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January 9, 2011 | 9:31 am RSS

Fuld Goes to Rays in the Garza Trade

Posted by Jeremy Fine

 The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Sam Fuld in a traded that was headlined by Matt Garza going to the Cubs. This should be good for Fuld he might actually get a chance to play in the Bigs on a more regular basis. For more on the trade click HERE.

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January 6, 2011 | 9:29 pm

Ricky Williamsberg?

Posted by Jeremy Fine

First Amare now Ricky Williams. Love it. Read it HERE.

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January 5, 2011 | 9:47 am

The Jewish NFL Super Bowl Prediction

Posted by Jeremy Fine

Last year TGR did a Jewish NCAA bracket. We entered it into my wife’s pool and won. Yes, it helped that Duke was awesome. But Cornell got to the Sweet 16 and a little bit of God’s help and we got the shekels (literally). So here are our NFL picks. Deep down inside I am rooting for the Bears no matter what happens.

AFC Round One:

Patriots - Bye

Colts vs. Jets - Colts have owner James Irsay who has a Jewish dad. Irsay gets them to round two.

Chiefs vs. Ravens -Like the Colts, Ravens owner Art Modell’s Jewish roots sends them to the second round.

Steelers - Bye


NFC Round One:

Falcons - Bye

Eagles vs. Packers - Owners are dominating here. Jeff Lurie is Jewish and the Eagles get by the Packers.

Saints vs. Seahawks - Saints get by the Seahawks because of what Pete Carroll did to Taylor Mays.

Bears - Bye


AFC Round Two:

Patriots vs. Ravens -  While everyone wants to see Brady, we here have our eyes on Julian Edelman. He keeps the Pats going to the AFC Championship.

Steelers vs. Colts -  We look again to the owners. We used Isray already so Steelers part-owner, Barney Dreyfuss, gets them through.


NFC Round Two:

Falcons vs. Saints - While I might normally choose the Saints in this one, Falcon’s owner Arthur Blank is Jewish and taking them to the NFC Championship.

Bears vs. Eagles - Yes, I want the Bears to win. Yes, I am bias. Yes, TGR is picking them. How? The memory of Sid Luckman lives on. Da Bears.


AFC Championship:

Patriots vs. Steelers - Patriots owner Robert Kraft is a HUGE Jewish philanthropist. His yiddishkite brings the Patriots to the Super Bowl.


NFC Championship:

Falcons vs. Bears - Da Bears. Yes, Da Bears in the Super Bowl. How? Team Doctor Howie Katz aka my wife’s uncle.


Super Bowl:

Patriots vs. Bears - Patriots win. Overall
we have some exciting games coming up and our Jewish roots can be found
in several NFL teams. And since the upcoming Super Bowl is such an
important event in the NFL, here
is where I add it all up. The Jewish power of Edelman and Kraft beat
Luckman’s memory and my Uncle Howie. Patriots are TGR’s pick to win the
Super Bowl against my Bears. For more NFL Picks Click HERE.


Obviously, nothing crazy here but we picked Duke so this could happen too. Good luck.


And Let Us Say…Amen.

-Jeremy Fine

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January 3, 2011 | 4:09 pm

Athletes That Are NOT Jewish

Posted by Jeremy Fine

Many people often get confused and assume Jewish heritage/Yiddiskite because of a last name or other connections. Today we bring you a list of former Non-Jewish players who have been mistaken for Jews.

Current Players:
Lance Berkman - Very Jewish last name. And Yankee fans would’ve loved it. Be he is not Jewish.
David Eckstein- Eckstein is commonly mistaken for a Jew, but he is as not Jewish as they come.
Rex Grossman - You don’t get a name like that unless somewhere in your lineage their were Jews. But Rex is NOT Jewish. But he does have a Super Bowl appearance.

Mike Jacobs - I would love to claim some of his home runs, but he ain’t a MOT.
Patrick Kane - Sick with a stick not with Shtick.
Ray Lewis - Haha. No.
J.J. Putz - Great last name. Not a Jew.
Ben Roethlisberger - Gutsy and awesome. But not Jewish.
Stephen Strasburg - Do anything for this phenom to be Jewish, but no Jewish link.
Amare Stoudemire - He tried really hard to be Jewish, but it takes more than a trip to Israel.
Ben Zobrist - Up and coming star, but not associated with the Star of David.

Retired:
David Cone - Not spelled Cohen. And not Jewish.
Marty Schottenheimer - Nope.
Reggie White - He was a non-Jew very into religion and Torah. Wish more of us were.

Associated by Family:
Rod Carew - Please do not listen to Adam Sandler. Carew never converted, but we sure wish he had.
Frank Thomas - Yes his first wife is Jewish. And yes, so are many of his kids. But Thomas (although my favorite player of All Time) is not by any means Jewish.

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