Archive for June, 2010
Before we go forward, let's go back two seasons ago. A new regime had ascended over Flowery Branch, featuring a fresh-faced General Manager from a great organization up north, to a silver-haired coach with a name as common as your local mailman, to a rookie QB who had the savior label attached to him before he ever put on the red and black.
There was one important storyline that was missing ...
Oakland Raiders Losses Are Wins in The Dual Space: Happy Father’s Day
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
Now my day starts by watering my garden and then sitting in the backyard and thinking about what will be my next article about the Oakland Raiders. Well, this day is special so I have decided to plant a tree in memory of the great fathers of the Oakland Raiders and for the fathers who are Oakland Raiders. It will be a palm tree.
Now, let's get something straight up front. ...
Al Davis and Tom Cable Are Closing The Door On 7 Years Of Raider Woes
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Pat Cowan in NFL
It was January 26th of 2003, a day that would define the once proud Oakland Raider franchise for the next seven years. It was a day that should have been celebrated. The Raiders were making their fifth SuperBowl appearance against a Buccaneer team that the Raiders, on any other day, would have methodically dismantled. However, fate had another agenda as the Bucs took advantage of an ill-prepared Raider team.
In ...
Will the Philadelphia Flyers Pursue Free Agent Ilya Kovalchuk?
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Brian Murtaugh in NHL
When reports came out that former Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk may be on the trading block earlier this season, the Flyers had many discussions about a possible future for him in Philadelphia. Unfortunately for Flyers fans, those talks never left the front office and Kovalchuk eventually found himself in New Jersey. With Ilya Kovalchuk now back on the market as a free agent, could Philadelphia be ...
San Diego Chargers’ Little Big Man: The Darren Sproles Story
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Jeremy Beckett in NFL
Darren Sproles has had to overcome adversity his whole life. If not for his small stature, then certainly for his speech impediment. It's a fair assumption that if Sproles was 6'1", 220 pounds, with a silver tongue, he would have been a first-round pick. What he did in high school and college was nothing short of spectacular.
High School: He won so many awards, listing ...
Top Five Things New York Must Do To Sign LeBron James
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Quentin Haynes in NBA
Of all the teams in the LBJ race, NY is the team with the biggest holes. Here are the five things NY must do to add LeBron James to the roster.Begin Slideshow
Will the Anquan Boldin-Joe Flacco Marriage Pay Dividends For Fantasy Owners?
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Eric Stashin in NFL
Anquan Boldin is among the elite wide receivers in the league…
Joe Flacco is a big-armed quarterback who has never had an elite receiver at his disposal…
Their marriage in Baltimore could be a deadly combination for opponents.
Last season Flacco was fifteenth in the league with 3,613 yards, despite getting over 500 yards from only one receiver (Derrick Mason). While Ray Rice (702 yards) and Todd Heap (593 yards) certainly help, a ...
Kobe Bryant or LeBron James? Which MVP Award Would You Rather Have?
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Hadarii Jones in NBA
The fact that Kobe Bryant won his fifth NBA championship doesn't mean he is a better individual player than LeBron James, but his second consecutive Finals' MVP award does raise some interesting points in the debate.
James also captured his second consecutive MVP award during the regular season, but his Cleveland Cavaliers' flame-out in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals shifted the tone of the debate.
There were some who inevitably clung to the ...
There were high expectations for Carlos Gonzalez entering the 2010 season, and thus far he has lived up to them. Just look at his numbers through Tuesday if you need proof:
236 At Bats .301 Batting Average (71 Hits) 10 Home Runs 42 RBI 41 Runs 8 Stolen Bases .328 On Base Percentage .496 Slugging Percentage .349 Batting Average on Balls in Play
He’s showing realistic power (16.1 percent HR/FB), and ...
Sean Forman: Interview with the Mind Behind the Numbers at Baseball-Reference
Posted: 19th June 2010 by Cliff Eastham in MLB
If you are a true baseball fan, you're probably a regular visitor to Baseball-Reference.com.
If you are a sports writer, you most likely set your sails for Baseball-Reference.com prior to writing your baseball pieces. What exactly is Baseball-Reference.com?
It is a virtual warehouse of statistics covering every player who has played an inning of Major League Baseball.
It is the vast file cabinet where all baseball numbers reside, waiting to be ...