Free Agent Class 09

With all of the trade talks over, and more and more teams on the outside looking in at the playoffs. People start to talk about potential free agents, and how might your particular team look come next spring training. This year it is a class of juggernauts’. Mark Teixeira, C.C Sabathia, Adam Dunn, Manny Ramirez [...]

5 Worst Sports Commentators

As previously noted I had been watching the Olympics and every time I heard the gymnastics commentators I would laugh at how bad they were. This got me to thinking of some of my least favorite commentators in sports and I just felt that I should share them with you. I am sure that mine [...]

Start of College Football

Yes there have been a few games already played on Thursday and Friday this season, but today is the day that college football really starts. There are many fans and families getting ready for their team’s big opener today and I happen to be one of those people. I woke up extra early on a [...]

Baseball Races Just Keeps Getting Better

If you have some spare time the next couple of days, I recommended spending it in front of the TV watching some baseball. I know this isn’t much different advice then I would normally give, but there are some must watch baseball series about to start. Each of which have some major playoff implications.
1. Red Sox [...]

Not Done Yet

The new news in the NFL today was the idea that Giants DE Michael Strahan would entertain the idea of coming back to the New York Giants in lew of the injury to DE Osi Umenyiora.  Strahan said it would take roughly $8 million to get him in uniform but some experts think that it [...]

College Football is Right Around The Corner

In honor of the start of the college football season I wanted to go over my top 5 regular season college football games. Now I am not just going to list them, I am also going to give a little breakdown of each and I will give you my predictions as well. So to [...]

Instant Replay

Major League Baseball is right around the corner from adding instant replay… MLB and the umpires just signed an agreement to start using instant replay for on the field calls… there still isn’t a for sure date set when they will start to use it, but it’s coming fast… so as cameras are set up [...]

Baseball Stadiums (Part 1)

As I sit here in my hotel room on my final day of a 5 day baseball trip. I get my first chance to really reflect on what a wonderful time it has been. Just a week ago Wednesday I hopped on a plane for the east coast to visit some of the most protégées baseball parks in [...]

Mad Dog’s Quest

Greg Maddux’s pursuit of that elusive second World Series ring has led him back to the city of Los Angeles with the Dodgers.  This move most certainly strengthens the Dodgers in their attempt to hold off the Arizona Diamondbacks in the last month of the season.  The big question now going into September is whether [...]

Dodgers

The Dodgers acquired Future Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux from the Padres. Details of the trade have not been released and will be as soon as Tuesday morning. This deal solidifies the Dodgers rotation for the stretch run.
Scott