tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166289642024-01-31T01:49:42.516-05:00Sports blog created by a life long MLB baseball and NFL football fan. Favorite teams are the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Bengals. You will find allot of articles about the Bengals and Cubs but you will also find articles about other sports teams and atheletes. Basically anything that I find interesting in the sports world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger255125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1167785656963586822007-01-02T19:48:00.000-05:002007-01-02T19:54:17.060-05:00Today, I am a sad Cincinatti Bengals fan. It still hurts 2 days after our season abrutly came to a end with a loss to the rival Steelers. A win would have prepelled the 2006 Bengals into the playoffs considering that the Broncos lost to the 49ers and the Chiefs beat Jacksonville. We lost to the Steelers, in turn we lost our playoff spot to the Chiefs. I also read today that Marvin Lewis does not plan on letting Odell Thurman return to the team next season. I do a Bengals fan site, bigorangemachine.com. Go there and read more about the Bengals, right now I am just disappointed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1150903448719771152006-06-21T10:08:00.000-05:002006-06-21T10:24:08.756-05:00I am currently in a Yahoo fantasy baseball league and I am in 2nd place. I like my team honestly, here is the squad:<br /><br />H/AB R HR RBI SB AVG <br /><br />40/132 20 4 27 0 .303 R. Martin (LAD - C) (dropped Barret recently for him)<br />82/256 46 17 55 0 .320 P. Konerko (CWS - 1B)<br />83/265 49 13 43 4 .313 D. Uggla (Fla - 2B)<br />64/250 33 13 39 1 .256 A. Ramírez (ChC - 3B)<br />72/286 54 4 22 16 .252 R. Furcal (LAD - SS)<br />65/208 42 20 54 3 .313 J. Dye (CWS - OF) <br />82/262 46 10 36 23 .313 C. Crawford (TB - OF)<br />85/296 54 24 50 18 .287 A. Soriano (Was - 2B,OF)<br />73/201 39 8 43 3 .363 N. Garciaparra (LAD - 1B,3B,SS)<br />81/228 38 4 37 1 .355 F. Sánchez (Pit - 2B,3B,SS)<br />73/292 34 15 53 0 .250 J. Francoeur (Atl - OF) (Going to drop 2marrow for Cantu TB)<br />74/237 49 12 33 6 .312 N. Johnson (Was - 1B)<br /><br />DL H. Matsui (NYY - OF) <br /><br />SP J. Beckett <br />(Bos - SP) <br />SP A. Pettitte <br />(Hou - SP) <br />K. Millwood <br />(Tex - SP) <br />Cl. Lee <br />(Cle - SP)<br />J. Nathan <br />(Min - RP) <br />J. Papelbon <br />(Bos - SP,RP) <br />T. Saito <br />(LAD - RP) <br />F. Rodney <br />(Det - RP) <br />J. Borowski <br />(Fla - RP) <br /><br />Let me know your thoughts guys. I feel as though my OF good use some depth and my SP I am hoping will get hot. I did have Jered Weaver for the Angels who was 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA. I was hoping I struke gold and then they sent him to triple A? I have read he will most likely be up again soon though so I maybe get lucky to get him again.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1150140559878437142006-06-12T14:19:00.000-05:002006-06-12T14:33:15.586-05:00Big Ben Roethlisberger has had everything go smoothly in his NFL career. You would be hard pressed to script his career to this point any better than it has unfolded for Big Ben. Luck has been on the 24 year old Steelers QB who in just 2 NFL seasons already has a Super Bowl ring.<br /><br />Breaking news this morning sounds as though Lady Luck may have just left Big Ben's corner. Monday morning, June 12 at 11:25 in downtown Pittsburgh the Super Bowl QB was riding his motorcycle and is now in serious condition after his motorcycle collided with a car on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge, police said. <br /><br />Roethlisberger lost most of his teeth, fractured his left sinus cavity bone, suffered a nine-inch laceration to the back of his head and a broken jaw, and severely injured both of his knees when he hit the ground, police said.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1149696141386976202006-06-07T10:58:00.000-05:002006-06-07T11:02:21.423-05:00If you have not heard, AJ Nicholson was drafted out of Florida State by the Bengals in the 5th round of the 2006 NFL draft. He is a 2nd or 3rd round draft talent but has had legal troubles.<br /><br />His latest incident happened 1 month after he was drafted. He broke into a former Florida State football teammates apartment. I found a great article covering this subject. Read about <a href="http://www.bigorangemachine.com/players/aj-nicholson.htm">AJ Nicholson</a> now.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1149221345004959362006-06-01T23:03:00.000-05:002006-06-01T23:10:42.210-05:00I just thought I would share something I found resfreshing to hear in todays sports world. Brett Favre, one of the NFL all time great quarterbacks has had his image somewhat tainted this offseason due to allegations reguarding him retiring along with his contract hold out.<br /><br />This evening I just heard while watching ESPN sportscetner that Brett Favre is participating in volentarty workouts for the Green Bay Packers. I for one am happy to hear this. Sounds like Brett is getting to work and will be back to play for the Packers in 2007. I am not a Packers fan, but from a football fans perspective, this is refreshing to say the least.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1147094849583863812006-05-08T08:26:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:27:29.583-05:00A baseball signed by New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio and actress Marilyn Monroe sold for $191,200 in a sports memorabilia auction.<br /><br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/baseball/2010AP_BBO_Monroe_DiMaggio_Baseball.html">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1147094707281426352006-05-08T08:24:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:25:07.306-05:00It's never a good sign when the commissioner of a league doesn't go to games.<br /><br />When the Barry Bonds Traveling Circus hit Milwaukee last week, Bud Selig didn't make the 10-minute trip from his office to the ballpark. He said he was busy. Must have been his bowling night.<br /><br />Bud, Bud, Bud. You can be honest with us. You have Steroid Fatigue. We can hardly blame you. We could blame quite a bit of this mess on you, but today, we're here to help.<br /><br />Barry's gigantic head is blotting out the sun on the game. There are plenty of things, old and new, that remind us baseball is more than grand juries, booing fans and flying syringes.<br /><br />So, pass the Cracker Jack, kick back with a Ballantine and don't interfere with balls in play as we look at 10 things you can still love about baseball.<br /><br />We hope Selig will take a moment and reflect, too. If a man who gets in free won't go, how can he expect anyone else to watch?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/local/orl-whitley0806may08,0,3153906.column?coll=orl-sports-headlines">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1146836652747253982006-05-05T08:40:00.000-05:002006-05-05T08:44:12.773-05:00Please grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, such as when Pirates closer Mike Gonzalez is lifted in the ninth inning after allowing a walk; I seek the courage to change the things I can, such as dropping Angels pitcher Jeff Weaver, who simply isn't consistent and never will be, and I ask for the wisdom to know the difference between the right time to stay the course with the Braves' Jeff Francoeur, and when to cut my losses.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/baseball/3841535.html">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1146748969233821842006-05-04T08:22:00.000-05:002006-05-04T08:22:49.233-05:00When Barry Bonds hits home run No. 715 and moves into second place on the all-time list behind Hank Aaron, the lucky fan who catches the ball might have a hard time proving it's the real thing. <br /><br />That's because Major League Baseball won't authenticate any of the baseballs the Giants are using. <br /><br /><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2432245">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1146748847966312712006-05-04T08:19:00.000-05:002006-05-04T08:20:47.986-05:00Memo to anyone with aspirations of playing in the NFL one day: Character does count, after all. <br /><br />That may be difficult to believe in a league where Lawrence Phillips was once a first-round draft choice and where a certain team with fleur-de-lis on its helmets once traded an entire draft for Ricky Williams. But while the win-at-all-costs mentality hasn't necessarily changed, many NFL clubs are finding that players with baggage may not be worth risking a high draft pick on. Or, possibly, any pick at all. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.al.com/sports/mobileregister/mherndon.ssf?/base/sports/11467345786110.xml&coll=3">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1146490548796045492006-05-01T08:33:00.000-05:002006-05-01T08:35:48.820-05:00The Houston Astros, eligible to re-sign Roger Clemens today, plan to contact the seven-time Cy Young Award winner's agents.<br /><br />Clemens, 43, pitched for the United States in the World Baseball Classic in March, and though he considers himself retired, he has not ruled out a return.<br /><br />The Astros, Red Sox, Yankees and Rangers have expressed interest in signing him.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/sports/baseball/mlb/philadelphia_phillies/14469143.htm">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1146059424530355152006-04-26T08:49:00.000-05:002006-04-26T08:50:24.546-05:00Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams was suspended for the 2006 season by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's substance abuse policy for the fourth time.<br /><br />The league announced the suspension after Williams' appeal of his latest positive drug test was denied. Williams met with NFL counsel Jeff Pash on April 10 in an attempt to have the league overturn the test.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/football/nfl/oakland_raiders/14426826.htm">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145973300452200122006-04-25T08:54:00.000-05:002006-04-25T08:55:00.453-05:00IT WAS A CONVENIENT STANCE for Bert Bell given the lowly state of his franchise. His ability to sell his concept to the owners of the Giants, Bears and Packers, who benefited most under the old system, cemented his place in history.<br /><br />Still, Bell has been overshadowed by the popular commissioners that followed him. mCharismatic Pete Rozelle and scholarly Paul Tagliabue took the game to never-before seen heights of popularity during their long, successful tenures.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/14419166.htm">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145973192351000282006-04-25T08:52:00.000-05:002006-04-25T08:53:12.366-05:00NFL games will be replayed in a 90-minute format on NFL Network during the upcoming season.<br /><br />In the past, the league didn't allow full rebroadcasts. But beginning Tuesday, Sept. 12, "NFL Game Re-Airs" will feature four of the best matchups from the previous weekend. Eliminated will be halftime and, according to a league announcement, "other elements not critical to the outcome."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/football/nfl/san_francisco_49ers/14417421.htm">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145889166454275492006-04-24T09:31:00.000-05:002006-04-24T09:32:46.476-05:00How high would Steve Smith, the Pro Bowl wide receiver taken in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers, go in the 2006 draft?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ%2FMGArticle%2FWSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835549557">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145626284673033522006-04-21T08:30:00.000-05:002006-04-21T08:31:24.760-05:00It's official. League most valuable player and record-breaking running back Shaun Alexander of the Seattle Seahawks will grace the cover of Madden NFL 07, EA's critically acclaimed football title to be released in August on all major platforms.<br /><br /><a href="http://xbox.ign.com/articles/702/702551p1.html">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145541459826572952006-04-20T08:56:00.000-05:002006-04-20T08:57:39.850-05:00The NFL has no timetable to rule on an appeal by Ricky Williams regarding his positive drug test, that could result in the Miami running back's suspension for the 2006 season. Because the league doesn't acknowledge drug tests until there is a final determination speculation is building furiously as this would be Williams' fourth violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy, meaning at least a one-year suspension.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.betus.com/sports-betting/Ricky_Williams_NFL_Future%20-2121.asp">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145478647091107692006-04-19T15:30:00.000-05:002006-04-19T15:30:47.106-05:00A week from Saturday the NFL Draft will be held in New York putting an end to two of the silliest months for pro football fans.<br /><br />From the end of the Super Bowl in early February until the draft, a strange phenomenon hits. Fans who spend little time actually watching college football in the fall suddenly become draft experts. It's like they all suddenly went to night school to study the theology of pompadoured-ESPN guru Mel Kiper Jr.<br /><br />For instance, it seems that every loudmouth is convinced that the tight end from Maryland is way better for his team than that defensive end from Louisville. Never mind that he's never seen the aforementioned Vernon Davis or Elvis Dumervil actually play _ or even know what they look like.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=FBN-LINDSAY19-04-19-06">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145367793922050442006-04-18T08:42:00.000-05:002006-04-18T08:43:13.923-05:00The happiest home run stat of early April is Bronson Arroyo 2, Barry Bonds 0. <br /><br />Bronson Arroyo is a pitcher, tall and skinny, 29 years old, four hits lifetime before this month, never a home run in the bushes or the bigs. The first two weeks, he had 2 -- and the BALCO Basher had 0. <br /><br />Another smiling note is Everybody's Hittin' 'Em and Barry's Not. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=83789">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145367713093710422006-04-18T08:41:00.000-05:002006-04-18T08:41:53.126-05:00That's the word one NFL scout used to describe the throwing motion of University of Texas quarterback Vince Young.<br /><br />Funky? That's passable when talking about the way someone dances, dresses or even smells. But when you're a quarterback hoping to be among the top three picks in next weekend's NFL draft, having someone dissect your delivery and produce that word could be taken as the ultimate insult.<br /><br /><a href="http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/football/267038_draft18.html">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145280699843584662006-04-17T08:31:00.000-05:002006-04-17T08:31:39.843-05:00The scene of the most embarrassing moment of my six-year fantasy baseball career was a Marriott hotel room in Asheville, N.C.<br /><br />It was Independence Day, 2003. My fiancee and I were preparing to go out on the town to celebrate the nation's birthday. I happened to flip on the television and saw the information on the ESPN ticker--Moises Alou of the Chicago Cubs had hit three homers against St. Louis that day.<br /><br />Seconds later, the remote control shattered against the wall, having flown from my hand in a fit of rage. Judging from this reaction, you might think I'm an ardent Cardinals fan. But in fact it had nothing to do with either the Cubs or the Cardinals. <br /><br /><a href="http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2006/042006/04162006/181346">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145280566989418992006-04-17T08:28:00.000-05:002006-04-17T08:29:27.006-05:00Sometimes the National Football League can't see past its own arrogance.<br /><br />NFL owners voted recently to ban cameras of local television stations from shooting game-day footage from the sidelines. The league says the new policy is to protect the holders of broadcast rights as well as to ease congestion on the sidelines. A spokesman has pointed to unauthorized use of game footage posted on a station's Web site.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060417/OPINION01/604170327/1008">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1145021778939778212006-04-14T08:33:00.000-05:002006-04-14T08:36:18.963-05:00Fantasy baseball addicts are the ambulance chasers of the sports world. Spy a significant injury, and off they scurry, nary a tear shed, to be the first to sign his replacement.<br /><br /><a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12306854/">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1144940397536319872006-04-13T09:58:00.000-05:002006-04-13T09:59:57.563-05:00Free Ricky!<br /><br />In the succinct philosophy of T-shirts and bumper stickers, that would approximate our thoughts today on the Ricky Williams situation based on what information is publicly known.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/14330242.htm">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628964.post-1144847139752702492006-04-12T08:05:00.000-05:002006-04-12T08:05:39.753-05:00SIXTY YEARS ago, I became a Red Sox fan. Unbenownst to me as a 9-year-old black sandlot player, the Sox were a bastion of segregation.<br /><br />In 1986, I complained about this era in Red Sox history and how it had disadvantaged the club in its then-unredeemed search for a world championship. On Opening Day 1986, I wrote in the Globe about how the Red Sox had passed on their chance to get Jackie Robinson before the sagacious Branch Rickey brought him to Brooklyn. Those memories were renewed by Tommy Harper's 1986 exclusion from a segregated Florida Elks Club patronized by the Red Sox and racial discrimination charges filed against the team, a matter subsequently obscured by the team's near-miss in the infamous New York City sixth game.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/04/12/on_blacks_and_baseball/">Full Story</a>...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7827302136000677"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_ad_channel ="8922912583"; google_color_border = "0000FF"; google_color_bg = "FF0000"; google_color_link = "FFFFFF"; google_color_url = "FFFFFF"; google_color_text = "FFFFFF"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0