Archive for April, 2010
As the boos fell from the New Jersey faithful and mock cheers of "Let's go Flyers" rang through the Rock, I couldn't help but feel pangs of pity for Martin Brodeur.
One of the greatest goaltenders of the modern era was skating through his third early exit handshakes and looked worn and tired.
Despite the remarkable career this man has carved out, he looked to be near the end in this series. ...
Can Kobe Bryant And The LA Lakers Rise To Kevin Durant’s Challenge?
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
Kobe Bryant had his moments in Thursday night's Game Three loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, especially in the second quarter where he threatened to take control of the game, but Kevin Durant made the bigger statement on this night.
Durant never issued a verbal challenge to Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers, but Durant's 29 points and 19 rebounds were worth more than any words could express, and likely saved ...
The Toronto Blue Jays began their 2010 season on a high note, starting 5-1 before coming back to the Rogers Centre for their home opener against the White Sox.
While Toronto ultimately lost that game, the Rogers Centre was at least buzzing with an announced sellout crowd of 46,321. What a difference a day made. Just one night later, a then-record low 12,167 saw Ricky Romero take a no-hit ...
Don’t expect the Cubs (6-10) to have an easy go of it facing the Milwaukee Brewers (8-7) this time around. The Cubs opened up their home schedule by taking two of three from the Brewers back on April 12-15—their lone series win to date—but Milwaukee and Chicago are two teams heading in opposite directions. The Brewers piled on 20 runs against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday and outscored the ...
San Francisco Giants: Four Reasons Not to Panic
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Victor Valladares Jr in MLB
Baseball is one really weird game.
One second you're feeling like an unstoppable freight train. Everything clicks: Pitching, hitting, defense.
It just works.
Then you blink, and BAM! Everything's upside down, and images of Manny Ramirez rounding the bases or David Eckstein singlehandedly defeating the Giants cause fans to toss and turn.
One can only really describe this as "a series of unfortunate events."
After a nightmarish 1-5 tour of southern California, the Giants head ...
Fantasy Baseball Prospect Tracker: Santana, Alvarez, Ackley, and More
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLB
Let’s kick off our Prospect Tracker by looking at the early production of a dozen prospects. Have they excelled? Will they soon be pushing for a roster spot? Let’s take a look (remember, who we look at will rotate on a weekly basis, so check back every Friday for the latest):
Carlos Santana - Cleveland Indians - Catcher
He got off to a red-hot start, hitting .364 with 4 HR, 14 RBI ...
2010 NBA Playoffs: Five Series That Are All But Over
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
In each NBA playoff series there comes a time when it is apparent which team will emerge victorious, and a two games to none lead to start the series is a pretty good barometer.
To be fair, a two game lead doesn't guarantee victory in a series, but the odds of advancing with a two game lead increase significantly, and there are also other factors to consider.
The pyschological impact of a ...
With the worst season in Nets history finally over, it is a good time to reflect back and evaluate the motley crew of players who combined to make this disaster.
Tony Battie was supposed to be a veteran backup to Brook Lopez. Instead he was mostly hurt and when he did play, he stunk. He will not be back. Final grade: F
Bobby Simmons was supposed to be the starting small ...
MLB Hot Seat: Five Hot Rumors Surrounding The Texas Rangers
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Todd Kaufmann in MLB
The Rangers are in an absolute free fall, the Texas sky is falling and somewhere in the Dallas/Ft Worth Metroplex, Chicken Little is running around screaming about it.
Well, ok, it's not really that bad just yet but Chicken Little may as well be Ranger fans because they certainly believe the sky is falling down on top of The Ballpark at Arlington.
They want Ron Washington fired as quickly as possible, the ...
MLB Series Preview: New York Yankees at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
Look for New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira to break out his slump (I won't ever stop saying that until he does).
If the last series (won by the Yankees, 2-1, April 13-15) with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is any indication of how the Yankees' latest three-game series this weekend with the Halos will go, then Yankee fans have little to be worried about.
Tonight's marquee match-up between ...