Archive for May, 2010
San Jose Sharks-Chicago Blackhawks: Second City No Second Fiddle
Posted: 20th May 2010 by MJ Kasprzak in NHL
It has not been a good series for the San Jose Sharks.
In both games, the supposedly more physical team was bullied in their supposedly inhospitable home—voted the toughest building to play in on the road, where they were 5-1 through two rounds of the playoffs—by rude guests, who scored twice as often as their hosts. Perhaps the most difficult thing is this year's team is not ...
Appreciate the Underappreciated: The Top Five Current Bulls Players
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Dustin Brown in NBA
With all the future free agency signings in waiting for the Bulls, I wanted to give some appreciation for who we already have. Fans tend to overlook what we have now and rely greatly on the future.
This is by no means a negative trait, nor can we help it, but let's try to focus on the future of our present. Although it may be obvious, some newcomers to our great ...
Five Reasons Not to Be Surprised at the Eastern Conference Finals
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Matt Eichel in NHL
All I've heard these playoffs is how surprising it is to see the Montreal Canadiens play the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Jaroslav Halak has stoned two top teams in the East.
Philly has rallied to beat the Boston Bruins after being 3-0 down.
I can see why they are seeing as where both teams came from.
On the flipside, I don't fully believe it's such a surprising story.
And here ...
Jorge Posada To DL: Where’s Jesus (Montero) When You Need Him The Most?
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Lucas Weick in MLB
Well, he's still at AAA Scranton/Wilkes Barre, to be exact.
Right now, the Yankees might want to call AAA to fix their flat team.
The Bombers got bombed by the Rays last night, 10-6 (trailing 10-2 at one point,) and are now just 4-6 in their last 10, dropping to four games out of first.
To make matters worse, Jorge Posada is out three to four weeks with a broken foot, and Marcus Thames sprained his ...
Martin Mayhew, Jim Schwartz Rid The Detroit Lions Of Bobby Layne’s Curse
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Patrick Mucha in NFL
When the Lions blindsided their star quarterback Bobby Layne with news that he had been traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in week two of the 1958 season, the star quarterback, newly recovered from a triple leg fracture that prevented him from finishing the previous year’s championship run, was bitter...to say the least.
Perhaps rightfully so—it was Layne that won back-to-back NFL championships in ’52 and ’53 for the Lions and set ...
Chicago-San Jose: Sharks Down 0-2? Time to Throw Blackhawks Some Curveballs
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Andy Bensch in NHL
Before anyone gets their panties in a bundle, don't worry, I'm not suggesting the Sharks make a switch in goal by replacing Evgeni Nabokov with Thomas Greiss.
That wouldn't be a curveball, that would be more like throwing a knuckle-curve/fork/spit ball without knowing how to throw it.
Point being, that idea (as much as some radicals might suggest it) could easily backfire into a wild pitch that gives Chicago an easy three ...
Kaz Matsui's time with the Houston Astros is officially in the books. We are left to wonder his options. Perhaps he will join fellow Japanese export Ichiro Suzuki in Seattle, or maybe he'll head back to Japan and play for the Yomiyuri Giants, the Chunichi Dragons, Yakult Swallows or the Nagasaki Yakuza.
With that, we are left to wonder who will be next to be issued their walking papers with the ...
Anton Volchenkov: A Good Fit for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Kevin Bertha in NHL
Anybody who has a third grade education knows about the, "square peg, round hole," figure of speech.
Square pegs do not fit into round holes. Square pegs fit into square holes. Round pegs fit into round holes.
When it comes to the task of being a good fit for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Anton Volchenkov is a round peg in a round hole.
It is likely that the Penguins will not resign star ...
The average tenure of an NFL head coach is just over two-and-a-half years.
Every year, coaches go into the season with uncertainty towards the future.
Some have a make-the-playoffs-or-end-up-in-the-Monday-night-football-booth situation, while others just have to win more games than they lose.
Only three coaches have been in the league longer than 10 years—Jeff Fisher, Andy Reid, and Bill Belichick.
I wonder why anyone would want to be an NFL head coach?
Eric Mangini: ...
Breaking Into the Book: 10 NFL Records That Won’t Be Broken
Posted: 20th May 2010 by Dave Walker in NFL
The NFL is filled with records and facts, some being more elevant than others. But, just how many of these records are there for the time being, and how many are there to stay?
I think that many people will agree with the way teams are scoring these days, that the offensive records will be safe for a while. We should assume that Favre and Manning will have a lot of ...