In the second installment of this new weekly series, I'll be looking at some of the off-season decisions facing a couple of teams near and dear to the hearts of Clipboard readers and contributors. Following the Rockies' trade of Matt Holliday to Oakland, the biggest name on the hot stove trading block is, of course, the San Diego Padres' Jake Peavy. With the Padres clearly in … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
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Tuesdays with Smitty: Props and Flops in the NFL
If you had to pick a word to describe the 2008 NFL - predictable wouldn't be in the running. In fact, it probably wouldn't be in the Top 10. The 2008 season as seen superiors teams like the New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers, Indianapolis Colts and Dallas fall to the depths of mediocrity, while watching as teams such as the Tennessee Titans rise to the cream of the crop. … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Props and Flops in the NFL
Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly series taking a look at the happenings of Major League Baseball's "second season", otherwise known as the Hot Stove League. In this first week, I'm going to ease into things by simply giving a rundown of the major stories that are sure to make this off-season quite intriguing. Will MLB institute any major rules changes? With … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Tuesdays with Smitty: Inaugural mailbag
Ladies and Gentlemen - tonight is the first edition of the Tuesday with Smitty mailbag. This mailbag seems to have a World Series theme to it. Which leads me to the question - What is up with World Series games starting at 8:37 PM EST? Seriously? If they started any later I might even miss the 1st inning. I did get a kick out of listening to Bob DuPuy stating "well the rain … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Inaugural mailbag
Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic
Now that I am over my mourning of the end of the Red Sox season. Actually there wasn't any mourning. It was a "Ahh, well we gave it a good shot, just came up a little short", turned off the lights and went to sleep. I actually thought I would have been more broken up about it, but in the end I really believe that considering the injuries and turmoil - the Red Sox overachieved … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty- Breaking down the Fall Classic