Will the Real James Loney Please Stand Up?
James Loney is throwing a wrench in stats tables across baseball. He “leads” the MLB with a batting average of .391, but he doesn’t lead because he doesn’t have the required number of plate appearances to be considered for the batting title. Not yet at least (as of May 7th, which happens to be his […]
2013 NHL Awards: XN’s Hart Trophy Nominees
To conclude my 2013 NHL Awards series, I left the big one for last. Here are my other awards: Norris | Vezina | Calder The NHL describes the Hart Trophy as “the annual award given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team.” In other words, this is the NHL’s MVP trophy as awarded by […]
Week 6 MLB Injury Report: Knock Your Sox Off
There are plenty of new injuries to wade through today as the Red Sox closer job is suddenly on the market, Hanley Ramirez and Joel Hanrahan make a quick return to the DL, and Roy Halladay tries to find anything to blame his horrific pitching on. Let’s take a look at who’s in and who’s […]
Fantasy Baseball Sleeper: Jimmy Paredes
The Houston Astros may be the worst team in the American League but it makes for a great opportunity for a younger player to get real playing time and become a true fantasy baseball sleeper. Enter Jimmy Paredes who was just called up after the Astros released Rick Ankiel and Fernando Martinez. Paredes has been […]
2013 NBA Playoffs Daily Recap (5/7)
The second round of the NBA Playoffs continued on Monday night. But while the Spurs-Warriors double overtime thriller was clearly the better game, there’s no question that the Bulls’ win over the Heat in Game 1 had everyone’s attention. Here’s the recap of the night’s action. Chicago shocks Miami with 93-86 Game 1 win Few people […]