Archive for April, 2010
2010 NFL Draft Review: Grading ESPNÆs Commentators
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Jamie Ambler in NFL
Not the most original idea, I know. Just figured this would be some fun.
From a ratings standpoint, ESPN's draft coverage was a huge success.
7.2 million people tuned in on Thursday night. Overall, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday on ESPN and ESPN2, roughly 45.4 million people watched the draft, which was a 16 percent increase from last year.
I watched parts of the draft on ESPN each of the three days. ...
Why the Indiana Pacers Won’t, and Shouldn’t, Draft Gordon Hayward
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Josh Dhani in NBA
Ever since Butler's PF Gordon Hayward declared for the NBA Draft, a lot of rumors have been heating up that the Indiana Pacers will pick him up.
Oh really?
First of all, Hayward is projected as the No. 14 overall pick in the draft. Though the Pacers are projected as the No. 10 overall pick, it doesn't mean they can't get him, it's just that they shouldn't.
People have been talking about this ...
Cleveland Browns’ Montario Hardesty: Panic Reach or Genius Pick?
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Samuel Ingro in NFL
After months of draft speculation, it was all but a certainty that Colt McCoy would be the Cleveland Browns' second-round choice.
Despite president Mike Holmgren's insistence that the first two picks would not be spent on a quarterback due to more pressing needs elsewhere, the fan base of Cleveland was simply not buying it. After all, with the last year of secrecy and deception by Eric Mangini, it would ...
2010 NFL Draft: Top 10 Colleges Best Represented in the Draft
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Jeff Shull in NFL
This weekend, several Athletic Directors and many collegiate football fans got to watch and see their schools represented at the NFL Draft in Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
As players are making the transition to the NFL, their former schools get to envision their pockets getting just a little bit bigger, as several NFL players like to donate at least some of their six figure weekly pay ...
Do Seattle Seahawks Get Good Grades For Their Six Trades?
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Chris Cluff in NFL
Pete Carroll and John Schneider, the brain trust of the Seahawks, have now completed six trades in the past two months, all of them involving veteran players.
After a couple of iffy-value deals involving quarterbacks in March, the Hawks nailed it on draft weekend in trades that brought them veteran running backs and more.
Gone are guard Rob Sims, defensive end Darryl Tapp, and quarterback Seneca Wallace. Arriving are defensive linemen Chris ...
New York Mets: Mother Nature Giveth and Taketh Away
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Jason Adamowicz in MLB
Originally posted on Midwestropolitan .
Last night I, along with every other Met fan on the planet, couldn’t believe how perfect it was that the game was called before Jerry Manuel could dig into the bullpen. Much-needed rest for the over-taxed staff.
Tonight’s rainout puts the bullpen in a precarious position. They will have to play three games in two days.
Fortunately, Johan Santana is pitching tomorrow and the ...
2010 NFL Draft: Golden Tate Poses Tough Test For Matt Hasselbeck
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Ryan Cook in NFL
It's now officially three days since the NFL Draft concluded, and after the Seattle Seahawks had by the far the most successful draft in their near 40-year history, everything seems to be wrapped up in a nice little package for Pete Carroll and his new team.
As a fan of Pete Carroll's work, it's fair to say that he couldn't have introduced himself in a more fitting way by drafting ...
I know that the Miami Dolphins trading two second-round draft picks to the Denver Broncos is old news by now, but I didn’t have my blog when they made the move, so I couldn’t write about it then. Well, I have my blog now, so I figured I would write about one of my favorite moves in all of the years I have followed the Dolphins. This was ...
2010 NBA Playoff Game Five Preview: Boston Celtics Vs. Miami Heat
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Frances White in NBA
Game Four was the Dwyane Wade show. It went a little bit like this: See Dwyane dribble, dribble Dwyane, dribble! See Dwyane run, dunk, Dwyane, dunk! See Dwyane shoot, make those threes, Dwyane, shoot!
The Miami Heat coach, Eric Spoelstra, usually rests Wade at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Last night it had to be different. It had to go that way because the Miami Heat were in desperation mode.
The Celtics could ...
Motivated LenDale White Will Replace Julius Jones in Seattle
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Chris Cluff in NFL
With word floating around that the Seahawks have been shopping running back Julius Jones in a trade for the past few days, it is clear that, as expected, he will not be a Seahawk for much longer.
That’s the result of the two trades that brought LenDale White and Leon Washington to the shores of Lake Washington. It’s an LW thing, apparently.
Because White and Washington are each signed only for this ...