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Welcome to Rocktober 2009: Colorado Makes Playoffs Under Jim Tracy’s Tutelage
Posted: 2nd October 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in MLB
Sports are made of competition, coach vs. coach, team vs. team, man vs. man. Sometimes, deep within all the blood, sweat and tears that are expended during a grueling seasonùmagic happens.
Something as unbelievable as a player hitting for the cycle and getting an unassisted triple play in the same game. Something as magical as a player sticking with his team and being one of 50 MLB players to eclipse the ...
Hey Raiders Fans: How Do You Like Your Crow? Smoked, Like Your Team?
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in NFL
Ah Raiders fans. TheyÆre the only thing more entertaining than their sorry team to all other AFC West opponentsÆfans.
Raiders fans are the ones that take fandom too far in the NFL, dressing up in their craziest garb from Darth Vader helmets and gorilla masks to silver and black face paint that rivals '70s hair band KISS. Some think Oakland fans like to dress up to look more macho, as ...
What Should Oakland’s Nickname be? The Raiders, Faders, or Rai”duhs?”
Posted: 24th September 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in NFL
The Raiders, as many loyal “black holians” on B/R have told me, are the “team of the decades,” as argued by Autumn Wind. Apparently, many of them believe that the Raiders are one of, if not the greatest NFL team to ever grace the gridiron. Sure, Oakland has three Super Bowl victories, 12 division championships, and 19 hall of famers. The problem is, all of that is ancient history.
The Raiders ...
Smile High: The Wonderful Weekend That Was for Colorado Sports
Posted: 21st September 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in NFL
Sometimes the planets align, or an eclipse happens, or a beautiful comet streaks by and we get a quick look see. This weekend was like that for Colorado sports fans, as many of their teams took the field and won.
Colorado Rockies win two, widen wild card lead
This weekend, the Rockies played the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Colorado clobbered Arizona in Phoenix. During Saturday’s contest, the Rockies got a solid pitching performance ...
Broncos-Browns: Denver Goes 2-0 in Commanding Victory over Cleveland
Posted: 20th September 2009 by Rich Kurtzman in NFL
The Denver Broncos had their home opener Sunday, as they drew the Cleveland Browns in the second contest in a row against an Ohio football team, defeating them 27-6.
Mike Nolan’s 3-4 defense seems to be adapting quite well as they all but shut down the Bengals’ potent offense in Week One and much was the same Sunday as Denver basically shut down Cleveland’s offense as well.
But the Browns’ offense is ...