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Instant Replay in Baseball???
2008-05-22 21:59:00 This has been a topic up for debate for a long time now. But, after last night's blown call on an A-Rod HR, which was ruled a double, the MLB has brought the subject up again. The MLB is considering trying out instant replay for the Arizona Fall League, which I think is a great idea. Major League More About: Baseball , Replay
State of the Franchise: The Pittsburgh Steelers
2008-05-22 21:30:00 After reaching the pinnacle of the NFL mountain by winning the Super Bowl at the end of the 2005 season, the Pittsburgh Steelers succumbed to a hangover more accustomed to afflicting the losing team in a Super Bowl. Their 2006 season was vastly inferior and they failed to make the playoffs. Ben More About: Pittsburgh Steelers , Franchise , State
Doug Melvin Bad in 2007
2008-05-22 20:22:00 In 2007 the Brewers made a barrage of moves to try and improve their bullpen. Though this never really panned out, today I want to look at the trades we've completed after the last few years and decide if the moves turned out to be worth anything, or if they were epic disasters.The Move: First More About: Doug , Melvin
Sharing your undies? EWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
2008-05-22 18:03:00 Remember the movie "Bull Durham" where Tim Robbins is wearing a pair of Susan Sarrandon's panties? Well, it seems that New York Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi is auditioning for the role of Ebby "Nuke" LaLoosh if they ever do a sequel or a remake. The Daily News reported ? on the front page, More About: Sharing , Undies
What Makes A Person Support A Specific Team
2008-05-22 16:39:00 A lot has been going on about the fan base and loyalties to clubs. I think we need to look at various aspects to possibly find a solution. I have had a deep love for Manchester United for the past 13 years or so, and it has never waned even when they went through a bad patch these last few years, More About: Support , Team , Person , Specific
Meet the Users: Agent0
2008-05-22 13:38:00 1. How did you learn about ArmchairGM?First of all I want to make a huge shout out to all the agent supporters out there at the chair. I finally made it to "Meet the Users "! Anyways, back from my little ADD moment. Like most people here, Dan sent me an invitation after seeing my blog at
Baseball Notebook: MLB to Speed Up Games
2008-05-22 13:13:00 Major League Baseball asked all 30 respective teams yesterday to speed up the games by having the pitchers throw a pitch every 12 seconds. The rule was already on the books, but hadn't been enforced very strictly. If pitchers exceed the 12 second time limit they will be warned the first More About: Games , Notebook , Speed , Speed up
Tale of two halves, two penalties, and two trophies
2008-05-22 02:44:00 Oh My God! How do I describe the Champions League Final. The tears of joy from Ronaldo. The tears of sorrow from captain Terry. One can only sympathise with him. He had a 12 yard kick to win the title only to slip and watch the ball hit the post to give united a life line. The turning point of the More About: Tale
The Evolution of a Fanhood, Part Deux: MegECass110 and Manchester United
2008-05-22 01:35:00 I know what this looks like. I know what some of you may be thinking...What?!?! She's a Chelsea fan! She's a bandwagoner! She's rubbish!' You are all perfectly entitled to thinking this. I would probably think the same thing if I was in your shoes. In a sense, I view being a sports fan as a More About: Manchester United , Evolution , United , Manchester , Part
Home Runs of May 2, 2008
2008-05-21 23:45:00 Batter Team (B) Inning Pitcher Team (P) Situation Chase Utley (12) Phillies 1st Pat Misch (3) Giants 1 on, 1 out, 0-0 Pedro Feliz (4) Phillies 4th Pat Misch (4) Giants 1 on, 0 out, 2-1 Aaron Rowand (3) Giants 10th J.C. Romero (1) Phillies 0 on, 0 out, 4-4 Pat Burrell (9) Phillies 10th More About: Home , Home Runs , Runs , 2008
NBA Conspiracies w/ OFD: The NBA Draft Lottery is a joke!
2008-05-21 22:01:00 After putting aside my beef with the NBA and its funny business, last night made me even more determined to believe that the NBA is a phony league. Ever since the NBA Draft Lottery began, it seems like there has been something wrong with it every year; or maybe it?s just me. You?ve seen what More About: Joke , Conspiracies
5 reasons why Detroit will win the Cup...
2008-05-21 19:48:00 1. Experience Datsyuk, Holmstrom, Cleary, Samuelsson, Draper, Maltby, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Chelios, and Osgood? to name a few. The Red Wings have many experienced players up and down their roster. All the players listed above have been in this position before. This is nothing new to them. The More About: Reasons , Detroit
Fantasy Sports: A Love Hate relationship
2008-05-21 12:45:00 Fantasy sports have soared in popularity over the years. This has not always been the case however. When I first started playing ( circa 1 995) I had trouble getting 9 other people together who would actively participate for an entire season. Now when I start a league I have to beat More About: Sports , Love , Relationship , Hate
The Cavs: "Better Get Better"
2008-05-21 12:24:00 So I was checking things out for the future after our game 7 loss, and it looks to me like next year is gonna be more of the same, it?s all weather or not Wally gets back to being a 16-20 ppg player again like he used to be. Ben?s salary is over 14 million, Lebron over 14, Wally?s is 13, Z
The 10 Best Nicknames in the NBA Right Now!
2008-05-21 11:53:00 As an exceptional athlete while growing-up, I always wanted one of those awesome nicknames that so many star players were known as, but it never happened for me. I even tried to manufacture a nickname for myself. I tried to steal the nickname ?Spiderman?, after former UNLV basketball star - More About: Nicknames
Would You Share a Thong with Your BFF?S?
2008-05-21 11:46:00 On the heels of Jason Giambi deciding to come out of his thong drawer, I figured it was a question worth asking. From a dude, (perhaps that?s the wrong word to use in this case) that was strung out on needles and syringes a few years back, to now deciding to go public with his "golden thong with More About: Share , Thong
Lord Stanley's Cup
2008-05-21 11:04:00 And then there were two.It?s time for the cup to come out. This time, it's going to have an East Coast flavor. No Ducks, no Stars. Not even a Flyer. This year?s Stanley Cup will feature two teams that know something about the world?s most famous trophy. They are no strangers to Coupe More About: Lord
5 Reasons why the Penguins will win the Cup...
2008-05-21 10:53:00 1. Team Defense The Penguins? defensive unit has gone under the radar all playoffs long. They?re giving up just less than two goals a game, and are even more remarkable at home. Pittsburgh?s giving up a whopping average of 1.6 goals a game at the friendly confines of The Igloo. They?ve got More About: Reasons
Red Sox Lester Tosses No Hitter...Good Sign for Kansas City???
2008-05-21 01:48:00 I'm so tired of hearing about the Red Sox.First it was beating the Yankees in four straight games after being down 0-3 in the 2004 ALCS. Then it was winning their first World Series in 86 years. Then their highly-touted rookie threw a no-hitter while the Yankees' best prospect was touting a 2-3 More About: Kansas City , Kansas , City , Sign , Good
MLB Powerless Rankings (5/20/08)
2008-05-20 21:36:00 We all know and love (or possibly hate) the phenomenon known as Power Rankings. They provide just about anyone an opportunity to give their opinion on who the best teams are each week in any given league. But don?t we owe it to ourselves to know who the bad teams are as well? Sport Crack is
Baseball Notebook: Piazza a Hall of Fame Candidate?
2008-05-20 20:53:00 Now that Mike Piazza has announced his retirement he begins his five year wait to be eligible for Hall of Fame voting. He has a lifetime batting average of .308, a .377 on base percentage and .545 slugging percentage. Most catchers would like to have a .545 slugging percentage just once in their More About: Baseball , Notebook
Early AFC North Preview (5/20/08)
2008-05-20 19:27:00 I am soooo eager for the NFL season to start (and it's only May!). So, I decided to put together a very early NFL season preview. It will be an 8-part series (seperated by division), and will be posted every few days...or whenever I get around to it. First up, my personal favorite, the AFC North . More About: Preview , Early
Football History 101: Best LB units
2008-05-20 18:04:00 This is a continuation from NFL History 101: Top Running Backs.Before anyone gets angry about breach of protocol, i.e. not stealing someone else?s idea, Crackajg and I are collaborating on the whole Football History 101 project. Since the running backs debate was so spirited and popular we More About: Units
These Guys Were NBA All-Stars?
2008-05-20 17:51:00 This is a continuation from last week?s article where I listed the best players currently in the NBA who have never made an All- Star team. The opposite of that, you guessed it, the worst players to be named All- Stars . This was much trickier. I limited it to guys I would me more familiar More About: All-Stars , Guys
Apostrophe (05/20/08)
2008-05-20 12:28:00 Not the typical style article of this series, but it still comes from the mind of Apostrophe...For years the failures of certain historic sports franchises are explained and excused because they are known to be cursed. These curses simply are excuses to cover up the inequity of particular
Lester tosses first Sox Lefty No-No since 1956
2008-05-20 01:50:00 Jon Lester became the first Red Sox southpaw to toss a no-no since 1956 when Mel Parnell through one. Lester threw a lot of pitches (130) but only walked two. The Red Sox provided plenty of support for the young lefty but he only needed one run, the Sox got the 7-0 win to bring their win streak
An Early Look at the NBA Draft Lottery
2008-05-19 22:14:00 Tomorrow does not mark the first day of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the day I take summer break from AGM but it's also the day of the NBA Draft lottery, an event that which can either be the ultimate sign of redemption or the final kick to the stomach after a horrible season. It was a year More About: Lottery , Early
You Know What's Always Fun? Walker's Rants
2008-05-19 18:14:00 Memorial Day is right around the corner so that means summer won?t be far behind. Too bad summer isn?t nearly as interesting or fun once you?re out of school. Anyways, something that is always fun is Walker?s Rants so lets get another edition kicked off. Walker?s Rants are a go! LeBron
Weekly Wisconsin Sports Wank
2008-05-19 17:29:00 This article is also viewable at my site theroguehour.Packers. Packer Pundit has a good run down of the draftees official bios. I think the pick that will produce the most, meaning become a starter, the quickest (obviously besides Jordy Nelson) is TE Jermichael Finley. The official bio likens him More About: Sports , Wisconsin , Weekly
Armchair Weekend in Review (May 16-18, 2008)
More articles from this author:2008-05-19 15:07:00 = MLB Highlights =The 2008 edition of the Subway Series began with both of New York's baseball clubs dealing with on-field mediocrity, injuries, and overall bad karma. So it went without saying that there was a keen interest over who would fare the better of the two clubs. In a rain-shortened More About: Review , Weekend 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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