Year: 2009
Tennessee Titans 2009 offseason positional analysis: Special teams
Jeff Fisher is one of those old-school coaches, a throwback to coaches like General Neyland, who believed you win football games with…
Read more »New Bat Rules
Back on September 11, 2008, I wrote about aluminum bats, and the potential than they were more lethal because of…
Read more »Links of the Day 1/22/08
This is great. I wish Bill Smith was as approachable as Cardinals GM John Mozeliak. Does this sign, found by…
Read more »Mini Pony of the Day 1-22-09
Updated:Cool dog and pony show. Chocolate Terrible Towels? Ok! [OFTOT] I kinda need this beer-fetching robot. [Moondog Sports] Nene is…
Read more »ESPN and Steve Phillips will annoy baseball viewers even more than usual in 2009
Here’s some news that’s even more of an outrage than Melky Cabrera getting a $938,800 raise this year: Newsday’s Neil…
Read more »Sox system ranked 7th by ESPN
The 2nd Annual ESPN rankings of the top systems and top prospects by Keith Law were officially released this morning. Catching a lot of fans by surprise was the generous ranking at #7. I really can’t quibble too much, however, as you could have made a case for every team in that 7-12 range. It’s really just a matter of opinion, and the debate gets brought up a few times every year. Do you prefer a system with more impact major league ready talent or one that’s deep with some impact talent at the top and a lot of low-level high-upside guys filling out the top 10. Keith understands that, and provided some valid reasoning:
While it’s certainly feasible logic, I don’t think you can accurately grade the 2008 draft class quite yet. Not that Law was doing that, as he clearly stated it has the “potential”, but I don’t know if you can precisely rank the Sox system over teams with more top-heavy systems like the Giants and to an extent, the Orioles. Of course, there’s the counter-argument that guys like Pete Hissey (whose ranked 25th at SoxProspects) would probably rank in the 10-15 range for other teams in that 7-12 range. So while the Sox have graduated a lot of their top prospects, they’ve quickly reloaded through the amateur draft and the international market by adding a lot of depth, and a lot of high-ceiling guys.
Read more »A Much Needed Rest
After a difficult road trip, the Blue Jackets are finally going to get a chance to rest their weary legs….
Read more »Paw Prints – The Daily Roundup – 1/22
Updated:(My apologies for this not showing up at 8 AM when it was supposed to. Apparently it got eaten by…
Read more »Is Papelbon a one-trick pony?
With the news that uber-closer Jonathan Papelbon has signed a record-breaking $6.25 million contract in his first year of arbitration, it’s clear that Papelbon has to be considered one of, if not the, best closer in the game now.
But how long will that last?
Read more »NFL Power Ranks: Conference Championships
So now here we heading to the Super Bowl. On one side, we have a team that is going for…
Read more »Wolves Updates 1/22
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: The Wolves now are 0-1 in Barack Obama’s presidency. Monday’s victory over the Clippers in Los…
Read more »Ater Majok Partially Cleared By NCAA Clearinghouse
UConn Huskies freshman Ater Majok can breathe a little easier tonight as the NCAA Clearinghouse gave him partial eligibility. Unfortunately…
Read more »Prince Punishes the Raps
Pistons 95, Raps 76 Raps got blown out by the Pistons last night, leading to their 7th loss in a…
Read more »Rumor: Nets interested in Miller
From Dave D’Alessandro/The Star-Ledger: The player the Nets have set their sights on (since the start of the week, anyway)…
Read more »Jeff Kent: The Hall of Famer who got away
The Mets have never had a position player go into the Hall of Fame wearing a Mets cap. At least…
Read more »Huskies Fight Off Wildcats 89-83
Earlier in the season, No. 3/3 UConn Huskies head coach Jim Calhoun said that he expected 18 wars during the…
Read more »What’s Up With Tony Allen?
Has Tony Allen gone Kedrick Brown on us? Kedrick was notorious for taking months to come back from what was…
Read more »We’ll Take Some Do-Overs Too
So President Obama got a do-over on his oath of office (which was a colossal flub). And if a successful…
Read more »New KG Wallpaper
People seemed to dig the Rondo wallpaper… and I had a little time on my hands… so I made a…
Read more »Alonzo Mourning Retires
Cross him off the list The Miami Heat announced Thursday that former NBA All-Star center Alonzo Mourning will retire from…
Read more »Eddie Money
One quarter of great basketball was good enough to beat the Heat tonight. The C's jumped all over Miami in…
Read more »The Greeks May Want Steph
As Stephon Marbury and the Knicks continue to negotiate a buyout (seriously, what's a million dollars to either party?) ,…
Read more »Why The Magic Are a Playoff Flop Waiting to Happen
Updated:I’ve been saying this for a few years now – Dwight Howard needs a signature move if the Magic are…
Read more »“Vote Yi” Campaign Fails
Marc Spears of the Globe reports Kevin Garnett will be an All Star starter Even with the backing of his…
Read more »Wolves Updates 1/21 Part 2
From Britt Robson/On The Ball: The reputation of Randy Wittman probably couldn’t get any lower than it is now, in…
Read more »Developing Story: Scientists Discover Local Hockey Players on Long Island
Breaking news out of BMR Labs tonight. It appears that scientists have discovered real, live hockey players on Long Island,…
Read more »Video Interview: The Quiet, Soft Spoken Joe Johnson Speaks!
In true Conan O’Brien style, here is NBATV’s exclusive interview with the Atlanta Hawks star, the quiet, soft spoken Joe…
Read more »Animal Terrorism: Quick, Run and Hide Before the Big Ones Start Attacking
treehugger.com (yeah, go figure) This isn’t hockey related — so don’t hate — but it’s humanity related. This is about…
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