5 days until Saj and I start talking baseball.
You have an invitation to THE blog of the baseball season. The Greatest Baseball Preview in America* begins on March 1st. Thirty-one straight days of posts. Thirty teams followed by a leaguewide preview on Friday, March 31st. Season begins Sunday, April 2nd.
Be here for all of it.
*Disclaimer: These posts will be overly ambitious and overly generous in the estimation of our abilities. Stay tuned.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
NFL: Inside Dillon's Head
Trying to read Corey Dillon is like trying to read the New York Post: Why bother? You have no idea if what you're reading is reliable.
First, word broke from the Boston Globe that New England Patriots running back Corey Dillon wanted out of his contract and was leaning towards retirement. Now, espn.com is reporting via John Clayton that his agent is looking forward to talking to other teams.
Dillon himself is quoted as saying he wanted to be able to play with his kids in ten years, instead of being a broken down, hobbled old man. Basically, he wanted to be Tiki Barber and Robert Smith and not, say, well I can't think of any running backs who can't play with their kids.
He is also quoted as saying he may one day feel the itch to play again, a la Michael Jordan in his second comeback, but states that currently football is "the furthest thing" from his mind. That's no surprise, I suppose, as like the rest of us, he's probably too wrapped up in the Anna Nicole Smith saga to think about anything else.
Saj, I want your read on the situation. Is he planning on staying retired? Is he positioning himself for a starting job on another team? Does he secretly hate his heir apparant: Laurence Maroney? Does he despise Coach Belichick's grueling practices, fearing he'll end up like Ted Johnson? Is he trying to retire while his agent wants one more payday? So many possibilities. What do you think?
Way to slip in the Anna Nicole Smith thing, we're gonna get tons of hits that last less than three seconds. I can't wait. Anyway, Corey Dillon: he definitely sees the writing on the wall. Maroney is the back of the future and Dillon won't get the carries he wants to get or thinks he deserves. So he's gonna try to leave. He doesn't want to retire but he also didn't want to look like the disgruntled older back that was complaining about playing time.
First, word broke from the Boston Globe that New England Patriots running back Corey Dillon wanted out of his contract and was leaning towards retirement. Now, espn.com is reporting via John Clayton that his agent is looking forward to talking to other teams.
Dillon himself is quoted as saying he wanted to be able to play with his kids in ten years, instead of being a broken down, hobbled old man. Basically, he wanted to be Tiki Barber and Robert Smith and not, say, well I can't think of any running backs who can't play with their kids.
He is also quoted as saying he may one day feel the itch to play again, a la Michael Jordan in his second comeback, but states that currently football is "the furthest thing" from his mind. That's no surprise, I suppose, as like the rest of us, he's probably too wrapped up in the Anna Nicole Smith saga to think about anything else.
Saj, I want your read on the situation. Is he planning on staying retired? Is he positioning himself for a starting job on another team? Does he secretly hate his heir apparant: Laurence Maroney? Does he despise Coach Belichick's grueling practices, fearing he'll end up like Ted Johnson? Is he trying to retire while his agent wants one more payday? So many possibilities. What do you think?
Way to slip in the Anna Nicole Smith thing, we're gonna get tons of hits that last less than three seconds. I can't wait. Anyway, Corey Dillon: he definitely sees the writing on the wall. Maroney is the back of the future and Dillon won't get the carries he wants to get or thinks he deserves. So he's gonna try to leave. He doesn't want to retire but he also didn't want to look like the disgruntled older back that was complaining about playing time.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Countdown to ATB baseball talk!
7 days until Saj and I start talking baseball.
You have an invitation to THE blog of the baseball season. The Greatest Baseball Preview in America* begins on March 1st. Thirty-one straight days of posts. Thirty teams followed by a leaguewide preview on Friday, March 31st. Season begins Sunday, April 2nd.
Be here for all of it.
*Disclaimer: These posts will be overly ambitious and overly generous in the estimation of our abilities. Stay tuned.
You have an invitation to THE blog of the baseball season. The Greatest Baseball Preview in America* begins on March 1st. Thirty-one straight days of posts. Thirty teams followed by a leaguewide preview on Friday, March 31st. Season begins Sunday, April 2nd.
Be here for all of it.
*Disclaimer: These posts will be overly ambitious and overly generous in the estimation of our abilities. Stay tuned.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
NFL: Tom Brady From a Jets' Fan's Perspective
With the news this past weekend of Tom Brady having impregnating his ex-girlfriend, Bridget Moynahan, whilst jaunting around the globe with his current girlfriend, über-model Gisele Bundchen, Ian and I decided to give my roommate Rob, an unapologetically biased Jets fan, a forum in which to discuss his feelings towards Tom Brady in a potentially reoccurring piece called: From a Jets' Fan's Perspective. The premise behind FJFP is that Rob will get to air his sour grapes on any subject without argument from us. In this edition of FJFP, Rob presents his skewed views on Brady while referring to Chad Pennington as a "potential Rhodes scholar" without even a hint of irony. Enjoy:
So, on the news that Tom Brady now shares a little something in common with Willis McGahee, Shawn Kemp, and Chance from "I love New York", I, the disgruntled Jets fan, thought it would be a good time to take a step back and perform an unbiased analysis of this era in Patriots history (I tried to find a clip of the Jets injuring Bledsoe... alas, youtube let me down).
First off, let's go back to the 2000 draft, in which Brady was the 199th pick, behind such quarterbacking luminaries as Spergeon Wynn, Tee Martin, and Giovanni Carmazzi. Of course, the Jets were too busy selecting a potential Rhodes scholar to be bothered with a part time collegiate starter. Anyway, as shown, Brady's credentials were worse than that of a Patriot league player. Not the best way to get a career started.
Fortunately for him, he landed on the soon-to-be juggernaut Patriots and lucked his way into becoming a starter. More importantly, he ended up with a smart coach and a stifling defense, leading me to my main conclusion: Tom Brady is a system quarterback. With such great coaching on both sides of the ball, all he has to do is not screw up. Frankly, Tee Martin could've continued to one-up Peyton Manning if he went to the Patriots instead of riding the pine on the Steelers. At least he has the public appearances to fall back on. More importantly, as a regular reader of this blog, I wouldn't have to read mock plays like this one (scroll down).
I guess my point is, Tom should be thanking his lucky stars that he landed into the perfect situation, as he was a few picks away from completely different fate.
So, on the news that Tom Brady now shares a little something in common with Willis McGahee, Shawn Kemp, and Chance from "I love New York", I, the disgruntled Jets fan, thought it would be a good time to take a step back and perform an unbiased analysis of this era in Patriots history (I tried to find a clip of the Jets injuring Bledsoe... alas, youtube let me down).
First off, let's go back to the 2000 draft, in which Brady was the 199th pick, behind such quarterbacking luminaries as Spergeon Wynn, Tee Martin, and Giovanni Carmazzi. Of course, the Jets were too busy selecting a potential Rhodes scholar to be bothered with a part time collegiate starter. Anyway, as shown, Brady's credentials were worse than that of a Patriot league player. Not the best way to get a career started.
Fortunately for him, he landed on the soon-to-be juggernaut Patriots and lucked his way into becoming a starter. More importantly, he ended up with a smart coach and a stifling defense, leading me to my main conclusion: Tom Brady is a system quarterback. With such great coaching on both sides of the ball, all he has to do is not screw up. Frankly, Tee Martin could've continued to one-up Peyton Manning if he went to the Patriots instead of riding the pine on the Steelers. At least he has the public appearances to fall back on. More importantly, as a regular reader of this blog, I wouldn't have to read mock plays like this one (scroll down).
I guess my point is, Tom should be thanking his lucky stars that he landed into the perfect situation, as he was a few picks away from completely different fate.
Monday, February 19, 2007
NBA: All Star Recap
What I was right about: Celebrity Game, Rookie Challenge, Slam Dunk Contest
What I was kind of right about: 3 point shootout (Incorrect winner, but correct final three)
What I was dead wrong about: Skills Challenge, Barkley and THE ACTUAL ALL STAR GAME
Note on the Skills Challenge...why did we both talk ourselves out of Wade??
I know why I talked myself out of Wade. Because none of my predictions involved any analysis other than picking against Carrot Top and completely forgetting about what a physical freak Shawn Marion is.
On Sunday afternoon ESPN Classic was replaying the 1998 All-Star Game (MJ's last with the Bulls) and the contrast between that game and the one on Sunday night was striking. In 1998 people actually played defense. Weird. And Shawn Kemp was not only in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform, he fit into a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. Even weirder.
What I was kind of right about: 3 point shootout (Incorrect winner, but correct final three)
What I was dead wrong about: Skills Challenge, Barkley and THE ACTUAL ALL STAR GAME
Note on the Skills Challenge...why did we both talk ourselves out of Wade??
I know why I talked myself out of Wade. Because none of my predictions involved any analysis other than picking against Carrot Top and completely forgetting about what a physical freak Shawn Marion is.
On Sunday afternoon ESPN Classic was replaying the 1998 All-Star Game (MJ's last with the Bulls) and the contrast between that game and the one on Sunday night was striking. In 1998 people actually played defense. Weird. And Shawn Kemp was not only in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform, he fit into a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. Even weirder.
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