I’m back again with my recommendations for Week Nine of the NFL season. Check out the video for my apology to one of the most disrespected players in the league (hint: I may be wearing his jersey) and key players to stash for the stretch run. As always, we’ve got photos, music, and humor to keep you entertained, plus an appreciative viewer sends me a gift for saving his season. Go Dolphins!!
The Faces Of DolfansNYC
Welcome to another exciting edition of The Faces of DolfansNYC. This time we interviewed fan club members at our big tailgate at the Meadowlands. One of our members showed up on crutches. That is dedication. We will be interviewing people every week for this segment so come get interviewed on Sunday for our beat the Patriots DolfansNYC fundraiser at Third and Long.
Dolphins Come To New York…
What’s Your Fantasy: Week 8
Once again I break down some of the fantasy winners and losers with my predictions for the upcoming week. In this video you’ll also find an apology for one bad pick from last week, which was thankfully offset by at least 5 good ones. Several surprises throughout the video include photos, music, humor and an attempt by DolfansNYC to sell its soul to a corporate sponsorship. Enjoy and Go Fins!!!
DC Does It Right!
So this past weekend I found myself in the DC/Arlington area, visiting a friend of mine. I knew I wouldn’t be back in NYC in time for the Phins vs Saints game, so I went online and did a search to see if there was a DC equivalent to DolfansNYC, and I was psyched to find out that there was! Not only do they have a group of fans that get together for the games, they are an official fan club, fully recognized by the bar, who reserves the top floor just for the Phins fans! They have decorations on the walls and also conduct raffles. They even have their own “Igor” who is the designated first-down shouter for “That’s another Miami Dolphins…..” And, of course, they play the fight song after each touchdown. It really felt like a home away from home. The people were cool, the atmosphere was fun and the bar (Hard Times Café in Clarendon) was awesome. (They are famous for their chili.)
I met the president of their club, Zach, and we’ll be linking to his site and he’ll link to ours. NYC and DC are so close to each other and a lot of our members and theirs may find themselves looking for places to watch the games when they are visiting the other city. Look no further guys. And welcome to anyone from the DC/Arlington fan club that would like to stop in and enjoy a game with DolfansNYC!
Check out their website here and check out a little bit of video I shot below to give you a feel for the place.
The Faces Of DolfansNYC
We’re introducing a new feature to the website, which will give you an opportunity to meet some of the people who come out to Third and Long to cheer on the Miami Dolphins. We’ve got an amazing group of people who gather every week to watch football and add to the atmosphere of the bar. If you haven’t joined us for a game, be sure to put it in your calendar. As you can see from our videos, the energy is high, the people kick ass and it’s always a good time here in NYC!
Stay tuned every week as we feature more of the faces of DolfansNYC.
Go Dolphins!
What’s Your Fantasy: Week 7
I’ve been a fantasy football fanatic since winning my first title in 1999, when I took a flyer on an unknown player named Kurt Warner. In “What’s Your Fantasy?” I’ll deliver my weekly predictions and thoughts on who to put in your starting lineup, keep on your bench, and think about if you’re in a bind.
This week, I advise against being “cute” and benching star players facing tough matchups, and tackle a question from a frustrated owner of Carolina’s Steve Smith.
Joey Haynos Shout Out
Michelle had a chance to go to a golf tournament that Anthony Fasano threw in New Jersey and she ran into our battering ram of a tight end Joey Haynos. Joey might not catch a lot of balls, but it is no coincidence that our rush offense has vastly improved since Haynos and Lou Polite joined the team. One thing you might not know, but should, is that Joey’s aunt and uncle live in New York and have made several appearances at Third & Long for DolfansNYC events. Say hi to them next time…
So please, check out this video of Joey thanking all of you guys for supporting the Dolphins deep in Jets country. And I don’t want to give any spoilers or anything… but we may have some more video surprises coming soon…
Miami Has The Dolphins…
If you are reading this check the date of the post. It says August 22nd. Guess what? I am writing this on October 22nd. Is your mind blown yet? This site is just about to be launched, hopefully by the Saints game on the 25th of October, so I am spending all day posting past content. We had a temporary blog spot that Michelle was updating so I posted all of her posts and I am posting all of my photos that I took at the events. It’s a pretty busy day today.
Anyway, one of the things that got DolFans NYC a lot of attention this summer before we even were organized was a video I posted that got 75,000 views on YouTube in 2 days. The Dolphins had just hired T-Pain to redo the Dolphins fight song much to the chagrin of Phins fans everywhere. I wanted to post a video of it on my personal site, but there were no videos of it out there. I slapped together some footage I took in Miami last year at Nat Moore’s tailgate party. The video features our own Short Michelle with her 2Michelles.com partner Tall Michelle. It also features Phins super fan Big Papa Pump. The video was the only video of its kind for about three days and in those three days it was picked up by TMZ, Sports Illustrated and several of the Dolphins beat writer blogs. It was pretty crazy. Anyway, here is the video. Welcome to the site!