HJS 10/22

With the World Series on the horizon, the NFL Trading deadline passing oh so quietly, and the BCS rankings out, there is much to discuss in our 2-hour window.

We will hit upon the projected Yanks-Phils world series, which may come to fruition (much to my dismay) later today. We will look ahead to week 7 in the NFL and also discuss the BCS rankings.

We also will finally give our first take on the GW Basketball schedule and today's first-year faceoff may be the best of the season.

You won't want to miss any part of the show today so make sure to tune in to gwradio.com today from 4-6 PM on WRGW

Jeers to Tears- A testimonial of a Jet fan's son

Entry 1- My cousins are my saviors

Where do the Jets keep the millions of hearts they’ve captured and broken? I’m just glad my cousins from New York got to me early and made me a Giants fan. However, I feel empathetic for my dad- The one who raised me, played catch in the backyard with me, took me to games, all the while rooted for his Jets, maintaining hope that the his beloved team would return to the glory days when Broadway Joe and his AFC powerhouse triumphed over the Baltimore Colts. Sadly this franchise has faltered since that epic year in 1969. Thus, last years’ emotional rollercoaster once again captivated Jet faithful. “Maybe they’ve turned it around?” the fans thought. As usual, the 6-2 contenders found their way into a season-ending tailspin.

But why do they always fall short? Firstly this organization has failed develop talent internally. Because of the salary cap and increasing salary, all the top teams mold a core of young draft picks into impact players who know the system from day one. However, since winning the Super Bowl 40 years ago, only 23 of their draft picks have been selected to the Pro Bowl team. 13 of these players have earned the honor in the past 10 years, including 7 last year. As a result, the front office has relied greatly on free agency. This organization has also lacked winners. Especially in the past decade, this team has struggled in the clutch. Their most recent collapse just last year was characterized as a failed QB experiment. Needless to say their famed acquisition didn’t work out in their Fav-re. In the 2003 playoffs, Herm Edwards and his squad rumbled into Oakland after their rout the Colts, 41-0. After fighting as even battle in the first half, the men in the green and white gave up 20 unanswered points and lost 30-10. Although this defeat was disappointing, the 1999 meltdown in which a 10-0 third quarter lead dissipated in a tragic loss to Denver epitomizes the Jets’ postseason woes. In any case, the underlying factor is lack of youth and winners. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but apparently the Jets have a hard time understanding the fundamentals of running a football team. Keyshawn Johnson, Kevin Mawae, and Brett Favre are not leaders around which you build a team.

Will the Jets finally conquer their most elusive goal-winning a Super Bowl? I think they can. Their coaching staff headed by Rex Ryan seems to have instilled a new life and chemistry in the team. The addition of veteran free agents such as Bart Scott, Kris Jenkins, Alan Faneca, Thomas Jones, and the mid-season signing of Braylon Edwards has provided talent, leadership, and passion. Moreover they have done a very good job of drafting and developing impact players in recent years like Revis, Mangold, Fergeson, Harris, Cotchery, Rhodes, Washington and more. Then again, reflecting upon the childhood memories of my dad pacing methodically in front of the T.V. and watching his jeers turn to tears, I may be a victim of the cruel trap that is the New York Jets.

Episode 6: HJS

Welcome back from what I hope was a fun-filled Columbus Day Weekend. Here at Half Jewish Sports, we take no breaks. On today's program we will discuss and breakdown both Championship League series in the MLB, we will get to Week 6 in the NFL and talk about the Giants and Saints' showdown in the Superdome. We also will talk College Football today with a multitude of top 25 teams facing off head-to-head.

As always we will have our first-year faceoff, Yael's Trivia and we will make our weekly picks in the 5:40 segment. We also today will be joined in the first-hour by WRGW alumni David Earl who will give all GW students a sneak-peak at Colonials Invasion tomorrow night in the Smith Center.

Make sure to listen live by going to our new and improved website gwradio.com and clicking the listen live icon at 4 PM!

Week 5: Mike Myers is on the air

Welcome back to this birthday-filled edition of Half Jewish Sports. We are thrilled to invite Mike Myers to the program today at 4:30, as it will mark the first time in Half Jewish Sports' history that we have had a professional athlete grace our airwaves.

We will discuss the baseball playoffs today as well as week 5 in the NFL and the big SEC showdowns between LSU and Florida and Alabama and Ole Miss. As always we will have our first-year faceoff and Yael Linker's Trivia.

We finally will celebrate three birthdays on air today as Yael Linker turned 20 on October 5th, Ben Topiel turned 19 on October 6th, and today yours truly turned the big 2-1.

You won't want to miss any of this today so make sure to tune in live to the newly revamped gwradio.com and click the listen live icon today from 4-6 PM.

-Julian

Week 4 Half Jewish Sports (Jeff Pearlman on at 4:30)

As promised, Jeff Pearlman of SI and ESPN will be joining us today at 4:30 to discuss his most recent article about Sal Fasano, as well as the NFL and MLB. We also will discuss his books, two of which have become NY Times best-sellers. Please feel free to email me questions or im Scott during the show if there is something you want to have asked.

We also will get into the NFL Week 4 and the Baseball PLayoffs which begin next week. We will make picks on all of that as well as talk College Football with 3 big top 25 matchups on tap

We finally will have our third First-Year Faceoff today between Dan, Ben and Ryan...and if we have time yes we may even preview the NHL

Its a loaded Half Jewish Sports today, so make sure you tune in at 4PM on gwradio.com