Archive for March, 2010
Twins’ Closer Joe Nathan To Miss 2010 Season: Who Will Replace Him?
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Nick Kappel in MLB
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is reporting Twins’ closer Joe Nathan will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
While this season-ending outcome has been speculated for the last few weeks, the official announcement came after Nathan played catch with Twins’ pitching coach Rick Anderson Sunday morning.
This news raises the obvious question: Who will replace Nathan as Minnesota’s closer in 2010?
While it will be difficult to replace Nathan’s 246 saves and 2.04 ERA ...
Rangers Dig Their Own Graves in Lethargic Display vs. Bruins
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Greg Caggiano in NHL
This was the single biggest game of the season for the New York Rangers, and perhaps their biggest regular season game in the last decade. They needed this win to entertain any thought about reaching the postseason. How did they perform? Well, just look in the dictionary and a pick a word completely opposite of how they were supposed to play today.
Listless. Lethargic. Un-energetic. Careless. ...
It's been a long strange road, but the Orioles Top 30 prospects, my little "rip-off" of Baseball America's version, has finally come to a close.
And without a doubt, there is no better prospect to top it all off than Brian Matusz. Don't let those 45 innings he pitched last season fool you, the lanky lefty still qualifies as a rookie.
This means the Orioles have their first legit full-season Rookie ...
Seattle Seahawks’ Trade for Charlie Whitehurst Is Worth the Gamble
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Chris Cluff in NFL
“I don’t have a ton of experience in game situations, and I understand. That's kind of what I have to make up here pretty soon and convince everybody this was the right thing to do.” -- quarterback Charlie Whitehurst, addressing concerns that the Seahawks paid too much for him in draft capital and cash.
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Just about everyone agrees the Seahawks gave up too much for Whitehurst, and it certainly appears the ...
2010 FC NFL Mock Draft: At No. 26, the Arizona Cardinals Select…
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Chris Farmer in NFL
...Dan Williams, DT from Tennessee.
Most observers agreed that the Arizona Cardinals' most pressing need going into the offseason would be defense, and specifically LB.
Three of their four starting LB's in 2009 were well into their thirties to begin with and of those only Clark Haggans is expected to be back, as Bertrand Berry retired and free agent Chike Okeafor was not tendered. The youngest and ...
In Defense Of The Indefensible: Future Of JaMarcus Russell In Oakland
Posted: 21st March 2010 by David Xaviel is the Real Mr. X in NFL
The quarterback controversy for the Oakland Raiders remains a hot topic amongst every Raider fan that bleeds silver and black.
JaMarcus Russell has all the tools, and yet Bruce Gradkowski has all the desire.
Going into the 2009 season, many Raiders fans and even the sports media believed that the Raiders had a chance to be competitive or at least give NFL and Raider fans alike something fun to watch.
Instead, we were subjected to more of the same ...
Joe Nathan has opted to undergo Tommy John surgery, ending his 2010 season and leaving his future as an elite closer in question. While the rest of the fantasy world goes sorting through the middling relievers who could fill the role in the early weeks of the season like Jon Rauch, Matt Guerrier, and Jose Mijares, you may be better served to look at the long-term solution.
Anthony Slama, a 26-year-old ...
Orioles Future Looks Bright with Embarrassment of Pitching Riches
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Joe Brown in MLB
The Baltimore Orioles return to glory isn't too far away considering the stockpile of pitching talent they have ready to take over. In fact, should they be in contention by this year's trade deadline, the mere depth of the impressive arms in their system should allow Andy MacPhail and his staff the pieces to acquire the "over the hump" type of player teams in a playoff hunt look to acquire.
Brandon ...
Should Oakland Raider Fans Be Silent, Curse, or Bless the Team?
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
Research reveals that the Oakland Raiders team page on the Bleacher Report is one of the most active pages. Articles about the Oakland Raiders are posted often and opinions are set forth in the atmosphere, giving an aroma of life, death, and indifference.
Which position do you take? Is it that your words speak life, death, or is there silence?
On this Sunday afternoon which is a special day for some people, I awakened with a ...
Do Injuries to Curry and Evans Revive Brandon Jennings in ROY Chase?
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
To be honest, Brandon Jennings never should have fallen out of the NBA Rookie of the Year award discussion, but due to consistent performances by Sacramento's Tyreke Evans, and a strong second half of the season from Golden State's Stephen Curry, that's exactly what happened.
After Jennings' 55-point explosion earlier in the season most observers were ready to hand him the award then, and people couldn't stop gushing about how his play ...