Major League Baseball is the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the US and Canada, with upwards of 25 million viewers per season, with digital viewership increasing year on year, and attracting sports fans and gamblers alike. At the outset of the season, current title holders Los Angeles Dodgers looked to be the team to beat, but currently, …
The Storied History of the New York Giants
Sports Team History The New York Giants history, which is an American football team that as of now plays in the NFL’s National Football League is extremely rich. One of the most legendary teams in pro football in the USA, the New York Giants is among the earliest teams that were formed during the inception of the National Football League. …
YesterYears – The History of the New York Giants
The New York Giants are one of the most storied franchises in NFL history and they are one of the oldest to still be playing in the league. In 1925, the Giants joined the NFL as Tim Mara purchased the franchise for $500 in 1925, and before the Giants’ first season had ended, he had invested another $25,000 to keep …
Super Bowl Titles: Who is the Greatest?
The Super Bowl, is the pinnacle of NFL greatness. It’s the ultimate showdown between the best NFL teams and is a national celebration. Big games, big plays, and big accomplishments. But despite it only starting in 1967 when the NFL and AFL merged, there’s no clear champion (no, there are two) of the Super Bowl. Let’s have a look. Super …
Over 60 Years Ago the Dodgers and Giants Left New York
Every self-respecting baseball fan will never forget this date – May 28, 1957… For as exactly than the face of New York baseball was forever changed when the Giants and Dodgers—two teams that had been playing in the Big Apple since the late 1800s—abandoned the city for California. To this day, their relocation remains a touchy subject to longtime fans …
New York Giants (Baseball) Team History
1883 1905 1921 1922 1933 1954 New York Giants (Baseball) Team Formation The Giants began as the second baseball club founded by millionaire tobacconist John B. Day and veteran amateur baseball player Jim Mutrie. The Gothams, as the Giants were originally known, entered the National League in 1883, while their other club, the Metropolitans (the original Mets) played in the …
NFL Team History
NFL Team History The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL’s 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the …
New York Giants Team History
1925 1986 1990 1991 2007 2010 2011 New York Giants Team Formation The Giants were founded in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara with an investment of $500. Legally named “New York Football Giants” (which they still are to this day) to distinguish themselves from the baseball team of the same name, they became one of the first teams in …