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 
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On the Pitch With an American Novice: Euro ?08 Preview Pt.II
2008-06-07 07:51:00 World Cup ?06 was an epiphany for Brother Reynell. After years of looking upon soccer as a bunch of guys kicking a ball around, Reynell came to realize the subtle intricacies of futbol. Join him as he continues his journey into the light of the game on the pitch. GROUP C Romania Unfortunately, Romania has drawn the two ... More About: Preview , Euro , American , Pitch , Novice
Friday Flick 1.9
2008-06-07 02:17:00 Friday was the anniversary of this classic game. Check out the graphic advertising the NASL game between the Cosmos and Rowdies. How about John McLeod drawing up plays on the floor using chalk. More About: Friday , Casey , Clipboard , Flick
Open Thread Thursday (6/5)
2008-06-05 13:10:00 Post a topic - get us started. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Rebounds & Put Backs (6/4)
2008-06-04 23:38:00 Sit back and let Casey be your guide. Find yourself an article or two of your fancy. Don?t forget to tell ?em who sent ya. Sox and Pinstripes: M. Night Shayamalan was here BRibas: Flowers, Amazon Rabbits, and an Impending Heat Wave dougvantyle: Mr. Fuddy Duddy’s Big Beefs ‘Bout Basketball Bug & Cranks: Doc Emrick Is A Pirates Fan Sox ... More About: Clipboard
Tuesdays with Smitty: Breaking down the NBA Finals
2008-06-03 13:32:00 First let me apologize for not posting a column last week. After a great, but grueling weekend in Boston ? I lost track of the week and by the time I had time to write the post, it was too late. I had a column on the history of lacrosse. I will table it ... More About: Los Angeles Lakers , Finals , Boston Celtics , Breaking
On the Pitch with an American Novice-Euro ?08 Preview Pt.1
2008-06-02 08:51:00 World Cup ‘06 was an epiphany for Brother Reynell. After years of looking upon soccer as a bunch of guys kicking a ball around, Reynell came to realize the subtle intricacies of futbol. Join him as he continues his journey into the light of the game on the pitch. The 2008 UEFA Euro pean Championship ... More About: Preview , American , Pitch , Novice
Performance of the Week (POTW) 5/26-6/1
2008-06-02 04:38:00 This week I’m going with Jordy Mercer of the Oklahoma State baseball team. Mercer crushed three home runs as the Cowboys eliminated TCU from the Stillwater Regional of the College Baseball World Series. Mercer’s third dinger came in the bottom of the ninth after the Horned Frogs erased an 8-2 Cowboy lead. Who gets ... More About: Performance , Week , Casey
Webster Yankees Ready to do Battle
2008-06-02 04:18:00 The 2008 Webster Yankees spent the recent college season building a solid resume. Cory Brownsten (M.C.C.), Adam Curynski (Southern Illinois), and Geoff Dornes (R.I.T.) head an impressive list of players who will don pinstripes when Webster opens its New York Collegiate Baseball League (NYCBL) season on June 7th at Bolivar. Brownsten earned NJCAA Dll ... More About: Casey , Battle , Clipboard , Ready
Thumbs Up for?
2008-06-01 03:26:00 …the NHL. Gary Bettman and his crack staff are busy discussing the possibility of another Winter Classic. This should be an annual event. …the NBA who will hand out fines next year for ‘flopping’. I love soccer, but flopping is easily the worst part of the game. I don’t need to see ... More About: Casey , Clipboard , Thumbs Up
Friday Flick 1.8
2008-05-30 23:21:00 Did someone mention it’s the weekend? More About: Friday , Flick
Open Thread Thursday (5/29)
2008-05-29 17:34:00 Get us started with a topic of your choice. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Rebounds & Put Backs (5/28)
2008-05-29 03:19:00 Sit back and let Casey be your guide. Find yourself an article or two of your fancy. Don?t forget to tell ?em who sent ya. dougvantyle: A K-Smell Classic-Solving The Home Run Controversy Sox and Pinstripes: Red Sox fans’ cookbook proceeds to benefit Jimmy fund Shut Up Tim McCarver BRibas: Mr. Freeze Comes to Town, Golfing Shenanigans Boston Sports Rants: ... More About: Clipboard
I want Chris Osgood?s job
2008-05-27 19:34:00 Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Oz-zie! On and on the chant rings through Joe Louis Arena. Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Oz-zie Oz-zie! Chris Osgood has the denizens of Detroit eating from the palm of his hands. Never mind the octopus, it’s all about Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Oz-zie! Osgood has been dominating the Pittsburgh ...
Ahhhhhhhhhh?.Memorial Day
2008-05-27 02:03:00 The last Monday in May brings warm breezes, red, white, ?n? blue flapping, grills sizzling, and beverages all around. This unofficial opening to summer has roots way back to the Civil War era. Forty-two years ago President Johnson officially declared Waterloo, New York the birth place of Memorial Day - just another reason to appreciate ... More About: Champions League , Casey , Clipboard
Performance of the Week (POTW) - 5/19-5/25
2008-05-26 04:55:00 Not much thought needed for this week’s choice - Jon Lester tossing the no-no takes my POTW. I’ll save the cancer recovery discussion. Undoubtedly, Lester would trade his performance to assure his father will also recover from cancer. Who gets your POTW? More About: Performance , Week , Casey , Clipboard
There?s hell; then there?s the Knicks? payroll
2008-05-25 03:12:00 Donnie Walsh and Mike D?Antoni must be history buffs. How else can one explain their assumed roles in the reconstruction of the New York Knickerbockers. Instead of riding off into retirement Walsh signed on as general manager. D?Antoni left Phoenix after leading the Suns to four consecutive fifty win seasons. To understand the magnitude of ... More About: Hell , New York Knicks , Casey , Clipboard , Payroll
Friday Flick 1.7
2008-05-23 19:01:00 The sights …the sounds…enjoy. More About: Friday , Casey , Clipboard , Flick
Open Thread Thursday (5/22)
2008-05-22 18:28:00 Got a topic? Post it here. Get us started. More About: Open , Thursday , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Rebounds & Put Backs (5/21)
2008-05-22 03:42:00 Sit back and let Casey be your guide. Find yourself an article or two of your fancy. Don?t forget to tell ?em who sent ya. Sporting News: Charles Barkley’s non sequitur machine dougvantyle: Horsin’ Around Sox and Dawgs: Videos Galore from Jon Lester’s No-Hitter Sox and Pinstripes: Why are the Yankees 20-24? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Lakers-Jazz Analysis & Career Playoff ... More About: Clipboard
Tuesdays with Smitty: What makes a clutch player and other ramblings
2008-05-21 04:06:00 You can try to deny, but you can’t. Even if you hate Boston, you have to appreciate the last 48-72 hours the city of Boston has enjoyed. First the Sox put the finishing touches on a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a scorching hot David Ortiz, John Lester inspiring millions with his no-hitter last ... More About: Player , Clutch
Of panic buttons, home runs, getting caught, and thongs
2008-05-20 02:12:00 Little more than 30 minutes before tipoff and a few topics to consider. It?s only May, and are the Blue Jays pushing the panic button? Looking to keep pace in the AL East the Jays used ace Roy Halladay in relief last night. Toronto topped the Phillies 6-5. Halladay pitched two and a ... More About: Home , Home Runs , Jason Giambi , Caught , Jacoby Ellsbury
Performance of the Week (POTW) 5/12-5/18
2008-05-19 03:17:00 So much to choose from this week. I’m going with David West’s performance in game 5 of the West Conference semi-finals. West scored 38, grabbed 14 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists as the Hornets erased a three-point halftime deficit and won 101-79. Who gets your POTW? More About: Performance , Week , Casey , Clipboard
A Pair of 7s
2008-05-18 02:08:00 NBA fans will get a double dosage of game 7 action as the Spurs travel to New Orleans to play the Hornets, and the Celtics host the Cavaliers. Something?s gotta give between the Spurs and the Hornets. Either the World Champion Spurs will exit early or the Hornets will surrender at home - something that ... More About: Charles Barkley , Kobe Bryant , Pair , Casey , Clipboard
Friday Flick 1.6
2008-05-16 22:20:00 28 years ago today Magic led the Lakers to the chan’ship. Check out the young and not so cool Pat Riley at the end. Enjoy! More About: Friday , Magic Johnson , Flick
Open Thread Thursday (5/15)
2008-05-15 14:35:00 What would Thursday be like without some discussion of sports? Gotta topic? Post it here. Get us started. More About: Open , Casey , Thread , Clipboard
Rebounds & Put backs (5/14)
2008-05-15 03:34:00 Sit back and let Casey be your guide. Find yourself an article or two of your fancy. Don’t forget to tell ‘em who sent ya. Boston Sports Rants: A Patriot Fan’s Thoughts on Spygate’s End, Matt Walsh, and the Boston Herald Sox and Dawgs: Fat, Dumb and Stupid Is No Way To Go Through ... More About: Clipboard
Tuesdays with Smitty: Baseball Hall of Fame and other Rumblings
2008-05-14 04:46:00 Welcome to Tuesdays with Smitty - the late edition. Recently Casey posted an article talking about Greg Maddux and his pursuit of 350 wins. Recent research led me to appreciate just how significant getting to the 350 win marker really is. Outside of Roger Clemens, whose accomplishments have dimmed given recent events - the last ... More About: Baseball , Baseball Hall , Hall of Fame , Hall , Fame
Home Sweet Home
2008-05-12 20:44:00 Round 2 of the NBA playoffs is a great example of how important home court is to a team’s overall success. Other than a failed last-second attempt by Hedo Turkoglu home teams have taken 14 of 15 in the conference semis. And Turkoglu’s attempt seemed the result of a poorly designed set. Another example ... More About: Home , Sweet , Casey , Clipboard , Home Sweet Home
Performance of the Week (POTW) 5/5-5/11
2008-05-12 03:24:00 With the Jazz down two love to the Lakers, and Carlos Boozer looking pretty average for the first two contests, the Alaskan native gave a yeoman’s effort Friday night as he poured in 27 and grabbed 20 boards to lead the Jazz to victory. Who gets your POTW? More About: Performance , Week , Casey
On the brink of milestones
More articles from this author:2008-05-10 14:38:00 When the San Diego Padres host the Colorado Rockies today, Greg Maddux will take the hill for the home nine. The 42-year-old right-hander will be looking for career win 350. Begs the question: who is the best pitcher of the last twenty years? Maddux is not the only major leaguer looking to surpass a ... More About: Milestones , Ken Griffey Jr , Manny Ramirez , Casey , Clipboard 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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