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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Baseball is a game heavy on unwritten rules, but one of them may need some attention before a player is seriously injured -- or worse.
St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina became the latest casualty of the MLB's most dangerous live-action aspect this side of a 100-MPH pitch to the temple. ... Read More
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Being a play-by-play announcer or color commentator would be a dream job for thousands of football fans across America.
Chances are many of us would be exposed as the amateurs we truly are if we had the chance to call a game live. In reality we'll likely never find out how it would go, but if karma had it's way our skills wouldn't be the only thing getting ... Read More
Saturday, August 25, 2012
When the Downtown Athletic Club presented their inaugural award (known as the DAC trophy) it was an exclusive piece of hardware given to the best player east of the Mississippi River.
The name of the immortalized stiff-arm structure has since changed to the Heisman trophy and all FBS college football players are eligible regardless of geography -- but an exclusive element still exists.
At the core, the Heisman trophy ... Read More
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Posted on August 23, 2012 at 10:31 AM.
Long before the BCS was acting as an exclusive clubhouse, preseason polls were keeping the little man down in college football.
A fun tool for sports analysts and fans, these speculative lists have come under fire due to their use in the selection of postseason matchups -- especially that of the BCS formula. With a four-team playoff on the horizon for 2014 we won't have to deal with the shenanigans of the BCS much longer, but the preseason ... Read More
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Cinderella is down to her final two BCS dances in college football.
Thanks to the agreement by conference commissioners in June we will have our first four-team playoff and subsequently the end of the BCS in 2014. One of the greatest aspects of college football is that of parity and as much as we love to groan about injustice, the BCS is a system that gives us our underdogs -- or non-BCS teams.
But only two more seasons ... Read More
Monday, August 20, 2012
When the recently-busted Melky Cabrera made the decision to use a banned substance in hopes of boosting his on-field performance, perhaps his error was actually a simple one that many humans make.
Maybe while walking down the hall of his local high school he slipped up and took a left when he should have turned right -- ending up in chemistry class instead of his
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Friday, August 17, 2012
If college football conferences were slow-pitch softball players, the Big East would play catcher. And if they were a part of your family, it would be your middle brother Steve who has lived in your parents' basement for the last twelve years.
But regardless of what you think of Steve, he's still your brother and you ... Read More
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
For a conference that just wants to matter again, the ACC sure looks like a group ready to break out -- at least on paper.
But it's very difficult for the nation to take the ACC seriously when they tout a 2-13 record all-time in BCS bowl games. 2011 wasn't much kinder to the conference as Notre Dame took down all three challengers from the conference and the SEC took three out of four in regular season matchups. Needless to say,
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Monday, August 13, 2012
This year's Big 10 football season may go down as one of the more confusing years in recent memory.
Ohio State could be the best in the B1G and go undefeated, but the Buckeyes won't have a shot at winning the conference thanks to sanctions carried forward from the Jim Tressel years. Penn State -- once thought of as one of the most respected programs in the nation -- is now a team that hasn't ... Read More
Friday, August 10, 2012
In many ways the 2012 season looks a lot like last year in the MLB at this point.
The toughest teams in the American League look to be fighting atop the East and West respectively. Last year it was Boston on it's way to a season finale meltdown, but this year the Yankees have looked steady and unflappable. Texas is in the same familiar spot of first in the West, but things are looking cloudy behind them as the Angels slowly creep ... Read More
Thursday, August 9, 2012
College football is the greatest sport in the world to watch.
The template of football provides the basics that Americans and sports fans worldwide love. Violence, teamwork, limited opportunity, and great stories. Throw in the college aspect and the dish becomes even sweeter. Pride and upsets come to mind as do allegiances to alumni. A variety of play-styles and the amateur feel to the college game also ... Read More
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Forget the bogus run-differential fad among baseball statisticians. Where you should really be paying attention is the "RA" column of the standings.
No, I'm not talking about your resident adviser -- I'm referring to the often overlooked and simple statistic of Runs Allowed.
I know, I know, in the land of Sabermetrics how can such an elementary figure tell us anything? ... Read More
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
First-round draft choices expect big money and each respective franchise sets on-field expectations just as high. Many of this year's first-round selections will go on to fantastic careers and others will bust out.
It's the natural cycle of the NFL. The circle of life if you will.
It's the natural cycle of the NFL. The circle of life if you will.
Going into each season teams are well aware of what they expect out of their rookie selections. Some are drafted to add depth, others to ... Read More
Monday, August 6, 2012
Rarely does anyone ask to know the name of the guy who made all the routine calls. Instead, it's guys like Jim Joyce (perfect game screw-up) and Don Denkinger (1985 World Series) whose names we will remember forever.
One of the goals of any official, referee, or umpire is to remain nameless. However for the current crop of NFL officials calling games ... Read More
Friday, August 3, 2012
The term "Nittany" is widely believed to derive from Mount Nittany, meaning "single mountain" as coined by the Algonquian-speaking tribes of Pennsylvania.
Mount Nittany -- a divisive geographic structure that separates Nittany Valley from Penns Valley -- naturally shared it's name with the wild cats that once roamed its wilderness. A mascot adopted by Penn State, "Nittany" also helps explain the men who thought of their single ... Read More
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