Archive for September, 2009

NFL: Wrapping Up the Rest of Week Three

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Sean Wagman in NFL
Week Three in the NFL is officially in the books, with Indianapolis and Dallas winning their primetime battles with Arizona and Carolina, respectively.  There’s a lot that can be said about all four of these teams so far this year, so let’s get right to it. On Sunday night, the hotly anticipated matchup between two of the league’s most proficient passing offenses turned into a one-sided affair, as the Colts handled ...

Seasons of Change, but Not in Cleveland

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Aaron Stevenson in NFL
This is not an article to hate on Derek Anderson. áThis will also be a short article. áI'm looking for a general consensus from the community on what to do. á How many times do we need to shift starting QBs? áHow many drafts do we need to waste? áThis is why Cleveland has not changed this year. áListening to Mary Kay Cabot and Tony Grossi, you'd think that Quinn has shot ...

The Latinos List of Free Agents: Class of 2010

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Tony Menendez in MLB
With most of the attention going to the postseason, others are thinking 2010. á The season has not even finished yet and many are looking toward the list of the free agents to be. á Who will stay with their current team and who will move? ItÆs always a long winter to wait and see. á This is the preliminary list of latinos in the free agent market: á á First Basemen á Carlos Delgado.á á Second Basemen á Ron Belliard, Omar Infante, Felipe ...

Jim Zorn: Hired To Be Fired?

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Aaron Liebman in NFL
Redskins head coach Jim Zorn was not hired the normal way.á He was hired as an offensive coordinator to the team before they had a head coach.á After looking and failing to find a worthy candidate, Zorn was promoted to the position With that said, Redskins owner Daniel Snyder doesn't exactly handle things the normal way.á Here is someone who fires a coach in the middle of the year with three ...

Washington Nationals Officially on the Clock with No. 1 Pick in 2010 Draft

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Adam Bernacchio in MLB
Not only did the Pittsburgh Pirates' 11-1 victoryáyesterday over the Los Angeles Dodgers prevent the Dodgers from clinching the NL West, but it did something else as well. With the Pirates' victory, the Washington Nationals will have the worst record in baseball in 2009 and will have the No. 1 pick in next yearÆs June draft. Both the Pirates and the Nationals have six games remaining, and even if they finish with ...

Home Runs are Ho-Hum: What a Meeting with Hit King Pete Rose Reveals

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Russell Wight in MLB
When I wore a younger man's clothes, Pete Rose was my idol. I ran to first base after ball four and slid head first even if I didn't have to. I loved baseball and wanted to play the game just like Charlie Hustle. As I got older and started a family of my own, I began to separate the player from the man. When Rose admitted to gambling on baseball games, I wasn't ...

Roller Coaster, of Love

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Brian Fullford in NFL
"Lovin' you is really wild - Oh it's just a love rollercoaster - Step right up and get your tickets" By now you should officially be in the throes of that emotional swell you'd receive from seeing that hot girl across the bar (or guy depending on your gender or...no need to go there). á This past Sunday, you caught a glimpse of what can happen when theáJaguarsálook in the closet and ...

College Football’s Week Four Awards

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Alex Ferguson in NFL
Sorry this is a little late, but we're going with the Awards Stuff again. No point in doling out the booze, since we're expecting so much of the damned stuff in Athens, GA when we hit up the LSU-Georgia game on Saturday."Wow, That Was Lucky" Award1. LSU's goal-line stand against Mississippi 2. Ole Missùthat South Carolina could have been better and beaten them into a pulp. 3. Michiganùonce again surviving, this time ...

Week 3 Waiver Wire Adds

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Michael McNeil in NFL
Fantasy owners with high waiver wire priorities will be looking to get their hands on this weekendÆs hottest prospects, hoping to strike gold once again. Mario Manningham was the hottest addition after week two of the fantasy football season. He only delivered a 55-yard performance against the Buccaneers in week three, but a semi-dud like that was kind of expected after two solid weeks. Stick with him. Who will be this weekÆs ...
Three weeks of any NFL season is a short period of time. The NFL season can certainly be divided into fourths, and each quarter of the season can have its own distinct identity.á A given team can appear dominant and Super Bowl worthy in a season's first quarter and proceed to do an about face and stink up the joint in the remaining three quarters. The same can be said for a ...