John Graney

Husband to Martha. Father to Michael Sean, Maureen Erin & Timothy Patrick. Grandfather to Sarah, Maggie, Erin, Daniel & John. Retired.

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Graduation night at Notre Dame has resulted in a new picture alongside this tweet with consumption by granddaughter & Pops of a fine Excalibur Black Knight and a pint of Murphy’s Stout from Ireland. Life can’t get better.

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Fact. Knicks up 2-0 with Brunson being the worst player in the series for 7 of the 8 quarters. The 14-0 run the Spurs had in the 4th were offensive possessions right at him. He is 19 of 56. Missed a HUGE free throw. Same # of turnovers as assists.

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Has the TU gone down the road of no return when it comes with providing a human voice when called. 95% now provide “you’re call is very important to us”. Bullshit. ANSWER the GD phone. The TU lack of response is shameful.

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Brunson is the king of 4th quarters. He was awful for the first three—shooting horribly but 3 brutal turnovers that all resulted in run outs leading directly to 7!Spurs points. But in stretch time - a different player

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54-30. After going down by 14 midway
through the third quarter the Knicks defense clamped down against a young & talented team. Young being the key word.

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Greatest innovation to date — Amazon. Worst innovation — no humans answering phones (will pay 20% more to companies that provide a human voice whose primary language is shared with mine). Second worst — mound visits. THROW THE BALL. HIT THE BALL. Simple.

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Know it’s your day? Lifetime .218 guy. This year .179. Driven in 3 teammates in 134 AB’s. THREE. Gets two walks in the SAME INNING. A major league GM cannot employ any pitcher that walks the sport’s worst hitter once much less twice in AN INNING.

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Yanks with a Yankee 9th inning rally. A single & FIVE walks.

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Knicks getting 4 1/2

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The NBA had better get the Spurs now. Wemby - 22. Castle - 21. Harper - 20. Vassell - 25

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Couldn’t Harrison Barnes play basketball once?

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Abdul Carter’s mistake. Showing hatred. If he said I’m voting for _____ — that would have been fine. But his reaction showed the hate that is permeating our country. Dart has every right to support someone. So does Carter and EVERYONE else.

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Not their fault but the season started in late March & will enter June in less than 32 hours & the NY Yankees have won TWO games against teams at or above .500. They are doing well. Winning over 61%. You can only beat the teams on your schedule BUT….

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Albany friend Paul Schwartz blistered today in letters to his NYPost for admonishing Jaxson Dart for accepting a request he introduce President Trump. Think Paul let us know his feelings on politics. If Dexter Lawrence did likewise for President Biden, same?

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Congress trying to help college football & hoops from becoming NFL & NBA. “Wealthier schools using business partners to pay outside NIL”. Why did I bump into Ryan Day in NYC the day after Round 1 of the draft? Not in that part of the world to recruit.

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I am wrong often enough but this one was right on. The Knicks became this version when they dumped two left hand dribblers (hated to give it up) in Randle & Barnett. Can’t stand either’s game when it comes to winning as a team. Hero ball. Not good enough.

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@keithmarder (Cont.). Result you couldn’t pitch around Judge — meatballs — you know the rest. They have played like the Knicks — a team. The look on the fringe player (Vilade) when Caminero erased the biggest hit of his career - priceless.

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The Mets are now touting how young they are. Youth is nice to have in sports —IF YOU CAN PLAY. They just demoted a kid who went 0 for 11 with 9 K’s. Had a bid drop in the OF too. But he’s young. I’m old and can’t play. We’re even.

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@keithmarder As of right now the season turned on the stupid play to end the top of the 8th Sunday. 0-0, two on two out, base hit, trail runner out at 3rd before what could have been the winning run scored. Inning & a half later, 4 straight balls to a lifetime .215 hitter.

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The old one way street remains open. Jaxson Dart being ripped by many for accepting an offer to introduce the POTUS. NBA winning coaches Kerr & Popovich have routinely blasted President Trump with little media outrage. Can’t help themselves.

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Contrary to Reggie Miller’s assertion the Knicks would be favored in the Finals — early projections make them +270 or +280 against the Spurs or Thunder.