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Bengals Turn Attention To Robertson?
Just a day after failing to close the biggest trade in recent memory, the Bengals are left mulling their next move. Reports have DE Antwan Odom and S Marlon McCree coming in for visits in near future but neither remove the bad taste of Shaun Rogers. Odom is considered on...
The embarrassments continue
The Miami Heat drop their 19th game out of 20 with a disruptive 32-point loss to the Toronto Raptors, 114-82.
This was the kind of game when I had to try really hard to hold back the vomit from coming out of my mouth.
What I’ve seen out of the Heat lately looks a lot like that [...]
Remember This Name: Logan Payne
A look at one of the Seahawks promising young wide receivers they will be counting on heavily this year.
Love, Westbrook To Declare For Draft
This just in from the Associated Press:
Kevin Love and Darren Collison are expected to declare for the draft. Collison has denied the report, saying he hasn't talked with his parents yet about his plans. Ben Howland has a news conference scheduled for today. More to come on this...
Mock Drafts: Tell me who to pick
In the next couple days, I'll be participating in a couple mock drafts. First, there's the ongoing MVN writers mock draft. This has been going on for a while, and has currently run through pick #20, where the Bucs took WR Devin Thomas, right after Limas Sweed went off the board to the [...]
Randy Wolf nearly no-hits Rockies as bats return to slumber
Looking at the fangraph from last night’s game is just depressing. In terms of WPA, Brad Hawpe, who added .026 of a win (that’s 2.6 freaking percent of a win), was the best Rockie last night. Hawpe had one of the team’s two hits, breaking up what was a no-hitter by...
Is Linehan Really the Boss?
April is a really terrific month. Spring has officially arrived and warming temperatures have begun to defrost the icy grip of winter in the North. The baseball season is in full swing, and Augusta National is preparing to host another Master's tournament. Tulips, daffodils, and...
Hendrickson shelled in Opening Day loss to Mets
From the “who didn’t see this coming?” file: Marlins starter Mark Hendrickson gave up six runs in five innings while Mets Johan Santana pitched seven innings of three hit baseball, leading New York to a 7-2 victory over Florida on Opening Day Monday.
Hendrickson was...
Are you rooting for the Wolves to lose?
I’d like to get a little feedback from the readers out there to see what people’s thoughts are regarding the whole draft positioning issue. It’s clear that the Wolves will probably end up with, at best, the third worst record in the league. Only the Heat...
The M&M boys have to step up
When the Twins had that great summer in 2006, Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were producing at the plate, which was the reason why the team won the AL Central that year.
Right now, the Twins need to get that same spark by those two.
Mauer and Morneau had a rough series overall. Prior...
Rangers Gameday: 4/5 Vs. LAA
Saturday, April 5th Game Preview
Texas Rangers (2-2) vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (3-2)
Kevin Millwood (0-1, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jered Weaver (0-1, 4.26 ERA)
8:05 PM CST in Anaheim, California (Angels Stadium of Anaheim)
TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 182
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It’s official: Sens struggling for 1st time since ‘07 Finals
You could chalk it up to the law of averages. I mean, let’s be honest: the Sens couldn’t keep up that kind of pace over an 82-game schedule. No team in the modern era could, and any talk of Ottawa beating Montreal’s record for regular-season performance should now...
Inspirational Sin(n)
Hornets owner George Shinn believes the Knicks can look at New Orleans (53 wins and counting) as inspiration. He also believes the hiring of Donnie Walsh is the start.
"I think he's a great guy, done an incredible job in Indiana," Shinn said. "Absolutely they can...
Jazz obliterate Wolves 105-76
Back on February 26th, the Wolves poured in 39 points in the fourth quarter and beat the Jazz 111-100 at Target Center. That loss had to stick in the collective mind of the Jazz who proved that their defeat at the hands of an inferior Wolves team was a mere aberration as they schooled [...]
Valverde Doesn’t Give Up Any Runs While Getting His 100th Career Save!!!
So who says I'm too negative?????
Chacon did a decent job on the mound, giving up 7 hits, 1 HR, 1 BB and 3 K over 6 IP. It wasn't a stunning job like his 8 inning 4 hit no run gem in Philly, but again, he wasn't able to get a win. Poor guy.
Jiminez was [...]
The Times, They Are 'A Changin
Watching Eric Hinske play right field in Monday's win over Baltimore got me thinking about a few things. First, wow Eric Hinske is the starting right fielder? And secondly, not too long ago didn't the Rays have an overabundance of young, talented outfielders and no pitching...
Bengals Sign Doug Gabriel, Waive Quincy Wilson
In an effort to add some experienced hands to the team's depleted wide receiving corp, the Bengals announced the signing of five year veteran Doug Gabriel. While Gabriel is hardly a world beater, he provides another veteran presence at a minimal price. He is hardly a sure...
Fan Unrest and Countless Cliches
It never ceases to amaze me when I hear some of the opinions from other Packer fans as I listen to sports talk radio 107.5 The Fan here in the lovely city of Green Bay. One particular caller today stated he thought that Ted Thompson had decided to retire Brett's number on opening day [...]
Game #16: Pitching + Offense x Bullpen = Tribe Victory
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HR: CLE–Ryan Garko (2), Travis Hafner (3) When Fausto Carmona woke up this morning, it’s easy to imagine that he felt...
Game #9 vs. Chicago Cubs
PNC Park | 7:05 | Morris vs. Rich Hill | Box
Pre-Game Thoughts
Saw some of the Brewers/Reds game last night. It was an odd site to see Josh Fogg pitching to Jason Kendall when Kendall was hitting and not catching. Then I got to thinking about Fogg and how the major difference...
Slugger Jake Peavy Drives In Game Winning Runs
Yessiree, this is the all-new upbeat me!!!
Roy Oswalt threw 114 pitches over 5.1 innings, giving up 11 hits and 1 walk (to Peavy, the last hitter he faced) and struck out 6. 11 hits - lots of singles to left. No errors though, isn’t that WONderful? AND Loretta-Tejada - Berkman...
Rockets win and lose in pre-season opener
Hornets 94, Rockets 92
Depending on how you look at it, the Houston Rockets and their fans can faithfully celebrate the first loss of the preseason with a smile on their face. Despite being on the short end of the 94-92 final score against the Hornets in Oklahoma City, it was the...
Perspective: Ortiz' early struggles
David Ortiz is hitless through his first three games, now 0-11 this season. Evan’s new poll prompted me to look at Ortiz’ longest hitless streaks as a member of the Red Sox. Given Papi’s history against Rich Harden, 4-6 with a double, two home runs, and two walks...
Game #3: Cleveland's offense wastes Westbrook's effort
Jake Westbrook was the hottest Indians’ pitcher this spring. The good news for Westbrook is that it carried over to his first start against the White Sox for this afternoon’s 12:00 game. The bad news is that the Tribe offense was shut down by a better performance from starter...
Cards Drop Opener To Rockies
Game # 1 04/01/08
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Opening Day Take 2 wasn’t as kind to the Cardinals as their first attempt. Rain forced Monday’s game to be postponed. And Adam Wainwright had already been used, so the Cardinals moved newly acquired Kyle Lohse up [...]
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