By Kyle Soppe With 8-10 games left to be played, we take a look at the big series this weekend, and their playoff implications. The race for both the AL and NL wild card spots has tightened up, so instead of picking one series to preview, here is a brief rundown of the 4 teams playing for their postseason lives. Toronto Blue Jays @ Tampa Bay … [Read more...] about Tale of the Tape – Playoff Chase Edition
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The Chesterfield Kings, Sonny Corleone, Ricky Bobby and the NFL week 2
By Paul Casey Gotham Up and Down Try to imagine if NFL fans were given a survey one year ago today. Amongst other questions, the survey would ask fans to predict the most entertaining game on the second weekend of the 2011 season. Most would have pointed to New England and San Diego or Philly -Atlanta or N'Awlins and Chicago. Logical choices to make. Some might have also … [Read more...] about The Chesterfield Kings, Sonny Corleone, Ricky Bobby and the NFL week 2
NFL Week 2 Preview
Seattle (+14) @ Pittsburgh - Steelers 24-14 Cleveland @ Indianapolis (+2) - Colts 24-17 Kansas City (+8.5) @ Detroit - Lions 31-24 Oakland (+3.5) @ Buffalo - Raiders 20-17 Arizona (+4) @ Washington - Cardinals 24-21 Tampa Bay (+3) @ Minnesota - Bucs 27-17 Jacksonville (+10) @ New York - Jets 23-14 Chicago @ New Orleans (-6.5) - Saints 34-21 Green Bay … [Read more...] about NFL Week 2 Preview
Tale of the Tape – Rays @ Red Sox
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
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