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In the End, Seattle’s Griffey Experiment Worked to Perfection
Posted: 5th October 2009 by Alex Akita in MLB
They celebrated like a playoff-bound team, despite the fact that their season had just come to a close. A third-place finish in a four-team division is not often cause for celebration, but for all accounts and purposes this ballclub was a winner.
Before the year began, forecasters pegged the Seattle Mariners for a .500 record or worse. An 81-81 showing would be a 20-game improvement over the year prior, and a ...
In this era of fantasy athletics, there are always going to be fantasy winners and fantasy losers. You strive to be a winner, but more often than not you lose. And you donÆt know why.
Lucky for you, weÆve got your answers.
From sleepers to sure-things, we all make mistakes. The first step towards success is admitting weÆve made mistakes, correcting those mistakes, and moving forward from those mistakes.
Nobody is perfect and ...
Mariners Broadcaster Mike Blowers Makes Greatest Prediction Of All-Time
Posted: 29th September 2009 by Alex Akita in MLB
At one time or another, weÆve all made some outlandish predictions in life. If youÆre a baseball fan, chances are you may have made a few more crazy prognostications than the average human being.
Trying to forecast an at-bat or a certain play can keep a slow baseball game going. So-and-so is going to hit into a double play, John Doe is going to strike out, Joe Blow will pop this ...
The Top 11 Fantasy Football Players We Love To Hate
Posted: 17th September 2009 by Alex Akita in NFL
Every year around this time, millions of Americans kick off fantasy football season. After months of scouting, drafting, adding, and dropping, all the blood, sweat, tears, and hand cramps that go along with preparing for a new year of fake football become absolutely worthwhile.
Amidst all the pomp and circumstance of the moment is a group of real-life football players that are seemingly brought to this earth to torment the fictional ...
The fourth installment of our 2009 NFL Preview. Teams are ranked by projected finish.
1. New York Jets
You’re on crack, you’re on dope, you’re on LSD, you’re high, you’re intoxicated, you’re a homer (I’m not from New York), you’re insane, you’re gay.
Fact is I’m none of these things, but chances are you’re thinking it about me right now because a) this is New England’s division, b) the Dolphins are expected to ...
Part three in our 2009 NFL preview. Teams are ranked by projected finish.
1. Indianapolis Colts
On paper, Peyton’s boys should run away from the rest of the division. In reality, the race for first will likely be a three-team battle that includes Houston and Tennessee, as well.
The Colts have the edge in experience and talent. Their offense is tops in the AFC South, even in spite of the departure of WR ...