NHL DRAFT RECAP SPECIAL ON HNLI

Hey everyone. Be sure to tune in to Hockey Night on Long Island on Sunday night in primetime for the Islanders NHL Draft Recap special. Steve and I will recap the events of Friday and Saturday in Columbus. We will be joined by Special Guest Tom Mascioli of islesinfo.com, who will share his thoughts on the NYI Draft Class of 2007. Of course we will take your calls and IMs and look ahead to the looming free agency period.

Be sure to tune in Sunday at 7:30 PM EST at show.hockeynightonlongisland.com.

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as reported by KSN Radio Host Ethan Kwassman
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Joe Janish said it all right there. Thanks so much, Joe, for posting about us. Joe Janish also writes for FlushingUniversity.Com. Check out the latest episode for our latest take on the Mets and Yankees struggles.

Listen back to Josh Springer on the Eddie I Beat

as reported by KSN Radio Host Ethan Kwassman
Josh Springer, the vocals behind Soundscape Soul joined Kwass & Jon on the Eddie I Beat. Go to www.blogtalkradio.com/eddieibeat to hear the episode and 26 minutes into the show the interview with Josh Springer took place. We were featured on the front page (left) as you can see. Jon will probably replace my screenshot with his, since his is 10x better with his Macintosh.

...If you're wondering why I'm writing short posts its because, I'm leaving for camp in less than 2 days and I want to make sure everything is in. However, KSN is not entering hibernation, only me!

Yankees have Hillenbrand on their mind!

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Reporter

According to various reports from the NY newspapers, ESPN, and sources circulating the web, the New York Yankees are very close to some sort of deal for Anaheim Angels DH Shea Hillenbrand to be acquired in a deal to come to the Bronx and play first. The Yankees have couldn't be in a better time to need a first baseman, as slugger Jason Giambi is our for the season with a foot injury, defensive genius Doug Mientkiewicz is on the 60-day DL from a brutal collision he suffered when colliding with Mike Lowell in a game earlier this month in Fenway, and Miquel Cairo is contributing as a starter, but there are several times already since he's taken over the role that he shows his signs of being a back-up role player. Prospects Josh Phelps and Andy Phillips both still need seasoning at the plate and in the field.

Hillenbrand is hitting .255 with 3 homers and 20 rbis in 184 at-bats thus far this year for the Halos, and with Casey Kotchman, the starter at first for the first-place Angels in the AL West, and their depth in their DH spot, this could be beneficial to the Anaheim Angels of Anaheim, also for the sake that they can get some slugger (a prospect of course), in return. The Angels, despite their hefty (45-26) record, they are 11th in the AL in homers, (Vladimir Guerrero leads them with 12), and Josh Phelps could contribute big-time in a DH role for them.

KSN Radio reaches season high in listeners!

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host

Today, "The Sports Docket with Aceman and the Kwass" set a KSN Radio milestone with eighteen live listeners! Woot woot! We had Matthew Cerrone, the creator of MetsBlog.com on with us, and I'll post a transcript of that later on. Even though we had some technical difficulties, overall we had an excellent show. With Matthew Cerrone's brilliant insight on the recent struggles of the Mets, and plenty of enthusiastic callers, we had a pretty entertaining show. Our intro (the Kurt Angle one) didn't play cause the line at the beginning of the show was shot, however, Steven played a hilarious birthday song thingy for Kwass's sixteenth birthday. So, be sure to check out the archive of the eleventh episode of The Sports Docket, which broke the mark of nine listeners set by the third episode of System Showdown, on KSN Radio!

Ducks are the champs... for 16 reasons!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman
NHL.Com Senior writer Shawn P. Roarke always has a very grasping column in Crashing the Net, and this week he tells us 16 reasons why the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup. Some reasons are very obvious like those of the leadership of Scott Niedermeyer, and surprise performance of Travis Moen throughout the entire playoffs. Others, such as the Ducks advantages of home-ice advantage, their depth and domination on faceoffs were givens. I didn't really agree with his reasoning of mental toughness, confidence, and luck as helping the Ducks winning the Cup. After all, you can argue that the Pittsburgh Penguins just had as many or as lack of those three attributes as the Anaheim Ducks did.

However, it's a very lengthy, informative, and well-written article. And I think this might be the reason why he was unable to join Alex Silverman and Andy Facini on Hockey Night on Long Island, this past Saturday, cause this article to a heck of work. Hopefully, this extremely insightful, meticulous, and knowledgeable reporter for the National Hockey League's official site will be able to bring his game to HNLI sometime soon in the future.

link to article (click here)

Red Bulls Blow Lead...Angel Salvages Draw

Ok....some of you might be wondering "Why is Hockey Night on Long Island Alex writing an article about MLS Soccer?" Well, as of late I have had a growing interest in the sport the world calls football and us Americans call soccer. Well, last night I had the privilege of attending my first professional soccer match at the Meadowlands between the New York Red Bulls and the Kansas City Wizards. Since this obviously wouldn't fit in on the HNLI blog, I figured KSN was a good place to share my Red Bull experience.

The Game:

Both the Red Bulls and Wizards are off to great starts this season. Going into the game last night, the Red Bulls and Wizards both sat atop the MLS Eastern Conference. So, as you can imagine, this was bound to be a competitive game. So it came as a surprise when the Red Bulls got out to a quick 2-0 lead. Juan Pablo Angel, who recently came to the MLS from Aston Villa in the Premiership, opened the scoring in the 6th minute on a beautiful goal via the header with an assist from Dave van den Bergh of Holland. The fans at Giants Stadium were pumped. It got even better when Clint Mathis kicked the ball passed the KC keeper in the 15th minute. After some specatcular saves by Red Bulls goalkeeper Ronald Waterreus, the Red Bulls lead seemed insurmountable.

This game, however, was nowhere near out of reach. Just when it seemed like New York would be able to end the half with a 2 goal lead, Kerry Zavagnin lobbed a shot over Waterreus and into the back of the goal. This brought the first half to a close with the score 2-1 in favor of New York.

When the second half began, the Wizards looked fired up and ready to fight, while the Red Bulls seemed indifferent. While it took a bit more than 15 minutes, the Red Bulls finally surrendered the equalizer to Yura Movsisyan in the 70th minute. Just nine minutes later, Movsisyan notched another one for Kansas City and sent the fans at Giants Stadium into a deathly silence. As Kansas City had proved earlier, however, "It ain't over 'til it's over."

The Red Bulls desperately attempted to knot the game up at 3. However, as the game entered the 90th mintue, it seemed that all of their efforts would fall short. However, when the Red Bulls sent a cross into the box, Jose Burciaga, Jr was called for a penalty after colliding with John Wolyniec .

So, the game came down to a penalty kick. It was Red Bulls Striker Juan Pablo Angel up against KC keeper Kevin Hartman. Angel was poised to tie it up and sent a laser beam to the top right corner of the goal. The Red Bulls supporters erupted as the Red Bulls managed to salvage a draw and one point in the standings.

Despite the dramatics, I'm sure the Bulls know that they should have had a victory after acquiring an early 2 goal lead. After allowing 3 goals, however, a tie seemed more like a relief than anything else.

The Red Bull Experience

As I mentioned earlier, this was my first time attending an MLS game. The scene, however, was very similar to what I expected. I showed up about an hour before game time to buy tickets and hang around the stadium. While there were a few tailgaters kicking a ball around the parking lot, the place was virtually deserted.

In the stadium, however, it did fill up a bit. It seemed as though they only sell the lower level, and yet that still was still only about 2/3 full. However, there were many passionate fans there. The biggest group of Red Bull loyalists could be heard banging a drum throughout all 90 minutes of action. In addition, there were face painters and flag wavers and horn wearers out to cheer on the Red Bulls. There were also a bunch of people throughout the stadium in different soccer jerseys and myself in my England national team jersey.

While the MLS doesn't get very much attention, the experience of my first Red Bulls game will surely be a memorable one. If you ever have a free Saturday night, you might wanna check the Red Bulls schedule and head down to Giants Stadium. Because in all actuality, the Red Bulls might be the best New York team out there. First place...not too shabby.

Matthew Cerrone joins Aceman & the Kwass for 11th Episode of Sports Docket!

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host

Despite the Mets struggles, The Sports Docket with "Aceman & the Kwass" will have a big show airing from 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST here. Matthew Cerrone, the founder of the second-most traffic Mets website, MetsBlog.Com behind only the official site, Mets.Com, will join us tomorrow @ 3:45 p.m. EST. Metsblog started as small site to voice the insight of one Mets fan in 2003, and it has become a site with 500 subscribers, and over half a million hits a month. Every Mets fan is sure to go there once a day, as MetsBlog.Com is always updated.

Yankees Offense Pounds Glavine... Clippard sent down

What is the difference between this picture and yesterdays top of the 9th inning? Absolutely nothing for Yankee fans. They are equally as scary. Although Mariano Rivera gave up a lot of ground balls, they found holes and he worked himself into trouble. He threw over 30 pitches and gave up 2 runs. However the Yankees still came out on top 11-8 meaning the Yankees have won 10 out of their last 11. The Red Sox won but the Tigers did not putting the Yankees within 3.5 games of the wild card. Tyler Clippard was sent down and Kevin Thompson was called up. However in a week or so we will se the revamped Kei Igawa who has worked on almost every aspect of his pitching and he is deemed Major League Ready. Tonight on ESPN is the rubber game of this 3 game set. Who will get bragging rights? Who is better? We find out tonight.

P.S. KYLE FARNSWORTH IN 27.1 INNINGS THIS YEAR (AND KEEP IN MIND HE IS A SET UP MAN MEANING HE SHOULD BE PRETTY MUCH AS DOMINANT AS A CLOSER) HAS ONLY THREE 1-2-3 INNINGS.



-Mark Elliot
Sports Heaven With Mark and Evan
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The Cubs Finally Learned

Learned what you may ask? Well we know both on the field, in the dugout, and in the clubhouse the Chicago Cubs have just been a mess lately. Whether it is Piniella yelling at the guys and umpires or Zambrano and Barrett going after each other it is just a complete mess. They are currently 31-36 and 6 games back behind first place. But at least today the Cubs learned to go after the OTHER team. For a while there I think they were just a bit confused. You aren't supposed to fight your own guys. So they improved in that aspect but now it is time for the Cubs to step it up in other areas. But it will be hard with the whole suspension thing.

-Mark Elliot **Special Prime Time Blog**
Sports Heaven With Mark and Evan
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Hockey Night on Long Island Today at 3 PM EST

Tune in to Hockey Night on Long Island Saturday at 3PM EST. Since my co-host Steve can't join us today, Andy Facini of the Islanders Castaway Blog will be co-hosting with me. Not only that, we will also be joined by extremely special guest Shawn P. Roarke. Shawn is a Senior Writer at NHL.com. Roarke will discuss the upcoming NHL Draft, the NHL Awards, Free Agency, and so much more! Be sure to tune in today for a great hour of hockey talk with one of the best hockey writers in the business.

Check our the show at hockeynightonlongisland.com! To tune in click on the talk show button on top.

Note: If you can't tune in live today, be sure to download the archived version of today's episode any time.

What Goes Up Must Come Down

The Yankees had won 9 in a row before the struggling Mets came into town. Roger Clemens had yet another credible start allowing 2 runs in 6.1 innings and striking out 8. However the Yankees offense looked like their old selves when the offense failed to produce any runs. Reyes had a career night driving in both runs including a homerun and stealing 3 bases. The good news for the Yankees though, is that the pitching still did a good job. It is ONLY the offense that has to step it up for a change. However, many predicted TONIGHT was the night the Yankees were going to lose and the Yankees would win the other 2. Well that already is not the case. Young Tyler Clippard takes on the New York Mets and although the Mets have been struggling of late, they still have the potential to absolutely DESTROY Tyler Clippard. Tome Glavine will face the extremely hot except yesterday Yankee offense. We will just have to wait and see how it goes. Unfortunately the Red Sox won last night so the Yankees are now 8.5 back in the division. The Yankees are 4.5 games back in the Wild Card. The offense didn't help 45 year old Roger Clemens but they are going to need to have one of their best offensive performances of the year this afternoon when their 22 year old is out there on the BIG stage. But the Yankees success just kept on going up. Now may be the time it goes back down.



-Mark Elliot

Sports Heaven With Mark and Evan

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S-pandemonium in San Antonio! Spurs win NBA Finals in 4!

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Reporter

...And for once, Tim Duncan wasn't the MVP. This time, Tony Parker rose to the challenge of taking on Lebron James, the superstar and his Cleveland Cavaliers. Parker scored 24 pts in the Spurs 83-82 victory in Game 4 last night and averaged 24.5 pts in the Series. The Spurs have now won the NBA Finals for 4 out of the last 9 years, and Tim Duncan has a has already filled almost a full hand with rings. Next on the list for San Antonio to catch up is the Chicago Bulls, who has 6 NBA Final championships. The Celtics have 16, the Lakers of Hollywood have 11.

The off-the bench heroics of Manu Ginobili proved to a major difference for the Spurs in the series. The Cavaliers who could have equally won Games 3 and 4, as they lost them, where taken down by Manu Ginobili and Co. in the fourth quarter. Manu Ginobili led all scorers with 27 pts, but the most important part was the 13 in the fourth quarter.

Lebron James paced a Cavaliers comeback in this game as the Cavs started the fourth quarter with a 11-0, and Cleveland got their first lead in the second half of a game in this series, but Tim Duncan quickly erased any remembrance of that lead driving the ball down the court. The Spurs contained Daniel Gibson very well, and the Cavaliers fouled Duncan like crazy, and he kept making those free throws count.

Congrats to the 2006-07 Spurs on they're 4 championship this decade, and 3rd out of the last 5 years. Tony Parker is living the life now, winning his 2nd NBA Finals, being named MVP for the first time, and of course his marriage to actress Eva Longoria on July 7, 2007. Gregg Poppivich, the Professor as I like to call him is 4-for-4 at the helm of the Spurs, and he can now be put in as one of the greatest coaches of all time, as Parker can soon be compared to the likes of Jason Kidd, and John Stockton.

Oh, and btw... did you guys hear that Lebron James' second son Bryce Maximus James was born early yesterday morning?

Kwass enters Hibernation soon! But not KSN, there will be shows!

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host

In 10 days, the Kwass will be going into hibernation. I will be returning to Camp Edward Isaacs, after a summer @ Camp Rising Sun in 2006. This will be my 6th out of 7th summer @ Eddie I. However, just because the Kwass will be hibernation doesn't mean that KSN or KSN Radio will be. Listed below are how KSN Radio will round out during the Summertime. I'll be back on August 18th to return back to work as a KSN Host, Sportswriter, and Tech reporter, lol.

The Sports Docket has already done 10 episodes before the summer has began. We have had guests from YanksBlog, DetroitBadBoys, Anaheim Ducks Fan Blog, HoopVibe, ArmChairGM, Hockey Night on Long Island Show, and MVN (Most Valuable Network), We will have 2 more (maybe a third) before the Kwass enters hibernation. However, Steven Ackerman aka Aceman will be carrying you twice a week during the summer with some high-profile guests and some great NY sports shows through the dog days of summer.



System Showdown plans to have one more show before the Kwass and Jon enter hibernation. Well, Jon has already entered hibernation. Where you at?, Jon! However, We've had four shows thus far and all of them have been pretty heated. Kwass, the PC user has been in four, Jon, the Mac user has been in three, and Zeeshan aka Zixan, the Linux user has akso been in three of them. Download those shows to your iPod: they're more comedy than technology! We also had one big-name guest Arnold Kim, the creator of MacRumors.Com, one of the most popular Apple interactive websites. (That reminds me I need to get around to posting that transcript or interview audio!)

L'Chaim has yet to debut, and we're not sure if we will by the time the Kwass goes into hibernation. However, when it gets going it will be a panel of Jews talking everything from Torah tidbits and nuggets to clean Jewish jokes (of course). Joining the Kwass, will be twins Alan Kruchin and George Kruchin, Eugene, the great Jew and ruler of the website, JewPower!, and Daniel Fleischman. However, when this show get's going, it'll be sick.





Eddie I Beat will probably only interest Camp Edward Isaacs campers, staff, and alumni, but we can take your phone calls on everything from good music to Jew talk. Our first show is today @ 3 p.m. with Kwass , D-Korn, Jewbacca, and Midvidy. AKA Ethan Kwassman, Daniel Kornreich, Aaron Zarabi, and Adam Midvidy. We will previewing the 2007 Edward Isaacs summer and may have some good clips during the program. This may be our only show, with one more with Jon maybe, before the CEI Summer. However, during the summer, we may simulcast with the Camp Edward Isaacs loudspeaker, lol. It might happen!
We also have to greatly thank BlogTalkRadio for putting up with the Kwass, and letting him make 4 accounts and not making a big deal about it. And, of course, for their technology in allowing anyone to have their own LIVE! Radio Show right from their crib. Thank you BTR!, changing lives everyday!, lol.
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Isles Banter: Keep Blake or Let Him Walk?

According to TSN, Jason Blake is "all but gone from Long Island". According to the article, negotiations appear to be at a standstill between Blake's agent and the Islanders.

Of course in Jason Blake the Islanders might lose 40 goals, 65 points, a fan favorite, and a real energy player. At the same time, however, Blake isn't worth what he's asking for. At the age of 34, it would be unreasonable for the Islanders to offer Blake the 5 year contract that he is seeking. To one of my favorite Islanders ever I say..."there's the door". If Blakey expects a 5 year contract, he should look for it elsewhere. If he decides that he'll settle for 2 or 3 years, however, I'd love to see Jason in Orange and Blue for a few more years.

Remember that for all of your New York Islanders banter and the only Islanders talk show, check out hockeynightonlongisland.com. Join us this Saturday at 3PM EST when we will be joined by special guest Shawn P. Roarke of NHL.com to discuss the draft, free agency, and a whole lot more.

A Show From Cairo.....Yanks win 7 in a row!

Well I havn't posted in a little while because I have been busy. But today I post again and I want to focus on Miguel Cairo. He has been absolutely outstanding defensively for the N.Y. Yankees. He made a diving catch yesterday and lately at first base he has been picking everything. Cairo is just a perfect example of a prime utility infielder.

Abreu is continuing his hot hitting as he hit a 3 run HR to right field yesterday.

Mariano Rivera picked up a save as the Yankees won their 7th STRAIGHT GAME PUTTING THEM AT .500!! But as usual the Red Sox won and the Tigers won with Verlander's no-hitter so the Yankees did not gain any ground but they did not lose any ground either.



TUNE IN MONDAY NIGHT AT 7PM TO SPORTS HEAVEN WITH MARK AND EVAN. NEWSDAY SPORTS WRITER JIM BAUMBACH WILL BE JOINING US!

-Mark Elliot
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Major trouble for Maine thus far in LA

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Reporter
(as shown on METS.COM front page)

Currently, the Dodgers are batting against the Mets in the bottom of the sixth with a 3-1 lead, after defeating the Mets by a score of 5-3 yesterday, for the Amazins' third straight loss.

Like yesterday, the Mets got started off good with David Wright scoring on a rbi single by Carlos Delgado, his 39th run batted in this year. However, the weirdness the Mets are going through continued in the bottom of the 2nd when the Dodgers hit 3 consecutive homers by former Brave 3B Wilson Bettemit, Dodgers prospect RF Matt Kemp, and who would have ever guessed it?!!!: the starting pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo! (his first major league bomb and rbi) Now, its 7-8-9 hitters on opposing teams puting the Mets in a hole.

It's getting frustrating. The Mets you-kn0w-what line will be in action in tomorrow's episode of The Sports Docket if the Mets can't battle back 2nite. David Wright is the only Met hitting 2nite, he can't do it himself.

Transcript with Cassie Ellis of Anaheim Duck's Fan

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host

I posted a transcript of this earlier, but somehow it didn't get posted and wasn't saved, and now I realize that posting whole interview audio, is more efficient, and easier than posting transcripts, lol.

Cassie Ellis from http://www.anaheimduckfan.blogspot.com joined Aceman & the Kwass on Sunday, June 10, 2007 to talk about the Ducks celebrations, her website, female fans in the NHL, the future of the Anaheim Ducks, the NHL offseason, the Ducks farm system, the aggressiveness of Chris Pronger, the issue of Teamu Selane possibly retire, and Scott Niedermeyer as a Devil, and in his first year as a Duck. It was a very grasping interview, to stay the least.

Click to hear the whole interview here.
The audio may take a few seconds to upload, so please be patient...

Hockey Night on Long Island: The Newest KSN Contributor

Hello all. My name is Alex and with my good buddy Steve, I host Hockey Night on Long Island, the only Internet Talk Show dedicated to the New York Islanders. Every week, the two of us bring listeners banter on the latest events in the world of hockey and the Islanders. Since starting our show, we have featured several notable guests including Matt Ebbs of International Scouting Services, Greg Logan of Newsday, and many more!

It is now my pleasure to announce that I will be contributing to the KSN blog on a fairly regular basis. I plan on bringing KSN's readers a little bit of hockey news and opinion that currently seems to be missing here. I'd like to thank Kwass for letting me put my two cents into this great website.

To begin my little "partnership" with KSN, I will be making a guest appearance tomorrow night on KSN's The Sports Docket. I'll be dishing out some information and opinion on the latest in the NHL offseason, including the draft, free agency, and much more. Be sure to listen to The Sports Docket at 6PM EST tomorrow an to give us a call.

Finally, I'd like to invite you all to check out my website and show. The show's new blogger website can be accessed at hockeynightonlongisland.blogspot.com. To check out our host channel directly to listen to the show and check our schedule, check out www.blogtalkradio.com/hockeynightonlongisland.

Be sure to tune in to the next episode of Hockey Night on Long Island this Saturday at 3PM EST. We are thrilled to be joined by Shawn P. Roarke, a Senior Writer for NHL.com. We will talk to Shawn about the recently concluded NHL Season, the offseason, draft, free agency, and a while lot more. Be sure to tune in!

KSN Radio adds a third show to repetoire!

as reported by KSN Radio Host Ethan Kwassman

(click the logo on the left to go to the host channel page of "L'Chaim")

Sports, Technology, and now Jew Talk! The Kwass has added a third show to the increasing popular KSN Radio sponsored by BlogTalkRadio.Com. This show is called the "Le Chaim Show w/Kwass & Co." or in short, L'Chaim. This show is not your typical religion show. We combine Jewish Torah discussion (in an awesome way), hilarious, yet of course, clean jokes, funny songs, and just interesting conversations overall.

Co-hosts joining me for shows will include on different occassions: George Kruchin, his twin brother Alan Kruchin, Eugene Mendelsohn, and Daniel Fleischman, and possibly Jonny Spikes. Our debut show will either be this upcoming Thursday, June 14, 2007, or next Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Stay TUNED!

Rocket Re-Launch a Success... Mission Accomplished!

In the first appearance for Roger Clemens this year he gave the Yankees six credible innings, striking out 7 and getting the win. It was win number 5 in a row for the N.Y. Yankees. They didn't gain any ground but they didn't lose any either. It will be important that the Yankees sweep the Pirates and keep this win streak alive for when the Diamondbacks come into town. Jeter before the first pitch joked around with Clemens by going to the mound and introducing Clemens to the infield. Today the Yankees face Shawn Chacon who pitched well for the Yankees a few seasons ago. The Yankees will put youngster Tyler Clippard on the mound who has done a credible job all season.

Newsday Sports Writer Jim Baumbach will be covering today's Yankee game and when he gets home he will be making a phone call tonight to Sports Heaven With Mark and Evan at 8:30pm EST. The show will start at 8pm. Tune in and share your thoughts!

-Mark Elliot
Sports Heaven With Mark and Evan
blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan
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we have made TONS of new changes to our official website at freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandev

an

at the official site u can:
-read about the new sports show
-read about upcoming shows
-read about past shows
-read about hosts
-read team and player news from all the teams and players we discuss on the air
-hear EVERY SINGLE one of our previous shows
-choose what you want us to talk about on the "share your thoughts" page
-if u want to ask our guests a question post it on the "share your thoughts" page and we will ask him for you

BTR features KSN Radio on front page for Saturday night!

(click logo to see us featured on the front page)
as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host

BlogTalkRadio.Com has featured tonight's show, the Krazed Eighth Episode of "The Sports Docket" with Aceman & the Kwass on their frontpage. You can tune in LIVE! @ www.blogtalkradio.com/ksn from 11 p.m. EST to 12 am tomorrow morning (lol) EST. We were hoping to have Matthew Powell, a Spurs blogger from www.poundingtherock.com, as well as Cassie Ellis, an Anaheim Ducks blogger from www.anaheimduckfan.blogspot.com. However, it appears they won't be able to come on due to some events. So be prepared for us to have no guests.

We will be talking Mets and Yankees baseball, recapping the Stanley Cup, and of course, discussing the NBA Finals. We'll also be taking your phone calls and discuss what's ever on your mind. Check it out!

Sosa Pitches a gem.... Yanks win 4th straight

Good news for both the Mets and Yankees last night. Yankees win their 5th straight AND Detroit lost to the Mets. Jorge Sosa for the Mets sure put on a show going 8 very strong innings. He struck out 5 gave up 4 hits and sufferen no earned runs. The Mets remain a top the NL East with a 36-23 record. They lead the braves by 4.5 games and get a self esteem booster.

Meanwhile the Yankees are still lookin hot. Like Sosa of the Mets, Pettite went 8 innings with 5 strikeouts but suffered 4 earned runs. Pettite through only 98 pitches. Matsui had a huge game tying homerun to tie the game at 2. The Yankees ended up getting the win in the bottom half of the 10th inning. Today the Yanks play game 2 of the series against the Pirates where the Rocket will Re-Launch at 1pm EST.

-Mark Elliot
freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan

Kwass Meets the Gov!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman

Today, I had the honor of meeting the Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, alongside the rest of the Edward R. Murrow High School Chess Team, that tied for first in this year's Nationals, while winning both the City and State titles, and somehow coming in third place in the Brooklyn tournament (of all places). Well, we only had half our team (including me) for the Brooklyn one.

Eliot Spitzer is truly a "nice guy," with some humor as well. He was only able to stay 15 minutes with us, but played a game of chess against Murrow's (our) top player Alex Lenderman, who is also the National Scholastic Champion, and Spitzer resigned after 10 minutes, but actually did play fairly well. I'll have some pictures to post on Monday and on Facebook (lol) of the team (with his 8th best player, the Kwass, of course) and the Governor Eliot Spitzer.

2000th win for Joe Torre!

Torre got his 2000th win yesterday as the Yankees won their 3rd straight game. The Yankees did not gain any ground due to the near no-no if Schilling but they did not lose ground. A-Rod continued his beastlyness with a grandslam late in yesterdays game to make the game wide open. Mariano Rivera came into get the last 5 outs and that gave the Yankees their Tic-Tac-Mo. The Yankees are starting to do well with the absence of Jeter's bat. Who would of thought. Damon and Abreu are getting very hot as well. It looks like the Yankees are becoming the Yankees we know. Torre still in my opinion did an awful job thinking Mike Myers can do a better job than Moose and who the heck knows why Torre made the move to take Moose out. But either way, the offense is producing and Clippard, Wang, and Moose all pitched 1 run games and everything is starting to come together for the N.Y. Yankees.


now about those mets.....


-Mark Elliot

Mighty Ducks claim Cup with Game 5 win!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman

The Anaheim Mighty Ducks had a Hollywood ending to the 2006-07 NHL Season by winning the Stanley Cup with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators last night at the Honda Center in Hollywood. For the third straight cup (not year, because of the lockout in '04), a team from a warm climate defeats a Canadian team. Last year, it was Carolina over Edmonton in 7 games, and the one before that, it was Tampa Bay over Calgary in 6 games. And the Cup before that, it was the my very-own New Jersey Devils over a very different Anaheim hockey club in 7 games. Thus, the Ducks have made 2 out of the last 4 Cups, but this was their first, as the took care of business in 5 games over the Senators, who were making their first appearance. (Well that did have on in 1927!).

Yanks are back.. where did the Mets go?

Well the N.Y. Yankees have won two in a row to the Chicago White Sox. Abreu is back in the 3 hole and he is starting to hit. Chien Ming Wang pitched a complete game 5 hitter and threw 104 pitches. Its about time Torre gives his bullpen a rest. I think this can be a start for the N.Y. Yankees to make a comeback as the Red Sox have now lost 4 straight games. If the Yankees want to make up some ground now is the time to do it.

Now if we move a little East towards Flushing, Queens we greet the N.Y. Mets at Shea Stadium. As a Yankee fan I sure enjoyed that game. I sat underneath the screen about 1o rows behind homeplate AND the Mets lost. But I am not hear to rant. The Mets are on a little bit of a slide themsleves. The two teams predicted by many to be in the World Series this year (Mets and Red Sox) are starting to slip just a little bit. In addition Endy Chavez is now hurt. The Mets got a bonus last night because Met killer Pat Burell was not in the lineup however in a pinch hit appearance he struck out. Nonetheless the Mets still lost after Jimmy Rollins hit a huge 3 run shot on a 3-2 pitch as the fans were all standing and cheering in hopes for a strikeout. The Mets however still hold a 3.5 game lead in the division. The most questionable decision last night by the Mets was to take out Orlando El Duque Hernandez who went 6 solid innings. I guess Randolph's training from Torre is starting to kick in.




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-Mark Elliot

Lets Go Streaking!

The Yankees gained a game last night on the Boston Red Sox. Clippard was decent and the offense produced. A-rod hit yet another homerun. It is not time for the Yankees to go on a streak. This is where it has to start while it is still early in the season and their hopes are still alive. Until the Yankees show they can go on a win streak Yankees fans cannot have faith that the Yankees can win games. They are showing no fire, no spark, no care. Unacceptable. Time to step it up N.Y. Yankees. If the Yankees can only do well when Jeter slumps so be it.



Mark Elliot
blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan
freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan

Soundscape Soul has entered the Top 50!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman

(click the logo to go to the offical site of Soundscape Soul)

We continue to follow, and support a HOT new band on the New York Music Scene. They're called Soundscape Soul with Josh Springer on the vocals, and Matt Aronson on the guitar.

They have entered into a competition on FameCast.Com, and you can vote for them here. They are now in the second round (top 50), and looking to move deep into the later rounds. They sound like Jon Mayer, but even more unique. You've got to check 'em out! Their newest single, Golden Lady will blow your socks off! You can check out Josh Springer's official website here.

''Last season, we made it all the way to the Top 5 Round on FameCast’s Pop stage. However, a conflict between the date of the show and the Jewish holiday of Passover made it impossible for us to go. After spending all of their energy, and the energy of their fans, we were left with no choice to withdraw, as FameCast was unable to come to a compromise between the timing of the holiday and the show." -Josh Springer on Facebook note

If you have 5 minutes, here’s how you can vote for them to move into the Top 50:

1. Create a Fan Account by going to:
   http://www.famecast.com/registerfan.php
2. Verify your email address after you register.
3. Head to our current Voting Page to:
   http://www.soundscapesoul.com/famecast1
4. Click on the “Vote For This Artist” icon on the left side of the voting page, next to our video.

And maybe, in the future, Soundscape Soul will perform LIVE! on our show, "The Sports Docket" (in between the talk). That'll be awesome! So, guys, get voting!

Also, check out the other various places where Soundscape Soul has placed their music and profiles and click on the images below:

All hail Pedro! Mets ace returns to mound!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman

The Amazins' received great news Tuesday afternoon with starting pitching Pedro Martinez throwing off the mound for the first time since recovering from a torn rotator cuff surgery last fall. Pedro fired fastballs for the first time in eight months down on a minor league complex in Florida. Martinez threw 38 pitches, and you can check out the rest of the story here.

Beat from the Kwass: I guess Pedro will be back better than we thought. It'll be tough for Willie, whether to send down Jorge Sosa, who is (5-1), who is the 5th starter right now. You have to think the Mets won't go to a six-man rotation especially with how well Glavine, El Duque, Perez, and Maine have performed individually and collectively as a group.

Mets In Game Notes:

First off, Mets (35-20) and Phillies (28-29) are tied 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning right now.

Carlos Beltran returns to the lineup tonight after missing all 3 games over the weekend, as the D-Backs took 2-of-3 from the lack luster Mets.

Tom Glavine (5-3)was going for career win #296, and definitely pitched well-enough to win over seven innings, but was pitch-it for by Ruben Gotay in the bottom of the seventh. He'll have to wait another day for that 6th win, and to get to 4 from the majestic #300.

40-year old southpaw Jamie Moyer started for the Phillies and was just as strong over 7 innings. In fact, both Glavine and Moyer allowed 2 runs on 8 hits over 7 INP.

Paul Lo-Duca drove in the 2 Mets runs thus far (see how I worded that, lol), with a single in the second, and Chase Utley drove in both Phillies runs (see how I worded that!, lol), with a double in the third (the half-inning later). Lets see if the Mets can pull out another late-inning victory!

Back To School for the N.Y. Yankees

Win: to gain the victory; overcome an adversary

Momentum: an impelling force or strength

Spark: anything that activates or stimulates; inspiration or catalyst


Maybe the Yankees don't know what a win is. Or maybe they don't know what momentum is. Is it the word Spark that is confusing them? I just don't know. But the fact that the Yankees can not go on some kind of winning streak is very problematic for the N.Y. Yankees. If they want any chance of making it to the playoffs, they need to start winning consecutive games. The Yankees need to carry with them at least one of the three terms above but they really go hand in hand. The Yankees do not have any of those. They do not have wins, momentum, or a spark. I would love to just sit here and blame Torre or the pitching staff and whatever else the problem is, but I have a radio show for that. :) But seriously speaking this offense should be capable of winning games no matter how good their pitching staff is. And speaking of my radio show you can ask my co-host Evan, I predicted Jeter's ground out to Short Stop last night. The thing is though, I knew I'd be right. Thats all he does, ground out to short. Heading into June 5th's game Jeter is 3 for his last 27 but the Yankees have scored 35 runs in that span. This offense needs to start playing like they are capable or they will all be bought out.

Is the NY-Post after A-Rod?

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Reporter

(click image for larger view and zoom in!)

ESPN.com Page 2 has discovered some breaking news that the NY Post is after Yankee 3B Alex Rodriguez (click link). You got to check this out.

Detroit Pistons: Transcript with Matt Watson of DetroitBadBoys.Com

as reported by Ethan Kwassman KSN Radio Host


(left) Daniel Gibson was the hero for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6

Here's what Matt Watson, of DetroitBadBoys.Com had to say during Aceman and the Kwass's interview with him on our show Friday afternoon:

• on Lebron James versus the Pistons in Game 5
  

"It was 1 on 5 [Detroit Pistons], and surprisingly 1 won out"

• on how he got the name DetroitBadBoys.Com

"The name came about from the Pistons in the 1980s when they were winning championships, in the days of Isiah Thomas"

• on the Pistons defense versus LeBron James (listen up San Antonio)

"I wish I had the answer. The Pistons played a lot of attention, double-teaming LeBron, forcing him to take the ball out his hand. We were double-teaming him early, and then guys like Drew Gooden beat us. And then we stopped double-teaming, and he beat us singlehandedly"

• on the play of Tashaun Prince

"His offense has definitely been slowed. Early in the series, he did a great job containing Lebron."

• Lebron's dunks

"The Pistons were determined to play one-and=one, and relying alot on their help defense. You would think that after he's scoring like 20 in a row, they [Detroit Pistons], would start to foul him."


Bruce Bowen better listen to that^^^

• on Filip Saunders

"Saunders is allegedly more of an offensive coach. Larry Brown preached "De-fense, De-fense, De-fense"... Saunders has been getting a lot of heat, because the Pistons have not been playing up to his strengths."


For more the interview, check out our host channel.

Is This The Spark?

The Yankees took 2 out of 3 to the Boston Red Sox this past weekend. A series that the Yankees needed. They need to keep winning. They beat the team with the best record in baseball. Shouldn't they be able to beat everyone else? Last year after the 5 game sweep in Fenway it was all up hill for the Yankees and all ownhill for the Red Sox but at this point in the season it is too early to say either of those assertions. After the White Sox the Yankees have a very favorable interleague schedule. There is no reason why the Yankees should not sweep the Red Sox. The Yankees are of course plagued with tons of injuries some big ones being Giambi and Mentkiewicz. However Phillips will prbably be called up for his defense (as metnioned on Sports HeavenWith Mark and evan at blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan) With Giambi out the DH spot can be swapped around and it will be especially good for damon who has leg problems and Melky is better defensivley anyway. Pettite also complained of Back Spasms but he should be O.K. My point is that these injuries should not plague the N.Y. Yankees. Their lineup still contains some of the most dominant hitters in baseball. It would make no sense for me to list them all because we all know who they are and what they are capable of doing. The pitching is shaky but Moose will pitch fine as long as he gets a normal 5 days rest and he doesn't have to stop pitching due to a rian delay and the one time this year he had his normal 5 day rest without stoppages he was OUTSTANDING and Torre allowed him to throw 95 pitches. So with Pettite, and Moose on their games and if Wang can get the ball down thats enough to start winning series and of course that offense needs to score lots of runs on a consistent basis, and yes, they can do that. But for now lets ee what happens and one has to hope that this series win over the Rival Red Sox with the best record in the league can spark this team, give them some momentum, and maybe make a HUGE playoff run.

Mark Elliot

freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan

P.S. FOR THOSE OF YOU YANKEE HATERS... LUGO WAS CLEARLY OUT AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE ENLARGED, PIXELATED, YET CONCLUSIVE PICS.

Coming Up for the Week Ahead @ KSN!

as reported by KSN Chief Executive Staff (Ethan Kwassman)
(just to tell what's to come up tomorrow, now that the Kwass had his haircut, lol)

• Transcript of Aceman & Kwass interview with Matt Watson
• Transcript of Kwass, Jon, & Zixan interview with the great Arnold Kim
• Transcript of Mark & Evan interview with the great Mark Hale
• Mets-D-Backs recap of series
• Yankees-Red Sox recap of series
• Stanly Cup Action
• Previews of NBA Finals with Cavs versus Spurs

KSN is voting for Soundscape Soul to go to Austin!

as reported by KSN Reporter Ethan Kwassman

(click the logo to go to the offical site of Soundscape Soul)

There's a HOT new band on the New York Music Scene. They're called Soundscape Soul with Josh Springer on the vocals, and Matt Aronson on the guitar.

They have entered into a competition on FameCast.Com, and you can vote for them here. They sound like Jon Mayer, but even more unique. You've got to check 'em out! Their newest single, Golden Lady will blow your socks off! You can check out Josh Springer's official website here.

''Last season, we made it all the way to the Top 5 Round on FameCast’s Pop stage. However, a conflict between the date of the show and the Jewish holiday of Passover made it impossible for us to go. After spending all of their energy, and the energy of their fans, we were left with no choice to withdraw, as FameCast was unable to come to a compromise between the timing of the holiday and the show." -Josh Springer on Facebook note

If you have 5 minutes, here’s how you can vote:

1. Create a Fan Account by going to:
   http://www.famecast.com/registerfan.php
2. Verify your email address after you register.
3. Head to our current Voting Page to:
   http://www.soundscapesoul.com/famecast1
4. Click on the “Vote For This Artist” icon on the left side of the voting page, next to our video.

And maybe, in the future, Soundscape Soul will perform LIVE! on our show, "The Sports Docket" (in between the talk). That'll be awesome! So, guys, get voting!

Also, check out the other various places where Soundscape Soul has placed their music and profiles and click on the images below:

Is Jeter Past His Prime?

Derek Jeter. One of the best short stops in the league. He can hit, he can run and he sure can play the field. Wait...what? Well we thought Jeter could play the field. He's got that great arm. Hes got that signature jump throw that everyone knows about. He made that running catch on the third base line before diving into the stands. I must have seen that clip over 5000 times. Something is different about Jeter this year though. I'm not even talking about his .250 avg in the last 10 games or his dinky ground balls to short all the time. But Jeter seems to be having a little bit of trouble in the field this year and I unfortunately don't have an explanation why. How bad is he doing? Well lets look at the numbers shall we? In 2005 Jeter finished the year with 15 errors. In 2006 Jeter finished yet again with 15 errors. However, here in 2007 we are just beginning month number 3 of the season and Jeter has 11 errors already. He had two in yesterdays game. I don't know if Jeter is too nonchalant or if his eyes are getting worse or his glove is too small I mean I have no idea what is going on but some of these errors are extremely crucial in a game and it just can't happen. Especially to a guy like Jeter who is known for great defense and winning a gold glove in 3 consecutive years. Torre's fire unfortunately did not last more than just a few minutes and signs of old age may not only be dawning upon abreu, damon, and clemens but maybe even 32 year old Derek Jeter. Whatever the case is, he better step it up because he is not helping the team too much right now (IDC what the numbers say especially avg wise) and he certaintly isn't helping defensively. Oh yeah one more thing, tapping the baseball to your chest and saying its your fault does not bail you out of the situation. Everyone on the Yankees and everyone watching the Yankees knows its your fault Jeter. No need to tell us, we are watching every one of your 17 million dollar plays.

Torre Finally Does Something Right!

It took 2 months but Torre finally did something right. He couldn't get wins through pep talks, the use of his bullpen, or through any form of practice so Torre came up with a new idea. Bobby Abreu attempted to steal 3rd and he was thrown out. The slow motion replay showed he was safe but it wasn't anything blatant like some of the other calls against the Yankees this year. But Torre needed to fire this team up. So he immediately ran out of the dugout and started yelling in the umpires face. Good job Torre. And for the first time, that is no sarcastic. He fired the team up, they scored 9 runs in the game, and the Yankees got the victory over the rival first place team the Boston Red Sox who now are ahead of the Yankees by 12.5 games. Torre got fired up before he may potentially be literally fired. Eh. We will see what happens. It is now time for the Yankees to carry the fire from last night into the rest of the series and more importantly into the rest of the season.

-Mark Elliot
blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan
freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan

How much do you age in 4 months?

The Yankees intrigue me. I just don't understand something. I have heard people say how much some players have aged in the last year. (abreu, damon, etc.) But the thing that stands out in my mind is the word "year." I do not know if we forgot already but the Yankees were in the playoffs last "year." That means that they played in the month of October. Let me repeat that. THAT MEANS THE YANKEES PLAYED IN OCTOBER! Baseball players like to come together and meet up for like this month long practice session. I think it is called Spring Training. Spring Training occurs in the month of February. So in other words the Yankees did not age very fast in one year, they aged very fast in 4 months. You have got to be kidding me. The Yankees finished at an even .500 during spring training. And yes, it is spring training but I expect better out of them. So I don't want to hear that they aged because it is now June and still it hasn't been a year. It has been 8 months and they already played 2 months of the regular season. So is it the bullpen sucking and almost every Yankee hitter slumping at the same time? Unfortunately yes. And somewhat fortunately one of those things can be turned around. That is the hitting. It is time tonight against the Red Sox for the Yankees to break out of the 2 month slump, earn their money and bail their pitchers out.

you can hear my online radio show at blogtalkradio.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan and our official site can be found at freewebs.com/sportsheavenwithmarkandevan. on this weeks show Mets Beat writer for the NY Post Mark Hale joins us.