Archive for June, 2010
With a couple of NHL teams struggling, there has been a lot of talk about relocation in the NHL. This got me thinking: what cities are ready to get an NHL franchise? I have done some significant research to see which cities in Canada and the United States are ready right now or will soon be ready to host an NHL team.
As a side note:
Even though I ...
Busts, Sleepers and No. 1 Picks: Salim Valji’s NHL Mock Draft
Posted: 20th June 2010 by Salim Valji in NHL
Salim Valji gives you his first mock NHL Draft 2010. Where will Taylor Hall go? Could Tyler Seguin be available after Boston? What about the three stud defensemen (Fowler, Gormley, Gudbranson), where will they land? What about Kirill Kabanov?
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FACT: The Detroit Lions are getting better! Just how much better is the question. General manager Martin Mayhew has done an excellent job of rebuilding a roster that was downright terrible, but fixing such a broken machine takes time and the Lions are not quite there yet.
OFFENSE: The Lions have the building blocks in place for a top NFL offense. Matt Stafford has all the tools to become a great ...
Jason Hammel & Angel Pagan: Fantasy Baseball’s Waiver Wire Winners
Posted: 20th June 2010 by the fantasy fix in MLB
Every week, aside from my standard Fantasy Baseball dealings, I practice a little exercise to improve my research and team management skills.
On Sunday evenings I comb through who is available on the waiver/free agent wire, regardless of need, to familiarize myself with the current inventory.
Next, I try and create an entire starting team from all available players to compete against my current starting squad. This helps me on a broad ...
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York , the Mets have acquired outfielder Jorge Padilla from the Toronto Blue Jays and sent him to Triple-A Buffalo.
No word yet on whom the Mets are sending to Toronto to complete this trade.
This seems like a move purely for minor league depth as Padilla, 30, is a minor league lifer. In 2010 he’s played 51 games with a .328 batting average and ...
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday:
Jesse Litsch, Toronto Blue Jays (pictured) Litsch threw 7 scoreless innings allowing just 3 hits. He got bombed in his first start (2-1/3 IP, 7 runs) so you’ll have to give it a few more starts before you know what you’re dealing with.
J.D. Martin, Washington Nationals Martin took the loss despite giving up 1 run in 6 ...
Yankees Notes: Hughes, Jeter, Burnett, Aceves, Thames
Posted: 20th June 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
Yesterday was a showdown between two young starters with 9-1 records. The Yankees' Phil Hughes came out on topas the Yanks beat the Mets 5-3 . Now 10-1, Hughes looks like a strong candidate for the All-Star game.
Here are some notes:
Unfortunately for Hughes he may not be able to pitch in the All-Star game because of a new rule that says pitchers who pitch the Sunday before the game are ...
Luke Babbitt 6'8" 225-lbs 20-old F Nevada We hear the reoccurring theme every time a white player with upside comes around: "Is he the next Larry Bird?" In this case, I would hand over that title to Luke Babbitt and not Butler's Gordon Hayward. You have to take Bird's core principles to heart, that being toughness, ability to blend in, and sheer will. When I see Babbitt catching feeds from ...
Larry Sanders 6'10" 225-lbs 21-old PF VCU
Larry Sanders started playing organized basketball super late. VCU's Larry Sanders came on the scene getting little attention, but that changed in his junior year. VCU played their first game of the season against Beth-Cook, you could sense Sanders was anxious to beget performances from there-on-out. First, Sanders averaged 14 ppg, nearly 10 rpg, and thanks to his wingspan, ...
Jose Bautista, a gem? With his .222 batting average? This is just another case where a player's "headline" number is rather misleading.
It's true that Bautista has "only" 52 hits in 234 at bats. But 18 of those, or more than one-third of the total, are home runs. Another 15 have gone for two or three bases. Meaning that when he does hit, it's usually not a single.
Bautista does get on first ...