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N.Y. Giants to be on 'home turf' when they face Green Bay
The Boston Globe ^
| January 19, 2008
| Janet Frankston Lorin
Posted on 01/19/2008 9:03:45 AM PST by jaz.357
N.J. sod farm levels playing field for NFC championship N.Y. Giants to be on 'home turf' when they face Green Bay
NEWARK - The Green Bay Packers have the home field advantage in tomorrow's NFC championship game, but the famous frozen tundra of Lambeau Field was grown in the New York Giants' backyard in New Jersey.
Tuckahoe Turf Farms, a sod grower located between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, supplies grass for some of the country's most well-known sports venues, including Lambeau Field and Fenway Park.
James Betts, the grandson of the company's founder, said he'll be watching the game to keep an eye on "his" grass, which was snow covered for last week's game against the Seattle Seahawks.
"At first, it was a really big deal, but after a while you kind of just get used to it," he said.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: giantsvspackers; nfl
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OK Sport fans, Lets get busy!...GO GIANTS!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:03:47 AM PST
by
jaz.357
To: jaz.357
Welcome to Lambeau, Eli. Enjoy the off-season.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:05:53 AM PST
by
inkling
(exurbanleague.com)
To: jaz.357
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:05:53 AM PST
by
TaMoDee
To: jaz.357
Correction... GIANTS GO HOME!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:05:54 AM PST
by
nhoward14
(Fred Thompson will get it DUN DUN in 2008!)
To: jaz.357
BIG BLUE! BIG BLUE! BIG BLUE!
I'm upset that NBC won't be broadcasting this game, as I have an odd urge to hear Madden say the name "Favre" again...
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:06:38 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Ronald Reagan was a "Free Traitor", Like Me ;-))
To: jaz.357
The sod may have been grown in Jersey, but I think the Jints are going to find it’s just not the same without the lucky Hoffa buried in the end zone.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:09:28 AM PST
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich!)
To: jaz.357
As a die hard Viking fan living smack dab in the middle of Wisconsin, all I can say is GO GIANTS GO
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:09:38 AM PST
by
codercpc
To: jaz.357
GO PACK GO!!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:10:50 AM PST
by
Ladysmith
((NRA, SAS) I’m paranoid. The only question is, am I paranoid enough?)
To: jaz.357
Maybe the Giants fan can get together and have a tailgate party at the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop on the NJ Turnpike!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:11:21 AM PST
by
Tanniker Smith
(Geek Squad -- if you're desperate and don't need a PC for over a month, we'll get around to it.)
To: jaz.357
What’s the weather report like up in Green Bay now? It’s 11 here south of Indianapolis, with this cold front sitting here I can only imagine what it will be like there for the game.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:16:34 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
To: jaz.357
Go, Pack Go!!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:18:30 AM PST
by
big'ol_freeper
(REAGAN: "..party..must represent certain fundamental beliefs [not] compromised..[for] expediency")
To: big'ol_freeper
But really... 
dumb
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:18:59 AM PST
by
Bender2
("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
To: jaz.357
To: jaz.357
I thought that was a heated field.
No?
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:21:03 AM PST
by
Exit148
(Founder of the Loose Change Club. Every nickle and dime counts!!)
To: jaz.357
...ny...
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:22:18 AM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist ©®)
To: jaz.357; Diana in Wisconsin
Go PACKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:22:29 AM PST
by
Gabz
(Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
To: jaz.357
I hope the Pats take it easy on who ever gets to the big show.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:22:35 AM PST
by
Sybeck1
(McCain/Huckabee 08! Let's make Mississippi, Texas, and Utah swing states!)
To: jaz.357
As a Giant fan, I think the Packers will win.
But the Giants had a great season and did what they needed to do by beating Dallas!
Wiping the smirk off of Romo, seeing the look on Jerry Jones face, and T.O cry was almost as good as getting the Vince Lombardi trophy!
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:23:53 AM PST
by
fortheDeclaration
(The power under the Constitution will always be in the people- George Washington)
To: Clemenza
I'm upset that NBC won't be broadcasting this game, as I have an odd urge to hear Madden say the name "Favre" again... If you watch the pre-game show on Fox there is a good chance that comedian guy will imitate Madden prior to the game.
Personally, I would prefer if Ben Stiller were announcing the game as I haven't seen Something About Mary in a while.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:26:22 AM PST
by
Duke Nukum
(He burns at the center of time and he sees the turn of the Universe.)
To: jaz.357
Between Favre’s skills, and the spirit of Vince Lombardi, the Giants might consider just forfeiting ahead of time and avoid the inclement weather.
They’re toast, soon to be very COLD toast.
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posted on
01/19/2008 9:26:33 AM PST
by
mkjessup
(Where's Duncan Hunter you ask? BLACKLISTED for telling the truth on the "KENNEDY WING of the GOP!")
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