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New Year's Resolutions,New Year's Resolutions

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8. To study Derek Jeter’s every move on the baseball diamond This guy is beyond sensational. Jeter's play in the ALDS to throw out Giambi at home, henceforth known as ‘The Assist’, was a brilliant combination of intuition and athleticism, much like San Francisco 49ers receiver Dwight Clark's celebrated Catch at the back of the end zone in the 1982 NFC Championship Game. When a replay of Jeter's acrobatics appeared on a television in the Oakland clubhouse after the game, several A's chortled in disbelief, "What's he even doing there?" Said former A’s outfielder Johnny Damon, "I couldn't believe it. He made a perfect off balance shovel pass on the biggest stage in the world and he made it look routine. Nobody else could have done that. That play saved their season."

9. To make sure Glen Sather has an abundant supply of Mytol So far, so good. Lindros is healthy for the time being but the Rangers’ GM is going to need some help catching ZZZs if/when Lindros finally goes down (Is it just me, or does this guy look as if he’s skating around with a gigantic bull’s-eye on his forehead?). Sather is sitting pretty right now, his team atop the Atlantic Division and his marquee player putting butts in the seats. Still, I stand by my assertion that this is an awful trade for the long-term. While Lindros has played superbly thus far, the Blueshirts are just one crosscheck away from a return to the cellar.

10. To remember the best GMs are the ones you hardly ever hear from. According to NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, “There’s never been a better General Manager, one who cared more about his players and the game, than George Young.” Young, who served as Giants GM for 20 years before going to work for Tagliabue in the league office three years ago, inherited one of the least successful franchises of the 70s. He quietly played a key role in the Giants resurgence in the 80s in hiring Parcells, keeping disgruntled All-Pro Harry Carson, and drafting Lawrence Taylor. Young spent most of his tenure hovering below the radar, a difficult task in the Big Apple. Perhaps his boldest move was drafting an unknown quarterback from an obscure college -- Phil Simms of Morehead State. Even Simms was surprised. “That took some real courage,” he later said. Young was at the helm for both of the Giants NFL championships (’87 and ’90).