Either the SEC is really deep or Florida and Alabama have confused the 2009 college football season with the NCAA basketball tournament. Florida and Alabama seem satisfied with surviving and moving on to the next game versus beating up on the inferior competition as they’ve done in years past. Both struggled but squeaked out wins versus [...]

The NFL reported this week that Cincinnati receiver Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnston was fined $10,000 for wearing the wrong colored chin strap in last week’s game at Houston. They also fined Tennessee safety Chris Hope for roughing New England quarterback Tom Brady. What was the amount of Hope’s fine? The same $10,000 figure the NFL fined Ochocinco [...]

One of the most worthless and over used sports cliches is ‘must-win game’. Over the course of a season the only must win game is when you are facing elimination. So when sports writers and commentators label a mid-season NFL game for a 3-2 team as a ‘must win’ they immediately lose credibility with me. Such [...]

If history teaches us anything it’s that teams facing elimination at home perform well. Even more so when the opposing team knows they are headed back home for two games with a chance to close it out. Angels’ closer Brian Fuentes was shaky in the save situation walking A-Rod, Matsui and then hitting Robinson Cano all [...]

With his team in danger of losing momentum in the American League Championship Series, CC Sabathia took the mound on just three days rest and allowed only one run over eight innings of work. He was simply dominant as the Yankees cruised to a 10-1 victory and a commanding 3-1 series lead. In the top of [...]

With the advent of HDTV and super slow motion replays, fans have grown accustomed to seeing umpires and referees miss calls. When it comes to officiating the old adage ‘no news is good news’ rings true. Yet under the glare of national media attention that comes with the post season where every managerial mistake, error and [...]

The first BCS college football rankings (shown below) are out and humans and computer are in agreement, it’s Florida #1 and Alabama #2. I don’t consider the AP coaches poll cause there’s no accountability built in and a number of coaches don’t actually vote in it. It’s pretty clear that if the Tide and Gators are [...]

Coming into Sundays marquee match up between the NY Giants and New Orleans Saints there were some skeptics of the Saints undefeated start. By the time mid afternoon rolled around the Saints had not only easily dispatched of the Giants and silenced their critics but they took a big step towards solidifying themselves — along with [...]

Uncharacteristically the Los Angeles Angels are blowing it. An organization known for great defense has committed five errors in the their first two games of the ALCS and return to LA facing an 0-2 series deficit. Yet, it’s the mental mistakes that beat them Saturday night. Second baseman’s Macier Izturis throwing error in the bottom of the [...]

A couple of days ago we put together our list of the worst college football uniforms . College football fashionistas — yes, there are some — from across the land bombarded our inbox with nominations for the best uniforms; and while I appreciate the photos of football players, most of the fashion commentary was lost on me. So [...]

As baseball organizations go, the Yankees and Angels are about as good as it gets. Over the course of 162 games, New York and Los Angeles / Anaheim proved to be the class of the American League. And although many baseball fans fell in love with the prospect of another Yankees / Red Sox ALCS the [...]

In 2007 and 2008 we were all witnesses to two Cinderfellas — Colorado and Tampa Bay — taking center stage and advancing to the World Series. In 2009 the high dollar, big market teams are the only ones left standing. With the nations top two TV markets and Philadelphia represented, expectations of a ratings winner in [...]

I must admit that I develop positive or negative feelings about a school based on their uniforms. I know that if I haven’t traveled to a particular school then the only piece of data I have in my subconscious is how a school presents themselves on TV. In his book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell refers to this [...]

So it’s no secret that the Colts are my team, the name of my blog should be evidence of this. In all honesty, I’ve been waiting for them to screw up in some fashion so I could defend them on this my new favorite forum. However, the fact is that they have looked absolutely amazing [...]

If you are a Cowboys hater, like me, these are our glory days. Yes, they beat the winless Chiefs on Sunday but few would argue that the on-the-field product is headed in the right direction. As it stands five games into the 2009 season the Cowboys are on the outside of the playoffs looking in and [...]

Minnesota wide receiver Eric Decker is off to a fast start in his senior season. Most NFL scouts and draft gurus rate Decker as the third best receiver in college football behind only Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant and Georgia’s A.J. Green. And when the Minnesota Twins selected Decker in the 27th round of the 2009 Major [...]

Two future hall of fame managers — Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa — square off in the premier series of the NLDS. The Dodgers 2009 season had more ups and downs than (insert your own gay sex reference here). With a roided up Manny Ramirez the Dodgers started off the season red hot. Then came the [...]

No I’m not going to debate that Peyton is the best QB in the league; you can’t debate such an obvious fact as that. This particular debate is about something else. I’ll let the great Ray Lewis and Rodney Harrison explain it: The new roughing the passer rules that have been enacted are in place [...]

It seems like no one is giving the Minnesota Twins any chance of beating the Yankees in the ALDS and for good reason. When your pitching matchups are CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Andy Pettitte against Brian Duensing, Nick Blackburn and Carl Pavano there’s not much room for debate. Surely, all non-Yankees fans will be pulling [...]

As you read through my baseball post season reviews you will notice two recurring themes. Who’s playing better down the stretch and what team has the pitching rotation (starters, middle relief and closer) settled. The Rays of ’08 and the Rockies of ’07 can testify to how closing strong gives your team the confidence needed to [...]