Archive for April, 2010
The Good, Bad, and Ugly: 2010 NFL Draft ResultsùAFC Winners and Losers
Posted: 25th April 2010 by My Dad's Son in NFL
After all of the mock draft predictions, controversy, speculation, and loads of surprises, the 2010 NFL Draft has come to a screeching halt.
But now the predictions, speculation, and signings to fill the rosters begin as die-hard football fans swarm to the latest news and information on their designated teams.
In review of all the action that took place during the prolong three day draft event, I have put together ...
Ever since the Yankees reacquired Javier Vazquez, fans have been cool to the once former Yankee. Quite a few have remarked how he isn’t a good enough pitcher and some think he brings less value than Melky Cabrera would have.
That was before the season. Since the season has started and Vazquez has had a bad couple of starts, even more fans have jumped all over him. Instead of ...
2010 NFL Draft Satire: St. Louis Rams Shock NFL by Trying to Draft Asomugha
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Nick Cafferky in NFL
With the first overall pick on Thursday night, the St. Louis Rams shocked the sports world when they decided not to draft quarterback Sam Bradford, but instead take Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
“We were looking for a pick that was certain to make an impact for a number of years,” Rams GM Bill Devaney said. “The way I see it, the guy we just drafted has already established himself as ...
Box Score
Sometimes there are moments surrounding a game that create momentum shifts nobody thought was possible. Yesterday in Portland that moment was the collective realization by fans that Brandon Roy would indeed play in Game 4.
Once fans and teammates realized this, everything changed. The Suns coaches and players had to reevaluate their game plan, while Blazer players instantly felt a confidence boost.
The Rose Garden faithful went from angry, short-fused patrons ...
At the end of Spring Training, The A's surprised everyone by designating Cust for assignment, ultimately sending him down to Triple-A Sacramento. The A's had a healthy Eric Chavez and decided it was best to have him as the DH.
Cust, who was released and then re-signed over the offseason, sat at his locker, dumbfounded, quietly taking it like a man as he fielded questions from reporters. Then, after letting ...
Best of Three: Why The Pittsburgh Penguins Defeated Ottawa in Round One
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Sergey Zikov in NHL
It might not have been pretty. It certainly wasn't how Dan Bylsma envisioned the evening going. But the Penguins managed to prevail in Game Six at Scotiabank Place despite falling behind 3-0 early on.
Thanks to Pascal Dupuis, the Penguins have booked a trip to the Eastern Conference Semifinals once more, but their opponent is unknown. While they wait for the Bruins, Sabres, Flyers or Canadiens, the team has a few ...
Fantasy Baseball’s Top 75 Starting Pitchers: Week 4 (April 26-May 2)
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLB
Our Top 75 Starting Pitcher rankings return, and it couldn’t come at a better time. Many of the top pitchers in baseball are lined up for two-starts this week.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t plenty of attractive one-start options as well. Let’s take a look at how things fall (two-start options are in bold):
Roy Halladay - Philadelphia Phillies - at SF, vs. NYM
Felix Hernandez - Seattle Mariners ...
A Look at the Mets, BABIP, and LD Percentage
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Flushing Baseball Daily in MLB
Through the first 18 games, the Mets are at .500, and it is like the season is starting fresh. They still don’t have Carlos Beltran, but they do have Ike Davis and a healthy Jose Reyes, and some of the struggling players like Jason Bay and David Wright appear to be on the verge of breaking out.
So I thought I’d take a quick look at some advanced statistics to see ...
NHL Playoffs: Quote: John Tortorella on Retaliation
Posted: 25th April 2010 by Broadway Hockey Daily in NHL
It’s not secret that Rangers head coach John Tortorella is a touchy guy and one of the things that seemed to get to him was players taking penalties even on occasion that it might be warranted.
There was one incident on April 7 involving Brandon Dubinsky retaliating because of a questionable hit on Marian Gaborik . After the game it wasn’t quite clear that Dubinsky wasn’t in Tortorella’s dog house. Well ...
Before the season began I wrote the "Fantasy Baseball: Top Value Picks at Each Position"
The players I calculated as solid value picks were as follows:
SP- Ryan Dempster
RP- Mike Gonzalez
C- Chris Iannetta
1B- Garrett Jones
2B- Kelly Johnson
3B- Jorge Cantu
SS- Alcides Escobar
LF- Josh Willingham
CF- Nate McLouth
RF- Jason Kubel
Here is an update on how all of these players are doing. Some are absolutely killing the ball and some have had very rough starts to ...