GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeMMMMMMeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow. Wow. Wow. And Wow.
I am too addled with both joy and the effects of overindulgence of malted beverages to write anything remotely elegant or meaningful about what was surely the greatest upset in Super Bowl history (and the greatest Super Bowl of my lifetime, IMHO). I became a Giants fan through the accident of geography but I've remained a Giants fan because, beyond the superficial reality of a football team, the Giants organization is an estimable institution. The Giants are a family business in the truest sense, run according to honorable management principles that give pride of place to virtues like loyalty, selflessness, dedication, and hard work over showmanship. While the G-men have had their share of superstars over the years, they have tended to populate the roster with men of decent ability but of exceptional character. Take, for example, this guy or this guy. You could copy the Giants' management philosophy and apply it to almost any business endeavor and you would have good odds at being successful, which is why this guy is one of my business idols. Good people achieving great successes is a wonderful thing to behold and an inspiration, even it is just sports. (And I know one fan who would've heartily agreed and enjoyed last night immensely.)
I'll leave the poignancy at that. Without taking away from the more than well-deserved attention given to the tenacious, workmanlike, quiet leadership of key leaders of this Giants team - Strahan, Pierce, Toomer, Manning - this team, for me, was defined by the "nobodies", the guys who stepped out of nowhere to contribute mightily at critical moments. So kudos to Steve Smith, Kevin Boss, Domenik Hixon, Ahmad Bradshaw, Derrick Ward (remember him), David Tyree, Kawicka Mitchell, Laurence Tynes, Corey Webster, and coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Another thought. I have always been a Bill Belichick fan; he's a Giant alumnus and probably the greatest coach that ever coached (and for fans of good defense, probably the patron saint of defensive football). I have thought that this SpyGate stuff was crap and the media ought to just drop the silliness, but I have to say this, I have never seen a man so ungracious and ungraceful in defeat.
UPDATE: Pats fans can take solace in the fact that all those pre-printed "19-0" T-shirts are going to clothe poor children in Central America..."Children far removed from the game benefit as well, thanks to a partnership developed in 1994 between the NFL and the relief organization World Vision. By next week, World Vision will have delivered the pre-printed -- and incorrect -- Patriots champion gear to underprivileged children in Nicaragua."
...and even Bret Stephens, the WSJ's Global View columnist, has a little fun with "19-0"!
I am too addled with both joy and the effects of overindulgence of malted beverages to write anything remotely elegant or meaningful about what was surely the greatest upset in Super Bowl history (and the greatest Super Bowl of my lifetime, IMHO). I became a Giants fan through the accident of geography but I've remained a Giants fan because, beyond the superficial reality of a football team, the Giants organization is an estimable institution. The Giants are a family business in the truest sense, run according to honorable management principles that give pride of place to virtues like loyalty, selflessness, dedication, and hard work over showmanship. While the G-men have had their share of superstars over the years, they have tended to populate the roster with men of decent ability but of exceptional character. Take, for example, this guy or this guy. You could copy the Giants' management philosophy and apply it to almost any business endeavor and you would have good odds at being successful, which is why this guy is one of my business idols. Good people achieving great successes is a wonderful thing to behold and an inspiration, even it is just sports. (And I know one fan who would've heartily agreed and enjoyed last night immensely.)
I'll leave the poignancy at that. Without taking away from the more than well-deserved attention given to the tenacious, workmanlike, quiet leadership of key leaders of this Giants team - Strahan, Pierce, Toomer, Manning - this team, for me, was defined by the "nobodies", the guys who stepped out of nowhere to contribute mightily at critical moments. So kudos to Steve Smith, Kevin Boss, Domenik Hixon, Ahmad Bradshaw, Derrick Ward (remember him), David Tyree, Kawicka Mitchell, Laurence Tynes, Corey Webster, and coach Steve Spagnuolo.
Another thought. I have always been a Bill Belichick fan; he's a Giant alumnus and probably the greatest coach that ever coached (and for fans of good defense, probably the patron saint of defensive football). I have thought that this SpyGate stuff was crap and the media ought to just drop the silliness, but I have to say this, I have never seen a man so ungracious and ungraceful in defeat.
UPDATE: Pats fans can take solace in the fact that all those pre-printed "19-0" T-shirts are going to clothe poor children in Central America..."Children far removed from the game benefit as well, thanks to a partnership developed in 1994 between the NFL and the relief organization World Vision. By next week, World Vision will have delivered the pre-printed -- and incorrect -- Patriots champion gear to underprivileged children in Nicaragua."
...and even Bret Stephens, the WSJ's Global View columnist, has a little fun with "19-0"!
posted by Donny Baseball at 10:07 AM
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about what was surely the greatest upset in Super Bowl history
Second-greatest.
SBIII, Jets over Colts, definitely trumps this one. But a great win for the Giants nevertheless.
Congrats from a longtime Buccaneer fan and season ticket holder (who attended the playoff game last month and who wrongly thought Eli would self-destruct eventually).
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