by Patrick ‘Rey’ Reynell There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time. I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause “the shores a-crowding” with “people all exulting.” Should you provide the wittiest of captions, … [Read more...] about O Caption My Caption! Brett Keisel 2/6/11
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Super Bowl Sunday
by Wally The pursuit of pro football's holy grail will end tonight around 9pm (for those of us lucky enough to be in the Central time zone). At this point, it's simply time for predictions from our esteemed panel of "experts" here on the Pine. Tell us who will win, what the score will be, and a little bit about why it will turn out that way. I'll go first. The … [Read more...] about Super Bowl Sunday
WAR: What is it Good for?
By Chas I'm a stats nerd. I admit it. Despite this, I've tried to control my desire to bring SABRmetric analysis into our discussions on The Pine. Smitty and I were throwing Win Shares around when advocating for candidates in our Mt. Otsego series a while back, but I don't think anyone else here really embraced the statistic. I did feel as though my introduction of … [Read more...] about WAR: What is it Good for?
Conference Championships
By TLarner Win and you're in, to the Super Bowl that is. Fierce NFC North rivals face off in Chicago, while hopefuls in New York travel to the Steel City. NFC Championship: Green Bay at Chicago For the third time this season, NFC North rivals face off, but this time for all the glory. With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Packers (12-6) and Bears (12-5) … [Read more...] about Conference Championships
Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees
By Chas The recent coverage of Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez signing with the AL East team that was otherwise raided by their two chief rivals this off-season got me to thinking. Damon, once considered the equivalent of Jesus in Boston, but later nicknamed Judas, has an interesting distinction in common with six other players in baseball history. Of course, I'm not … [Read more...] about Johnny Damon and Six Other Red Sox-Turned Yankees