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By Anthony De Franco  October 21, 2009, at 1:55 pm  It’s been a crazy couple of days, but my forgetting to post this probably means I’m going to hell. But, let’s be honest, that was probably happening anyway.
Nonetheless, We have another member to our ever expanding family here. One of our tremendous hockey writers, and co-founder of NYHockeyRivalry.com, Bryan Berg welcomed his second daughter into the world on Sunday night!
Logan Ashley Berg, Born 10/18/09, 7lbs, 3 oz.
Congrats go out to Bryan and his wife Cory. Want to get him a gift? Tell the Islanders not to move to KC.
Side note: Best baby joke so far goes to Zach Schiff from a post the other day.
And no, rumors the baby being named Avery Henrika are greatly blown out of proportion.
By Anthony De Franco October 21, 2009, at 1:40 pm Yea, I know that a couple of days ago I said that it would be Josh Koscheck taking on Mike Pierce. However, this is a much better fight and deserves to main event Virginia’s card. Here’s the announcement from MMA Weekly:
Undefeated lightweight contender Gray Maynard and Ultimate Fighter season five winner Nate Diaz have agreed to square off in the expected main event of the unannounced Jan. 11 UFC Fight Night 20 in Northern Virginia.
Sources close to the bout confirmed the signing to MMAWeekly.com Tuesday afternoon. According to GracieFighter.com, the web site operated by Diaz’s manager, Cesar Gracie, Diaz has signed a bout agreement for the fight.
Looking to exact a measure of revenge, Maynard (8-0) has been on a tear through the UFC’s lightweight ranks since emerging from season five of TUF. He didn’t make it to the finals, however, submitting to a Diaz guillotine choke in the semifinal round. Following a no contest with Rob Emerson on that season’s finale, he has reeled off six straight wins. His victims include fellow contenders Roger Huerta, Jim Miller, and Frankie Edgar.
After defeating Manny Gamburyan in the season five finale, Diaz (11-4) racked up four straight victories before dropping back-to-back bouts to Clay Guida and Joe Stevenson. He got back on track in August when he submitted Melvin Guillard in the main event of UFC Fight Night 19 in Oklahoma.
Well, there isn’t much to say about this fight except that Diaz is being thrown to the wolves here. While Nate is not a bad fighter, Gray Maynard is going to be a lightweight champion some day. Diaz just submitted a wrestler from his guard against Marvin Guillard, but Maynard is the best in the game at adapting the wrestling art to MMA. He won’t get caught in an armbar. Trust me.
By Zach Schiff October 21, 2009, at 8:42 am First off, I would like to thank longtime loyal NY Hockey Rivalry reader Lou for the seat upgrade at Monday’s game against the Sharks. Thanks to Lou, who had two extra tickets, me and my friend moved up to Section 94 – the purple seats in the lower bowl, 10 rows from the ice. Lou deftly knocked off a 22 ounce Heineken, a footlong hot dog with kraut, and a pretzel with mustard. Yours truly had his own 22 ounce Amstel Light, a pretzel, and popcorn. Pretzel was tasty (though not Nassau Coliseum-esque). Popcorn was not very good. Actually, of the 4 words on the box of popcorn, only one was true: Fresh Popcorn, Delicious! Crisp!
Second, I want to mention that Cory Murphy was placed on waivers by the New Jersey Devils. A few times in the past, I’d mentioned that I wanted to see Murphy in a Rangers sweater. While it’s not a pressing manner, I still think he’d be worth a shot as a 7th defenseman. He is 31, played college in New York (Colgate) and pro in Finland before coming to America in his late 20s. He can lead the power play pretty well but was never given the chance in Florida or Tampa Bay, and the Devils apparently gave up on him after being a -1 in 3 games.
Third, I am making my glorious return to Montreal in early 2010. In February of 2008, right before this website started, I went to a Rangers game at the Bell Centre. It was actually Super Bowl Sunday, the day the Giants beat the Patriots, and it was the only NHL game on the docket. The Rangers were down 3-0 but wound up winning 5-3 in an incredible game.
So this year, I return. January 23. Anyone else going to be there?
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