Archive for September, 2009

A Wake-Up Call to Sports Team Haters

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Justin Green in MLB
Throughout this year and years past I have, as a Yankee fan, been subject to a ton of misguided hatred towards my favorite baseball team. This usually makes me angry and argumentative. I have written countless comments in defense of the Yankees, ex-Yankee players, and Yankee ownership. The thing that really makes me sick however, is when people attribute any illegal indiscretion with a team or as something that is to ...

Brady Quinn Will Have His Revenge On The Browns and Mangini

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Erin McLaughlin in NFL
Here we go again with another quarterback not living up to the hype in Cleveland. Brady Quinn joins the list of Charlie Frye, Tim Couch, Kelly Holcomb, etc. It seems like the same old story with a different name. There is only one difference in this case. This will come back to bite the Browns. Those other guys were at least given ample opportunity to develop their game at the NFL ...

Free NFL Picks: Week Four

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Will Holt in NFL
I think she's looking for my weekly winners so let's get to it. And is that a FUPA I see next to her? At any rate. This is the week where I honestly believe the line maker is looking at the public perception and not at the game itself. Looking at the card this week I see some lines that are based on public opinion and not on the game itself. With this ...

One Fine Day: The Jets and Favre Saga

Posted: 30th September 2009 by ExJx Brooks in NFL
It has recently come to my attention that the Jets, Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, and former Jets head coach Eric Mangini, now the Cleveland Browns head coach, have all been fined in what is now known as "Favre-gate." Two weeks ago, the NFL fined the Jets ($75,000), Tannenbaum ($25,000), and Mangini ($25,000) after a league investigation turned up evidence that the organization failed to report Brett Favre's injury, a torn ...

Red Wings Back Up Goalie Jimmy Howard Might (finally) Be Ready for NHL

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Matt Hutter in NHL
Over the past 15 seasons, those in which Detroit's goal-tending has not been labeled as "questionable" by pundits and prognosticators seem few and far between. I remember people liking Vernon in 1997, I think everyone thought Hasek would be great in 2002...yep, I think that's it. Every other season that I can remember during this time, Detroit's goal-tending was in question. Despite the fact that they've won four Cups during this ...
Written By: Mark ôThe Hard Hitterö RitterSay what you will about Mats Sundin; today, one of the classiest players to ever don an NHL jersey retired from hockey, and the NHL is weaker for having lost him. Sundin played 1,346 NHL regular season games and along the way collected 564 goals and 785 assists, good enough for 1,349 points. For the record, that ranks Sundin 25th overall in NHL history, ...

Michael Vick May Be Sincere. His Publicity Campaign Is Fake.

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Anthony Brown in NFL
Michael Vick made an entirely too clandestine visit to D.C. to preach against the dangers of dog fighting. he gave his message to a group of at risk...churchgoers. The story of Vick's visit appears in today's Washington Post and on www.churchsolutionsmag.com. According to The Post, Vick expressed the false glamour of the thug life and its impact on his family. "Anything can happen when you're fighting dogs at two or three in the ...

For Steelers, It’s Desperate Times, Desperate Measures

Posted: 30th September 2009 by David Matuszak in NFL
As I sit alone in my room, setting about writing this article, I realize that at the conclusion, a few things are going to happen. 1. I know, as a Steelers supporter, that we fans are a unique breed. We do not accept posers, and saying something bad about our black and gold could be good reason to find trash in your front yard or a brick flying through your front ...

Montreal Canadiens Season Opens Tomorrow.

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Francois Gendron in NHL
The 2009-2010 edition of the Montreal Canadiens is very different from last season. General Manager Bob Gainey found a new coach in Jacques Martin and has drastically modified his roster.The Canadiens will open their season tomorrow evening against an old rival, the Toronto Maple Leafs. There will be no love lost between those two teams this season as the Leafs did also acquire their share of new players. One of ...

MLB Power Rankings: Sept. 30

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Jacob Nitzberg in MLB
Welcome to the final edition of the Cubicle GM MLB Power Rankings for 2009. While the MLB rankings may be coming to a close, be sure to check in next week for our playoff predictions column. If you havenÆt had your fill of Power Rankings, be sure to check out our NFL rankings. The top seven teams remain in a group of their own, as none of them received a vote below ...