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The 2010 MLB season has been quite a season for rookies may it be Stephen Strasburg, Jason Heyward or Austin Jackson. This season has brought us the debuts of some of baseball's most touted prospects and has shown us waht the future of baseball may be. The most touted prospect of all, Strasburg, debuted about a month ago against the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Strasburg phenomenon has struck the country. There ...

The Five Biggest New York Met Killers in Recent Years

Posted: 11th April 2010 by Steven Merriam in MLB
Yesterday, once again Nationals outfielder Willie Harris made a bigger impact in Mets infamy in making a game-saving catch on Rod Barajas. With two outs in the ninth inning, Barajas was up at the plate with the bases loaded. The Mets catcher would eventually hit the ball into left field where Harris had just came in the inning before. The ball looked as if it could have brought ...

2009 New York Giants Draft Recap

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Steven Merriam in NFL
The 2009 New York Giants were a big dissapointment to all Giants fans around the world. The team started off going 5-0 but have gone down to a record of 8-7 and have missed the playoffs for the first time in a while. The same dissapointment happend with the 2009 Giants Draft Class. Jerry Reese had been amazing at drafting for the Giants until this year. In fact, ...

The New York Baseball All-Decade Team: Pitching Staff

Posted: 28th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in MLB
This decade was great for the Yankeesùwinning two World Seriesùbut not great for the Mets, only making the playoffs a couple of times. In fact, in the first World Series of the decade, the two New York teams faced each other in the Subway Series. The Yankees won the series in five games with Derek Jeter named MVP Previously I wrote an article on The New York Baseball All-Decade Team: Position Players ...

The Forgotten Hero: Marvin Harrison

Posted: 26th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in NFL
How is it that one of the best wide receivers in NFL history, Marvin Harrison, has gone through the whole 2009 NFL season and has not been signed to a team? Harrison is currently a 37-year-old free agent, but still can playáI believe. Harrison was originally selected 19th in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Colts, who he would play for his whole career as of now.á As a member of the ...

Kenny Britt: The NFL’s Most Underrated Rookie

Posted: 19th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in NFL
Kenny Britt has had a great rookie season so far for the Tennessee Titans. Britt has played very well for his new squad but has been given no publicity. Here is some information on those who are not familiar with Britt. Britt was born in New Jersey and attended his hometown college, Rutgers. In his freshman season he was named one of the two starting wide receivers for the Scarlet Knights. ...

The New York Baseball All-Decade Team: Position Players

Posted: 19th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in MLB
We are only a few weeks until it is the end of this decade, I was thinking and I decided that I would make the New York Baseball All-Decade Team. This decade was great for the Yankees in winning two World Series but not great for the Mets in only making the playoffs a couple of times. In fact, in the first World Series of the decade the two New York teams ...

New York Giants-New York Jets: Are New York QBs Taught How To Slide?

Posted: 14th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in NFL
Yesterday, yet again, a sliding problem happened for a New York NFL team. After making a key interception, the Giants received the ball around the Eagles' 30-yard line. Eli Manning had no one to throw to so he took a run to the left. Eli ran for the first down, but as he fell, he fumbled the ball. Granted, Manning was touched as he was running it. So it could have been ...

Why Patrick Willis Should Be the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year

Posted: 13th December 2009 by Steven Merriam in NFL
49ers captain, Patrick Willis is currently having the best season in his young NFL career.á Willis currently leads all the NFL in tackles. Willis, originally the 11th player taken in the 2007 NFL Draft has played better this year than he ever had before and he played well even in those years. Since coming to the NFL in 2007, Willis has been a member of the NFC Pro Bowl team both season ...
So far in the Wade Phillips era the Dallas Cowboys have yet to win a playoff game.á Though this may not be his fault he is frequently jabbed at by comments by Jerry Jones and the media. Currently the Cowboys are 8-4 and atop the NFC East along with the Eagles but in the near future the Cowboys will be playing against some very tough teams. First off today the Cowboys will ...