UPDATE: OK, this one is a gamble. Maybe a big gamble.
With their third-round pick, the Giants selected WR Mario Manningham from Michigan, and Jerry Reese—and many others—think the only reason he was available this late was his character.
Manningham, whose middle name is Cashmere, admitted to NFL executives at the combine that he had not been [...]
Welcome to Day 2 of the NFL draft on this dreary, wet Sunday.
By the way, you gotta love the new, shorter version of the draft. With fewer minutes between picks in all rounds, the first two went surprisingly quickly and smoothly yesterday, and today’s marathon should relatively breeze by.
Until then, here is my story from [...]
Jeremy Shockey is still a Giant.
Giants GM Jerry Reese, just minutes after making Kenny Phillips the champs’ first-round pick, was asked a question about Shockey and became annoyed.
“Can we talk about our draft pick?†he said.
Reese then said, “Jeremy Shockey’s our starting tight end … and I’m going to leave it at that, OK? … [...]
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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