3 Up And 3 Down: Who's Hot And Who's Not In New York Sports
By Daniel Friedman
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Taking a look at the best and worst stories on the New York/New Jersey sports landscape:
Three Up
1. Rangers
Winners of four in a row, and they just shut out the red-hot Penguins.
2. Mets
Yoenis Cespedes is back, and Chipper Jones predicted they'll win the World Series. Not bad.
3. Martin Brodeur
His number was retired and now hangs from the rafters in the Prudential Center.
Three Down
1. Derek Fisher
He was fired Monday as Knicks coach after going 40-96, the second-worst record of any coach in team history.
2. Brett Yormark
The Barclays Center CEO always seems to pick the wrong things to say. His latest choice was a suggestion that fans who buy obstructed-view seats for Islanders games should view the action on their mobile devices.
3. Nets
Another embarrassing loss, this time to Memphis. It was so bad that team owner Mikhail Prokhorov left after the third quarter.