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New York Yankees Trade Right Fielder Ichiro Suzuki

Markus Jalmerot — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:07:30 +0000

Ichiro Suzuki, one of Seattle Mariners best baseball players, are now heading to New York Yankees. He has been traded for two young pitchers, D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar, from the Yankees. The Japan born right fielder are very pleased and excited with the move:

“I am going from a team with the most losses to a team with the most wins,” he said. “It’s hard to contain my excitement for that reason.”

Words from Yankees managers about the transfer

Manager Joe Girardi said the following about the transfer: “We’re very excited with the caliber of player we are getting. We feel that he brings the speed element. He’s a tremendous hitter. That speed element is what we lost when Gardy had surgery,” Girardi said. “So this is a big day for us.”

Suzuki will be wearing no 31 instead of no 51 as he is used to. He is likely to start playing for New York Yankees already next week.

New Yorkers Pleased About Not Getting the Olympics

Markus Jalmerot — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 08:51:48 +0000

Mayor Bloomberg might have been annoyed spending £22.5 million ($US 35 million) to host the Olympics and not winning the campaign. But while Londoners gear up for hosting the Olympics, New Yorkers enjoy their stress free summer.

Annoyance with the Olympics

While London now has to deal with traffic jams, strikes at airports, long taxi queues and strict security around the city, New Yorkers are ready for a
relaxing summer. Many will likely watch the Olympics on TV rather than going to the games.

Are you going to the Olympic Games or are you enjoying watching it on TV instead?

City Bank launches City Bikes in New York

Markus Jalmerot — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:55:03 +0000

One of the major banks with headquarters in Manhattan, City Bank, now launches City Bikes in NYC. Renting a bike during a city holiday can be a fun way to explore a new environment. Similar concept has already been used for years in Copenhagen, London and Paris.

Where can I rent a bike in New York?

Bicycle rental in New York will be available from docking stations around central parts of the city, including Financial district, Midtown, Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens. With the help of touch screens, users can quickly rent a bicycle in NYC. You can also plan the route

How much is a city bike in NYC?

Prices to rent a city bike is set to £6.45 ($9.95) for 24 hours, £16.2 ($25) for 7 days or £61.6 ($95) for a yearly memberships. Rather cheap compared to cabs and subway fares, don’t you think? However, make sure to return the bicycle in time or face extensive penalty fares. More info can be found at the official site www.citibikenyc.com or learn more about safe cycling at www.bikenewyork.org.

New York Rangers Preferred Players in NHL Draft

Markus Jalmerot — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 18:17:46 +0000

The NHL draft news is the biggest talk among New York sport fans today. 2012 marks the 50th NHL draft and the ceremony was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

New York Rangers have selected their chosen ice-hockey players for the up-coming seasons and NY.co.uk are here with all the details.

Some stats:
-Average height: 6ft 2inch (188 cm).
-Countries: 2 American, 2 Swedes and 1 Danish player.

What is NHL draft anyway?

It’s an opportunity for North American ice hockey clubs to pick new and upcoming stars; players born between January 1, 1992, and September 14, 1994.

Which players did New York Rangers select?

The first one to be selected by New York Rangers was Brady Skjei, an American ice hockey player who skated in 60 games with U.S. National Under-18 Team previous season. He managed to do 4 goals, 19 assist during the last season.

New York born Cristoval Nieves from Kent School was their first choice on the 2nd day of the draft. Swedish Calle Andersson from Farjestad’s junior team, playing in the SuperElite league was Rangers 4th pick, while another Swede, Andersson from Malmo, was their 5th choice. Finally, Danish born forward Thomas Spelling was chosen in the fifth round of the 50th NHL draft.

Note: The most wanted players in the 2012 NHL draft were Ryan Murray, Nail Yakupov and Alex Galchenyuk.