Archive for February, 2010
10 MLB Players that Need to Put Up or Shut Up in 2010
Posted: 26th February 2010 by scott polin in MLB
Potential. That is the one word that these 10 guys have in common. Its what we have been hearing about them for a few years now. None of them have fulfilled their promise......yet. Injuries have played a part for some. Some have been blocked by other more established veterans and some have just disappointed. Opportunity now presents itself for these guys. Its now put up or shut up time. Begin ...
NHL Trade Deadline: Tampa Bay Lightning In Disarray As Deadline Comes
Posted: 26th February 2010 by JC De La Torre in NHL
Tampa Bay Lightning General Manager Brian Lawton has done it again. His team is in ninth in the Eastern Conference, just a single point out of the playoffs, yet he couldn't help himself.
The team had grown together, playing some excellent hockey in the third quarter of the season before a late slump before the Olympic break dropped them behind the pack. Yet the General Manager cares nothing for consistency, belief ...
Maybe it's just me, but when I hear 'Finland,' I think of the Monty Python song . I should probably think about Teemu Selanne or Saku Koivu or Mikka Kiprusoff, because those guys could very well knock off the U.S. in the semifinals this afternoon. Finland is a funny team. When the Olympics roll around, all the talk is about Russia, Canada and Sweden, with an eye on ...
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It's been a long time since I thought Shaquille O'Neal was a key factor on a basketball team. I've never really been a big fan of his.
In my opinion, folks get their terms mixed up when describing Shaq as a great basketball player. He's certainly big and strong and physical, but far from great. Even in his prime, he was not great. Great to me means that there's a ...
Josh Beckett and the Red Sox Probably Won’t Negotiate During the Season
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Josh Levitt in MLB
So says Beckett:
"Speaking on CSNNE’s SportsNet Central Thursday night, Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett said he would most likely not negotiate a new contract with the Red Sox during the 2010 season, saying 'Probably not,' when asked if he would participate in any in-season talks.
"Beckett had said during a press conference Sunday at the Red Sox’ minor league training facility that he and the Red Sox had 'talked about talking' ...
Pivot Points: Is Anthony Morrow Included in Warriors’ Future Plans?
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
The National media spends little time discussing the Golden State Warriors, and when it does, the focus of the conversation is usually centered around the brilliance of rookie Stephen Curry or the offensive skills of Monta Ellis.
A player like Anthony Morrow isárarely mentioned when discussing the Warriors, but due to a TNT showcase, Morrow was given the opportunity to share the spotlight equally with Curry and Ellis.
The Warriors lost the ...
The whispers have started. Jay Triano could and should finish the 2009-10 season as the winningest head coach in Raptors history, on a percentage basis.
This seems rather odd. It was only three months ago that it looked like Triano could be competing for the Raptors head coaching alumni biggest loser title.
Triano took over last season from the 8-9 Sam Mitchell only to run the Raptors ...
NBA Free Agency: The 10 Most Overrated Options for Summer 2010
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Adrian Vicente in NBA
It wasn't even a year ago when frenzied fans started talking about this summer's NBA free agent class as if it were Y2K or the pending apocalypse of 2012.
"The Summer of LeBron is coming!"
"The Summer of LeBron is coming!"
"The Summer of LeBron is coming!"
And with that, fans would reel off the names of potentially available players like 16-year-old girls who had just experienced their first discount shopping outlet.
Like, Oh my ...
Cavaliers-Celtics: Aha Moment Leads to Ha-Ha Half and a New Cavs Strategy
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Tom Delamater in NBA
Sometimes this is how it happens.
For the fourth time in five games since the All-Star break (and the acquisition of Antawn Jamison), the Cleveland Cavaliers struggled to find a rhythm as they took on the Celtics in Boston on Thursday night.
The offense looked disjointed. The defense, a trademark of the team during its ascension to elite status in recent years, was little more than a myth.
The Celtics, despite the absence ...
Saskatchewan Should Get First Dibs on NHL Team Before Winnipeg
Posted: 26th February 2010 by Jason Friesen in NHL
I have done some detailed thinking and some research on whether or not the NHL would fly in Saskatoon.
My conclusion: It would most likely thrive more than anything.
Let's get some things out of the way. Saskatchewan thinks big; along with that comes big league.
Just getting some points out to all that don't believe Saskatchewan could support an NHL team (including the many faithless Saskatchewanians who also think Sask. couldn't do ...