Look who's 0-7, last place in AL Central
The Tigers, a team that many thought would contend for the World Series, are 0-for-2008.In seven tries, including three each against Kansas City and Chicago, Detroit is winless. They are the only team...
View ArticleWe interrupt the conclusion of this baseball game to bring you NASCAR!
If you don't know how the Yankees-Red Sox game ended Saturday, you probably don't have access to cable television, internet, a newspaper, a library, friends, etc. But if all you have going for you is...
View ArticleHow Tiger can use his "recovery" time
Tiger Woods "broke the news" on his Web site Tuesday that he'd had arthroscopic knee surgery, but there was something a little suspicious about the announcement and its timing. Woods did not seem to be...
View ArticleTejada's unscheduled "double birthday" adds insult to GM Wade's injury
Miguel Tejada is 33, not 31. We all know that now, thanks to his basically coerced confession.ESPN and a team of lawyers got their hands on a copy of Tejada's birth certificate from the Dominican...
View ArticleMLB Power Rankings - 4/20
I'm participating on a power rankings panel over at Odds and Sods, but I figured I would cross-post my rankings in their entirety here. In case you're wondering, #6-25 didn't disappear. I just don't...
View ArticleSteinbrenner to world: Joba Chamberlain belongs in the rotation!
If there was ever any doubt, let's put it to rest now: Hank Steinbrenner is a chip off the old block.Steinbrenner made headlines again yesterday, announcing that it was time for Joba Chamberlain to...
View ArticleShaun Alexander cut by Seahawks as the "Madden Curse" continues
It really shouldn't surprise us anymore when something bad happens to a former Madden cover man.We all know the sad endings of Garrison Hearst and Michael Vick, and Daunte Culpepper hasn't exactly...
View ArticleTyler Hansbrough must really want a national championship
Tyler Hansbrough has announced he'll be staying for his senior year at North Carolina.The AP national player of the year, who averaged 22.6 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, has decided to stick...
View ArticleInside the mind of Barry Zito, baseball's most overpaid long reliever
Baseball's highest paid starter can add a new title to his resume: highest paid long reliever.A slumping Barry Zito, 0-6 with a 7.53 ERA, was demoted from the San Francisco rotation Monday. The move,...
View ArticleRoger Clemens is sorry, but for what?
For all his high-ranking Republican friends, Roger Clemens took a page right out of Bill Clinton's book Sunday.Clemens issued a heartfelt "no apology" apology to his family and the public via a...
View ArticleYankees, Sox fans exemplify worst in sports rivalries
Sports rivalries are all fun and games until someone decides to "take this outside."A Yankees fan who found herself among throngs of Red Sox fans at a New Hampshire bar has been charged with the...
View ArticleIf you're looking for innings, Livan Hernandez is still your man
Say what you want about Livan Hernandez -- he's pudgy, he's got average stuff, and there's no way he's only 33 years old -- but the man is an innings eater.Hernandez has been traded or cast away by...
View ArticleTime for Houston to end the Bourn Experiment
Here's a riddle for the Houston Astros to chew on: how valuable is an incredible base runner that rarely reaches base?When the Astros acquired Michael Bourn as part of the deal that sent Brad Lidge to...
View ArticleIs home court a self-fulfilling prophecy?
If you ask me, these NBA playoffs have become a little too predictable. Like top-tier tennis players slugging it out, holding serve until the set reaches a tiebreaker, the remaining teams seem...
View ArticleThe wrong kind of chin music
One of the biggest critiques of the anti-metal bat movement sweeping the country is that it's primarily based upon anecdotal evidence. The hard data, people say, will show you that metal bats are no...
View ArticleOn Vacation!
Hi, everyone. I'm leaving this morning for vacation, so no blog posts for me until the first week of June. I suppose events in the sports world will just have to unfold without my being here to...
View ArticleIt can't get much lower for the Rockies
We've heard all about how weird of a baseball season it's been so far, and who am I to argue?Tampa Bay has the best record in the American League but still can't convince anyone there to see it for...
View ArticleNo Shake for You! Celebration costs Uruguayan handshake at French Open
Doubles tennis doesn't usually make headlines, which is a shame, because it's just as much a part of the sport as singles (and more fun to watch, in my opinion).But semi-famous American doubles team...
View ArticleGriffey's 600th less watched, but more praiseworthy than Bonds' 756
If Ken Griffey, Jr. hit career home run #600 but only 16,003 people were there to see it, does that mean it doesn't matter?More than 22,000 sports fans passed on the chance to witness history at...
View ArticleDonaghy alleges NBA Playoffs conspiracy
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy is a scumbag, and his actions were worse than anything Pete Rose ever did.But that doesn't make Donaghy a liar by default.The former referee's attorney filed an...
View ArticleHouse foundational to Celtics' comeback
There were many keys to the Celtics' come-from-behind victory Thursday night, but there's one that sticks out like the shine on Sam Cassell's forehead.When Boston needed a spark from its bench, Eddie...
View ArticleBavasi, Randolph take the fall...did they deserve it?
Two underachieving teams finally decided it was time to do something. One placed the blame with the general manager, the other with the manager.Mariners GM Bill Bavasi and Mets manager Willie Randolph,...
View ArticleTiger's absence: good or bad for the sport?
Nice piece by Rick Morrissey in the Chicago Tribune, outlining all the reasons why Tiger missing the rest of the season is bad news for the PGA.Namely, less people in the galleries, fewer people tuning...
View ArticleDavid Eckstein on the art of winning fans and influencing people
I was at the Mariners-Blue Jays game last night, and besides the fact that Roy Halladay is a dominating pitcher and Canadian fans are obnoxious, I made an interesting observation.David Eckstein is not...
View ArticleIt's all or nothing for Sexson in the Bronx
Even as Richie Sexson stumbled through a second consecutive abysmal season, I was part of a minority of baseball fans who believed he still has some good baseball left in him.The numbers (.218 BA, 76...
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