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…
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…
It’s not quite midseason, but we couldn’t wait. It’s time to dole out the (slightly-ahead-of-schedule) 2015 MLB midseason awards. Despite our proclamation that Matt Carpenter would win top honors in the Senior Circuit, he has…
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…
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…
I rarely ever read ESPN.com. I find them to be rather biased, despite a talented team of writers, bloggers, and reporters. I am a bit of a media simpleton, preferring to stick to a sport’s…
Whether you love the St. Louis Cardinals, hate them, or know very little about them because the media continually shuns them, there is one name that is quickly becoming a household one among baseball fans: Matt…
So I went 4-4 in picking the first-round series, erring with the Blues and Canucks after flip-flopping those picks about 20 times. Perhaps no team is more perturbed about their second-round opponent than the Montreal…
Now that we’ve examined the field in the East, it’s time to glance at the West, who like the East produced six teams with 100 or more points, including the only wild card entrant to…
After six months of hockey, get ready for two more. Mid-April though Mid-June figures to bring plenty of excitement and just as much unknown as the 16-team tournament does not include the defending Stanley Cup…