Archive for September, 2009
Staying Alive: How The Twins Refused to Quit and Challenged The Tigers
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Dan Wade in MLB
For months it has looked like the early part of this week would give baseball fans a series to remember, only for most of that time it appeared that the series would take place in Anaheim rather than Detroit.
The Rangers faded, the Twins surged, the Angels dominated, and the Tigers got sloppy. Put it all together and what do you have? The reality that baseballÆs prime race moved east, from ...
Let's be honest for a minute. Yes, it's New York City. Yes, it's the media capital of the world. Yes, MSG is theáMecca of basketball.áYes, it's a marketing dream. Lastly, Yes, LeBron is staying ináCleveland. There, I said it,ánow we can get down to business.
We all know theáKnicks plan, andáwe've known for what seems like 50 years, the goal for that summer of 2010 is cap space, cap space, ...
There has been some talk floating around this September regarding ideas to add a second wild card spot to both leagues.When I first heard of any idea involving changing baseball's playoff format, I was not in favor of it. Hey, maybe I don't like change. Neither do many great fans of the game. Although, after a dismal September in terms of pennant races, I am beginning to think that another ...
2-1 San Francisco 49ers Have Lacked a Killer Instinct
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Andy Bensch in NFL
Despite nearly jumping out to a 3-0 record (if it weren't for the late heroics of Brett Favre) the now 2-1 San Francisco 49ers have an alarming trend through their first three games.
Each and every week this season, the 49ers have forced a turnover on downs late in the game only to punt the ball away and give their opponent another chance with the football.
In their huge Week One upset ...
Finally in The Right Layne?: Stafford Lifts The Lions in One Fell Swoop
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Jay Wierenga in NFL
On Sunday at around 1pm Pacific time, I felt a slight breeze out on the West Coast in my small apartment in Portland.á
And while the fact that I live in the Willamette Valley may have figured into this breeze, I know in my hear that the real cause was a collective sigh of relief coming from my old home in the Midwest.
That's right, folks, the Detroit Lions finally won a ...
Sergei Kostitsyn: Victim Of The Montreal Canadien’s Size Issue
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Felix Sicard in NHL
Yesterday, the Montreal Canadiens sent Sergei Kostitsyn down to the Hamilton Bulldogs, which came to the surprise of many people.
The younger Kostitsyn didn't have an outstanding training camp, but looking at the intangibles that he brought to the team, such as the speed and intensity that he showed throughout the exhibition season, should have been enough to earn the young forward a spot on the roster.
Kostitsyn just learned the hard ...
Broncos and Fans Buying Into McDaniels’ System: They’re Lovin’ It
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Kris Burke in NFL
If the 2009 Denver Broncos were fast food, I would call them a "Happy Meal" thus far into the campaign. Pleasant. Satisfying. Fun. Making their fans, you know, happy.
Oh, and yes I did mean those Denver Broncos.
Six months ago the Broncos were a franchise in turmoil.á The team had fired its stalwart head coach, Mike Shanahan, who led to the franchise to its two Super Bowl titles. Then Denver replaced ...
Sam Bradford: The Next Player The Cleveland Browns Ruin
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Sam Marhulik in NFL
Since their return to the league, the Cleveland Browns have lacked something that every team needs, stability at the quarterback position.If you go through the list from Tim Couch all the way through Brady Quinn, one thing can be noticed, the teams inability to let a young player develop.
We have seen numerous instances when the coach pulled one guy in favor of another.
Butch Davis chose Kelly Holcomb over Tim Couch, ...
Message For Mora: Put It On The Seahawks, Not The Kicker
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Rob Staton in NFL
Jim Mora winced his way through Week Three, occasionally pausing to curse his field-goal kicker.
Afterwards, he called out the same man, Olindo Mare, to pin the blame firmly at his door as the Seahawks floundered to 1-2, losing 25-19 to Chicago.
"We're not gonna fight our a** off and have a field-goal kicker go out and lose a game."
Indeed this wasn't one of Mare's finer moments in a fourteen-year career.
But was ...
Ravens-Patriots: Week Four Matchup Could Set Tone For Remainder of 2009
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Sam Snyder in NFL
As I sit here, fasting on a rainy Yom Kippur afternoon, waiting until night to eat for the first time in 24 hours, I can't keep my mind off Week Four's Game of the Week.
Next Sunday, the 3-0 Baltimore Ravens travel north to face the 2-1 New England Patriots. Had it not been for a dumb decision by Buffalo's special teams and Tom Brady being Tom Brady in Week One, ...