Writer's note: This article was written days before Jeff Fisher's hire in St. Louis. The NFL is very likely returning to Los Angeles in the near future. If you read my columns, you know that while I am a Minnesota Vikings ... (Continue reading)
Those of you who read my articles know that I am a Minnesota Vikings fan. A fan who obviously does not want to see the team relocate to Los Angeles—or elsewhere, for that matter.However, this does not mean I think ... (Continue reading)
Well, less than 24 hours after the Chris Paul trade was finally completed, the ESPN hype-machine is in full effect. Analyses were done as to who has the better comparable lineup, and the early results actually favor the Los Angeles ... (Continue reading)
AL East 1. Boston Red Sox 98-64 They added Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez in the flashy moves. Added Bobby Jenks and Dan Wheeler in the lesser, but still important depth moves. Lackey still concerns me, and Beckett is an every-other-year-pitcher. ... (Continue reading)
I don’t know if you noticed two things, but the Oakland A’s with their ragtag, no-name pitching staff and always-youthful roster somehow stumbled their way to an 81-81 (.500) record last season in the suddenly wide-open American League West. Keep in ... (Continue reading)
Okay so I'm a little late with Part II of my season-long look into the lost art of the stolen base. You can read part I here as a template for what future articles in this series will look like ... (Continue reading)
Separating the contenders from the pretenders: Current MLB standings @ the half My Preseason pick AL East Boston Red Sox 54-34 Tampa Bay Rays 92-70 New York Yankees 51-37 Boston Red Sox 86-76 Tampa Bay Rays 48-41 New York Yankees 84-78 Toronto Blue Jays 44-46 Baltimore Orioles ... (Continue reading)
Growing up, the Pittsburgh Pirates were really good. They were always good and they were in the playoffs. Besides Barry Bonds who was the anchor of the teams, his notable teammates also included Bobby Bonilla, Andy Van Slyke, Jeff King, ... (Continue reading)
Baseball, basketball, and hockey all follow best-of-seven formats in order to crown their champion at the end of a gruelling season. Hockey, for all its faults, uses the correct 2-2-1-1-1 format where each team plays two home games and the rest ... (Continue reading)