30,000 Points From Nowhere: Is Kobe Bryant Hurting The Lakers?
And then there were five. Kobe Bean Bryant has scaled the 30,000 career points mountain; Kareem, Wilt, The Mailman, and His Airness now have studded company. He is the youngest, but yet the slowest, to reach the coveted mark, needing a whole three seasons more than Jordan to do it. Still, it certainly adds to […]
Dodgers Continue to Spend, Sign Zack Greinke
It wasn’t so long ago that the Los Angeles Dodgers were a pawn in Frank McCourt’s divorce proceedings and were financially unable to do anything. It became a bi-weekly question of whether McCourt would even be able to fill the team’s payroll. That now seems like a lifetime ago. With a new ownership group, led […]
Michael Young Approves Trade from Texas, Heads to Philadelphia
It took a couple of days of debating, but Michael Young has finally accepted a trade that will send him to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for two young relievers. Because of his 10-5 rights, Young had the ability to veto the trade and remain with the Texas Rangers if he preferred. Many reported he […]
It was Supposed to be a Pass: 2012 NBA’s Worst Shooters
One week into the month of December, most teams around the league have played about 18 games. It’s important to take an occasional look at the number side of things to gauge how players are performing. The fast-pace of the NBA makes it easy to overlook continuously bad play, especially when a team is winning. […]
MLB: Winter Meetings End, but Work Remains
Anyone hoping for resolutions to the two biggest free agent mysteries is surely disappointed as neither Josh Hamilton nor Zack Greinke signed with a team before the 2012 Winter Meetings came to an end. Instead, the four-day gathering fizzled with a handful of signings and rampant speculation and rumors of multi-team trades. The Atlanta Braves […]
The Mid-morning Trade of Ben Revere
There’s nothing like waking up to see your favorite baseball team has traded one of your favorite baseball players for the equivalent of a tub of Bazooka Joe. Okay, maybe the Minnesota Twins did get some good players from the Philadelphia Phillies for OF Ben Revere, but in my opinion, this was a trade the Twins […]
Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster
We’re hypnotized, sometimes, by flashes of brilliance and untapped potential. Fantasy owners aren’t into slow and steady; NFL coaches are. Which brings me to Denver running back Knowshon Moreno, and three ways to guard your precious playoff-bound fake football squad from the ruinous Thursday night performances that have sunk so many teams this year. The […]
MLB Winter Meetings: Teams Fill Roster Spots as Big Names Yet to Sign
Day three of baseball’s Winter Meetings still didn’t bring any movement on prize free agents Josh Hamilton and Zack Greinke, but a resolution for at least one of them could be coming sometime this week. In the meantime, there were still some minor moves to help teams keep filling out their rosters and addressing their […]