By : Mike Rifkin On January 25th the 2022 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame will be revealed. People will be focused on where Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens are at entering their tenth and final year on the ballot. People will also be interested to see where first time candidates AlexContinue reading “Three Cases For the Hall Of Fame”
Category Archives: Rifkin’s Rift Tide
Flores Fired: Instant Reaction
By: Mike Rifkin Brian Flores has been fired as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins season ended the same way it started a victory over the New England Patriots, and for the first time since 2000 swept the Patriots. In his three years as the Dolphins coach Flores was 4-2 against hisContinue reading “Flores Fired: Instant Reaction”
Believe In The Blue Shirts
By: Mike Rifkin After Monday’s 4-1 win over the Oilers the New York Rangers sat atop the entire NHL. I think most people will agree that this is a major shock. I think most people had them competing for a playoff spot. The Rangers have won three in a row including a home and homeContinue reading “Believe In The Blue Shirts “
ANTONIO BROWN
By: Mike Rifkin During the third quarter of the Bucs 28-24 victory over the Jets Antonio Brown took off his jersey, pads, and undershirt and ran off the field. There have been reports that coach Bruce Arians asked Brown to go back into the game and Brown said no. Arians said he isn’t talking aboutContinue reading “ANTONIO BROWN”
Season’s Beatings
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Miami Dolphins seven game winning streak was snapped with a 34-3 loss to the Titans, and later in the day the Dolphins were officially eliminated from Playoff contention. For the second consecutive season the Dolphins entered week 17 in a Wild Card spot and got thoroughly handled by aContinue reading “Season’s Beatings”
Streaking Fins
By: Mike Rifkin Monday night the Miami Dolphins defeated the New Orleans Saints 20-3. It was the seventh consecutive win for Miami. The Dolphins are the first team in NFL history to win and lose seven consecutive games in the same season. With this streak the Dolphins now own the last wild card spot inContinue reading “Streaking Fins”
Welcome To The Jungle
By: Mike Rifkin On Sunday the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Baltimore Ravens 41-21. Yes, the Ravens had to start Josh Johnson at quarterback because of Lamar Jackson’s injury and Tyler Huntley being placed on the Covid list and the Ravens have a ton of injuries but this was a statement by the Bengals. The BengalsContinue reading “Welcome To The Jungle”
Sub-Urban Area
By: Mike Rifkin and Bill Murphy Urban Meyer is one of the best coaches in the history of College Football. The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Meyer this offseason to lead their franchise. It was a failure from the start. The Jags have fired Meyer after 13 games. Meyer’s firing was the first time since 2007 theContinue reading “Sub-Urban Area”
The Buck Starts Here
By: Mike Rifkin and Mark Halpern Even though baseball is in a lockout the Mets still make news and for this season the news has been all positive. On Saturday the Mets hired Buck Showalter as their new manager. This is the first time the buck will start and end at the same place. ShowalterContinue reading “The Buck Starts Here”
One Giant Question
By Mike Rifkin The New York Giants announced that they are shutting down quarterback Daniel Jones for the rest of the season due to a neck injury. Jones, the sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Duke, had a 64.3 completion percentage with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season, he alsoContinue reading “One Giant Question”
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