I guess this goes under our new category of Rants and Raves, but it’s really more a post to get you to read about Andrew Goldstein, the Division I All American Lacrosse Goaltender who also happens to be gay.
In an interview to be shown on ESPN this Sunday during SportsCenter, Goldstein will tell his [...]
Archive for May, 2005
Athletes Are Gay - Get Over It Already
Danica Patrick - So What?
Danica Patrick finished 4th yesterday in what people watching the Indy 500 at home might have thought was the Hollywood sequel to Roe Vs. Wade. It was all Danica, all the time. Even her driver frequency was tapped so we could hear such salient bits of racing chatter as “Don’t let him pass you,” and [...]
May 30th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
Mixed Lunch Leftovers
Every league has a waiver wire, the only question is whether you’re allowed to use it. Most leagues place some kind of limit on owners’ moves, say, 2 drops or pickups per season. Two might seem a little skimpy, but smaller numbers usually yield better long-term results. Leagues with unlimited moves often degenerate into a [...]
May 29th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
The Contender Winner - The Latin Snake
I’m cribbing the bio below from the NBC web site, so you can go there to read more, but I gotta say the Contender was a great show (if you only watched it for the last half hour each week). I would regularly tune in half way into the show and catch a great half [...]
May 24th, 2005 | Michael | 22 comments | Continued
Baseball Announcer Cliche’s
A great post over on the site Joe Sports Fan with his top 7 baseball announcer cliche’s. In an effort to entice you to head over and check the full post, here are the top 3.
3.) “Good teams find ways to win” - File this one away under “cliche’s that really don’t say anything at [...]
NBA Draft Lottery Order 2005
About a half hour ago, the NBA Draft Lottery was held and the draft order for the 2005 entry draft was determined.
As I noted in an earlier post about NBA Draft Lotter Math, when the Milwaukee Bucks moved up from their anticipated spot of 6th to beat the odds and use one of their 63 [...]
EastBay Hooked Us Up
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May 23rd, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
Here Comes Ricky
Ricky Williams “absolutely” plans to rejoin the Miami Dolphins after retiring before the 2004/2005 season. William’s agent Leigh Steinberg said that “Ricky’s made the decision he wants to play again.” Apparently due to his relationship with coach Nick Saban, Ricky has been dreaming of football while he smokes the good stuff and Steinberg said the [...]
May 23rd, 2005 | Michael | 1 comment | Continued
Virtual Golf Conversations
A site called Lies, damn lies and statistics creates virtual conversations amongst PGA tour players and the PGA tour officials. As Corey gets going with his reality show posts here (coming very soon), you might find this pretty funny. Here’s a little tidbit from a recent post (the site doesn’t post all that often, but [...]
May 23rd, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
How To Win Money Betting On Sports…Book Your Own Wagers
I am not a square.
That might mean something to the gamblers out there, but most people are probably thinking Huey Lewis.
In gambling parlance, a square is someone who’ll give two touchdowns on the road and think nothing of it. A square is someone who takes the Colts because Marvin Harrison is good. A square is [...]
NBA Draft Lottery Math
With the NBA Draft upcoming tomorrow, my new buddy over at TrueHoop has linked to a really interesting paper on the math behind the NBA Lottery. The paper’s math is largely over my head, but Henry has broken it down quite nicely…It sucks to be Utah.
With the fourth best lottery spot (by percentage) Utah [...]
Brandon McCarthy - Your Next #3 In Chicago
I know roto owners treat SP call-ups like winning lottery tickets so let’s take a look at Chicago’s AAA ace Brandon McCarthy, who took to the MLB mound for the first time on Sunday.
McCarthy, a former 17th round pick, led the minors in Ks last year with 202 in 172 IP between A/AA. He was [...]
Scouting The Hybrid GF and FCs
Josh Howard Scouting Report
Josh Howard, 1st round pick, 29th overall. At 6’7” he’s part of the new NBA trend that’s seen tweeners at the PF/SF turned into to hybrid G/F. Howard put together a nice regular season in ‘04/05, giving you 13 points/game with 6 boards, a couple of assists, a block every other [...]
Oliver Perez - He Could Be Back
Well, it looks like Ollie might not be a complete loss this year after all. He spent the last week working in the ‘pen with Spin Williams and looks like he’s smoothed out his delivery a bit and settled down on the mound. He was working at 92-94 tonight and even hit 96 on a [...]
May 22nd, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
A Terrific Basketball Site
While we get settled in and add writers (you’ll note that we have added a golfing section and there are a few more writers coming on board very shortly) it is worthwhile to point out a great basketball site that I stumbled across tonight. True Hoop is written by Henry Abbot and has a very [...]
May 22nd, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
What’s Your Name? Not Mexico I Hope
A few days ago I posted an article about how guys in professional sports pay each other loads of money for uniform numbers. Well apparently you now have to be pretty careful about what your last name is when ordering official jerseys from Major League Baseball or the National Football League. According to ESPN, you [...]
May 21st, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
Why Is Brett Myers So Good?
I’m in a mixed league and the NL is really starting to bother me. I know Brett Myers has turned his game around, but look at the STL lineup he mowed down on last week:
Eckstein
Nunez
Pujols
Edmonds
Sanders
Cedeno
Grudz
Molina
Marquis
Rolen’s out, and Walker didn’t play. So Myers Ks 9 in 7 IP. Why is he so good all of the [...]
Why Scott Kazmir Should Still Be In AAA
This is the first installment in a neverending series of articles where I’ll try to answer some questions I imagine you might be asking about fantasy sports.
Why should Scott Kazmir still be in AAA?
Kazmir was a mid-1st round pick (drafted after Russ Adams) in ‘02, his draft status having dropped due to perceived [...]
TSN – ESPN’s Annoying Younger Brother
For those from the USA who read this post, I apologize for the Canadian slant, but it will make you appreciate just what you have in ESPN. Eve night at 11 PM or 2 AM to catch the days sports highlights. The choices are limited and over the last 2 years TSN (The Sports Network) [...]
May 19th, 2005 | Michael | 0 comments | Continued
I Am A Fan First
Joe Mauer is everything I had hoped he would be and more.
Last year when the Twins decided to put Mauer on the shelf for the remainder of the season, I will admit that I was a little disappointed, but the guy is everything I had hoped for & more. For a young guy who has [...]
Jon Garland, Meet Joe Mays
In 2001 Joe Mays went 17-13/3.16/1.15 with 233 IP, 205 hits, 64 BB/123 Ks. Those are some pretty decent stats. Want to know how he did in 2000? How about 7-15/5.56/1.62 with 160 IP, 193 hits, 67 BB/102 Ks. Want to know how he did in 2002? How about 4-8/5.38/1.45, 95 IP, 113 hits, 25/38 [...]
May 18th, 2005 | Josh Fagan | 0 comments | Continued
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