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Why Have African Americans Disappeared from Baseball?
Posted: 15th April 2010 by Tim Fitzgerald in MLB
Today, all of Major League Baseball honors Jackie Robinson. But African-Americans currently make up less than 10 percent of MLB rosters. With any phenomenon in our society, people wonder why it has occurred and share their theories. Some black players feel they are still unfairly discriminated against. Torii Hunter recently said he felt MLB GMs weren't making an effort to ...
Chicago Blackhawks Are Where the St. Louis Blues Want to Be
Posted: 7th April 2010 by Tim Fitzgerald in NHL
The Blackhawks are the NHL’s Central Division Champs and the second seed in the Western Conference.
The Blues are fourth in the Central Division and 10th in the Western Conference. They officially had their playoffs hopes dashed last night, as Colorado clinched a spot with a shootout win in Vancouver.
The Blackhawks are further along in their rebuilding process and thus higher in the standings.
Of course, the Blackhawks had only ...
At least we’re no longer in limbo, Blues fans. We know the Blues aren’t making the playoffs. Maybe it’s best to press the reset button anyway, and wash away the problems of this season, though I’d like to think a postseason would have done that as well. It will be good to put all of the the issues that plagued this team into the past: The blown third-period ...
Al Davis, Raiders Sink To New Low in Response To Gannon
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Tim Fitzgerald in NFL
As the House of Usher that is the Oakland Raiders continues to crumble from within, we occasionally get a little peek at the madness. Al Davis is surrounded by yes men and women who continue to tell him how great and right on track he is. They also tell him he doesn't need advice from his former players, so they can continue to have his ear. They keep him walled ...
St. Louis Cardinals’ Contracts of Six-Plus Years Have Been a Success
Posted: 7th January 2010 by Tim Fitzgerald in MLB
A big deal has been made about the length of Matt Holliday's contract.á There's certainly a risk that his production could decline after age 35 or that a big injury will hit him. á But this is something the current Cardinals ownership and management have done when they want to lock down a player to be part of their core.á
They've done it with Jim Edmonds, Scott Rolen, Albert Pujols, ...
UPDATED:á I started writing this after the win in Denver.á After the Baltimore game, I made a few updates and figured I'd still put it up.á But now the news of JaMarcus going to Vegas after skipping the last team meeting has put a damper on the little bit of optimism I had left for the guy.á I try to put something positive about him out ...