Archive for the ‘Tale Of The Tape’ Category

Tale of the Tape: Cleveland Cavs vs. Cleveland Spiders

Friday, February 11th, 2011

Good news, Cleveland fans! This year's Cavaliers aren't even the worst team in your city's glorious history. Or are they? The distinction of worst team in the history of Cleveland -- if not all of sports -- has long been the domain of the 1899 Cleveland Spiders, who finished a putrid 20-134 ...

Tale Of The Tape: Brian Wilson vs. Brian Wilson

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Now that the World Series has ended and the San Francisco Giants have won, the team's increasingly nutty closer, Brian Wilson, is officially a World Series Champion. If you know anything about him, then you're aware that it's amazing that Wilson is able to function on a daily basis in ...

Tale Of The Tape: Tiger Woods vs. Alex Rodriguez

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

With Tiger Woods now allegedly shacked up with Mistress No. 1, Rachel Uchitel, and the falling of the Axis of Evil that was the pairing of Alex Rodriguez and Kate Hudson, we've been thinking a lot about these two athletes and their sex lives. We obviously all know about Tiger's ...

Tale Of The Tape: 2009 New Jersey Nets vs. 2008 Detroit Lions

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Well, it finally happened. The New Jersey Nets have finally made their mark on the NBA and have done it in spectacular fashion. The 2009 Nets have now broken the league mark for futility to open a season and now sport record-shattering mark of 0-18. So just where do the Nets ...

Tale Of The Tape: Venus vs. Serena

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Across the Atlantic Ocean Saturday, there will be a Fourth of July fireworks show perhaps better than anything we’ll see here Stateside. Americans Venus and Serena Williams will battle it out yet again for the Wimbledon championship, marking the fourth time the sisters have met in the final at the All ...

Tale of the Tape: Donavan Tate vs. Tate Donovan

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

On Tuesday evening during the 2009 MLB Draft, an incredibly confusing event transpired. With the No. 3 pick in the first round, the San Diego Padres selected high school outfielder Donavan Tate. For the rest of the evening, on several Web sites, the pick was listed as: Tate, Donavan. I ...

Tale Of The Tape: Andre Smith vs. The Giant Stingray

Friday, February 27th, 2009

This past week has been all about the numbers. With the passing of the NFL's annual scouting combine, measurements and numbers were all the rage. But the biggest story to come out of Indianapolis had nothing to do with 40 times or bench reps, it was Andre Smith's weight and ...

Tale Of The Tape: Jill Wagner vs. Santonio Holmes

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Super Bowl XLIII is in the books and, as always, the Big Game made a few careers. Last night's game was a coming out party for a few people. Obviously the game's biggest star last night was Santonio Holmes and his unbelievable, game-winning catch. But one could argue that Holmes ...

Tale of the Tape: Philadelphia vs. Arizona

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

Like I warned you for our AFC Championship Game "preview," don't look for me to tell you that Brent Celek is going to play a big role or that Anquan Boldin is of a superior species. Everyone is picking the Eagles in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, and you know what, Kurt ...

Tale of the Tape: Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

If you want detailed analysis of why I think Pittsburgh will beat Baltimore in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, you've come to the wrong place. With how often the "experts" are right, I figured stats, trends and past results are worth about as much as Monopoly money, otherwise known as the ...