Month: July 2008
A Drive to the Hole
We have been ragging on Jacksonville for years now, but we had never actually been there. Now, we can speak…
Read more »A Conversation with Comcast about the Big 10 Network
In the interest of getting to the bottom of why we can’t see the Hoosiers and Boilers each week, we…
Read more »Manning Up: Father vs. Son
The 2007 NFL season kicks off with the Indianapolis Colts playing host to the upstart New Orleans Saints on Thursday,…
Read more »Is Marvin Harrison the NFL’s best active Wide Receiver?
It has been stated recently that Marvin Harrison is not the best wide receiver in the NFL right now. Some…
Read more »It’s Gonna Happen: 18 Bold Visions of 2007
We have made some bold claims before the season began. Let’s take a look back and see how we did…
Read more »Maybe Manny Should Go Back To Avoiding The Media
I like that Manny became more accessible to the media this year but he does not have a filter and…
Read more »SOX ON DECK: Chris Carter bashing in Pawtucket
Chris Carter is the answer to a trivia question: Who’s the player Boston obtained from the Washington Nationals for strikeout-prone…
Read more »PSL Choices
When John Mara unveiled the PSL purchase program, he injected a little wrinkle, offering a “tradedown” for those seasons tickets…
Read more »Aardsma Might Be Headed to DL, Masterson Could Get the Call
The ProJo is reporting that David Aardsma has a leg injury and may be going on the DL. This could…
Read more »What Tennessee players might make the Hall of Fame?
Updated:Now that we’ve finished selecting the Tennessee-era team, it’s time for me to take a look at which of those…
Read more »Thriller
With Francisco Liriano’s discontent with the Twins organization, MLBTradeRumors had a post on the topic, and it was the subject…
Read more »Wheels Come off in the 7th for Beckett
Josh Beckett was cruising today in Anaheim, giving up only 4 hits and shutting out the Angels through 6. The…
Read more »Summer League: Wolves vs Knicks
On the last day of play at the Las Vegas Summer League, the Wolves face the Knicks at 3:00pm CST. …
Read more »Wolves Updates 7/20
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: Questions remain about how Love will fare come October against opponents taller and far quicker than…
Read more »LAA 4, BOS 2: Beckett falters in 7th
Josh Beckett had blanked the Angels through six innings, but the seventh was a different story. A solo homer by…
Read more »SOX ON DECK: Papi hits third homer in third game
Even though rehabbing David Ortiz belted his third home run in three games on Saturday night, Pawtucket Red Sox manager…
Read more »Brewers stay hot and a trade is in the works
The Brewers beat the Giants on Saturday, 8-5, to win their third straight game and take the series from the…
Read more »Keith Byars and counting…..
On the list of all-time great running backs at Ohio State, this name gets overlooked a lot, surprisingly. But #41…
Read more »Old Man Rant
It’s official, I’m old and here’s why: I hate that young players don’t bend the bill of their hats, I…
Read more »Summer League: Wolves 67, Bucks 81
Box Score From Maurice Brooks/TrueHoop: Early in the third quarter, Minnesota’s Kevin Love appeared to roll his ankle…
Read more »Team Preview: Green Bay Packers
2007 Record: 13-3 The end of one era…The beginning of another era…Or not. Just when the Packers thought Brett Favre’s…
Read more »Links of the Day 7/19/08
In Europe, those affiliated with soccer are heroes because of their actions on the field or in the front office…
Read more »More Manny (to be continued, I’m sure)
Did Manny intentionally sit on those three pitches? Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist, on July 19, 2008 wrote: When told of…
Read more »Titans Position Analysis: Centers
As we approach the 2008 season, the Titans’ offensive line is pleasantly symmetrical and sensibly constructed. Two young bookends at…
Read more »Love added to Select Team
From the Associated Press: First-round draft picks Kevin Love and Robin Lopez were added Saturday to the select team of…
Read more »Info and tips on Titans training camp
Training camp opens this coming Friday for the Titans and I can’t wait! I know many of you feel the…
Read more »7/19: Beckett vs. Saunders
Prev. Gm: Boston Red Sox (57-41) @ Los Angeles Angels (58-38) Josh Beckett (9-5, 3.94) @ Joe Saunders (12-5, 3.07)…
Read more »What’s in store at Buckeye Battle Cry
Updated:Most of the time, the only people who really care about changes at a blog are a) the blog owner,…
Read more »Wolves Updates 7/19
From Rob Miech/Las Vegas Sun: At the Summer League this week, McHale sat in a corner of the Thomas &…
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