T-Rock's Take: Inside the Giants

After a brief hiatus, the List is back... And labor-intensive. We've taken (OK, stolen) one of Blauber's favorite games, the lookalikes, and put a twist on it.

So here's the FridayList: Giants lookalike matchup boxes... You'll figure it out as we go:

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Eli has 62 touchdown passes in the last two-plus seasons, was the No. 1 overall pick in 2004 and signed a $54-million rookie deal. Despite plenty of criticism, he's pretty well unaffected off the field... Eeyore had a good run in the Winnie the Pooh series, but he's a donkey and tends to take criticism to heart.

Edge: Eli

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TC has over 100 NFL wins, two AFC championship game appearances and could become the first Giants coach to go to the playoffs three years in a row since Parcells... Scott Hoch has 11 career PGA Tour wins, including two at the Greater Milwaukee Open (1995, 97). No word on whether Hoch requires his caddy to be early.

Edge: TC

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Sam Madison, despite looking older than his 33 years, is having a very good season, with two interceptions... Ashy Larry (Donnell Rawlings) has much flakier skin, no clothes and no show anymore.

Edge: Madison

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Chris Snee may be on his way to his first Pro Bowl, in his third season. He is also TC's son-in-law, which raises all kinds of nepotism questions about his job... Gutter, Jon Favreau's character from "PCU," had little going for him. Favreau went on to write and star in "Swingers," so until that Pro Bowl comes along, Snee's got no shot here.

Edge: Favreau

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Kareem McKenzie has been a solid right tackle for the Giants since he signed a $25-million free agent deal in 2005. He is without a doubt the calmest, most self-possessed man in the locker room... Suge Knight is not quite as calm. His Death Row Records was once atop the hip-hop world, but Knight's time in prison knocked the company off its perch. Knight has also never used the word "splendiferous."

Edge: Kareem

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Madison Hedgecock has been a nice surprise for the Giants, having just signed a five-year extension after being plucked off the waiver wire in week two... Dennis the Menace is a mischievous little rascal who delighted humor-impaired comic readers for decades with his antics.

Edge: Menace

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This is more of a soundalike, but we're getting down to it. So whatever. Barry Cofield is only in his second year, but he hasn't missed a start in his 25 games at tackle. Very reliable on the field and very quotable off, reporters enjoy listening to his deep voice... Don Cornelius hosted "Soul Train" and has long been one of the coolest guys ever to wear tinted glasses indoors. His voice is also deep, and he says a lot of cool things.

Edge: Cornelius

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Michael Strahan is a sure Hall-of-Famer and has been a leader of the Giants for many years. He also has a large gap between his two front teeth, which is somewhat of his signature look... Ollie, from the long-ago puppet show "Kukla, Fran & Ollie," was a leader of the kids' television show movement from its earliest beginnings. He also has a signature look that involves his teeth.

Edge: Strahan

Bonus -- Newsday lookalike matchup boxes!

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Blauber has had a good run at Newsday, over 20 years of football coverage. He's also on TV a lot -- well, that's what he tells me, anyway... Tom Crean lead Marquette to a Final Four.

Edge: Crean

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Dave Lennon covers the Mets for Newsday and often wonders aloud to me how it's possible that I have time to do nonsense such as these lists... Mike Richter won a Stanley Cup with the Rangers in 1994 and, like, Dave, has run the NYC Marathon. Faster than Dave, I think.

Edge: Richter