Quick Hit: The Yankees NBA Pickup Team

Many fans of Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees in specific are solely baseball fans but other enjoy other sports. I've seen many of my Twitter follows tweet #KnicksTape or #LGR or tweet about the firing of this Jets coach or this Giants coach and that got me thinking, how would these Yankees stack up against other leagues in other sports? The Knicks and Nets are the home teams so let's compare them to these Yankees but not in the way you would think. It would be impossible to compare how Carmelo Anthony would do with a bat in his hand and it would be impossible to judge how Aroldis Chapman would do down in the paint at Madison Square Garden but we can see how they stack up another way, literally.

Yankees:
Lane Adams 6'4"
Greg Bird 6'4"
James Kaprielian 6'4"
Chasen Shreve 6'4"
Aroldis Chapman 6'5"
Ivan Nova 6'5"
CC Sabathia 6'6"
Tyler Webb 6'6"
Aaron Judge 6'7"
Andrew Miller 6'7"
Michael Pineda 6'7"
Dellin Betances 6'8"


Knicks:
Jose Calderon 6'3"
Arron Afflalo 6'5"
Thanasis Antetokounmpo 6'7"
Carmelo Anthony 6'8"
Robin Lopez 7'0"
Kristaps Porzingis 7'3"



Nets:
Jarrett Jack 6'3"
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 6'7"
Thaddeus Young 6'8"
Willie Reed 6'10"
Brook Lopez 7'0"

Saturday Night Open Thread

Well the Yankees game is in the books and so is my energy level for the day, sounds like the perfect opportunity to utilize one of these nifty little open threads for the night. The Yankees have been playing 8:00 pm ET games the last three Saturday’s in a row so it will be nice to be able to watch a movie with the kids or something, you know?

So here is the thread for the night, use it to talk about whatever you like. The Knicks draft score? The Yankees inability to hit Dallas Keuchel or any bad teams this season? Alex Rodriguez’s run at an ESPN ESPY Award? Have fun and enjoy.

I leave you with this music recommendation out of my own personal iPod. The band is called “Seether” and the name of the song is "FMLYHM." Enjoy!

Knicks, Yankees, Giants, the Ultimate Show Down for New York

Remember when the #Nets were going to "take over" New York City? pic.twitter.com/dFTbdXuXA7
— Turn On The Knicks (@TurnOnTheKnicks) October 21, 2014

The Star-Ledger recently released a color coded illustration of New York trying to compare the popularity of three popular New York sports teams, the New York Yankees, the New York Knicks, and the New York football Giants. The Yankees far and away have had the most success of the three teams, especially in the postseason, but may not be at the top of the list surprisingly.

Who’s more popular on @facebook: the @nyknicks or the @Yankees? It’s not who you think: http://t.co/xzr9VWyqJ2 pic.twitter.com/zOcq0Y96As
— Nigel Chiwaya (@seenigel) October 21, 2014

As you can see by the graphic the New York Knicks appear to be the team of New York. I can't say I agree with that but okay, there you have it.  Yet another reason I prefer Twitter, @GreedyStripes, to Facebook. 

Tracy McGrady Is Trying To Become A Pitcher

Former New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens is trying to help former New York Knicks star Tracy McGrady become a pitcher. Can McGrady be the next Michael Jordan? Jordan retired from the NBA, like McGrady did last season, to try out baseball only to come back to basketball and win a ring or two or four.

McGrady has been clocked on the radar gun in the 83-85 MPH range but is struggling with his command a little. McGrady is said to have the body and the mechanics to repeat his delivery though and that is sometimes half the battle, so good for Tracy. Good for McGrady I hope he gets the shot to live out his childhood dream, even if it is in the Independent League and not the Major Leagues.

The Sugar Land Skeeters of the Atlantic League have shown interest in the former NBA star and even released a press release for McGrady:

"Tracy McGrady is one of the most elite athletes of this era and we appreciate his interest in pursuing a life-long dream with the Sugar Land Skeeters and the Atlantic League. While the Atlantic League is considered the highest level of baseball outside of Major League Baseball, McGrady has demonstrated skill, determination and diligence during his training program at Constellation Field. We look forward to monitoring his progress."