After 16 years in existence, NFL Europe is no more. The NFL decided to cancel the league, which had consisted of 6 teams, 5 of which were located in Germany, and instead, focus on moving actual home games to Europe in the future. Just what I was hoping for - to have the Patriots travel [...]
Snakes In My Pants
Cause, you know, we need more people talking ’bout sports.
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Jun 29
Data is Data: ACC Leads in the 2007 NBA Draft
The ACC led all conferences with six players selected in the first round. Boston College, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina each had two first-round selections.
The ACC led all conferences with nine players selected overall.
With the selection of BC’s Jared Dudley by the Charlotte Bobcats, 37 of the league’s 54 Players of the Year have been [...]
Jun 28
This . . . is . . . Jeopardy!
I’ll take “Overpaid, over-the-hill National League pitchers robbing a team of a paycheck in the American League,” for $20 Million Alex.
Jun 28
2007 College Football Primer
It is only 64 days until kickoff of the 2007 college football season. With the upcoming season, the shelves of your local bookstore will soon (if not already) be stocked with dozens of prediction and preview magazines. We are probably only about 35-40 days from the first AP and Coach’s Poll top-25 rankings as well. [...]
Jun 26
Alex Glasgobar Jr?
Alex Escobar, the Nationals perennially injured outfielder who shows minor signs of brilliance at the plate when he isn’t on the DL, may have a protégé. (For those of you not familiar with Escobar, he has played with the Nationals for 2 seasons, but only seen play in 35 games because of at least 4 [...]
Jun 21
Quotes from Sports Illustrated to Make Notre Dame Fans Insane
“[Boston College Schedule] Changes from last season: Duke drops off the schedule and is replaced by Georgia Tech. Notre Dame replaces BYU as the strongest non-conference opponent. Whether that’s an upgrade or downgrade in the schedule is subject to debate.”
“ACC Schedule Rankings: New-look Seminoles No. 1; BC, Maryland follow” by Olin Buchanan, Special to SI.com
Jun 20
Ryan’s Song?
Tired of sports movies where the player or team ends up triumphant in the end? Well, then independent film maker and actor Tim Carr has the movie for you. Carr has written, directed, and acted in a movie about the brief and not-so-storied career of Chargers QB Ryan Leaf, which is scheduled to [...]
Jun 19
Best Pop-a Shot player Ever
OK, not exactly sports, but I finally dug up my log in again.
On another note, I’m glad to see Peavy is mentored quite well by his two grand pa’s, Maddux and Hoffman. Somehow along the way the Padres have the best record in the NL with Peavy and Young leading the way. I [...]
Jun 19
NBA Trades?
Now, this website is very, very light on the NBA . . . with good reason. About the only major sports less deserving attention are the NHL and NASCAR.
But there are a few Larry Bird refugee Celtic fans here, so the following trade possibility I read this morning may be intriguing to some. It might even [...]
Jun 16
ROCKET! ROCKET!
Hats off to the guys over at FunnyOrDie.com for this short flim about Roger Clemens and his desire to pitch long beyond his best years. Yankees and Red Sox fans alike should appreciate this.