Archive for April, 2010
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
If you've followed this blog at all over the years you know that McD and myself are gigantic Padres fans. We both grew up in San Diego and have an affinity for the little franchise that could in America's Finest City. It absolutely broke our hearts when the Padres let ...
Posted in MLB | 6 Comments »
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
First, let's start with a general premise: National Hockey League playoff series are often unpredictable and sometimes just flat out wild.
That doesn't mean anybody thought the top-seeded Washington Capitals would choke away a 3-1 lead to the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, culminating in a 2-1 loss in ...
Posted in Alex Ovechkin, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
In honor of Miami Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland being a complete idiot, we decided to create a list of questions that NFL front office guys should probably avoid asking in the future. Apparently, some one needs to tell them what not to say. You know, because of all ...
Posted in NFL | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
So you might have heard that they Chicago Blackhawks rallied dispatched the Nashville Predators on Monday to move onto the Western Conference semifinals against Vancouver. That's good news.
You also might have heard that Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith is a finalist for the Norris Trophy, which is awarded annually to the ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Duncan Keith, NHL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
With the Raiders trading for Jason Campbell and JaMarcus Russell reportedly weighing in at over 300 pounds these days, it seems pretty clear that Mr. Russell's future in Oakland is over. And if you can't make it in Oakland, you can also be fairly certain that your future in football ...
Posted in NFL | 17 Comments »
Monday, April 26th, 2010
When the Cleveland Browns selected Colt McCoy with the 85th pick in the 2010 NFL Draft, fans all across Browns Nation were excited for the future of the franchise. Many, thought the team should just throw caution to the win and thrust the 23-year-old University of Texas product to the ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 8 Comments »
Saturday, April 24th, 2010
Around 11:30 PM EST tonight on HBO, a very intriguing matchup will be popping off between Chris "The Nightmare" Arreola and Tomasz "Goral" Adamek. All nipple jokes aside, the real nightmare for Arreola and his trainers is, and always has been, Arreola's conditioning.
At the weigh-in on Friday, Arreola tipped the scales at a ...
Posted in General | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Here it is, the much ballyhooed annual NFL mock draft brought to you by TheBaker. OK, so its not very ballyhooed. But I usually do pretty well. And I tend to get a little overly creative. But hey, that's the fun of it. I've got two major trades in the ...
Posted in 2010 NFL Draft, NFL, NFL Draft | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
On the eve of the 2010 NFL Draft we figured we needed to let our readers know of the latest goings on related to football's annual selection show. We've been on and offline for the last three weeks dealing with some "site issues," those are all completely resolved now and ...
Posted in 2010 NFL Draft, NFL, NFL Draft, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Has it really been that long since we last met to discuss these fine playoffs? Well I guess so. There was the weekend. And that whole virus thing we had going on here, but other than that things are swell.
So, back to the hockey. Lots of great games to go ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | No Comments »
