Stock report: Baseball Up Royally, NF(D)L Having Worst Year Yet
It is easy for me to say I am going to stop watching football altogether. It is much harder to actually do it. That’s because when something feels like a part of you, it isn’t…
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20 Reasons Why Baseball is Better Than Football
Let’s start to face reality. The NFL is a joke. No matter what anyone says, baseball is America’s pastime. Growing up, football Sundays were almost a religion. The late 90’s and early 2000’s may not…
I don’t like the NFL anymore (but I used to love it)
I remember when Sundays meant something. It wasn’t all that long ago, either. Waking up in time to watch ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown at 11 a.m., then after two hours of greasing the wheels it…
12 Reasons Why The St. Louis Cardinals Will Win Title #12
If you’ve watched any baseball at all this year, you know one thing definitively: the St. Louis Cardinals are the best team on the planet. While regular-season glory does not always translate to October success, there is something…
MLB Seeing Another Excellent Rookie Class; Who Deserves to be ROY?
Last season, 14 rookies hit at least 10 home runs, tied for the highest number since 2007. This year, it is quite possible we may exceed that number. Regardless, 2015’s rookie class is as strong…
For recent champions, trades were less flashy but plenty effective
Sometimes, teams simply do not want to tinker with clubhouse chemistry and neglect to make any trades at the July 31 non-waiver deadline. Other times, general managers are so desperate for a spark that they…
As usual, the Cardinals emerge as winners in Grichuk-Freese trade
If the November 2013 trade between the Los Angeles Angels and St. Louis Cardinals was a Hollywood script, it would need a logline to sell. In dealing outfielders Randal Grichuk and Peter Bourjos for third…
Some musings on baseball as trade deadline nears
For most teams, late-July is an exciting time. Not only for teams in contention looking to upgrade their rosters, but even teams long out of it looking to infuse their clubs with elite prospects. But…
Stanley Cup Preview: Can Lightning Party Like It’s 2004?
There was something that did not feel just about the Tampa Bay Lightning going into the postseason as a second seed. It seemed odd that they finished just shy of the Montreal Canadiens in the…
NHL Conference Finals Preview: Will We See Cup Final Series-That-Never Was From 2014?
We are down to hockey’s final four, not to be confused with the NCAA’s Frozen Four. A year ago, the New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks appeared headed for a Stanley Cup Finals showdown, but…