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Why Buying the Golden State Warriors Is a Sound Financial Investment
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Brian Winett in NBA
One Word: Marketshare.
Or is that two words?
Two Words: Market Share.
Whatever it is, the Golden State Warriors present a sound investment for anyone looking to buy an NBA team.
The main reason for this is market share.
The Bay Area is the sixth biggest metropolitan area in the U.S. and has a fan base that supports two baseball team, two football teams, and the one major sport team that has no competition in ...
With their third pick in the 2010 NFL Draft... the 49ers select Chris Cook, Corner Back, Virginia.
At 6'2", 212 lbs., Chris Cook is the exact kind of player the San Francisco 49ers would like to match up with the bigger receivers in the NFC West like Larry Fitzgerald and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Ranked 55th overall by scout.com, a five star (out of five) prospect, Chris Cook could very well be around when ...
A couple weeks before the combine, I was bored at work and started researching the draft.
So much has changed since then, a few players dropping, a few players rising, and I can honestly say that I have something good to say about all the 49ers' targets.
Sure, I have some preferences... I would like to see a tackle in the first round since there are so many ...
How To Be a Fan Of The San Jose Sharks – or – Embracing The Choke
Posted: 22nd March 2010 by Brian Winett in NHL
Choking is an art.
To choke year after year after year with the highest of expectations is an experience in suffering. An experience that can be turned into joy.
Remember when we were the up and coming team...our first playoff birth and how we rejoiced in knocking off the #1 Detroit Red Wings? We had a string of these playoff upsets in the beginning and we all rejoiced.
Now it seems as though ...
A lot of people will watch an ice hockey game and see someone get tripped and wonder why it's not a penalty for tripping.
Hockey officiating is based a lot on judgement and there are generally four criteria that race through an official's mind before calling a penalty:
1) Was a scoring opportunity lost or gained?
2) Was there a change of possession?
3) Was it obvious?
4) Is there injury potential?
The No. 1 ...
San Jose Sharks Need Emotion: Todd McClellan Not the Man
Posted: 16th March 2010 by Brian Winett in NHL
Since I now live in SoCal chasing my Hollywood dreams, I have tried and tried again to like the teams down here in all the major sports. As much as I try, it's the Sharks, Giants, and Niners I stay loyal to.
You can imagine my disgust sitting with my fellow San Fran ex-pats at the Sharks/Ducks game on Sunday, watching the Ducks fly out to a 3-0 lead in the ...