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Archive for January 25th, 2012
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Eli Manning was just a fourth-year starting quarterback in the NFL when he led the New York Giants to the Super Bowl the first time. Well, as a quarterback he certainly was a leader, though his name is probably not the first that comes to mind when thinking about the ...
Posted in NFL, New England Patriots, New York Giants | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
After eight years in the majors, Ryan Madson finally got the opportunity to be the Phillies full-time closer in 2011 and he was nearly perfect. This offseason, the closer market was very strong and Madson didn't get the multi-year deal that he and Scott Boras expected. In the end, it ...
Posted in Cincinnati Reds, MLB | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Jorge Posada announced his retirement this week on his own terms with the only team he's ever known. After 17 seasons in pinstripes, Posada decided he would rather hang up his catcher's gear than try to squeeze out another year of his career with another squad. An interesting note from ...
Posted in MLB, New York Yankees | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
After an awful 2-15 start to the season the Washington Wizards decided to fire head coach Flip Saunders. They had no choice. Even though the Wizards problems go beyond coaching and things probably couldn’t have gotten much worse for the Wizards, they just couldn’t continue down the path they were ...
Posted in NBA, Washington Wizards | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Chauncey Billups didn't want to be picked up by anyone off waivers, let alone a team like the Los Angeles Clippers who were mired in a long funk instead of contending for an NBA title. That was then; this is now.
The Clippers head into tonight's battle with Lakers atop the ...
Posted in Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
There's no sugar coating the fact that the New York Giants were handed their last 10 points in the NFC Championship game and a trip to Super Bowl XLVI due to fumbles by Kyle Williams in the 4th quarter and overtime.
Now let's remember football is a team game. The San ...
Posted in NFL, San Francisco 49ers | No Comments »