Is This a Make or Break Year for The Atlanta Falcons?
With training camps officially open all around The National Football League, there might be a sense of urgency from The Atlanta Falcons in Flowery Branch, Georgia. The Falcons have turned things around since Mike Smith became the head coach in 2008. In that time Smith has changed the culture in Atlanta. Smith's first order of [...]
The Genius of Dusty Baker
When you say the name Johnny Baker to baseball people it may not ring a bell, but when you say Dusty Baker you think of a baseball legend. Baker will always be in baseball lore as he was the man who was in the on-deck circle for The Atlanta Braves when Hank Aaron hit his [...]
Is Moneyball Back?
Don't look now but The Oakland Athletics are in the thick of The American League Playoff race. The A's have won 11 out of their last 13 ballgames and they are now tied for the second wild card spot in The AL. In the mid-to-late 90s The Athletics made the term "Moneyball" famous as author [...]
The Detroit Tigers Are Roaring!!!!!
When The Detroit Tigers added All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder to the mix in the off-season to team with All-Star third baseman Miguel Cabrera, it made them immediate contenders for The World Series. The Tigers were two games away from The World Series last year as they fell to The Texas Rangers in The American [...]
Pujols Is Back In Full Effect!!!!!
We all wondered when Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols would get it going and that time has come. For the month of April, Pujols only had a .217 batting average without hitting any home runs which was far cry from a man that is a career .326 hitter with 473 home runs. The [...]
Top 10 NFL Wide Receivers
As important as quarterbacks are in The National Football League, they also need a supporting cast around them. If the offensive line permits the quarterback enough time to get the ball down the field, then he can find his main target in the wide receiver. Some quarterbacks make wide receivers look good while the roles [...]
Knicks vs. Nets Will Be Must See TV!!!!!
For along time The New York Knicks and The Brooklyn Nets have had a rivalry, but never to the current extent that it is currently. The Nets were once the glamor team of The American Basketball Association until the league ceased operations in 1976. The Nets then limped into The National Basketball Association and were [...]