Archive for July, 2010
Best Defender In All Of Sports?: Darrelle Revis Still Has Much To Learn
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Joey Bruno in NFL
Darrelle Revis thinks he is "the best defender in all of sports." Is this guy serious?
That is a direct quote from No.24 during a recent photo shoot for ESPN The Magazine at New Meadowlands Stadium.
Never mind the fact that this in an absurd statement when one considers that there are dozens upon dozens of different sports, but come on, Darrelle, this is exactly the sort of thing that you simply do ...
A Philadelphia 76ers Fan’s Warning to General Managers: You Can Be Replaced
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Kevin Yorke in NBA
As I sit here lamenting what could have been on the onset of the biggest free agent class since the Triassic period, the possible scenarios currently at play, and what could have happened with my favorite basketball team, I am struck with one startling conclusion.
A toddler would make a better general manager than a good amount of the current crop that work in the National Basketball Association.
The reasons why I ...
LeBron James Watch: Who Is The Favorite As We Enter Day Three?
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Matt Miselis in NBA
We are entering day three of the LeBron James Sweepstakes. Thus far, four teams have visited Lebron, with two left on Saturday.
As we wait for his decision sometime next week, who is the favorite for LeBron's services right now? What teams still have a shot?
Here are my thoughts.Begin Slideshow
New York Islanders Must Get Off the (Salary) Floor…With Ilya Kovalchuk?
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Michael Gasparino in NHL
In yesterday's post I talked about wanting to see the Islanders spend a little above the salary floor. Then I thought, "That's easy for you to say, Mr. Moneybags, spending Charles Wang's hard-earned cash like that." So I decided to crunch the numbers and try to determine how much I more I want the team to spend, and what would need to happen to cover that extra investment. It's ...
Last I checked, none of the NBA teams play their home games in the Roman Coliseum. While the ancient Romans might have enjoyed the predictable spectacle of lion versus human, there's a reason why the Romans called it bread and circus. It was not a sporting event. It was a grotesque form of entertainment.
Although the NBA is the least competitive of the major leagues in the U.S., I certainly ...
Giacomo Casanova once said, "By recollecting the pleasures I have had formerly, I renew them, I enjoy them a second time, while I laugh at the remembrance of troubles now past, and which I no longer feel." We could say that about quite a few players on the Red Sox roster, and the Red Sox franchise itself. It's funny how you can use a quote by a ladies man ...
PFT is doing what it does best this morning—circulating rumors and framing non-stories as stories. The latest... BRETT FAVRE HAS BEEN WORKING OUT WITH JASON CAMPBELL . (The all-caps is theirs, not mine.) Which of course, if your brain is off, connotes a story. Wow...Favre must be coming back! Whoa...Jason Campbell's going to kick ass in Oakland (now that he's escaped ...
The Carolina Hurricanes are a roller coaster ride of a team. One year they surprise the hockey world and make it deep into the playoffs, and have even won a Stanley Cup. Then the next year they can't even make the playoffs or find themselves going home early.
Certainly the Canes would like to stabilize this trend, and settle into a team that competes year round, ever year.
The Hurricanes have unloaded ...
Fantasy Football Sleeper Spotlight: Is Mohamed Massaquoi Worth the Gamble?
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Eric Stashin in NFL
While the Browns failed to settle on the man at the helm of their offense all year long, Mohamed Massaquoi some how stepped out of the shadows to emerge as a name worth knowing. While on the surface his numbers were modest at best, the flashes of greatness he showed spoke volumes of his potential.
Massaquoi caught 34 passes, which was tied for the team lead (and led the team ...
Fantasy Baseball Around the Majors, July 2: Phillips, Scherzer, and More
Posted: 3rd July 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLB
Mat Latos continues to roll on the mound. Max Scherzer continues to put his early season struggles behind him.
A.J. Burnett finally had a good outing. Let’s look at these stories and all the rest from yesterday’s games:
Hitters:
Brandon Phillips (1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R) - Cincinnati Reds
He’s now hitting .309 with 10 HR, 27 RBI, 62 R, and 10 SB. While the RBI ...