Monthly Archives: August, 2009
Cardinals’ pitching leading the way? Sounds crazy, but it’s true
Most of the attention devoted to the St. Louis Cardinals revolves around Albert Pujols, and since his trade, Matt Holliday, but the Cardinals are making a push for the NL’s best record thanks to their arms. The Cardinals completed a 20-6 August with a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals yesterday, and along with opening [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at the top, Cardinals charging hard
There’s no change at the top from last week’s MLB Power Rankings to this week’s, but the results of last week have forced a little shakeup from the second spot on down. 1. New York Yankees (82-48) Their midweek series loss to the Rangers was just their second series loss in the second half and [...]
Angels can only win with Scott Kazmir trade
According to reports, the Los Angeles Angels are close to bolstering their rotation in a big way by acquiring pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for prospects Alexander Torres and Matthew Sweeney. On the surface, the Angels already had one of the league’s best rotations based on talent alone. However, injuries have been [...]
Should Pitino have just left well enough alone with the media?
You know the saying about quitting while you’re ahead, right? Well, Rick Pitino should’ve quit while he was already behind. With his decision to let it rip at the media for their coverage of the saga involving the Louisville hoops coach and the now-infamous Karen Sypher, he put himself in an even more unfavorable situation [...]
Which NFL rookies will have the most fantasy impact?
As is the case every year, there’s a number of talented NFL newcomers who will make an immediate impact with their teams, and at the same time, with your fantasy team. While there might not be someone who breaks out like an Adrian Peterson, Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, or Steve Slaton, there are several rookies [...]
Five Things To Watch For: Houston Texans
The Houston Texans have yet to post a winning record in their short NFL existence, but after back to back .500 seasons, 2009 holds a lot of promise and potential for Gary Kubiak and the Texans They do have the misfortune of being in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL, but can they [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Rockies rising to the occasion
We’re edging towards the final month of baseball’s regular season, and though a few division title races are starting to look done and dusted, a couple of divisions are still very much up for grabs, and so are the wild card spots in both the American League and National League. There are some changes from [...]
The hits keep on coming for the New York Mets
Very little has gone right for the New York Mets over the last few months. Hopes were high heading into this season, with the Mets expected to be a contender once again, all the while christening a shiny new ballpark. Since starting June a season-high seven games over .500, the Mets are 29-46, and instead [...]
Vikings could be final piece to Favre’s legacy
You can talk about deja vu, waffling, retirement, the Packers, betrayal, or legacies all you want. None of that changes what’s about to happen to the NFL in 2009. While we probably all thought we knew what we were getting from Brett Favre as a Packer for 16 seasons, we had a “first” with Favre [...]
Five Things To Watch For: Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills started 2008 red-hot, but stumbled to their third straight 7-9 season under Dick Jauron down the stretch, putting his future on the line, while keeping the so-called “sleeper” Bills from the playoffs for yet another season. While Trent Edwards has shown glimpses of talent that’s still good enough to keep J.P. Losman [...]
