Archive for January, 2010
Excuse me, loyal reader, as I go on a bit of a rant this morning.
On Tuesday's addition of Around the Horn on ESPN, writer Jay Mariotti won the day's pseudo competition and was awarded his 30 seconds of face time.
He chose to use this time to exclaim how he didn't vote this year for Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame.
He said that none of the players up for the first ...
The playoffs are finally upon us, so the folks over at Cubicle GM did some analysis of each matchup to figure out the winner, incorporating the point spread of course.á In chronological order...
New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals
In the first of three Week 17 rematches, this is the only one to change location from this past Sunday.á In Week 17, the Jets had everything ...
Why go into depth? Why waste the breath?
On February 7th 2010, Super Bowl XLIV will take place in Miami, Florida. AFC vs. NFC. And the winner is...
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Indianapolis, San Diego, Cincinnati, New England, Baltimoreáand New York Jets.
Wild Card round: I like the Cincinnati Bengals over the New York Jets. Sure, DarrelleáRevis is all-world, but Mark Shanchez isn't ready to take the Jets to the next level.
Quarterback Carson Palmer and his Bengals ...
Here in the Nation's Capitol, the second most talked about sports story is that Gilbert Arenas felt one of the best places to store his fire arms was his NBA locker at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, D.C.
This has sparked a slew of conversation both locally and nationally.
I have given little concern towards it because there are so few facts and most of what has been reported so far ...
What I saw when I rolled out of bed and flipped on SportsCenter: The Washington Redskins introduced their new coach this morning.
My next thought was to go back to bed. Obviously, this day was off to a bad startùand it wasn't even 8am yet.
Shanahan with the Lions is a situation that Lions fans can only dream about, which is what I tried to do upon going back to sleep. No ...
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1. Will Hideki Matsui continue to produce?á He will turn 36 years old this summer so expectations should be tempered. HeÆs also leaving the home run haven that is Yankee Stadium. Plus, the AngelsÆlineup is not as formidable as the Yankees was. Given his injury risk and new home, heÆs a player I would avoid in 2010.
2. Will Scott Kazmir continue to pitch well for the Angels? ...
The Greatest Players in MLB History: Stats Version Two
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Oystein Dahl in MLB
This is a response to a very interesting article by Jordan Scwartz; The 50 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time .
In his article Jordan ranked all MLB players (not all players; neither players from the Japanese leagues nor the Negro League were included) based soley on statistics, mixing pitchers and hitters. The idea was good, but I, like others, thinks the method needs to be refined a little. I have ...
10 Bold 2009 NFL Predictions: Turning Back the Clock
Posted: 7th January 2010 by kevin roberts in NFL
Every writer is wrong from time to time. And even when they're not yet completely proven wrong, they can sometimes still be prone to mistakes.
I've endured this knowledge through a poorly written article or two, and I've accepted that I'm not perfect.
But more than a few bad articles, there have been quite a few bad predictions that have attached themselves to me in the past few months (and even years). ...
Panicky Cleveland Browns Fans Need to Calm Down About Joshua Cribbs
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Brian DiTullio in NFL
Cleveland Browns fans, prone to knee-jerk meltdowns, once again lined up to jump off a cliff after Joshua CribbsÆagents decided to become drama queens.
Agent Peter Schaffer said his client will clean out his locker today and not participate in any OTAs during the offseason. Agent J.R. Rickert, CribbsÆother agent, said they are formally going to request a trade.
The quotes associated with the story talk about absolutes, ôdisrespect,ö ...
2010 Buffalo Bills Head Coaching Candidates, Part Two: Bill Cowher
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Jeremy Pike in NFL
This is part two in an ongoing series evaluating the possible head coaches for the Buffalo Bills next season.
Most people would have expected the first part to be an evaluation of the biggest name out there connected with the Buffalo Bills, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher.
I went a different route for sentimental reasons, but fear not, for here is that evaluation.
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So what exactly does Bill Cowher bring to ...