John Mara: Juror # 16

Giants owner John Mara has a lot on his plate these days: the lockout, the upcoming draft, and jury duty. Mara was named the fourth alternate juror for an international drug case in U.S. District Court and is expected to take three weeks to hear the case. The judge refused to let him off. This is ridiculous. The judge is obviously an Cowboys fan. There's no other explanation. I could see if he was one of the actual jurors, maybe even the first alternate. BUT HE'S THE FOURTH ALTERNATE! He's only going to have to do something if four jurors somehow get bounced. This isn't the Springfield Nuclear Plant softball team. Is Juror #8 going to overdose on nerve tonic while Juror #11 gets thrown off the trial for failing to shave his sideburns? Mara is a lead negotiator in the lockout and runs a billion-dollar business. I'm all for fairness but if you run a billion-dollar business, you shouldn't have to serve as an alternate in a three-week court case. There's an easy solution. Replace Mara with the racist Asian lady that has to serve jury duty for life. Bing, bang, boom.

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Worst Interview Ever

LT was sentenced to six years' probation yesterday after pleading guilty to sexual misconduct and patronizing a prostitute. Then he went on Studio B with Shepard Smith on Fox News to talk about it. The result did not turn out well. I don't condone LT for what he did but at the same time, how was he supposed to know the chick was 16? As he put it, he's not going to card her. Unforgivable, however, is this interview in which he tries to defend himself. It's a shame that nobody was around to put the kibosh on this. He needs to let the whole ordeal die down. Hopefully, LT doesn't Charlie Sheen this and hit the media rounds.

Tiki Is A Beast

There's been a lot of negative publicity about Tiki Barber's comeback, but people forget one thing. On the football field, he was an absolute beast. Tiki's never been my favorite player but there were countless times that he carried the Giants on his back. In his final regular season game, in a game the Giants needed to win to make the playoffs, he rushed for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns. Look at those numbers. Tiki Barber came through when the team needed him the most. That's what winners do.