Rick Reilly recently got a large stipend to move his belongings from Sports Illustrated to the Bristol-based company, ESPN. Since he arrived at the World Wide Leader in Sports, I have not been wowed with any of his pieces. Finally, I can find some interest in one of his write-ups. Reilly just penned a piece […]
Month: July 2008
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See Ya Seattle
After two years of constant bickering between the Sonics new owner and the fans, the time has finally come. The conclusion of six intense days of trail left Judge Marsha Pechman several days to make her ruling and post it on the federal court’s website. She was interrupted Wednesday night when Professional Basketball Club LLC […]
Some good questions were asked by new commentator, I want to be an agent too. I figured I would answer them here instead of in an email. The questions are in italics with my answers in plain font. Maybe a post about how Lara got to where he is at, decided to accept a signing […]
It has been a week since ESPN delightfully covered the 2008 NBA Draft. Adam Silver has never had as many people cheer for him in his life (if you did not see the second round, then you have no idea what I am talking about). We have had enough time to digest the plethora of […]
Only two years remain on LeBron James’s contract with his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers, and rumors are already starting to brew about the possibility of King James moving to the big apple. The Knicks appear to be making room on their expensive team with the intentions of adding James’ large contract demands. Knick fans even have […]
Royce Parran just finished up his first professional basketball season with the IBL Gary Steelheads. He is a 5’9 stud who blew up the league, earning MVP honors in its All-Star game. He is currently trying to make an NBA roster and has his material being looked at by a handful of organizations. Royce was […]
Dan Leatherman is starting to make his rounds with his regional media marketplace. The Frederick News-Post just published an article with the subheading, Getting released couldn’t have turned out better for Leatherman. Don’t flip out yet…he was not released by the Nationals. The release is in reference to the move that the Minnesota Twins made […]
After the whole Tim Donaghy scandal, it would be smart if athletes decided to stop gambling, at least for a while. Even though there is very little stopping audiences from using websites like casinokompassi.com nettikasinot to put a few wagers on here and there, and the fact that you can now use cryptocurrency so no […]
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Overrated Or Over Hated?
In a June issue of Sports Illustrated, MLB athletes were asked, “Whom would you pick to build a team around?” The results showed Alex Rodriguez ranked first and Derek Jeter second. In another issue printed a week later, SI surveyed 495 Major League Baseball players asking them, “Who was the most overrated baseball player? Surprisingly, Derek Jeter was on […]
Would you pay $4.25 million for a 6’7 205 lbs 16-year old pitcher who can throw 95 mph? I would strongly consider purchasing the kid so that I could show him around to my friends and instantly become the coolest cat on the block. But on a serious note, $4.25 million is a serious amount […]