So...This Is My 30's?

Testosterone Tuesday (Evening Edition)
October 24, 2006

Today was a great day to be a Giants fan!

A day after Big Blue put a whooping down on The 'Boys in their house, the New York Giants appear to finally have their act together, and look like the team we thought they'd be in the preseason. The defense was ferocious and opportunistic. The offense, lead by Tiki Barber's 100-yard effort, controlled the game. Eli was hitting Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Shockey at will. Even Tom Coughlin could do no wrong when he challenged a fumble call early on against Eli Manning, and got the reversal, though it was the wrong call. Of course, nothing can go exactly the way we Giants fans would like it. Lavar Arrington, who finally looked like the stud linebacker we hoped he could be when he was signed, tore his Achilles tendon and is lost for the year...and possibly his career. It's too bad because I noticed a drop in the defense's intensity when he left the game in the 2nd quarter.

Now it is on to a three-game homestand in the Meadowlands, with this Sunday's game being against the Tampa Bay Bucs (winners of two straight) and Tiki's twin brother Ronde. I love the G-men's chances of making it four in a row as they face a rookie QB, and a team that I think is playing above their heads right now after upsets of the Bengals and Eagles.

Then, after what I hope will be a demolition of the Houston Texans the following week, The Giants host the (currently) undefeated Chicago Bears for their stiffest test of the season. Yours truly has a chance to go to this marquee matchup that has become the first game of the season NBC used their flex option; instead of a 1pm game, I may be freezing my ass off at 8:30pm November 12. Let's hope those tickets come through. Now, onto more guy-talk.

Bill Parcells doomed his team when he benched Drew Bledsoe mid-game. Sure, Tony Romo looked great in preseason action, and last week in mop-up duty against the Texans. But, that was preseason. Last week was the lowly Texans. Bledsoe is always an INT and sack waiting to happen, so should it have been any surprise? I don't see how "The Tuna" can go back to Drew after demoting him in front of a national audience. Looks like the Eagles are all that's left to fear in the NFC East.
Hey Dallas fan: you got what you asked for (Romo). Now go back in the corner and be quiet.
One week after the world rips Michael Vick, he goes out and throws 4 TD passes and get his team a huge win at home against the Steelers. Goes to show you: the sun shines on a dog's ass every now and then, don't it?
I guess Kenny Rogers' performance this postseason (23 scoreless innings) brings new meaning the term "filthy stuff."
Let me get this straight--the NHL season has started? I didn't even notice.
Enough cut-away shots on the sideline of Terrell Owens bitching. All of us have had enough of this locker-room cancer and his antics. Lets concentrate on what's happening on the field.
A pet peeve: the amount of fantasy football articles that appear on your league home page, and hurt your chances of making a trade. Case in point: I own Randy Moss on my 1-5 (soon to be 1-6) team, and he's on a hot streak. I think he'll cool off. I want to move him while his stock his high. No thanks to CBS Sportsline's Dave Richard today, he lists 3 reasons why Moss can't keep this up. Thanks, Dave; now how do I expect to get max value and try to salvage my season?
Again, I plead: producers of ESPN Monday Night Football--please stop with the in-game interviews!!!
You know it wasn't meant to be for your fantasy team this season when your #1 pick misses 5 weeks, you lose to a team that had 3 zeroes one week, and lose to another team where two of its players set milestones in the same day.
Holy shit. Would you look at the rack on Scarlett Johannson! Here I was thinking that cleavage she displayed earlier this year was the product of a push-up bra.
You can officially stick a fork in the Arizona Cardinals, and the career of head coach Dennis Green.
Is is gay if you carve a pumpkin with your girlfriend while NFL games are on TV?
After watching the Redskins lay down and die against the Colts yesterday, I think back to my post in September where I wondered where the preseason hype about them came from.
I love how everyone second-guess Willie Randolph for not bunting over the two runners in Game 7 of the NLCS, and opting to pinch hit with Cliff Floyd so he could "swing away." Had Floyd done it, Willie would have been called "a genius"--a term being used way too generously when Jim Leyland and Tony LaRussa are discussed.
Can we stop all this talk about how the San Diego Chargers are the best team in the NFL? I never bought into that concept in the first place. Mark my words: the best team is the Colts.
I saw Flags of Our Fathers over the weekend. It taught me a lot about that famous photo at Iwo Jima. I recommend all who care about our country's history to go see it. If you love war movies for the violence, I promise the battle scenes will more than satisfy your lust for gore.
If these are the final months of Tiki Barber's career, than I urge all football fans to enjoy the farewell tour of one of the NFL's classiest players. I'm not just saying that because he's my favorite player on my favorite team. I'm saying it because it is true.
How old is Carmen Electra? These photos show she can still make a guy say "OH MY GOD!"
While it's great for those of you who don't have Direct TV and the NFL Sunday Ticket that the NFL is using a "flex" schedule to put better games in prime time, it inconveniences fans who travel to see the teams play. Case in point, I may be getting my Giants-Bears tix simply because the move to the night game is causing co-workers who have season tickets to pass them up due to travel, the late night it will cause, the cold, etc. Sure, hardcore fans won't let these factors deter them, but if one has to fly and get a hotel, this causes a problem.
Do yourself a favor and take advantage of the free 2-day online trial of Howard Stern's Sirius channels on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. If you loved Howard when he was on "free" radio, you won't believe what you've been missing. Things like original programming geared towards Howard fans, uncensored radio talents like Bubba the Love Sponge and Scott Ferrell. Even if you don't like Howard, there all the NFL games, Playboy Radio, commercial-free music channels for lovers of all types of music. I'm hooked, and rarely ever listen to local broadcast radio. I bet you'll be signed up for Sirius by Christmas if you give this trial a shot.
Speaking of Howard, Brooke Hogan, the daughter of Hulk Hogan, made an appearance on his show yesterday. She's promoting her debut album, "Undiscovered," making the media rounds. She's not a bad singer, but I'm gonna just say it: I don't care about her voice; this chick is a prime piece of tail in the making (she's only 18).