Unveiling MLB’s “Unsung All-Star” Team
One of the things I love most about baseball is that on any given night, anyone can play the role of hero. There aren’t “skill positions” like in football, and there are so many different…
Can Young Phillies Sustain Early Success?
I find this to be a fitting time to be writing about the potential resurgence of the Philadelphia Phillies. After all, they’re playing the St. Louis Cardinals, the team they essentially passed the torch of…
MLB April in Review: Overachievers, Duds, Winning Streaks, and Losing Peaks
April is a few days old now, but what a month it was. The Chicago Cubs had the best record in the National League… aaaand, the Chicago White Sox had the best record in the…
NBA Eastern Conference Semis: Picks, Analysis
Exhale, Toronto: the Raptors have won a seven-game playoff series. It wasn’t easy — and did you really think it would be? — but it’s a bottom-line business, and the Raptors survived. Now, a date…
Ace of the Boston Red Sox – Rick Porcello?
What is going on with the Boston Red Sox’s $217 million free-agent starting pitcher? Actually, nothing is wrong. It just so happens that right now, he doesn’t even look like the staff ace. Enter Rick…
Free agent steal of the offseason: Jordan Zimmermann? Believe it
I’m willing to bet that more than half of the people that had an opinion about the Detroit Tigers signing Jordan Zimmermann this offseason did not look at the investment favorably. Those skeptics better do…
2016 NFL Mock Draft
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, isn’t it? That is, if you’re a football-starved fan needing your NFL fix as the calendar turns to spring. With that in mind, Robert Waugh provides DraftAmerica…
NHL Second Round Playoff Predictions
So, the second round of the NHL playoffs will begin before the first one is over. That sounds about right. But while Nashville-Anaheim remains undecided, we’ll get a head start on our second round picks….
Baseball Blog: Week 3
Three weeks of the baseball season are in the books, and basically we still know nothing. Well, almost nothing. If there’s one thing (I think) I’ve learned, it’s that it’s easier to denigrate teams in…
Peter DeBoer is Creating Winning Culture for the San Jose Sharks… Finally
I remember the first NHL practice I ever covered back in late 2009. The Florida Panthers were mired in anonymity, and I was one of about four reporters in a “scrum” with head coach Peter…