Archive for September, 2009
Power. Speed. Grit.These are all individual qualities you love to have in your ballplayers. When a player possesses all three, like RangersÆsecond baseman Ian Kinsler, you have to take full advantage of what a special player you have on your roster.ThatÆs why I believe itÆs crucial the Rangers reassess where in the lineup they bat Kinsler to make the most of his special talents. Especially if they hope to ...
Pay For Play: Minnesota Twins Represent MLB’s Last Chance at a True Spoiler
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Joe Mikolai in MLB
Last year, the perennial little team that could, the Minnesota Twins fell just one game short of the playoffs.
Actually, it was in their 163rd game, a play-in game with the division rival Chicago White Sox in a game played controversially at "The Cell" in Chicago's Southside.
Since the epic 1-0 finish, with a Jim Thome home run being the deciding factor, the rule, which awarded the game to Chicago via a ...
Oakland Raiders: Is JaMarcus Russell Betraying Raider Nation?
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Pat Cowan in NFL
On Sunday afternoon the Denver Broncos defeated the Oakland Raiders 23-3 on their home field. For Raider Nation the loss couldn't be more painful. For the first time in six years the Raiders had a reason to be optimistic. The 2008 season ended with two back-to-backáwins (in convincing fashion I might add)áover teams that had playoff aspirations.
In the offseason theárun defense, offensive line and wide receiving core were all addressed ...
Ravens fans have never seen this before.á Their team scored 34 points?...in one game?...all by the offense?á
It can't be.á
Let me tell you, brothers and sisters, it is undoubtedly true.á The Ravens, God be praised, have an offense.
Long gone are the ways of Brian Billick and running it up the middle 18 times in a row before throwing it once.á
Gone are the days when the Ravens couldn't run a screen to ...
For Those of You Who Think Denver Has No Chance: This One Is For You
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Seth Melton in NFL
I am a bartender, so I get to watch ESPN all day at work and follow NFL Primetime, Live, and the whole nine yards. I see everything about all the teams.
All day I watch only to watch analyst give Denver zero credit. I understand they all made assumptions of how terrible we would be. I understand the tougher part of our schedule is coming up. Facts are facts though ladies ...
Terrell Owens has talked his way out of every NFL city he has ever played in, from San Francisco to Philadelphia to Dallas.
Now he is working on talking his way out of Buffalo too. Or is he?
Despite being egged on by reporters during his entire press conference on Sunday, Owens refused to say anything bad about his team.
For the first time in 185 games, Owens didn't catch a pass in ...
Chicago Bears to Dominate the Detroit Lions? Not So Fast
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Max Kienzler in NFL
When the Chicago Bearsásquare off against division rivals the Detroit Lions this weekend, many are expecting the Bears to run away with it. Call me pessimistic, but I am not falling for that one.
I have been a Bears fan all my life and what I have noticed over the pastáfew yearsáis that the Bears have a tendency to play down to the Lionsálevel.
Now, I am not saying they will lose ...
Baltimore Ravens: Analyzing Just How Good They’ve Been So Far
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Isaac Barrow in NFL
For once, the Baltimore Ravens are getting respect from the media.
But why? Why now?
It's simple. Because of offense.
Before, the Ravens were a team who won because of their defense, but now, this team is one of the most balanced in franchise history.á They have a great run game, a terrific offensive line, and while they don't have a wide receiver of Larry Fitzgerald's stature for quarterback Joe Flacco to throw ...
Well this isnÆt good.
Troubled Cavs' guard Delonte West, who was recently arrested for gun possession in Maryland, reportedly skipped todayÆs first practice as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened training camp.
Here is the somewhat ominous quote from Mike Brown assessing the situation:
ôOn a personal note, you always hope heÆs doing well,ö Brown said of West. ôBut I have to continue looking forward and coaching this team. Whether it is Delonte or somebody ...
If I listened long enough to youId find a way to believe that its all true...
You know the disappointment is there. You donÆt really have to look to know it but, if you must, it can be read it in nearly every article and comment by every Falcon beat writer and fan from Columbus to Savannah, Dalton to Valdosta, and all points in between. The loss to the Patriots last ...