Archive for September, 2009
Trey Hillman: Doing Us a Solid, Better Late Than Never
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Josh Duggan in MLB
I've been pretty hard on Trey Hillman this year. We all have been. While I do not think the criticism levied against him is baseless or without cause, I will say that I am completely behind his decision to bring Joakim Soria in for a two-inning save behind another gem of a Zack Greinke start. I am not even especially upset that Hillman let Soria throw 46 ...
Wake Me Up When September Ends: Washington Gives Detroit New Life
Posted: 28th September 2009 by K. D. James in NFL
Great, just great, Redskins. You made Billy Joe Armstrong of Green DayÆs words ring true, with a forgettable 1-2 record in the month of September. What happened since last year? At this point last year, you were 3-1.
Great, just great, Redskins. You made me lose my breakfast. And lunch.
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Great, just great, Redskins. You, as FOX TV analyst (and former NY Giant) Michael Strahan simply put it, ôquitö in the ...
Clint Barmes is a hard worker. He does not possess the natural talents to be in a big league uniform. In order for him to keep his job he must constantly work on his game, finding ways to get better. Through hard work, his defense has become better than almost anyone's in baseball.The Colorado Rockies needed his defense in the worst way on Sunday against the Cardinals. ...
Cleveland Browns Organization and Fans Deserve Lackluster 0-3 Start
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Amar Panchmatia in NFL
It may have been one measly win in Week Three of the NFL calendar, but the Detroit Lions' 19-14 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday did even more than snap their 19-game losing streak.
That win helped the Lions pass the torch as the NFL's doormat and laughingstock to the Cleveland Browns.
Sure, the Browns are one of seven winless squads following Sunday's action and pending the Carolina Panthers' quest for ...
Broncos Show There Is Dominant In Team: Theme Crushes Raiders
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Chaz Mattson in NFL
To be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?
William Shakespeare - ôHamletö
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A Contending Early Autumn Wind
A new autumnÆs dominant theme is changing the colors of the season from coast to coast. ItÆs absolutely caught up in the changing leaves and ...
More New York Pressure: Mark Sanchez vs Eli Manning
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Zeke Fuhrman in NFL
During the 2004 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers selected Ole Miss QB Eli Manning with the first pick in the draft. He was dealt to the New York Giants for NC State QB Phillip Rivers.
During the 2009 NFL Draft, the New York Jets traded draft picks to move up to the fifth spot to select USC QB Mark Sanchez.
This offseason, Eli Manning signed a six year, $97M contract extention ...
Singing Along with the New York Yankees’ Playoff Santa
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Tom Schecter in MLB
It happened on Friday night, in the middle of another in a series of epic beatdowns that seem to be taking place in the new Yankee Stadium since the second half began.
For the first time since the Yankees clinched a playoff berth in Anaheim on Tuesday, the seventh inning stretch did not feature the grainy, campy 1900s stylings of Kate Smith doing "God Bless America."
I was already smiling wide. áOur ...
Indianapolis Colts Hand Arizona Cardinals a Symbolic Loss at Home
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Scott Z Brady in NFL
Fast forward to October 11. Cardinals fans file into UoP Stadium for a game with the Houston Texans. Not subdued...but without the boisterous, frantic swagger they have had for the past four games played here. Everything looks the same, but it feels different.
You enter the seating area and stop, look around, look up and scan the upper deck, look hard along the Club level, and through the lower sections just ...
Facing the Facts for the Cleveland Browns: We Need a Youth Movement
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Sam Ingro in NFL
Look, it's over. The season is done, we aren't making the playoffs. I said it, everyone knows it, so deal with it. Now we plan for 2010. Meaning what exactly? Glorified preseason. How about we give our rookies a chance now? And I don't mean rookie offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, who needs to get the axe right out of the gate. Does anyone remember that we have very talented youth ...
This Manning Is an Island: Peyton Continues to Separate Himself from Other QBs
Posted: 28th September 2009 by Ryan Michael in NFL
Three weeks into the 2009 NFL season, certain teams and players have begun to separate themselves fromáeach another. Needless to say, the 2009 season has not gone as many of the so-called "experts" had predicted.áAfter the Pittsburgh Steelers' victory in Super Bowl XLIII the popular opinion was that Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger had secured the top two spots at their position, with the league MVP Peyton Manning descending to ...