Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged Baseball, MLB, Phenom, Pitching, Rookie, Stephen Strasburg, Washington Nationals on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I honestly thought I had the channels mixed up and was watching AMC with mythical characters like Roy Hobbs or Moonlight Graham. Stephen Strasburg taking the hill last night was epic.
What really struck me is that he didn’t feel the slightest bit of pressure. He wasn’t worried he was going to let anyone down, in fact, (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged BCS, College Football, NCAA, Re-alignment on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Following up on the conference expansion talk, I’ve been following this out on the web and the fallout is literally on both sides of the fence. Here’s where I stand.
If I could put together my ultimate scenario for college football alignment, I would have it laid out like this: (more…)
Posted in Football, NCAA, tagged BCS, Big 10, College Football, NCAA, Pac 10, Re-alignment on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all been hearing a lot about the possible expansion of conferences in major college football. Over this past weekend, presidents of both the Pac 10 and the Big Ten held meetings in San Francisco and Chicago, respectively.
The Pac 10 recognizing that they are incredibly top heavy in the conference with only USC being considered an elite level program, made it known that they are actively pursuing an expansion to 16 teams. UCLA, Cal, and Oregon are respected programs, but not the heavy hitter USC is. The other major problem in the Pac 10 is revenue, specifically, there isn’t much of it. Here’s why… (more…)
Posted in Basketball, NBA, tagged Championship, Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agent, Lebron James, NBA, Playoffs on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With the NBA Finals tied 1-1, the relevant talk surrounding the NBA is still the so called “Free Agent Summit” coined by free agent-to-be, Dwyane Wade. We all know the big names coming out in free agency, led in full force by none other than LeBron James. (more…)
Posted in Hockey, NHL, tagged Hockey, NHL, Playoffs, Popularity, Ratings, Stanley Cup, TV on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was very encouraged to see that the TV ratings are up for this years Stanley Cup Finals. I am a Detroit Red Wings fan, but I have conveniently moved to Philadelphia this year just in time to see the Flyers make their unlikely run all the way to the best-of-seven for Lord Stanley’s Cup. It has been a very entertaining series thus far, with each team showcasing their dominance on their home ice.
Here is a bit of what the NHL released about the ratings: (more…)
Posted in Baseball, MLB, tagged Baseball, Hall of Fame, Ken Griffey Jr., Retire, Seattle Mariners on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ken Griffey Jr. always has been, and will continue to be my favorite ball player. I was 7 years old when he broke into the league and very quickly fell in love with him as a player. I was coming into my own as a little leaguer, and absolutely idolized him. I will always make the case he’s the greatest player of his era.
Support for the argument? Here you go. (more…)
The War Room 2011 Issue 1:
Riding the Pine:
