Archive for January, 2010
The Eagles are shaking the proverbial eight ball right now and things donÆt look all that promising.
A win is not impossible, but to be honest it does seem a little unlikely.
So what do you do if you doubt yourself?
You conjure up the memories of Knute Rockne, your favorite Rocky clip, or some other source of motivation.
In this case, the players could use a little pre-game speech to get æem fired ...
When NHL.com comes out with a cover story about a German hockey player, you would expect that NHL's plus-minus leader Christian Ehrhoff or Marco Sturm are of interest.
However, you have to cross the pond to come across another German player who has never been to North American ice.
Thomas Greilinger has an exceptional comeback history.
Considered as the hockey talent of the century in Germany, Greilinger wasted his talent and his career ...
Three Point Stance: Three Key Issues The Packers Need To Address
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Ryan Cook in NFL
Two days away before the Green Bay Packers are set to go head to head with the Arizona Cardinals in Phoenix, there are still a few things that head coach Mike McCarthy must address.
The Packers have been on a hot streak as of late.á They are also on a high full of confidence and it seems that it would take even the strongest of teams to bring them down at ...
With Recent Moves, Russell Branyan’s Options Dwindling
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLB
After 11 years of injuries and being considered a bench player/pinch-hitter, Russell Branyan finally got everything he wanted in 2009.
For the first time in his major league career, Branyan got an opportunity to be an everyday player. In 2009 with the Seattle Mariners, Branyan played in a career high 116 games and had a career high 505 ABs.
In those 116 games, Branyan hit .251 with 31 home runs and an ...
This years olympics appears to be showing more of a shift from veteran players to the youth of today.
This should promise a lot of exciting games.
But who really stands to have the best olympics this year. Will Canada rebound from last olympics dissappointment? Will Sweden continue to build on their successes? Or maybe Russia's high flying offence can get things done.
Whatever the tale 2010 looks to be a good ...
I am not a Diamondbacks fan.
I have nothing against the team but I'm a Phillies fan.
Every season I made up a list of who I thought should be the Phillies Top 10 prospects. To better learn the league I decided to do one for every team.
What I learned from doing Arizona's list was that most of their best talent came from the 2009 MLB draft.
I also hope you like 1B ...
Predictions for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Morgan Wick in NFL
The Pro Football Hall of Fame selections are performed by a panel of 44 leading NFL media members, including representatives of all 32 NFL teams, a representative of the Pro Football Writers of America, and 11 at-large writers.
The panel has selected a list of 15 finalists from the modern era , defined as playing all or part of their careers within the last 25 years. A player must have spent ...
The NFL Playoffs: Year-To-Year Randomness Posing As Parity
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Joe O'Donnell in NFL
The NFL playoffs are upon us and, once again, fans have been served a bracket that differs significantly from the one that came one year before.
None of the other three major sports leagues experience the playoff-team turnover that the NFL does year to year. While many fans like the randomness because their team usually has reasonable playoff hopes each year, the inconsistency masks the real rises and falls of teams ...
A player is not just measured by their physical ability or capacity to learn. Scouts search for (and if they don't, they should) that crucial "clutch" playerùthe ones who phrases like "Grace Under Fire" are used to describe.
Since Kansas City is sporting more and more of a "New England" look, these two examples are oddly appropriate.
I still remember the day, even the exact play, where I became a true believer ...
Keeping The Dream Alive: Petitioning the NFL for a Barry Sanders Video
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Daniel Muth in NFL
Dear NFL executives:
We, the Detroit Lions fans of the Nation, have endured a decade like no other in the history of professional football.
We have seen our team break the record for consecutive road losses, we seem poised to challenge that mark again, we have witnessed an unprecedented 0-16 season, and have endured more than our share of mismanagement, bad luck, and outright decrepitude, while posting the worse record in ...