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Buyer Beware: The Boston Red Sox Spending Spree Seems Eerily Familiar
Posted: 5th January 2010 by Austin Schindel in MLB
I am a New York fan, plain and simple. I despise the Red Sox and absolutely hate everything they stand for. So why would I be writing a piece trying to diagnose Red Sox front office miscues?
Because the Red Sox are beginning to look a lot like the Yankees of a few years ago.
The New York Yankees, and BrianáCashmanámore specifically, used to run their organization on fear. The anxiety of ...
Rising Rockets: Youth, Teamwork, and Humility Fueling ’09-’10 Team
Posted: 29th December 2009 by Austin Schindel in NBA
In a day and age of superstars, shoe contracts, and puppets posing as people, the Houston Rockets are a breath of fresh air.
When Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady, and Ron Artest seemed to suddenly disappear, there was no telling what kind of team would be left over. After the rubble had cleared, and the roster became apparent, nobody thought that the team projected to finish out of the playoffs could possibly ...
NFL Playoff Scenarios 2010: Clarifying the NFC Playoff Picture
Posted: 29th December 2009 by Austin Schindel in NFL
The road to the Superbowl is one of will, pride, and determination. Players have worked hard all season, battling through injuries to reach the pinnacle of success in the football world.
The 2009 NFC playoffs is going to be a battle. For the first time in a long time, the six quarterbacks representing these teams are not ôgame managersö but game changes. Brees, Favre, McNabb, Warner, Rodgers, and Romo are ...
Chris Johnson Doing His Best Reggie Bush Impression
Posted: 3rd December 2009 by Austin Schindel in NFL
This is your classic tale of the beauty and the beast.
The beauty...a 6 foot, 200 pound gazelle with abs of steel and beautiful women on his arms. He was the proverbial toast of the town in southern California for years as he leaptáand hurdled over helpless defenders, just hoping not to turn into poster material.á
The beast...a speedy, quick, versatile back that won't run over you but will run ...
Are the New Jersey Nets the Most Irrelevant Team in Sports?
Posted: 16th November 2009 by Austin Schindel in NBA
You would think a team owned by Jay-Z, rumored to be one of Lebron's primary suitors and situated right next to the new metropolis complex called "Xanadu" might get a little more love. But, sinking deeper and deeper into the New Jersey Meadowlandsáswamp seems to be the only future plans for this troubles and highly misguided excuse for a franchise. How is it, that going into the 2007-2008, a ...