By Kyle Soppe Plot: Raise your hand if you saw the Rays making this interesting. Look around and there no hands raised. OK, this is a website, so I wouldn’t be able to tell if you were raising your hand, but the point remains. The Rays have won 8 of 9 (through Monday), with 5 of those wins coming over these Red Sox and the Texas Rangers. They have gotten … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape – Rays @ Red Sox
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Full Count – September 14th
By Kyle Soppe Tim Wakefield finally recorded his 200th career victory. It took him eight starts, but this win helped the Sox hold off the surging Rays late push for a wildcard spot. The knuckleballer (45 years and 42 days old) became the oldest player in the last 80 years to reach the 200 win plateau. Mo Rivera closes to within 1 save Trevor Hoffman’s all-time record. … [Read more...] about Full Count – September 14th
White Stripes, Sex Pistols, Kent Dorfman and the NFL week 1
By Paul Casey Gotham Week one of the National Football League is almost in the books and time to throw around the pigskin of hindsight. What have you done lately Seven first-place teams from last season ventured on to the gridiron yesterday, and six found the new season not so welcoming. In fact five (Atlanta, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Seattle) of last … [Read more...] about White Stripes, Sex Pistols, Kent Dorfman and the NFL week 1
NFL Preview – Week 1
By Kyle Soppe We are only a matter of days away from the first Sunday of the 2011-2012 NFL season. Here I preview the top 5 games of the weekend, and predict every game on the slate. Pittsburgh Steelers @ Baltimore Ravens(-2.5) – These two divisional rivals square off in an important season opener that could go a long way toward determining who earns a home … [Read more...] about NFL Preview – Week 1
Tale of the Tape – Phillies @ Brewers
By Kyle Soppe Plot: These are two teams that will be playing more than 162 games this year; that much is not in question. The Phillies have been the league’s best team from the start, while the Brewers have come on strong after the all-star break. As anybody will tell you, it’s not about how you start the season, but rather how you finish it. Both of these teams … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape – Phillies @ Brewers