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NBA Preview: 10 Things You Will See…

Posted: 9th October 2009 by Joe Slaton in NBA
This is my favorite time of the sports year. You've got the baseball playoffs, the NFL and College Football in full swing, the NHL is underway, and here soon the NBA is joining the ensemble. Here are 10 occurrences, some bold some not so much that I have for this upcoming season including: "King" James and Dwight Howard will be battling again for the Eastern Conference crown. But ...

Chicago Cubs: The 10 Things We Can Take From The 2009 Season

Posted: 5th October 2009 by Joe Slaton in MLB
The 2009 Cubs were not a failure! They won more than they lost. They played hard in spite of injuries to key players, off the field distractions, and a bad offseason. The corner infielders when healthy were spectacular at the plate. The pitching staff, though depleted, had solid years from the likes of Ted Lilly and Rookie of the Year candidate Randy Wells. That said ...
Let's get some facts straight... 1a. If the Cubs manage to win three out of their next 10 games, they will have had three winning seasons in a row since Lou Piniella took over as manager. 1b. The Cubs will have had five winning seasons since Jim Hendry took over the role of general manager back in mid-2002. 2a. The last Cubs manager to have three winning seasons in a row was Leo ...