Year: 2008

After the Mets’ 2007 collapse, there was some speculation that Willie Randolph would lose his job. The Mets did not…

Here’s an interesting thought from Squaking Baseball: Consider: this past spring, Dan Fox introduced a defensive metric on Baseball Prospectus…

Hope you had a good Christmas. I’ll be back in a semi-normal posting schedule now that the holiday is over….

It’s game day for the No. 2/2 UConn Huskies men’s basketball team as they open up Big East Conference play…

Some random stats to help you zoom in on the next USC target come 1/1/09… Iowa O-fence vs. SC DIowa…

This is part one of a three part series about the fourth outfield spot for the 2009 season. Let’s begin with Rocco Baldelli, the former Tampa Bay Ray golden boy who mysterious medical situation has turned up more false hope and dead ends than the search for Natalie Holloway. Currently, the Reds, Pirates, Rays, and Red Sox are interested in signing the 27 year old outfielder. There have been recent reports indicating his condition has been upgraded and is “more treatable” than thought before. There is a good chance his fatigue could have been a reaction to medication given based on a misdiagnosis.

The love-in is over.  Today Cold Hard Football Facts showed once again that it cares nothing for facts or context. …

for all the wrong reasons as the Detroit Lions finished the season at 0-16. They are the first team to…

With JD Drew, Jason Bay, and Jacoby Ellsbury all under contract for 2009, the Red Sox starting outfield is set in stone before pitchers and catchers report. Unless you consider Jonathan Van Every, Chris Carter, or Jeff Bailey a long-term solution, the team still needs to acquire a fourth outfielder via free agency or trade. Needing to acquire a fourth outfielder may seem like an exercise in gluttony, but let’s be candid about our current situation. JD Drew has played 135 games or less seven times in his ten year career and the Red Sox can afford to pay above market on some spare parts to sit the bench.

Now that the Titans have finished the regular season with a franchise-best 13-3 record, we can now look forward to…

Whining about it won’t help.  Heavy drinking probably won’t either. The Colts are headed west to play San Diego.  Normally,…

In other news, GM’s across the majors look through the Rolodex for Doug Mirabelli’s agent’s number. In a day of…

After earning a reputation early in the year for dropping games where they had a two score lead late, the…

If the Raps were packaged in a box and had a set of instructions, they would read as follows: Play…

Here is our weekly look at how the 13 former players from the UConn Huskies have fared in the NBA…

Comparing players by batting order seems much more logical than comparing worth by position. Jed Lowrie and Derek Jeter for example aren’t as comparable offensively with one as a bottom of the order hitter and one as a top of the order.

C's leading the Kings by 25 at the break. They are dominating all facets of this game. Box Score

So says Mark Massengil Heisler… If anyone forgot, as almost everyone did, the Lakers' size, depth and athleticism are far…

This is how we know we've hit it big.  When Lakers fans randomly decide to leave their blogs and come…

The Kings, shall we say, are not doing well this year.  Their only real notable win was beating the Lakers…

Kendrick Perkins returned to the lineup last night and showed why the Celtics need the Beast in the middle of…

Marc Spears reports: Blazers center Greg Oden sprained his left ankle while coming down on teammate Shavlik Randolph's foot at…

Click here for the forum’s thread for tonight’s game against Memphis Game previews: Associated Press Ronald Tillery/Memphis Commercial Appeal Jerry…

At the end of the 2007, the Mets’ late-season choke culminated with future Hall of Famer Tom Glavine closing out…

Other than the upsized pursuit of Teixeira, IMO Theo has accomplished quite a few important, foundational, little things.

From a fan’s point of view I’m going to eat some humble pie and officially admit that Coach Sparano’s departure…

For most people, not just hockey fans, EA Sports’ NHL 93 (I had 94, so I’m going with that image)…

Going into today’s games, There were convoluted scenarios out there, but for the most part, it was easy for a…

Geno Auriemma usually tries to get a homecoming game for his players during their 4 years at UConn. There’s been…