Those of us who have joined the sports reporting arena in the last decade saw the writing on the wall.  Others, who worked in the print media were slow to adapt to the transition of media forms from hard copy to electronic.

I'm not saying Ernie was one of them. He did have a blog and he did use Twitter. His employer, The Journal News - a fixture in the Lower Hudson Valley, is experiencing what many print-centric news providers (newspapers) are these days: dwindling circulation, reduced advertising revenue and massive layoffs.

Ernie was let go by the Journal News this week. That means he won't be at Giants Stadium this year and he won't be providing that veteran insight that we have all come to know and lov...

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