This article has been submitted by Chris Pope. After starting out 7-1, Blue Jays’ Jesse Litsch has gone 1-6 since the beginning of June with an Earned Run Average (ERA) of well over five. So either he is finally reaching puberty or the rumors are trueand he can’t handle it. The Jays are also still [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Gary Roberts Wednesday – Trevor Linden
Posted: 23rd July 2008 by Stu Wilkinson in Hockey, Stu WilkinsonComments Off
This article has been submitted by Stu Wilkinson. For the last couple of weeks the retirement status of a certain Green Bay Packers quarterback has been deemed by the sports media to be incredibly important news. This quarterback has probably gotten more face time on PTI than Wilbon and Kornheiser combined, while the retirement of [...]
Hoops Addict Article – Complacency Not an Option for Jazz
Posted: 23rd July 2008 by Blake Murphy in Blake Murphy, NBA Ball, Outside WritingComments Off
Hey, remember the Karl Malone – John Stockton duo that never won a championship? Me too. And hopefully, the people running the Utah Jazz do, too, because their recent management strategy of complacency (do nothing, hope for the best), if continued, will have their franchise reliving the 1990s – close, but no title. Check it [...]
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Breaking news! Mats Sundin has signed a contract for the 2008-09 NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers! And the New Jersey Devils! And the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Hockey Night in Canada! The deal works as follows: Sundin will be paid $5.1M by Edmonton to play in their 52 weekday games. He’ll be [...]
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True story.
(Non)Thoughts from a Ramblin’ (Gamblin’) Man…
Posted: 21st July 2008 by alex-jackson in Alex Jackson, Other TopicsComments Off
This article has been submitted by Alex Jackson. Awesome or sad? The only two “sporting events” I’ve watched in the last two weeks were BoSox-Yanks at Yankee Stadium and Joey Chestnut defending his Nathan’s Hot Dog Championship at Coney Island. Messier (potential) divorce? Brett Favre and the Packers or A-Rod and Cynthia. Readable? A story [...]
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This article has been submitted by Trevor Smith. “You’ve changed things… forever. There’s no going back. See, to them, you’re just a freak.” – The Joker It comes as no great surprise to those that know me that I have a small number of things for which my enthusiasm is borderline obsessive. Chief among these [...]
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This article has been submitted by Ian Cass. The establishment of the new Russian Continental Hockey League is already proving to be a significant threat to the NHL game. Earlier this summer, KHL founder Alexander Medvedev proved to everyone he means business by trying to draw Evgeni Malkin out of the last year of his [...]
Which Middle Infielder Should the Jays Move?
Posted: 18th July 2008 by guest-writer in Baseball, Guest WritersComments Off
This article has been submitted by Jason Petznick. While A.J. Burnett’s fate as a Toronto Blue Jay garners the majority of the media hype, I think there’s another spot in the Jays’ lineup that deserves just as much attention with the trade deadline quickly approaching. During the past few seasons, Aaron Hill and John McDonald [...]
Hoops Addict Article – Advanced Stats 101-2
Posted: 18th July 2008 by Trev Smith in NBA Ball, Outside Writing, Trev SmithComments Off
Last week, Trev looked at shooting percentage, effective shooting percentage, and true shooting percentage in the frame of team basketball. This time, he breaks down these ABPRmetric stats in terms of individual players. Check it out!