Archive for May, 2010
1. (↔) New York Yankees (24-13)
The Yankees showed their offensive prowess again by scoring in the top six in each batting category this week on their way to 140 points. New York currently leads the AL Wild Card but needs to improve on its road record (12-10). Their top four starters (Phil Hughes, CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, A.J. Burnett) are a combined 18-4 on the year.
2. (↔) Tampa Bay Rays ...
Swapping Batman and The King: Switching Teams For LeBron and Granger
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Josh Dhani in NBA
There’s a new statistical tool I came across after reading a wonderful post by Ian Levy.
It was the player-swap tool over at Queen City Hoops , a Charlotte Bobcats blog that is part of ESPN’s TrueHoop network.
I fell in love with it after making different combos.
Then at one point, I decided to swap two small star forwards in Danny Granger and LeBron James.
First, we’ll start ...
Have you ever been to the super market, taken a ticket, and waited in line for what seems to be in eternity?
In 2011, the Jets will have seven unrestricted free agents and 17 restricted free agents. Add to that All-Pro corner, Darrelle Revis wants to restructure his contract which expires in 2013, most likely wanting to become the highest-paid player at his position. Revis is only scheduled to only make ...
The Celtics eliminated the Cavaliers in six games last week. Now, everyone speculates where LeBron James is going to play.
Basketball junkies encourage James to leave Cleveland for a chance to win a championship. Clevelanders warn their hometown star not to leave or else be vilified the way Art Modell was for moving the Browns to Baltimore.
If James leaves, Modell will be elated to know he will have a company for ...
Every year, the media identifies coaches on the hot seat; in other words, the coaches most likely to lose their jobs.
It's strange, but rarely is the term 'hot seat" applied to players. Furthermore, coaches are fired, yet players are released or traded. Regardless of the debate in semantics, players often don't live up to expectations and are down to their final chance to succeed.
Indeed, ...
There are three things that any given ball club can do in order to give it a fighting chance at making the playoffs: score more runs than you allow, have a defense that is not inept, and beat the teams in your division.
Scoring more runs than you allow obviously gives you a game-winning formula night in and night out. It is a simple and obvious concept, but it is hard ...
Our Favorite Detriot Lions Internet Resources for Discussion
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Michael Sudds in NFL
I’m antsy! Not a good thing for an old Jarhead.
With so little going on with our Lions these days, I thought that I’d open a discussion about our favorite Internet resources for Lions information, news, and chat. I have broken the websites into four categories: Daily Surfing Rituals, Sites For Research and Analysis, NFL Draft Sites, and Entertaining Sites With Lions Implications.
Daily Surfing Rituals (AKA Hanging until at least Ten)
I ...
Cleveland Cavaliers Agree to Change Name to the LeBronland LeBrons
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Joe Willett in NBA
In an attempt to keep hometown hero LeBron James in his home town of Cleveland, the Cavaliers are in talks to make gigantic concessions in order to keep James in the city that he has lived in his entire life.
To do this, the Cavs have decided that it would be in their best interest to agree to change their team name if James were to stay with Cavs. The new name was ...
As mentioned in Anthony Castrovince's blog, after Jason Donald was promoted to the Indians major league roster, Trevor Crowe texted him to let him know that he was part of the starting lineup against the Rays on the 18th.
And so the Jason Donald experiment begins.
Many were hoping that he'd get his time in the majors to show himself. After all, we need something good from that Cliff Lee trade; Marson ...
The NFL preseason just seems to get longer and longer. They start playing games in early August, with the Hall of Fame game, and don't get to the real games until mid-September. Does it really take a coach four preseason games to figure out who is gonna make the team and who is going home?
I don’t think so…
So why do they do it you ask? Well, it’s all about the ...