Archive for September, 2009
49ers Will Need To Find Their Hearts and Minds To Beat Vikings
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Michael Erler in NFL
Barreling at ludicrous speed toward Sunday's clash between your 2-0 San Francisco 49ers and the 2-0 Minnesota Petersons, I'm hearing all kinds of cute descriptions for what the matchup signifies.
My media tent buddy Matt Maiocco of The Santa Rosa Press Democrat has been trying to trademark the phrase "GPS Game" as in finding out where your team stands.
Matt Barrows of The Sacramento Bee, in an effort to tweak Maiocco, dubbed ...
Don’t Write Off the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in October Just Yet
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Peter Cady in MLB
No organization or fan base is more nervous heading into the 2009 Major League Baseball Playoffs than those affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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And you canÆt blame them, as the Angels are quickly replacing the 1991 to 2005 Atlanta Braves as a team that plays great in the regular season but lousy in October.
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Los Angeles won the World Series in 2002 and made it to the American League ...
Will The King Ever Be Dethroned? Kobe Might Be Ready To Take Over
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Scott Duncanson in NBA
Let me start by saying how privileged I was to watch Michael Jordan play his entire career, I saw amazing moments. As a Knicks fan, he broke our hearts millions of times. Competing against those Ewing-led frontlines was no easy task.
So when he won, he definitely earned it. New York fans hated him because he wasn't a Knick, but we still respected, admired, and were in awe of him.
I ...
Jim Tracy Redeems Himself as Colorado Rockies Win Thriller
Posted: 26th September 2009 by David Martin in MLB
Talk to anyone about baseball in Colorado and inevitably what will come up is how different the game is at altitude and how many runs are scored at Coors Field. In fact, most believe that it is nearly impossible to pitch at 20th and Blake.
The people who continue to refer to Coors Field as the best-hitters park in the league have not been paying attention lately. In the latest ...
Ask any little leaguer what's the worst result of an at bat, and they will most likely tell you the same thing: "strikeout".
For as long as we have been fans of the game, we have, in some way, thought of the strikeout as a badge of shame. We have used strikeouts to bash players like Adam Dunn and Carlos Pena, and lack of strikeouts to applaud Juan Pierre and Placido ...
Nickname Game: MinnesotaTimberwolves Edition. Submit Your Nickname!
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Matthew Hayden in NBA
There's not too much going on in the land of the Timberwolves, so I introduce to you, a nickname edition article of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
I would like for the fans to get involved in nicknaming our roster.
I will submit my own suggestions, but it ultimately comes down to a joint discussion, and agreement
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Nicknames
Al JeffersonùBig Al (current nickname), the Postman, Big Passion, Low-Post, SSJ (super saiyan JeffersonùI'm a big DBZ fan).
Kevin ...
Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
That's the mantra that these '09 Braves will be known by for the foreseeable future.
This is not to take away from the current surge that the Braves are experiencing. It's exciting to be at least mentioned in a playoff race in September.
I do realize that the Braves are still technically not out of the playoff picture. I am still watching every night with bated breath, living and dying ...
What if the San Antonio Spurs Didn’t Draft Tim Duncan?
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Mike B. in NBA
The 1997 NBA Draft Lottery was one of the most memorable events in San Antonio Spurs history.
That day the Spurs, who had finished the 1996-97 season with the league's third worst record, beat out the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Boston Celtics for the number one overall pick.
And there was no doubt who they were going to take with the pickùWake Forest big man Tim Duncan.
Duncan had an immediate impact as ...
NFL Week Three: Pressures, Hurries, and Knockdowns
Posted: 26th September 2009 by Justin Smith in NFL
Welcome to the first of what will be a weekly column of mine, in which I describe pressure situations in the NFL in the Pressures section, make quick hit points in the Hurries section, and express my thoughts regarding previous truths that have subsequently been disproved or are on shaky ground in the Knockdowns section.
For any members of the Raider Nation wondering why there is no mention of our ...
After last weekÆs 11-5 triumph for yours truly, I realize that I am bound to follow it up with something slightly less spectacular.á ItÆs the law of averages, really.á After two decent to above average weeks in a row, I have to come back to Earthàor do I?
Maybe IÆve finally found the right formula in picking games. OK, probably not, but IÆve been lucky so far and avoided disaster, so ...