A new book shines light on the soap opera known as the New York Giants

[hockeybeat]

Because in most cases, those players think that they never won a Super Bowl because of the people around them.

Well, considering Tiki was a fumbling machine prior to the Coughlin Era/Error, maybe ol' No. 21 should look in the mirror.

But he won't.

Meanwhile, this should be the first of what should be many "Tiki, STFU" columns: http://www.nypost.com/seven/09052007/sports/giants/two_faced_tiki.htm?page=0

 

[wickedwritah]

Very telling grafs from that column by Vaccaro:

But if you've seen Barber's work before, this can't surprise you. A few years ago, after that awful season-ending loss to the 49ers in January 2003, I wrote a column blaming Jim Fassel, Michael Strahan and Barber equally for that cataclysmic collapse. Fassel, being Fassel, shook it off. Strahan, being Strahan, went on the radio, ripped me right back, and added that Tiki had called him and said, "Yeah, I can't believe the guy in The Post killed you, Michael."

Tiki, being Tiki, left a long, rambling message on my voicemail that ended this way: "You know, I can understand you ripping Strahan, but why do you have to kill me?"

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahmbulance!

Seriously, that smacks of a player calling up to the scorer's booth to whine about a call.

 

[hockeybeat]

Those grafs tell you all you need to know about Tiki Barber.

 

[heyabbott]

Interesting little shot at Strahan in yesterdays Harvey Araton column in The Times:

But the college game is about bottom-line leverage, just like the pros, as evidenced by Strahan's disregard for Coughlin — there's a history there — and, worse, for Jerry Reese, the new general manager (and the Giants' first African-American in that position).