Ernie Palladino

Amar'e Stoudemire (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) and Tim Tebow (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Palladino: Christmas Presents For Everyone

Ernie Palladino plays Santa and hands out Christmas presents to New York sports icons.

2012/12/25

Palladino: No-Show Giants Don’t Deserve Playoffs

One flop is understandable. Some days, everything goes wrong. But two no-shows in a row is a trend that begs answers.

2012/12/24

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Palladino: Giants’ Playoff Hopes Are All On Eli Manning

As Manning goes, the Giants go. And lately, Manning hasn’t been going so great.

2012/12/21

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Palladino: Sanchez The Person Needs Rebuilding, Too

Some things take a village to build. It may take an entire nation to put poor Mark Sanchez back together again.

2012/12/20

R.A. Dickey (credit: Marc Serota/Getty Images), Travis d'Arnaud (credit: Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Palladino: R.A. Dickey Trade A Home Run For Mets

Count Monday as a Mets win, even though sometimes even winning involves a modicum of pain.

2012/12/18

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Palladino: Giants Sweating Out Playoff Berth; Sound Familiar?

So much for the Giants running away with the NFC East. Remember those rosy midseason thoughts? They’re all gone now, thanks to Sunday’s little 34-0 catastrophe in the Georgia Dome.

2012/12/17

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Palladino: Goodell’s Playoff Expansion Talk Is Just Plain Dumb

Bottom line time: the NFL has better things to think about than handing a bunch of perennial underachievers a chance at undeserved postseason glory.

2012/12/14

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Palladino: Edwards And Youkilis Are Enemies Turned Friends

So what causes these odd alliances? Like politics, a mutual need. When boxed into a corner, old hatchets get buried for the mutual good. In the end, it’s just business.

2012/12/13

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Palladino: Ryan’s Humble Tone Is What Jets Fans Need

Concise, humble, understated. Life would have been a lot easier for Rex Ryan if he had acted like that a long time ago.

2012/12/11

Palladino: Giants’ Wilson Leaves Doghouse In His Dust

David Wilson didn’t just crawl out of Tom Coughlin’s doghouse, he busted it to pieces and then danced on the splinters.

2012/12/10

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Palladino: Despite Wright Extension, Mets Don’t Have Handle On Roster

David Wright didn’t sign a eight-year, $138 million extension with the Mets just to hang around with a fourth-place club.

2012/12/07

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Palladino: Mike Piazza To Hall A Tough Call

There have been whispers of steroid use, and in this day and age, that’s probably enough to keep somebody out of Cooperstown for a long, long time. And that’s a shame.

2012/12/06

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Palladino: Hip Problems Could Be End Of A-Rod

A-Rod must be considered severely damaged goods, the kind that certainly will never return to his lofty status of old, and may even struggle to attain mere usefulness.

2012/12/04

Palladino: Admit It Or Not, Sanchez Era Ended Sunday

Sanchez is no longer Rex’s guy, if he ever really was. There’s a big difference between having unconditional faith in a player and using him just because there is no other viable option.

2012/12/03