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MLB 2010 Season Preview: Will The Yanks Repeat?

Posted: 4th April 2010 by Roger Harford in MLB
With the first game of the MLB season tonight and the full slate kicking off tomorrow, it's time for everyone to make their picks for the season. NL East: Phillies The Phillies are the consensus choice to win the National League East for the fourth year in a row. Roy Halladay could win 25 games with that offense backing him up. Their lineup is still one of the best in baseball, and ...

Nomar Garciaparra: Hall Of Fame Worthy?

Posted: 12th March 2010 by Roger Harford in MLB
Anytime a baseball player who had a good career retires, the debate begins on whether or not they belong in the Hall of Fame. Most of the time, the answer is no, and the topic should not even be brought up. The Hall of Fame is for the best of the best, not the most popular. But in the case of Nomar Garciaparra, I think the answer is yes. When the question ...
When did quarterbacks stop being football players? When did they become so soft? Football has always been a tough game. There's a reason there are only 16 games in an NFL season. Players need time to recover from being beaten up for 60-minutes every week. But, if breathing too hard on a quarterback is a penalty now then do they really need a week to recover? For those that haven't seen the plays in ...

T.O. Causing Trouble Again? Not This Time

Posted: 29th September 2009 by Roger Harford in NFL
Terrell Owens has talked his way out of every NFL city he has ever played in, from San Francisco to Philadelphia to Dallas. Now he is working on talking his way out of Buffalo too. Or is he? Despite being egged on by reporters during his entire press conference on Sunday, Owens refused to say anything bad about his team. For the first time in 185 games, Owens didn't catch a pass in ...

Jaguars Talking Draft Already?

Posted: 17th September 2009 by Roger Harford in NFL
With only 31 short weeks until the NFL draft, the Jaguars are already thinking about who to pick. Owner Wayne Weaver was quoted as saying the idea of drafting Tebow was "very compelling". This is a bad idea no matter how you want to look at it. Tebow is a hero in Florida, there's no doubt about that. But to draft a player as a business decision is something no team should ...

Giants Passing Game Off To Good Start

Posted: 14th September 2009 by Roger Harford in NFL
Coming into the season, many experts questioned whether the Giants receivers would be effective enough to give the Giants a chance to win. Well that question was answered on Sunday. The Giants passing game was just fine in their 23-17 victory over the Washington Redskins. Eli Manning routinely had an open receiver to throw to. Whether it was veterans Domenik Hixon and Steve Smith or rookie Hakeem Nicks or tight end Kevin ...