SNY's The Warm-Up: 117-117

Also: What Yo's new deal means for the Mets TWEET OF THE DAY --------------------------------------------------------------- Happy Monday! And welcome to The Warm-Up. Here's to that short-lived Knicks winning streak... Today's viewing guide... - Predators at Rangers, 7 p.m. - UConn Women's Basketball at DePaul, 8 p.m. Today's word count: 668 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Twitter]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Instagram]( [Facebook]( [Facebook]( --------------------------------------------------------------- The New York Minute - Eli Manning [went out in style]( as the Giants beat the Dolphins in his likely final home start. - Why Gerrit Cole chose the Yankees: [#RINGZ]( - Ian Begley: [A look]( at who might replace Steve Mills, should he be fired - Read Andy Martino's inside look at the MLB investigation into the Astros' cheating scandal [here]( - Madison Bumgarner is headed to the Diamondbacks on a five-year, $85 million deal 1. The (possible) sendoff everyone wanted Eli Manning's Giants' career probably wasn't supposed to end with a charming-but-meaningless home win over the 3-11 Dolphins. Then again, a diverse collection of things in Manning's career probably weren't supposed to play out the way they did. (The helmet [catch](. The Manningham [catch]( But Sunday's 36-20 win, which snapped a franchise-record nine-game losing streak and brought Manning's career record to 117-117, might just be his final image at MetLife Stadium. If so, his final line: - One win, 283 yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, [three happy daughters](. His final words: - "I don't know what lies ahead next week, let alone down the road. But I think obviously the support from the fans and the ovation and chanting my name from the first snap to the end, I appreciate that. - "It's a special day, a special win, and one I'll remember." From SNY's Ralph Vacchiano: - "It wasn't fair that one of the greatest careers ever by a Giant was headed towards such an unhappy ending. So the Giants owed him what happened on Sunday afternoon." More Eli content: [Eli Manning deserved better career ending, but Giants delivered 'special' home finale]( | [Watch Manning's standing ovation in the game's final minutes]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Chris Berman voice: WHOOP! Manning stole the show, but Saquon had the highlights. Barkley turned in perhaps his best performance of the season Sunday, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns, adding four catches for 31 yards through the air. --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA There are only two quarterbacks in the top-1o in career touchdown passes who didn't play in the 2000s. Who are they? Hint: One retired in the 1990s. The other in the 1970s. Bonus: Where is Eli Manning on that list? 3. Five more weekend items 1. Yo's loss could be the bullpen's gain SNY'S Andy Martino [broke the news on Friday]( that the Mets and Yoenis Céspedes have agreed to amend the oft-injured outfielder's contract, which means his guaranteed 2020 earnings will go from $29.5 million to less than $10 million. Though he has a chance to make all of that back in incentives, the Mets now have a golden chance to add depth to an area like the bullpen. The complexities of the situation are broken down [here](. 2. New heights for the Knicks - Tired: The Knicks lost last night in Denver, 111-105, despite [leading with six minutes left]( ending a season-high two-game winning streak. - Wired: The Knicks beat the Kings on Friday night, 103-101, for their first winning streak of the season. 3. Dinwiddie, Nets top the 76ers After a mini downswing where the Nets dropped two games in a row, Brooklyn beat the Embiid-less 76ers at home last night, 109-89, behind Spencer Dinwiddie's 24 points. - The Nets, without Kyrie Irving: 10-4 - Dinwiddie, without Kyrie Irving: 23.9 points, 7.4 assists 4. Two overtime tales - The good: Anthony Beauvillier's overtime goal gave the Islanders a 3-2 win over the Sabres on Saturday. The Isles (22-7-2) entered last night with the third most points in the Eastern Conference, with three games in hand on the two teams in front of them. - The bad: The Rangers finished their West Coast road trip with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks on Saturday. New York (16-12-4) entered last night in sixth in the Metropolitan Division. 5. Jersey on Jersey crime Rutgers basketball topped No. 22 Seton Hall on Saturday in men's college basketball, 68-48. The Scarlet Knights (8-3) have been a nice surprise to start the season, while the Pirates (6-4) haven't lived up to their No. 12 preseason ranking. On SNY.tv: [What Knicks may need to offer Raptors to land Masai Ujiri]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. The Grab Bag Some Holiday-themed shows and movies to stream. - A Charlie Brown Christmas [YouTube TV, ABC] - [Every Christmas episode]( from The Office [Netflix] - Friends' "The One With The Holiday Armadillo" [Netflix] - Elf [Amazon Prime] - Black-ish's "Stuff"[Amazon Prime] - Parks and Recreation's "Citizen Knope" [Netflix] --------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA ANSWER Dan Marino (1983-1999) is fifth all time with 420 touchdown passes. Fran Tarkenton (1961-78) is 10th all time with 342. Bonus: Eli Manning is seventh, with 366. --------------------------------------------------------------- That's the buzzer, folks. Enjoy your Monday. 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