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In last night’s exuberant post about the Giants’ win in the Super Bowl, I quoted one of the greatest sportscaster moments in sporting history. While I realize that particular moment was actually a baseball moment, it couldn’t have been more appropriate for our reaction last night. It was also an homage to one of my favorite television shows of all time, M*A*S*H, which included that famous sports call from the 1951 pennant race in one of its latter episodes. While I could not find a clip from that episode, I did find a clip of that historical moment…

And after I posted last night, I thought of one other famous sports call that seemed as appropriate as the one I originally quoted, one that still sends chills throughout my body when I hear it (and I remember that moment)…

… and he’s a Giants fan!

“The Giants win the pennant!
The Giants win the pennant!
The Giants win the pennant!
The Giants win the pennant!”

I’ve never been a Giants fan as much as I was today. And to see them conquer the “perfect” Patriots was as sweet a Super Bowl victory as I’ve seen in a long time… and that includes my excitement at Peyton Manning’s win last year, John Elway’s wins a few years back and the Cowboys’ three wins in the 90s. Rarely have I rooted against a team as much as I have these Patriots and their arrogant leader Bill Belichick.

Ahhh… my hectic weekend has come to a super end! I missed the Super Bowl in high-def because my HDTV decided to go out a week ago Thursday and the repair guy won’t get here until tomorrow. So, I worked on stuff while watching the game on my low-def TV. But nothing can really diminish my happiness in the result.

I am now a Giants fan, a Coughlin fan and an Eli Manning fan. I still like my Cowboys, but the Giants were better than them this year and I tip my hat to them. Even better, they beat the team I like the least, those no-longer-perfect Patriots!

Woo hoo!!!