Archive for September, 2009
Right at the All-Star break of this 2009 season, I took a break from doing my weekly summing up of baseball happenings.
It became too exhausting because of work and after a few weeks of telling myself to start back up, I couldn't muster it up.
Now with more time on my hands and not feeling so exhausted, I'm wishing to have that space back. I'd go through the four to five ...
Two things were ravaged in Detriot yesterday: the Washington Redskins' pride and Jim Zorn's career as the head coach of the Redskins.
After the humiliating lossáto the Detriot Lions yesterday, nothing else in Washington sports matters more than the demand for immediate firing of Jim Zorn.
The Detriot Lions got their first win since December 2007 with a 19-14 win over theáRedskins. After 19 straight losses, the city of Detroit celebrated with ...
Colts School Cardinals: A Lesson in How Winners Win.
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Scott Z Brady in NFL
Ok, so all the hype turned into hyperbole as the Cardinals turn ôOne step forward, two steps backö into an art form in front of the entire nation.
The stage was set. Two Hall of Fame quarterbacks from to top teams going head to head in one of the loudest, most boisterous places to play in the National Football League. Two steady defenses trying to contain the air show about ...
Why Major League Baseball Needs Four More Wild Cards
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Richard Malangone in MLB
Peter Gammonsábeat this article'sáintent to the punch. But as you can tell fromásportsfanIQ's "Daily Discussions" page,áthe following is an elaboration on a previous concern.á
Come Week One of the NFL season, markets which produce both baseball and football see aáchange in viewership, as MLB fans quickly shift theiráattention toward the NFL.á
It's understandableáto see thisápattern in areas like Kansas City, Cincinnati, or Pittsburgh, where their respective teams are, for the most part, ...
Brett Favre’s $12 Million Buys a Storybook Ending and Nightmares for NFC North
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Marino Eccher in NFL
Eighty-nine seconds to play, eighty yards to go, no timeouts, and down by four.Does Sage Rosenfels get the job done in that situation? I donÆt know. Does Tarvaris Jackson dance away from the pass rush and throw a perfect strike to Greg Lewis in the back of the end zone? I have my doubts.But Brett Favre sure does. If you were wondering why the Vikings are paying Favre $12 million ...
Green Pay Packers vs. St. Louis Rams: Blind Impressions Of a Carbound Packer Fan
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Jersey Al Bracco in NFL
This weekend I traded in my Green and Gold for the Blue and White of Penn State. Once a year, we will go to a Penn State "White Out" game and put together a real "Jersey" Tailgate with about 40 friends and family.
From Friday night to Sunday morning there is no Packers talk, no TV or radio reports, no internet news or blogs. Just tailgating, Penn State football, and then ...
Let’s Not Kid Ourselves, Detroit Lions Are Still Bleeding From Losses
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Matt Snyder in NFL
With all due respect to Mitch Albom (and anyone else who may have used this analogy over the past 24 hours), the bleeding has not stopped for the Lions.The wound of a winless season, nineteen straight losses, nine years without making the playoffs, seventeen years without a playoff win, and a fifty-two year championship drought does not heal with a single victory.The hemorrhage caused by the losing streak may be ...
Mets Rookies Hazed Yesterday, This Is a Good Thing
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Wendy Adair in MLB
The hazing of rookies is a big part of baseball life in late September and yesterday was no different for the Mets.
Rookies and fill ináplayers have played a major role on this Mets team in 2009, and it was important for them to be hazed in order to show them that they now fully belong to the fraternity known as Major League Baseball.
It is a fun and meaningful event that ...
I keep hearing that the defense is the primary culprit in the Steelers' two losses.á The claim is that the defense isn't playing as well as it should or could, and isn't making the plays it needs to make.á Not so, says I.á Granted, the defense faced mediocre offenses in the first two games, and a potentially powerful yet still inconsistent Bengals offense in the third game.á So maybe the ...
In two losses, the defending Super Bowl champs have given up a total of a single yard in the first quarter, which, coincidentally, is the same amount of yards they gained in the first quarter of their lone victory.
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Contrast this with the number of yards the defense has yielded in the past two fourth quarters (268) and itÆs no wonder the 2009 Steelers have the same record asùdare I say ...