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CBS: March Madness Traffic Up 60% Over Last Year

The first two rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament via CBS' on-demand digital service attracted 5.6 million unique visitors, a 60% audience gain over last year. Thursday to Sunday = viewers watched 6...

Written by bob mantz about 8 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
NY Post's Steve Serby, Perhaps Fearing a Stuffing, Now Endorses Rex Ryan

Flip Flop Alert. NY Post scribe Steve Serby wrote on Dec. 29th in his HEY, WOODY: IT'S TIME TO CAN-GINI article that, "a champion assistant coach like Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo needs to be interviewed," Ok fine...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 17 reads 0 comments
Matt Barnes: Eli, Antonio, Ahmad, etc...Not Just Plax Killed the NY Giants

Why?Alcohol is enough to reduce muscle strength for up 60 hours. "If you're there to perform, you shouldn't be drinking alcohol," said Matt Barnes, author of the study."That's two mornings and three mornings later," Barnes said...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
Threats Aside...Our 2009 NFL Conference Championship Picks

Bob Mantz reports: I never had a problem in the 10 or so years that I've done executive search. (Ok, maybe once.) But in the time that writing has paid the bills—we've been in touch with Federal Agencies twice...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 8 reads 0 comments
Ken Baumgartner v the, Well, Rangers, 1990 Playoff Brawl

New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 april 5, 1990 at MSG and Ken had someone in his 'bombsights'. Why today? Because Deadspin has a great fight video today, Mudbugs vs...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 43 reads 0 comments
Hotter? Woody Johnson's Jets or His Daughter Casey?

The New York Post reports that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson's daughter Casey is wearing her hair a lot like I do, and that is a buzzcut...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 133 reads 0 comments
The B Team w/ Bruce Murray and Bill Pidto - Debuts on MadDog Radio

Bob Mantz reported on December 10th that the two we'd heard would fill either Russo's 9-2 or 10-2 slot, Monday through Friday, were Bruce Murray & ex-Bristolite Bill Pidto...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 155 reads 0 comments
Endorsements: How Sports Stars Get Inside Your Head

Dan Peterson reports that the more an athlete is associated with his product - i.e., Tiger Woods with a golf club not Tiger with a Buick. LeBron James with Microsoft...also not so much...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 38 reads 0 comments
New York Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw Hosting a Very Odd NYC Party

The tag for this NYC party (night club obviously) is "Hosted by Ahmad Bradshaw and the NY Giants (We still love you guys)." Odd stuff. And we were once told the NFL frowns on players/teams working events promoting alcohol...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 48 reads 0 comments
Ryan Grant and the Packers Don't Want the NY Giants to Show Up

Read carefully. Three or more guys Must be accompanied or be subjected to bottle service. Final Entry at Doorman's Discretion...

Written by bob mantz about 10 months ago 44 reads 0 comments
CMU Students Put Sensors, GPS, and Accelerometers into Footballs

CMU Students put sensors, GPS & Accelerometers into Footballs resulting in a ball that perfectly emulates a Ryan Leaf pass each and every time.No, just kidding. Carnegie Mellon students and their professor, Dr...

Written by bob mantz about 11 months ago 41 reads 0 comments
CC Sabathia Came to NY So He Doesn't Have To Repeat His Milwaukee Excellence

Bob Mantz reports: I just returned from the Sabathia unveiling. He doesn't seem to do well with big crowds. Very quiet. A bit tongue tied. Certainly not glib...

Written by bob mantz about 11 months ago 8 reads 0 comments
NFL's Suspicious Blown Call Creates Playoff Tiebreaker Problem

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The first 11-10 game in NFL history shouldn't have ended that way, referee Scott Green said after a last-minute touchdown was errantly taken away from the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 268 reads 0 comments
Jets v Rams 2008 NFL Week 10 Media Guide

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 128 reads 0 comments
The NFL Blitz: Week 6 Picks

The Blitz was an impressive 3-1-1 last week and we won our best bet. Season totals: 7-7-1 overall and 3-2 Best Bets.Picks for week 6: Washington (-13.5) over St. Louis (BB) New Orleans (-7...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 149 reads 0 comments
Bob Mantz & Jennifer Sterger: Hot Shots Part Two

Photo courtesy of Chad Martel The first half of our interview with Jennifer Sterger brought over 20,000 eyes to the Blitz in just less than two days...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 619 reads 0 comments
Bob's Blitz Bags the "Broadway Bombshell" Jenn Sterger

Jenn "Broadway Bombshell" Sterger turned a chance 15 second TV glimpse and a Brent Musberger comment into appearances in Maxim and Playboy magazines (within one month of each other) and a job writing for Sports Illustrated...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 2,442 reads 4 comments
WWE ECW Diva Dawn Marie to Hold Benefit for Retired Pro Wrestlers

I graduated with Wrestling Diva Dawn Marie Psaltis in 1989. Even though back then she was simply Dawn Psaltis, she's gone on to do some very nice things professionally! One of them is a benefit called Wrestler's Rescue on September 15, 2008 in New Jersey

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 1,526 reads 1 comments
New York Jets Trade Brett Favre Jersey to the Tampa Bay Bucs

(Brett Favre reacts to the heat of Tampa Bay - photo) (BS) The Tampa Bay Tribune is reporting that The New York Jets have traded a Tampa Bay Buccaneer's Favre Jersey to the Bucs for quarterback Jeff Garcia...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 1,569 reads 3 comments
"Broadway Brett's Jets": Bleacher Bests Rest on Favre Scoop

A followup by: Bleacher Report Columnist Bob Mantz Brett Favre is a New York Jet today for better or worse. It couldn't be any better for the Bleacher Report. While no one was talking seriously about Favre and the Jets - we scooped it here on July 15.

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 1,459 reads 14 comments
Pittsburgh Jeff Karstens Almost 'Pirate Perfectio': 7 2/3 innings

Bleacher Report had the first photo of the first inning new Pittsburgh Pirate and ex-New York Yankee minor leaguer Jeff Karstens threw for the Pirates against the Chicago Cubs last Friday...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 212 reads 2 comments
Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson Parents?

MMA fighter and retired UFCer Tito Ortiz is going to be a daddy. The NY Post is reporting that Ortiz's girlfriend and ex-porn queen Jenna Jameson is pregnant...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 1,078 reads 9 comments
FCC Investigating WPHT's Larry Andersen's Jose Reyes Comments

The FCC is investigating WPHT Phillies announcer Larry Andersen's, "somebody oughta put one in his neck" comment after New York Met Jose Reyes' celebration of a homerun in a recent Mets Phillies matchup...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 751 reads 3 comments
Pro Wrestling Talkshow Tuesdays 5pm EST - Call - You Will Be On!

My bodyguard Agahzi, seen in WWE photos here, hosts an online Wrestling radio show each Tuesday at 5pm EST called "The Final Bell". Watch online live at Presspassradio if you are a big Pro-Wrestling fan...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 252 reads 3 comments
An Open Letter to the New York Mets' Ryan Church

Ryan, Migraines suck. And they are hard to treat. Especially when a trigger includes stimuli such as loud noises and bright lights...

Written by bob mantz about about 1 year ago 205 reads 7 comments

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bob mantz Article Archive

CBS: March Madness Traffic Up 60% Over Last Year

NY Post's Steve Serby, Perhaps Fearing a Stuffing, Now Endorses Rex Ryan

Matt Barnes: Eli, Antonio, Ahmad, etc...Not Just Plax Killed the NY Giants

Threats Aside...Our 2009 NFL Conference Championship Picks

Ken Baumgartner v the, Well, Rangers, 1990 Playoff Brawl

Hotter? Woody Johnson's Jets or His Daughter Casey?

The B Team w/ Bruce Murray and Bill Pidto - Debuts on MadDog Radio

Endorsements: How Sports Stars Get Inside Your Head

New York Giants' Ahmad Bradshaw Hosting a Very Odd NYC Party

Ryan Grant and the Packers Don't Want the NY Giants to Show Up

CMU Students Put Sensors, GPS, and Accelerometers into Footballs

CC Sabathia Came to NY So He Doesn't Have To Repeat His Milwaukee Excellence

NFL's Suspicious Blown Call Creates Playoff Tiebreaker Problem

Jets v Rams 2008 NFL Week 10 Media Guide

The NFL Blitz: Week 6 Picks

Bob Mantz & Jennifer Sterger: Hot Shots Part Two

Bob's Blitz Bags the "Broadway Bombshell" Jenn Sterger

WWE ECW Diva Dawn Marie to Hold Benefit for Retired Pro Wrestlers

New York Jets Trade Brett Favre Jersey to the Tampa Bay Bucs

"Broadway Brett's Jets": Bleacher Bests Rest on Favre Scoop

Pittsburgh Jeff Karstens Almost 'Pirate Perfectio': 7 2/3 innings

Tito Ortiz and Jenna Jameson Parents?

FCC Investigating WPHT's Larry Andersen's Jose Reyes Comments

Pro Wrestling Talkshow Tuesdays 5pm EST - Call - You Will Be On!

An Open Letter to the New York Mets' Ryan Church

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