Archive for May, 2010
The top 3 picks in the draft always receive the most attention every year. Last year, we saw Blake Griffin, Hasheem Thabeet, and James Harden get drafted in the first three picks.
Surprisingly, none of these guys were the most successful players of this class.
This year, the Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers, and New Jersey Nets have a shot to select the top three picks. Who should each team pick? ...
Angels Out West: Top 5 Changes L.A. Must Make To Compete in the Division
Posted: 22nd May 2010 by Johnathan Kroncke in MLB
There are only three things you have to do in baseball: catch the ball, throw the ball, and hit the ball.
Right now, the Los Angeles Angels are struggling to do any of those.
Coming into Saturday's game, the Angels have made the fourth most errors in the American League (30 in 44 games, including four at the catching position), leading to 19 unearned runs.
Which hasn't done anything to help a beleaguered ...
MLB’s 10 Best Starting Pitchers of All-Time: Johnson, Mathewson, Walsh
Posted: 22nd May 2010 by Michael W in MLB
There have been hundreds and hundreds of starting pitchers in the history of Major League Baseball.
The question is, who is the best ever?
Rating is a hard thing in a way, an easy thing in a way.
What statistical categories do you look at, which are important, which aren’t?
How much weight do you put on each category?
Is adjusted career more important than peak career?
How much weight do you put on each of ...
This is not really a big surprise, but by having arthroscopic surgery on his bum left ankle, Minnesota Vikings' quarterback Brett Favre is as good as coming back for a 20th NFL season.
Dr. James Andrews operated on Favre at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, FL. The surgery cleaned up scar tissue and other elements of the joint to allow for a better range of motion—to play football. Although the ...
Brian Urlacher is an NFL veteran, so you would think he would know better than to pick a fight with a Hall of Famer like Gale Sayers. Especially since Gale Sayers was such a great player for Urlacher’s team, the Chicago Bears, way before Urlacher was even born.
The whole feud is silly because Gale Sayers was speaking at a banquet when a fan asked him his thoughts on the ...
San Jose Sharks-Chicago Blackhawks: It’s Time To Make Some Personnel Changes
Posted: 21st May 2010 by MJ Kasprzak in NHL
Anyone watching the NHL Western Conference Finals so far has seen the same thing.
The Chicago Blackhawks just look better than the San Jose Sharks. It would be naive to think that tweaking line or defensive combinations, or inserting role players who have been scratched in place of the current line-up, would change that fact.
San Jose will have to make changes in their strategy , and their ...
Flyers Suffer Game Three ‘Ass-Kicking’ from Habs, Still Lead Series 2-1
Posted: 21st May 2010 by Jim Mc in NHL
Well that was ugly.
The Flyers' captain Mike Richards called it "an old-fashioned ass-kicking."
The Canadiens finally solved Flyers' goalie Michael Leighton on their way to a 5-1 victory of Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals. However, Leighton was hardly the reason the Flyers got taken to the woodshed.
The first five minutes illustrated what kind of night Philadelphia was in for.
They were out-skated.
Out-hustled.
Out-hit.
They lost every battle in the corner.
They looked tentative ...
2010 NHL Playoffs: Five Reasons the Blackhawks Should Sweep the Sharks
Posted: 21st May 2010 by TAB BAMFORD in NHL
On Friday night, the Blackhawks return to Chicago after what feels like a month on the road.
While away from their home ice, the Blackhawks have been as good as almost any team in NHL history, tying the all-time single-season record with seven straight road victories this postseason.
At home, though, the Hawks are only 3-3. So much for the importance of home ice advantage!
The United Center will be rocking for Games ...
Montreal Canadiens-Philadelphia Flyers: Habs Turn Tables To Earn Win
Posted: 21st May 2010 by Kamal Panesar in NHL
I have two words for you: utter domination. That is what last night's game amounted to. In an interesting turn of fate, the Montreal Canadiens turned the script on its head and gave the Flyers a little taste of their own medicine. Things didn't start off well, however, as the Canadiens again took an early penalty—Ryan O'Byrne for delay of game 27 seconds in. The difference last night, ...
In this past Olympics, Switzerland shocked many people, almost defeating both the United States and Canada en route to a medal-less showing. However, as much as surprises and underdogs are great, Switzerland is not quite a hockey factory. In fact, quite the opposite. The only impact NHL player who hails from Switzerland is Mark Streit of the New York Islanders.
That may all change in a few months, when Nino Niederreiter ...