Archive for October, 2009
The Injury Bug Bites Early For The Washington Wizards
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Matthew Brown in NBA
Coming into the 2009-2010 season, it was said that the success of the Washington Wizards would be dependent on depth and the health of their key players.
Depth isn't an issue thus far, but two games into the season, injuries are slowly piling up.
Antawn Jamison suffered a shoulder injury in a preseason game and will be out until late November. The Wizards made due without him against the Mavericks, leaving Dallas ...
Why does it seem to me that every game since the Jets started the season someone in the media or on the team says that the Jets next game is a must win?
I don't get it. Unless the season has been extended without my knowledge, and I can't imagine anyone doing that to me, there's still no more than 16 games and with a record of 4-3 why is this ...
NBA: The Importance of the Seventh Man: An Essential But Underrated Role
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Sean Gartland in NBA
Everyone is familiar with the concept of the sixth man. The guy who isn't quite good enough to start but is the best of the rest. The game changer.
Sixth men in the NBA tend to be one-trick ponies, usually scorers. The sixth man from last season, Jason 'Jet' Terry embodies this role. His job last season was to provide a scoring punch from the bench.á To be the 'instant offense' ...
Oakland Raiders: Object Lesson From Your First-Grade Teacher
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
Let's make it plain and simple. This is your object lesson for today.
Look at the blackboard and take good notes:
Go Raiders! Get a touchdown, Oakland Raiders.
Grab the football and hold on to it. Look at the picture to get an idea of what we are teaching today. This is your object lesson for today.
Now go back deep into the recesses of your mind and remember the time you first ...
Will Pierre Garcon Be on the Inside Looking Out When “Gonzo” Returns?
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Justin Javan in NFL
Anthony Gonzalez should be ready to return to the Colts starting lineup in the next week or two. The problem for the Colts is what to do with him when he comes back.
Do they leave Garcon on the outside as the No. 2, and put Anthony in the slot, sharing time with Austin Collie, or should ôGonzoö get his old job back, and Garcon be his backup?
Garcon has done an ...
When Healthy, Craig Stammen Was Washington Nationals’ Best Starter in 2009
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Farid Rushdi in MLB
Craig Stammen pitched pretty well as a rookie in 2009, though he had not looked nearly as crisp over the last month of the season. It seemed as though opposing hitters had begun to make their adjustments once they had seen him a few times.
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Certainly, that happens to many rookie pitchers who, after looking very good the first time around the league is never heard from again.
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But Chico Harlan posted ...
The Monster Mash: An NHL Tribute to a Catchy Halloween Diddy
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Daniel Sallows in NHL
In the spirit of Halloween, I decided to create an NHL version to the Bobby "Boris" Pickett classic The Monster Mash.
If you are ever skating on a rink and see some of the players mentioned in this song,áI suggest you skate away like hell.
This is a little diddy I like to call the NHL Monster Bash.
I was playing hockey in the rink late one night, when to my eyesáI ...
Bye Breakdown: The Good and Bad for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Brian Carson in NFL
The Pittsburgh Steelers are resting, healing, and enjoying a well-deserved break after going 5-2 before the bye week.
The Steelers enter this respite with a four-game winning streak and a defense that's beginning to play like the one we've come to know and love.
But not everything is picture-perfect. Like any team, even good ones, there are some weaknesses, chinks in the armor if you will, to go along with their strengths.
Here's ...
What He Said
ôLetÆs just say this, the decision is made a lot of times àthe agreements call for the GM ultimately to make decisions. If not, the only one that can overrule the GM is the owner. Period. And thatÆs always been the way itÆs been for 20 years.ö (Jerry's answerá to Richie Whitt's question of whether it was ultimately the head coach's call to demote a player.)
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For many years, the Arizona Cardinals were the pennies of Halloween. Or the apple. Or any other unwrapped or otherwise useless waste of time and energy item that made you wish you just skipped that house.
You walk up having no idea if what you get now will be better than what the last house had to offer, but you always have high expectations. Or at least, you hold out hope.áá
As ...