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2010 NFL Mock Draft: Why the First Round Should Bring Big Surprises

Posted: 19th April 2010 by Garrett Tucker in NFL
Year after year, NFL fans all around the world have to help one another pick up their chins as they have dropped because of eye-popping surprises that they have seen in the annual NFL Draft. Unfortunately for some, those surprises (whether it be good or bad) go directly towards a number of fanbases. However, I have to say, that won't change this year, as I expect to see even more surprises, if ...

2010 Opening Day: Welcome To The Bigs Jason Heyward

Posted: 5th April 2010 by Garrett Tucker in MLB
Just a week ago, 20-year-old Jason Heyward was called into Bobby Cox's office for a brief discussion. When he came out of that office, Heyward emerged as the Atlanta Braves' everyday right fielder. With the announcement, that was all the buzz surrounding the Braves for what seemed like forever, but was in reality only a week. Finally, the day is here. In what is supposed to be a vision of the future, the highly-touted ...

Why the Atlanta Hawks Are Contenders

Posted: 9th January 2010 by Garrett Tucker in NBA
Contender or pretender? That is the question that most of us fans are trying to decide this time of year in the NBA. Right now is just the start of very good competition between the true contenders of the NBA, as they separate themselves from the rest of the teams that are pretending to be playoff teams. Right now there is a different vibe throughout the city of Atlanta that has not ...
A player, a teammate, a captain. All of these describe the once respected Edgar Martinez. Why is he not respected anymore? Criticsáof him need to learn to respect the man that helped revolutionize America's pastime. At one time, Martinez was one of the most feared hitters of his generation. That happens when you own the position you play. That was exactly what Martinez did as a Mariner. So what do Lou Gehrig, ...

The “Fab 5” of the 2000s: NBA All-Decade Team

Posted: 25th December 2009 by Garrett Tucker in NBA
You always hear the arguments and discussions over who has been the best player over the past couple of seasons. sometimes you hear crazy and crude remarks, and you also get the very educated, explanatory decisions. With my NBA All-Decade team, I hope to give you some good reasons why the players deserve to be where they are. I have to say, this is one of the more difficult things that ...