Sports Notes.
Today is June 1, the NFL cut day, and it looks like a New York sports era is coming to an end. Although not announced yet, Vinny Testaverde will likely be released by the Jets today. There is a strong possibility that Vinny will sign with Dallas and rejoin Bill Parcells, the coach responsible for resurrecting his career. But others are reporting that Testaverde might sign with the Patriots to play behind Tom Brady and maybe get a Super Bowl Ring. (Scroll down at the link). Base10 wishes Vinny well and hopes he gets that ring if that's what he wants. Vinny brought the Jets back to respectability and brought us to the AFC championship game. He also suffered a torn Achilles' Tendon that ended a season. Base10 will be retiring his Testaverde jersey and will give it an honored position in his closet.

A little news about Wayne Chrebet came up this week. He gave an interview to Jets Insider and made the frank admission that he is going to have to wait to get hit before he can say whether he's 100%. Off the field, Chrebet purchased a stake in Southwind Elian, a trotter that many consider has a chance to win the Hambletonian.

Meanwhile, on the west side stadium front, the Mayor slammed Cablevision for leading an ad blitz targeted at stopping the stadium deal.

Base10 was happy to see the Mets win a rain-soaked game against Philly yesterday, ending a four game slide that included a sweep by the division leading Marlins. They are two games below .500 right now, and a successful finish in the series against Philly would help, especially with the strong part of the rotation about to pitch and the probable return of Al Leiter on Tuesday. Of more concern is the four-game series against Florida at Shea starting on Thursday. Well, the Mets have a chance to get their revenge. The series against the Marlins were not blowouts, and once again point to weak middle relief in the bullpen. Only time will tell if the Mets can solve this problem.

Our uptown cousins seem to be doing quite well. They have taken the division lead from the Red Sox but face a decent Baltimore team and a strong Texas squad as opponents this week. Meanwhile, the Bosox have a two-game series against strong Anaheim but then face basement dwelling Kansas City.

In other sports news, the Williams sisters have been eliminated from the French open. Serena was defeated by Jennifer Capriati, while Venus lost to Anastasia Myskina.
- posted by Base10 @ 2:03 PM