Last week, Colin Cowherd of ESPN offered the opinion that Tyler Hansbrough's NBA career will ... shall we say ... lack luster. I'm being polite, but Colin made it sound as if TH will be lucky to even be drafted by the end of round 2 and that he'd be amazed if TH's career even begins approaching that of Christian Laettner, the former Duke stud. Now, Laettner is certainly not … [Read more...] about Hansbrough A Good Pro ?
Wally's World
The Case of the Bloody Sock
Just thought it was inevitable that we start this conversation, given Curt Schilling's retirement announcement yesterday. So ... is Curt Schilling a Hall of Famer? And if so, is he a first ballot guy or someone who'll wait a few years? Saw a very impressive stat last night ... Schilling had something like a 2.28 ERA in the post-season, which is the best ever for … [Read more...] about The Case of the Bloody Sock
The Mount Rushmore of Sports
Couldn't help but notice ESPN's recently concluded series on this topic hosted by Rick Reilly. I was both intrigued by the overall series and then proud that my home state of Illinois was either selected or voted as having the "best Mt. Rushmore of Sports". Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Ernie Banks & Mike Ditka ... that's a pretty good list, but I'm not sure how … [Read more...] about The Mount Rushmore of Sports
Spring Training … in pads
Not only are your favorite baseball teams working out in Arizona or Florida getting ready for the season, but your favorite college football team is probably also getting ready to begin their own version of Spring Training. Probably not much of a secret, my favorite CFB team is Notre Dame (a very "mixed blessing" for sure). The Fighting Irish usually hold 4-5 weeks of … [Read more...] about Spring Training … in pads
Wally’s Wednesday
So ... that surly SOB, Jeff Kent, is gonna hang up the spikes. Immediately, the questions came up about his qualifications for the Hall of Fame. Quite a timely topic, don't you think? Kent spent 17 years in the major leagues and leaves as the career home-run leader among second basemen with 351, 74 more than Ryne Sandberg. He had a .290 career batting average, 377 … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday