News from April 2009

AFC Draft Wrap

The NFL Draft is where the wild things are. This year the Jets fans were more then just wild, They were wildly happy that owner Woody Johnson gave GM Mike Tannenbaum and Head Coach Rex Ryan the Green light to trade up for USC QB Mark Sanchez. But Is Sanchez what the NY Jets really [...]

Photos: Dodger Stadium

These are photos taken of Dodger Stadium back in 2007 when the Mets took on the Dodgers.

Women, Baseball, The IBAF, Politics, Committees & The Olympics

I’ve written in the past about Jen Liu, a femme fatale from Chicago who is also part of a professional women’s baseball league. Read the background HERE so I don’t have to recap the whole thing. Trust me. She’s great and played in Hong Kong this past winter and is a very large (in stature, [...]

Giroux Making Most of Playoffs

UNIONDALE ,NY- Coaches usually send nothing but platitudes to a team’s prized prospect in training camp. A poor start can be attributed to a lack of experience while solid play is sold as a harbinger of greatness to come. But Flyers coach John Stevens delivered a not-so-subtle message to Claude Giroux in the summer, instructing [...]

NFL Schedule Released

On Tuesday, the National Football League unveiled its 2009 regular season schedule and both occupants of the present Meadowlands/Giants Stadium (depending on which team is playing at home that particular day) will receive national exposure a total of seven times. The Giants will bid farewell to their home since 1976 with a Sunday Night Football [...]

Lessons to be Learned

He had just pitched the game of his life, and what Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart did afterward was do what any 22-year old kid would do. He wanted to celebrate his good fortune with friends.
Unfortunately, Adenhart died only hours after shutting down the Oakland Athletics; pitching six scoreless innings in the process. It [...]

2009 Baseball Preview

Yes, folks, the 2009 season is underway; there’s further talk of steroids, a bad economy, and ticket prices resembling monthly rent payments–yes, those made in the HIGH RENT district. Here’s how they’ll finish this season:
AL EAST AL CENTRAL AL WEST
N.Y. Yankees        Minnesota Twins         L.A. Angels
Boston Red Sox       Cleveland Indians           Oakland A’s
T.B. Rays               Chicago White Sox           Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays    [...]

Video