Archive for January, 2010
Two Late Round Fantasy Baseball Options for 2010: Catcher
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLB
Are you an owner in a two-catcher format who likes to wait until the last few rounds to fill out one or two of your catching spots?á While itÆs not a strategy that IÆm in favor of (which weÆll discuss soon), here are two players that are worth eyeing who are going in Round 18 or later of 12-team formats:
Jesus Flores - Washington Nationals
He was ranked 15th on my most ...
What the Shell(ey)? Cleveland Indians Sign Shelley Duncan and Austin Kearns
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Lewie Pollis in MLB
Pots atop the Hot Stove have been boiling furiously over the past few days.
Jason Bay signed with the Mets. Adrian Beltre signed with the Red Sox. Matt Holliday is nearing a contract with the Cardinals. The marketÆs best offerings are suddenly disappearing.
Lost in all this was the news about the Cleveland Indians.
After three months of ranking among the most stagnant teams in baseball, the Tribe has quietly signed two free ...
Bengals-Jets: History Says Cincinnati Wins Playoff Opener Over New York
Posted: 5th January 2010 by John Breech in NFL
By the time 10:30 p.m. rolled around Sunday night, most Bengals fans were stuck with three choices: overdose on Ambien and hope for death, watch Battlefield Earth (which is almost the same as overdosing on Ambien), or keep the game on. á I was out of Ambien, so I decided to watch the rest of the game. So what does Sunday's 37-0 loss to the Jets mean? ...
Los Angeles Clippers Bandwagon Grows By One After Win Over Portland
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Jose Salviati in NBA
My wife recently watched the movie "It's Complicated." When she came home our 11-year-old son asked her what it was about. I answered for her that it was about a couple that were together, then broke up, then got back together. He said, "Sounds like High School Musical to me." The kid is genius. Hollywood has a way of recycling tried and true stories. The basics ...
Jason Bay is officially a Met. He passed his physical, had his press conference, and is now the new left fielder for the AmazinÆs. HeÆll essentially replace Carlos Delgado in the middle of the order (or will he? Please tell me Delgado will not be back; he needs to make his ôclubhouse presenceö present in another clubhouse).
The Mets need all the infusion of new blood they can getùin the clubhouse ...
Now that the 2009 regular season is over, we at least know how the top half of the draft will shake down. That helps us get a better idea of how the prospects might slide or rise, and who might get lucky and get the player they were hoping for in this year's draft.
There could be some surprises along the way, and there will probably be some trades as well. ...
DeSean Jackson May Unintentionally Give Dallas Cowboys Some Added Fire
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Tony Bettack in NFL
Hours after a gut-wrenching 24-0 defeat to the division rival Cowboys, DeSean Jackson decided to post his feelings on the popular social-networking site Twitter.
In response to the loss Jackson posted: "Got smashed by them cowboys 2daaaaaay sheeeeesh its all good we gonna sting they a$s next week lil buddy,"
Is that really the type of comments you want to say about arguably the hottest team in football?
Not that Dallas needs any ...
Lovie Smith to Return as Bears Head Coach; Ron Turner Fired
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Bob Warja in NFL
UPDATE: As reported by ESPN, also fired were tight ends coach Rob Boras, offensive line coach Harry Hiestand, quarterbacks coach Pep Hamilton and offensive asssistants Luke Butkus and Charles London.
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According to a source at ESPN, the Chicago Bears are expected to announce that head coach Lovie Smith will return foráanother season as Bears head coach, despite a 7-9 record and three consecutive non-playoff seasons.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter cites a ...
Five Minute Major: Boston Bruins’ Fate May Be in Patrice Bergeron’s Hand
Posted: 5th January 2010 by 4 Sport Boston in NHL
(Originally posted on 4SportBoston.com )
There is a saying that New York is the “City That Never Sleeps” and after last night’s 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the Big Apple, it is safe to say that the Bruins fans — and especially those who wear the Black and Gold — had trouble getting rest.
The B’s, fresh off an emotional high thanks to a comeback walkoff win at Fenway Park on ...
Game 37: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Memphis Grizzlies, 7:00pm
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Busta Bucket in NBA
Memphis Grizzlies coverage at 3 Shades of Blue.
Point Guard
Andre Miller will need to have another good game (last night 22 points, 16 assists) so that our guards dominate this game to make up for our lack of size. Patty Mills gets his first NBA points in this one.
Mike Conley has struggled against PDX in two games this year, but Jamaal Tinsley had a season high 16 points the last time ...