Alright, so I’ve been lazy busy and haven’t been able to do my AAAA National League write-up yet. Let me be honest, the NL doesn’t have anything on the American League. The AL once again dominated in Interleague play this year. I’d take four or five AL teams to win the World Series before I’d take the best NL team. The races are heating up, save the NL West, and the NL is going to be fun to follow for the two months. Who’s going to take the East and is the CC deal going to propel the Brewers to the World Series, or are the Cubs just too good.
No one in baseball can pin point why the AL is so much better than the NL, and either can I. Continue Reading »
Here are my tight end projections for the 2008 fantasy football season.
In-Depth Projections
Tier 1
1. Jason Witten, DAL
2. Antonio Gates, SD
3. Kellen Winslow, Jr., CLE
4. Tony Gonzalez, KC Continue Reading »
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Below are my fantasy projections for the running back position in 2008. I have ranked my top 50 backs and offered many scoring categories. My projections are based on past stats, depth for each team, relationship of pass plays to rush plays, and, of course, skill and development.
The spreadsheet can be viewed here.
I should have tight ends done tomorrow, then receivers by Tuesday or Wednesday, and quarterbacks by next weekend.
Tags: Fantasy Football, Keller, NFL, Projections, Running Backs
So the All-Star game isn’t here, at least not yet, just a few more days. But check out your favorite teams record in the local sports section and you’ll see we’re past the halfway mark. This season has shown that baseball is a crazy game. Teams are coming out of nowhere and surprising people - the Tampa Bay Devil Rays - and teams that should be doing better are struggling to stay in the race, and it’s only July. Where do I start?
I’ll start with the most surprising team in baseball: the Rays. They’ve come out of nowhere, and so have their fans, apparently. But they can do everything that will win them ball games. They can pitch, they can field and they can hit. Continue Reading »
I know everyone has been absolutely irritated beyond belief infatuated with all the round-the-clock Brett Favre coverage. It’s mesmerizing, isn’t it? Favre may or may not have texted Ted Thompson. Favre may or may not want to play for the Panthers. Favre may or may not have an itch. Doesn’t get any better than that… unless, of course, we’re talking about A-Rod’s riveting extramarital affairs.
Anyways, today marked a big day in the Favre saga. The levees have broken, people, and there’s no stopping the flood of Favre coverage that’s about to pour through your TV screens. Because today, Favre has asked for his release from the Packers. That’s right, he really does have an itch, and he’s gonna scratch it. Continue Reading »
Tags: Brett Favre, Football, FredEx, NFL, Packers
“I always turn to the sports pages first, which records people’s accomplishments. The front page has nothing but man’s failures” - Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Sports. For many (including myself) they can be the determining factor in how our day goes. If the Steelers lose, stay clear of me for a good 1-2 hours or risk having your head ripped off. In many cases us as fans take winning and losing harder than the players on the actual team. Non-sports fans just don’t understand why we sports fans take a “game” so seriously. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea why we take them so serious, we just do. There aremuch more important things in life. Yet, sports are important. They are a uniting factor in a world sorely lacking of them. Over the weekend, I have the privilege to go to Yankee Stadium for the first time for Yanks-Sox. Continue Reading »
Even though, the tournament is over, it is interesting to see where soccer is the most popular.
1. Austria – Population: 8,199,800. Soccer players: 7.37%
2. Germany - Population: 82,400,000. Soccer players: 6.66%
3. Netherlands - Population: 16,570,600. Soccer players: 6.47%
4. Czech Republic - Population: 10,228,800. Soccer players: 6.31%
5. Sweden - Population: 9,031,100. Soccer players: 3.45%
6. Greece - Population: 10,706,300. Soccer players: 3.44% Continue Reading »
It’s everyone’s favorite time of the baseball season- time to bitch and moan about the All-Star selections, an argument everyone will forget within the next two weeks (when trade deadline rumors start up). The selections just came out today (though the New York Post leaked the starters last night).
C- Joe Mauer, MIN
This selection is a no brainer. Continue Reading »