The Basement View

What a weekend in Big Apple sports! Crazy plays, key injuries and good wins highlight another fun weekend being a New York Sports fan. The Knicks and Nets both won over the weekend with games that might show that the tides are turning for both of the teams. The Knicks first, Melo lead the 7-6 Knicks into Houston to face a very confusing Houston team. James Harden did his thing and had twenty four points. Kristaps Prozingis showed up with a double double. Prozingis also had twenty four points, but also collected fourteen rebounds to help the Knicks get a much needed five point win. On Sunday in Brooklyn the Nets had a very impressive win against the C’s. Brook Lopez has a big part of that with a double double that consisted of twenty four points and ten boards. Jared Jack also had his best game of the year with twenty two points, four assists, and four rebounds. Joe Johnson, and rookie Rondae Hollis-Jefferson chipped in with seventeen points, and nine points respectively. Thaddeus Yo...

Long crazy week of football. It started in Jacksonville Florida with another ugly color rush game. Tennessee couldn't really get anything on offense through out the whole game. "Super Mario" Marcus Mariota did everything he could with two hundred and thirty one yards passing and was 22/35 while twenty nine yards on the ground with the Titans only touchdown. The Titans most recent top pick has been everything that Tennessee needs for the future, the Titans just need to get some weapons around him. The Jaguars first round pick in last years draft Blake Bortles had another good week and keeps growing into a very nice NFL Quarterback. However it was a second year player on the defense Aaron Colvin who made the biggest difference in the game and is my Thursday game ball. Colvin was tied for the second most tackles with seven and he had a huge sack on Mariota. Colvin is a defensive back and showed that he has some game guarding the Titans Dorial Green-Beckham pretty much the wh...

This morning the awards for the 2015 baseball season were announced starting with the AL/NL Rookie of the year which was announced. The winners were Carlos Correa who played in only ninety nine games and on top the fact is only twenty years old! Correa batted .279 with twenty two homers and sixty eight RBI's helping Houston to win the Wild Card Game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium to put Houston in the playoffs for the first time since 2005 when another Carlos (Carlos Beltran) propelled them into the World Series eventually losing to the Chicago White Sox. For Correa and the 2015 Astros they lost in the ALDS to the now World Series Champs Kansas City Royals in five games. In the Senior Circuit Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant took home the hardware batting .275 with twenty six homers and ninety nine runs batted in, being the anchor in the Cubs lineup for pretty much the whole season after the drama with him not being called up straight out of Spring Training. T...

Busy, busy past couple of days in our national past time. The Red Sox have acquired Craig Krimbel form the San Diego Padres in exchange outfielder Manuel Margot(#25 ranked player in the Red Sox system), shortstop Javier Guerra(#76 in the Red Sox system), infielder Carlos Asuaje, and lefty Logan Allen. Kimbrel last season had thirty nine with a 2.58 ERA in sixty one games collecting 87/22 strike outs to walks. Margot last season for the Double A Sea Dogs had a .271 average with three homers and thirty three RBI's, and swiping thirteen bases. Guerra batted .279 with fifteen home runs and sixty eight RBI's in Single A Greenville. Asuaje in Double A batted .251 with eight homers and sixty one RBI's. Allen with two teams had a 1.11 ERA in eight games and twenty six strikes outs and only one walk. The Padres are clearly trading for the future as they have already traded Beniot to Seattle earlier last week. In Detroit the trade for K-rod aka Francisco Rodriguez for Javier Betanco...

It has been done. The Brooklyn Nets have gotten their revenge and their second win of the year. A year ago the Atlanta Hawks eliminated the Nets from the playoffs in 5 games. They also lost on November 4th against the Hawks 101-87 in Atlanta. Tonight thanks to a double double from Brook Lopez, who had twenty four points and ten boards. Joe Johnson also messed around and almost got a triple double. Johnson finished with thirteen points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. Thaddeus Young also had a double double with sixteen points and eleven rebounds, which included the two most important points--two free throws with 2.4 seconds left in the game. On the other sideline Al Horford had eighteen points and five boards. Atlanta had twenty turnovers that helped Brooklyn in their two point victory. The Nets next game is at Charlotte on Wednesday, Atlanta plays the Kings at home on Wednesday. Sources:(nba.com, espn.com) Don't forget to follow, like, comment, and share on your way out!

Welcome to a new series of post that I will be doing called NY Weekend in 500. I will break down the busy weekend of New York sports in only 500 words. Here is the first installment: Busy weekend of sports in Gotham City. Melo yesterday lead the struggling Knicks over Anthony Davis’ Pelicans. Melo dropped twenty nine with thirteen boards. Davis had thirty six and eleven. In football the Jets lost a golden opportunity to beat Rex Ryan and the Bills, if they only took their points and kicked them deep with just over two to play. Surprisingly the Jets were still in it after giving the ball away three times in the game. Some missed tackles and poor coverage by Derelle Revis led to them losing, but you could argue if Watkins doesn’t get the first on that play the Jets would have had a chance with two great receivers and an up and coming running back if they needed to use Ivory at all on a possible last drive. But, let’s take a minute to dissect what might have happened if the Jets kicked a...

What a wild weekend of football. Once again football fans are reminded that the catch rule is a case by case rule instead of a pillar of the game, the injury bug strikes again, and black and white tv is relevant. To start off on Thursday, about 8% of the American public could not watch the game. Not to do with any black outs or anything, but the color of the jerseys that the Bills and Jets had on. The Bills went with a very bright red almost orange color (jersey and pants) and the Jets had a bright christmasish green(jersey and pants). The problem with that as members of my family found out along with the other 8% that because of a persons red/green color blindness the players look like they are wearing grey jerseys and a red/green color blind person is basically looking at a black and white inter-squad practice. The New York Times put up a very nice picture of what it would look like for someone with this, and honestly it is almost impossible to tell who is who. Now what this was aim...

If case you haven't heard by now the Atlanta Braves have traded shortstop Andrelton Simmons to the Angels for shortstop Erick Aybar, southpaw Sean Newcomb, right hander Chris Ellis, and cash. The Angels also get catcher Jose Briceno. Los Angeles is getting arguably the best defensive player in the game in Simmons. Simmons last year batted .265 with 4 homers, 44 RBI's, and 5/8 on stolen bases. That isn't why the Angles got him though, Simmons the has won two gold gloves in four seasons and the past two years has won the defensive player of the year at shortstop. The Angels add another stud in the infield and a player that can round out their lineup in the eight or nine hole.  Newcomb last season went 2-2 with a 2.75 ERA with 39 strike outs in 36 innings while in Double A Arkansas. Ellis also on Double A Arkansas last year went 7-4 with a 3.92 ERA with 62 strike outs in 78 innings. Erik Aybar batted .270 with 3 homers, 44 RBI's and 15/21 on stolen bases. Aybar a speed guy...

After a good bounce back week with a couple surprises in week 9, here are my week 10 picks! Week 10 Picks Sources:(footballlocks.com) Don't forget to Follow, Like, Comment, and Share on your way out!

Yesterday it was all about the Yankees making deals. Today the trade news has been focused around the Red Sox outfielder Jakie Bradley Jr. and were he was going to go. The Mariners, Cubs, and Royals among the teams interested. San Diego makes another deal after picking up Jose Pierla, they get two Class A prospects for Joaquin Benoit. Seattle gets a big arm that they can use to lock up the back end of that pen. The Mariners have taken a page out of Kansas City's book creating a stacked back end of the bullpen. The Padres get a big arm that is about four years away in right hander Enyel De Los Santos, who went 6-0 with a 3.47 ERA in 13 games. San Diego also picked up Nelson Ward a infielder that looks like a utility player but way in the future. Ward batted .282 with 7 home runs and 39 RBI's while stealing 8/11 bases. He looks like he will be playing in Double A San Antonio next season. From the Mariners point of view that get another veteran that can go into that clubhouse and...

Breaking: The New York Yankees and GM Brian Cashman are on fire today making another trade to improve the ball club. After critics taunted Cashman for an "Non-Yankee like" past couple of off-seasons and trade deadlines, Cashman has responded with a great big Bronx Boom. Cashman has already made a deal for Ronald Herrera from the Padres. Now they have made a deal with Minnesota to get outfielder Aaron Hicks, who had a really good 2015.In exchange the Yankees will be sending catcher John Ryan Murphy. Murphy had a break out 2015 showing that he can call a good game behind the plate and he can hold his own up at the dish. Murphy in 67 games batted .277 with 3 homers and 14 RBI's.Murphy also threw out 28% of the runners who attempted to steal on him. The league average last season was 30%. Hicks in 97 games batted .256 with 13 home runs and 33 RBI's while also swiping 13 bases and only getting caught 3 times. Hicks is a young outfielder that has his best years ahead of him...

Breaking: The New York Yankees have traded utility player Jose Pierla to the Padres for right hander Ronald Herrera. Herrera last season posted a 3-1 record with a 4.53 ERA in eight games, along with 35 strike outs and only 14 walks. Pierla one of the bombers young up and comers. Pierla last season got off to an amazing start in Spring Training, but suffered a concussion running into the center field wall at George M. Steinbrenner field in Tampa. After his return to baseball he got called up and played in 35 games for the yanks. Piera hit .230 with 1 homer and 8 RBI's in only 74 at-bats. It's sad to see a player with promise go, but this trade does provide the Yankees to get younger and develop a deeper bullpen. Sources:(@MLBRosterMoves on Twitter, Baseballreference.com) Don't forget to Like, Follow, Comment, and Share on your way out!

Week 9 was a very explosive and exciting week of football. It started with a good game in Cincinnati with the Bengals winning 31-10. Johnny Manziel had a very good game even though the Browns lost Manziel showed a lot of promise while he was out there. Manziel went 15/33 for 168 and a passing touchdown. Johnny Football has looked very impressive and explosive when he has opportunities this season. However, my Thursday game ball for Week 9 is Andy Dalton for his officiant passing and his 3 touchdown. Dalton went 21/27 for 234 and those 3 scores. Dalton and the Bengals looked a bit shaky in the first half but roared ahead in the second half scoring 17 unanswered points to take the victory.  For a very busy Sunday with a ton of scoring all over the place and a very entertaining Shootout Sunday Night Game in Dallas coming down to an overtime period. Delanie Walker went crazy down in the Big Easy with 7 catches for 95 yards and 2 Touchdowns. DeAngelo Williams had 27 carries for 2 sco...

And we are back! It's been a while since I put picks out but we are starting back up this week. Here are me picks with the spread for week 9! Week 9 picks Sources:(footballlocks.com) Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, Comment, and Share on your way OUT!

Just hours ago, news came out of Chicago that the White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez will not be on the 2016 Opening Day roster. Ramirez has spent his entire eight year career on the South side of Chicago. Ramirez might get payed this off-season even after a career low .249 batting average. Teams like the Yankees, Mets, Nationals, Padres, Mariners, and Tigers are all looking for a decent shortstop to make a contribution to propel them into the playoffs. Ramirez a career .273 hitter with a plus glove and decent speed will be heavily targeted late in the off-season. Players like Cueto, Greinke, Davis, and Hayward will all get signed before him, but some cash could be coming Ramirez' way come late January early February. Sources:( Baseballreference.com) Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, Comment, and Share on your way out

A huge congratulations to Kansas City who brought home their second World Series title in franchise history, and the first since 1985. In the past I have compared this team to the 1996 New York Yankees, and now my view is validated with a World Series Championship. By no means am I a Royals fan, I just really love the way Ned Yost manages a game, and how the Royals play ball. I think that is the right way to play the game of baseball, and this team will have tremendous success in the future. The core of Hosmer, Perez, Moustakas, Cain, Gordon, and Holland are all young. Perez is the World Series MVP, one year after popping up to Pablo Sandoval in foul territory just outside the third base coaching box. This team was built through the draft with not a ton of money spent. This past off-season Kansas City spent a total of $68.425 Million for eight players. Of those eight they include Volquez, Morales, Rios, and Hochevar. Along with those players and that core the Royals would win their fir...