October 1st, 2008 
Matt Loede 
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From: Gelf Magazine
By Michael Gluckstadt
There seems to be an unwritten rule in sports journalism: When a team wins a championship, all of its beat writers get to write a book. Most of these works are the result of sheer opportunism—people cashing in on fans’ goodwill. Order your SI Commemorative Issue for the 2003 NFL Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers today!
But Ralph Vacchiano, the New York Giants beat writer for the New York Daily News, had been looking to tell the story of Eli Manning for years. When Manning led the Giants through three road playoff wins and the Super Bowl-winning drive against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, the opportunity fell right into his lap. When Manning led the Giants through three road playoff wins and the Super Bowl-winning drive against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, the opportunity fell right into his lap. When Manning led the Giants through three road playoff wins and the Super Bowl-winning drive against the previously undefeated New England Patriots, the opportunity fell right into his lap. (I’m sorry, I still have to convince myself that it really happened.)
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