Week 4 breakdown
History has been in the making so far in 2011. The Bills trailed by 18 or more the past two weeks and rallied to win, the first time in history that’s happened. The Vikings have…
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Gonzalez and Crawford? Don’t forget about Beltre and Martinez
If you have any shred of human decency, you probably cringed just a little when the Red Sox piled on this offseason with the additions of Adrian Gonzalez via trade and Carl Crawford via free…
Breaking down the games for Week 3
I wasn’t exactly on point last week, going 5-9-2, although the late games brought me back a bit (thanks for showboating, Jesse Holley). The aerial assaults and scoring barrages continue, a trend that looks like…
Breaking down the Week 2 slate
To say the offenses were ahead of the defenses in Week 1 is a vast understatement. Five different games featured two quarterbacks going over 300 yards, most unforgettably Cam Newton’s stellar 418-yard debut and Tom…
The picks are in: Breaking down Week 1
Football is back, and what a way to get it started with the Saints and the Packers coming down to the very last play of an absolute barnburner Thursday night. Picking Week 1 is already…
Giving credit to an ump: Timmons makes the save
It’s been a horrible year for umpires, especially in Atlanta. But at Turner Field Friday night, Tim Timmons made reprimands for many of his colleagues with a saving effort. Carlos Zambrano threw way too far…
TV’s orgasm reaches climax with Yankees-Red Sox extra innings
First it was MLB Network. Then Fox got in on the action. And finally, ESPN polished off “The Weekend Part 2” by showcasing its two local favorites and, quite frankly, the only two teams that…
100-loss Astros provide joy to city of Brotherly Love
20 years ago, the Houston Astros ripped off the Baltimore Orioles for one of the greatest (or worst, depending on your perspective) trades in Major League history when they dealt aging first baseman Glenn Davis…
Why the parity in the NFC only?
If there is to be a 2011 NFL season, one trend people will keep an eye on is the disparity of parity between the AFC and NFC. In an unprecedented run of unpredictability, the NFC…
Brandon Phillips: What never to do in baseball
It is a generally accepted principle that baseball players tend to do some foolish things. Take San Francisco Giants’ closer Brian Wilson, who took out the frustrations of a second straight blown save on the…