Sports Update

In the 1990s, the Yanks' championship seasons included a swing starter named Ramiro Mendoza. They had a bench coach named Carlos Mendoza. He is now the new Mets manager after Craig Counsell (a friend of the new director of baseball operators) got an overpaid (8M a year?) gig for the Cubs. The talk is that Mendoza (43) is good with player development.

It is unclear how he will do as a manager. He filled in for the Yankees manager for some games (Aaron Boone was ejected sometimes and maybe he missed a few games). But, he never had real major league managerial experience. But, we had the vet in Buck, and he was fired. We will see how it goes. The idea is he will grow with the team.

Local football fans had less to cheer about over the weekend. Daniel Jones came back from injury but got hurt again not too long into the game. He's now out for the year. They hired someone basically off the street since the backup is out for a few games. He wasn't ready, apparently, so Tommy DeVito (no relation to the actor as far as I know) again was in to have no offense (six points). The Raiders, who just fired their coach and had a new QB in too, won 30-6.  So, the Giants didn't even have much defense. 

The Jets had a promising chance of winning for their Monday Night Football game. (The Bills lost on Sunday night.)  The 3-4 Chargers have been struggling. The Charges offense didn't do much tonight but when the Jets can only score six points, that was enough. They had fourteen points on a punt return for a QB and a turnover that basically was another TD. 

The defense basically held them to 13 points but last week's Giants game suggested that might be enough if the other team didn't really choke. A special team breakdown and multiple turnovers iced the deal. The Jets are 4-4 and their three-game winning streak was already a bit of a mirage. Still, rather embarrassing. Both NY teams need a credible QB.