Year: 2008
Time for the Tuesday Links
Still recovering from TARCon 12, but we’re now in working mode, so we’ll give you a quickie update thing now….
Read more »Eric Hinske or Tony Clark
The Red Sox have not signed a backup corner infielder yet and there are rumors they may be interested in…
Read more »Foye goes through contact drills
From Mike Trudell/Timberwolves site: At Wolves practice on Tuesday, Randy Foye continued to progress in his rehabilitation, going through contact…
Read more »Bad Timing
Neu-weasil picked up Norm Chow as his offensive coordinator yesterday. Good timing for Rick bad timing for both Chow and…
Read more »Second Look: Leadoff hitter? Stats say it should be Weeks
When choosing a leadoff hitter, OBP is generally considered the top factor in determining who should hit leadoff for a…
Read more »Wolves Updates 1/22 Part 2
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: Indeed, Richard’s greatest flaw thus far–a total lack of offense–would seem best remedied by the…
Read more »Paw Prints – Women’s Roundball Edition
I know this isn’t something I normally do where I look at what the player’s and coaches have to say…
Read more »Shoot the messenger
I am in an odd position today. I sort of agree with Bob Kravitz. Let’s be clear. I think this…
Read more »Montgomery, Houston Rally UConn Past North Carolina
After trailing by 11 points at the half, the #1 UConn Huskies used a 24-7 run to pull ahead of…
Read more »Report from TARCon 12
Updated:Yesterday, I went to New York to commiserate with fellow fans of The Amazing Race and to watch the season…
Read more »A Tribute to Youk: Does he deserve more money?
In 2007, Kevin Youkilis became a fan favorite for more reasons than the popular ǃ˙Youuuukǃ˘ chant that echoes throughout historic…
Read more »Wolves Updates 1/22
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Wittman said identifying leaders is part of the key objectives this season. Ryan Gomes and Al…
Read more »The biggest non-story…
I have to tell you folks, I knew it all along. I don’t claim to know what was really going…
Read more »Wolves 109, Warriors 108
Updated:From Josh Dubow/AP Sports: The Timberwolves snapped a 16-game road losing streak behind Ryan Gomes’ career-high 35 points and 11…
Read more »Mini Pony of the Day 1-21-08
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omUNvBU5Wpc&rel=1 Little known fact…Pegasus was a mini pony.
Read more »Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
Australian Open – Tennis Channel, 7 p.m.College Basketball/Syracuse at Georgetown – ESPN, 7 p.m.College Basketball/North Carolina at UConn (women’s) –…
Read more »Paw Prints – Women’s Roundball Edition
Ho hum, another Big East Rookie of the Week award for Maya Moore. For Moore it was her 5th Rookie…
Read more »Some Holiday Links
I’m dragging after getting home from TARCon at 3 a.m. I haven’t done any work and I really need to,…
Read more »It’s Like a Baseball Brawl, But Everyone Knows How to Fight
Updated:Something that we rarely see in North American hockey is the bench clearing brawl. It just doesn’t happen. In…
Read more »Weekend Cleanup
Updated:I’ll be back with a longer post later, but for now here’s some reading material. Roenick: Chelios to Play Until…
Read more »The Patriots Are Peyton Manning
Since I’m a Steelers fan, I have no real concern about who wins the Super Bowl. I hate the Patriots,…
Read more »’08 Outlook for Alex Cora
Time to move on to the bench players: ’07 Season: Cora hit .246 in 83 games for the Red Sox…
Read more »Power Ranks: Going to the Pink Taco
Updated:Before I begin, I fixed the standings format in “Blowing up College Football (Part 3)“. Enjoy. For the first time…
Read more »Monday Links
Just a couple of things I saw here and there… Irsay thinks Tony is coming back. I don’t think that’s…
Read more »Super Buzz
Deliverance from Corey Webster!1) Ever wonder why Spagnuolo gets all the attention and buzz for a head coaching job and…
Read more »Terry Francona: One of the greatest managers in the game
Terry Francona is the best manager the Red Sox have ever had. Why are we trying to run him out…
Read more »Weather: The anti homefield
Oh good. It’s New York and Boston at the forefront of sports in America. That never happens. Ugh. I think…
Read more »Halftime GB 10 NYG 6
We are outplaying the Packers everywhere but the scoreboard. That is good and bad. We need to capitalize on advantages,…
Read more »Wolves Updates 1/21
Updated:From Kent Youngblood/Star Tribune: Wolves coach Randy Wittman knows it won’t do much good, but for the first time this…
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