Articles for Sports

EXCERPT: What if the Dodgers stay healthy? Then, the Dodgers will likely win the NL by 10 games, probably winning 100 games, and be a serious contender to win the World Series. Last year, the team scored 820 runs and gave up just 751, which projects out to 88 wins – which is just what they had in 2006. I believe the team’s rotation will likely be improved by adding Jason Schmidt (Giants) and Randy Wolf (Phillies) to the mix and not needing starts from guys who...

EXCERPT: Degaselli sees again the ineptitude of NFL coaches
Today's special: Cincinatti's Butch Davis spiking the ball three times to go for a missed field goal, Dennis Green just because he's an ugly fat bastard from Arizona, Mike Shannahan couldn't beat the 49-ers to get in the playoffs. The NFL means Not For Long. All of the above idiots should be terminated immediately.
And don't forget the dumbest son-of-a-bitch of all that's supposed to be a defensive...

EXCERPT: I have to say that I enjoyed watching Randy Johnson all the years he was here . . . even had season tickets for several years from the beginning and have respect for his baseball abilities . . .
But (always a caveat in sports, I suppose), even though he might have a good year or two left . . . his contract is $16M, he has had a bad back (again) and he is 43 years old.  Save the money and use it on younger pitchers . . . or at least a somewhat younger veteran hurler who does...

EXCERPT: Well, it probably isn't my place to say it as I don't post much on sports, but congratulations to Brandon Webb!  You just made my autographed ball worth more -- kidding.  I would think to congratulate the Dbax, or more properly, whoever it was who saw his talent early and signed him long . . . not sure who that was -- anyone?  I would guess the Colangelo/Garagiola Jr. team, but dunno for sure.  I had season tickets from the beginning until last year so...

EXCERPT: Found this on a Pittsburgh Steelers blog that noted how the Arizona Cardinals are last in the NFL in the Campbell's Chunky Soup "Click for Cans" charity contest, more than a quarter million votes(!) behind the NFL-leading Steelers. The Cardinals' organization is probably not even aware that this (NFL-sponsored contest) even exists. One would think they could at least include a link to the Campbell's contest site from AZcardinals.com. But maybe they just...

EXCERPT: After watching the Cardinals lose to the Raiders it got me thinking.  Can you name a worse franchise in the history of football, basketball or baseball than the Cardinals?  In basketball the Clippers come to mind, but now they have turned it around.  Baseball my Red Sox and the Cubs.  But we all know about the Red Sox and the Cubs were in the playoffs in the 80s.   Plus those teams had success throughout the years and were solid organizations....

EXCERPT: They can't beat anyone that's worth a s*** all year, then when they finally do have a 23 pt  lead on Southern Miss(why they play them is anyone's guess),  they decide to keep throwing the ball to add a meaningless touchdown with less than 20 sec to go.  Coaches that run the score up on half-ass teams like Southern Miss, will never amount to anything, which is probably why they've never won a big game.  The fat pig scarface coach, Frank...

EXCERPT: We live in a sports graveyard.
The Cardinals are back to losing
The Dback will not win another world series in your lifetime
The coyotes suck
The Sun Devil football program has gone down the drain
Thank God for the Suns, but they will split that team up after next year
I boycotted pro sports 10 years ago.  The only time I will attend a game is it it's free.  It's worked out quite well, because I still get asked to go often for free.  I will not pay most of the...

EXCERPT: The AZ Republic (aka Repugnant) carried an editorial by Richard Cohen on May 8 ripping Steven Colberts White House Correspondent's Association dinner keynote speech.  Among other things he called Colbert's routine unfunny, lame and Colbert a bully.
I saw Colbert on C-span and for those of you who haven't seen it I suggest you find it on the "internets." He was GREAT.
Oh, maybe he wasn't funny in the "Everybody Loves Raymond" sense.  It...

EXCERPT: What the heck are our politicians doing? WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN DYING IN A FORIEGN LAND (that we have no business being in), And they are policing a stupid sport. We must look like complete freak-in morons to the rest of the world. Oh boy, lets make sure that when grown men hit the ball with a stick, they don't cheat? Sounds like they're throwing us a Like every time they are in trouble . . . It's the bird flu!!! or steriods in baseball. They are stupid to think that...