Caseys Clipboard-Wallys WorldCaseys Clipboard-Wallys WorldIn the age-old tradition of sports comes Casey's Clipboard. A site dedicated to the discussion of the games we play and, more importantly, those we watch. Welcome to the Clipboard where sports meets philosophy, psychology, economics, and maybe a li Articles
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2008-04-11 22:13:00 Would there be any interest in doing an open-thread during a game? We could pick a game (for example Lakers/Spurs Sunday afternoon or Yankees/ Sox Sunday night) and for the duration (or any part you can make) we could share our comments and observations on the Clipboard . Anyone interested leave your name here ... More About: Casey
Friday Flick
2008-04-11 22:07:00 Wally sent me a video similar to this one a while back. Figured now was an appropriate time to share. Enjoy. More About: Friday , Casey , Clipboard , Flick
Open Thread Thursday (4/10)
2008-04-10 14:29:00 C’mon Clipboard community - post a topic. Get the discussion started. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread
Over the hump with blog nation (4/9)
2008-04-09 21:17:00 Ahhh….Spring is in the air. Can you hear the birds singing? Boston Sports Rants: Open Letter to Matt Walsh Sox and Pinstripes: Bill Buckner deserves the praise of Red Sox Nation , not criticism NYCBL: The Fighting Irish are Coming to Geneva Sox and Dawgs: Celts need OT to beat Bucks NCAA Hoops Today: Early Entries in the 2008 ... More About: Blog , Hump
Break up the O?s!
2008-04-09 01:15:00 Random baseball thoughts: I know we’re just a week into it and the Orioles haven’t exactly played a Murderer’s Row schedule just yet, but they’re 6-1!!! Insert blind squirrel comment here _________________________________________ ____. Meanwhile, the Tigers are now 0-7 with a couple more to play at Fenway. Chain smoker Jimmy Leyland is now up to 6 ... More About: World , Break Up , Break , Wally
Tuesdays with Smitty: In search of the Green Jacket
2008-04-08 04:59:00 After watching my favorite Red Sox look tired and consequently taking a beating from the Toronto Blue - Jays; I got to thinking about this week’s article. During the drive home we passed by a golf course, and I started thinking about the greatest of golf tournaments that starts this Thursday, April 10th - The ... More About: Tiger Woods , Jacket , Search , Green , The Masters
Clean up on aisle common sense
2008-04-07 23:12:00 The world of sports can provide a bountiful feast of unintentional humor. To not discuss some of these examples would just be an opportunity lost. For instance those folks who oversee the everyday comings and goings of Fenway Park ? don?t you think it would be prudent that if a bird of prey, such as ... More About: Sense , Clean , Common , Common Sense , Casey
Performance of the Week (POTW) 3/31-4/6
2008-04-07 00:18:00 Okay so I am gonna have to eat some crow here. There have been several occasions where I, Casey , have written less than flattering remarks about Bill Self. I have used the ‘Self-destruct’ comment more than a couple of times. Last night Self’s Jayhawks were ready to go. Dare I say ... More About: Performance , Week , Clipboard
Join Casey and congratulate Sarah Watzke
2008-04-04 13:55:00 Sarah Watzke (Wally’s daughter) earned Alaska’s player-of the-year award. Go here and here to read more. More About: Join , Sarah , Casey , Clipboard
Open Thread Thursday (4/3/08)
2008-04-03 13:10:00 There are so many topics to discuss. By all means pick one and get us started. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Giving it up for blog nation - (4/2)
2008-04-03 02:14:00 The sun is shining, and the sky is blue in western New York. Almost don’t need a weekend - I’ll take one anyway. Pull up a chair, grab a cold one, and enjoy some great reading. Don’t forget to tell ‘em who sent ya. Boston Sports Rants: The Truth: Paul Pierce is the ... More About: Blog , Nation , Giving , Casey , Clipboard
Tuesdays with Smitty: Navigating through the National League
2008-04-02 01:52:00 As I have sat here and sifted through the National League one word seems to stand out ? parity. Try to pick a possible NL Champ and contenders, is like a pot luck dinner party - Who knows who is bringing what to the party. The National League really has a bunch of teams that ... More About: The National
Calhoun, Krzyzewski and the brave new world
2008-04-01 02:30:00 Quick ? what do Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, and Wilt Chamberlain have in common? Yeah, yeah, yeah basketball, I know. Guess I had that one coming. If you also said those three all played on teams that won an NBA championship, you would again be right. They are also all enshrined ... More About: World , New World , Casey , Clipboard
Performance of the Week (POTW) 3/23-3/30
2008-03-31 02:42:00 Earlier this season I viewed Derrick Rose with skepticism. I hadn’t seen enough of him to tell whether the stats were nothing more than a feasting on the soft Conference-USA schedule. I even left him out of my top point guards discussion. Today changed all that. Faced with Texas of the ... More About: Performance , Week , Casey , Clipboard
Why sports needs more stories like that of Davidson
2008-03-29 19:40:00 Call it improbable. Call it Cinderella-like. Call it over when they play #1 seed Kansas tomorrow. The NCAA tournament and sports in general need more stories like that of the Davidson Wildcats. In an era where on-court posturing and post-dunk celebrations have risen above the primary focus of the game: to win, Davidson?s ... More About: Sports , Stories , Casey , Clipboard
Great Broadcasting Calls II
2008-03-29 00:35:00 Something I have always enjoyed is the occasional one-liners by TV analysts: ?He must have gotten lonely. That?s the first open opportunity he had all night, and he drilled it.? ?You?ve got to box out Tyler Hansbrough. He plays like every rebound is his.? ?He (Roy Williams) is shopping from the top shelf at a high-end store.? ?Air is ... More About: Great , Calls , Broadcasting , Casey , Clipboard
Open Thread Thursday
2008-03-27 16:36:00 Gotta topic - post it here. Let’s get the discussion started. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Over the hump with blog nation - 3/26
2008-03-27 01:56:00 Hang on - the weekend is almost here. Grab a cold one and enjoy some sports blogs. Don’t forget to tell ‘em who sentcha. Boston Sports Rants: Take that Michigan, Terrelle Pryor picks Ohio State, Buckeyes rejoice Sox and Dawgs: NL News from Spring Training Center Field: Manny loves giant novelty checks Sox and Pinstripes: ... More About: Blog , Nation , Casey , Clipboard , Hump
Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting the American League
2008-03-26 03:49:00 When Casey approached me about doing Tuesdays with Smitty, I jumped at the idea.. Great, my own weekly pseudo-column. Then I said, “Great, what the hell am I going to write about this week? “. Well out of the Land of the Rising Sun arose my column. Almost as ritualistic as Groundhog Day, the end ... More About: American League , American , League , Forecasting
NCAA Hoops: the power of 24
2008-03-25 00:30:00 As if we needed any reminder of the dizzying fervor that can be created by college hoops, this weekend packed a flurry of action capped by five games on Sunday decided by a total of 24 points. The Miami Hurricanes made a dramatic comeback, but the Longhorns of Texas held on for a three point victory, ... More About: Power , Hoops , Casey , Clipboard
Performance of the week (POTW) 3/16-3/23
2008-03-24 02:48:00 Hear ye! Hear ye! It’s that time again Clipboard ers. Time to nominate your top performance of the week. Casey is going with none other than Stephen Curry. The high school…er…college sophomore grabbed the spotlight Friday night when he dropped thirty of his game-high forty points in the second half to lead the #10 seed ... More About: Performance , Week
Duke finds the other edge of the sword not to their liking
2008-03-23 18:22:00 5 + 5 +27 = 73 ? 67. How?s that for new math. For Duke that equation is all too bitter as the Blue Devils faltered in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year losing to West Virginia 73-67. The sword that Duke so gallantly used throughout the season ultimately turned on them ... More About: Edge , Sword
Siena and San Diego: Cheers to the automatic bids
2008-03-22 19:25:00 For at least one day the names of Gyno Pomare, De?Jon Jackson, Kenny Hasbrouck, and Tay Fisher occupy the consciousness of college hoop fans across the nation. We?ll have to see if through the years these names carry the same importance as those of Keith Smart (the shot in ?87), Jack ?Goose? Givens(41 points in the ... More About: San Diego , Automatic , Siena , Casey , Clipboard
Casey stands corrected
2008-03-21 17:35:00 The topic yesterday at a local establishment was who are top players in the history of Duke basketball. Casey tried to share some wisdom gathered over three decades of following the Blue Devils. His voice was drowned out by a pair of EYE-talians in either ear who would not let Casey mention more ... More About: Clipboard
Open Thread Thursday
2008-03-20 19:19:00 This went well last week. Someone get the discussion going. Let’s see it Clipboard community. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread
Who will solve the riddle of the West Bracket?
2008-03-20 03:44:00 Who will solve the riddle of the West and cross over into San Antonio? Will it be the heralded UCLA Bruins? They have the #1 seed and a record of 14-2 against tournament teams. The Bruins have been to the final four the last two years. They play stiff defense, have an experienced ... More About: Casey , Clipboard , Riddle
Dear Coach Cal: The South
2008-03-19 02:23:00 Dear Coach Calipari: Congratulations on a great season. Your team?s record (33-1) speaks for itself. You must be really proud of earning a number one seed ? your second such seeding in the last three years. I like how you got that whole mid-major / Conference-USA thing working. America loves the little guy, the ... More About: South , Casey , Clipboard
Mike Brey?s Blues: The East Bracket
2008-03-18 02:55:00 “Hello? Yeah, can I speak to Tom?Tom O?Connor please?” “Sure, tell him it?s Mike Brey from Notre Dame.” “No, he?s not expecting my call.” “Hey Tom.” “Happy St. Patrick?s Day to you too.” “Yeah, hey Tom I?m gonna cut to the chase here. Whose idea of a cruel joke was it to give us George Mason in the ... More About: Blues , East , Casey , Clipboard
Bracketology 101: The Midwest
2008-03-17 03:39:00 Now that we have the brackets in front of us, we get a chance to analyze, synthesize, digitize and?and discuss ad nauseam. For no particular reason let?s consider the Midwest . Two teams from the Big 12: Kansas and Kansas State. Two from the Big East: Villanova and Georgetown. Clemson is the lone representative ... More About: Casey , Clipboard
Performance of the week (POTW) (3/9-3/16)
More articles from this author:2008-03-17 01:48:00 Twjain McKee from Coppin State - McKee threw in thirty-three points including a tear drop with two seconds remaining to lead the Eagles into the tournament. McKee nailed six trifectas while shooting twelve for twenty from the field. Let’s hear it Clipboard readers. Who had the POTW in your eyes? ... More About: Performance , Week , Casey 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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