Monthly Archives: June 2010
Kara Patterson Rocks
In case you missed it, Vancouver has an American record-holder. Kara Patterson broke the mark Friday in winning her third straight national championship in the women’s javelin. And at the age of 24, she appears to have a bright future on the world stage, with her peak still several years away. Maybe it’s because of […]
A Great Day For Drama
If you are a sports fan, you had to love this. The United States is mere moments away from being eliminated at the World Cup, and Landon Donovan delivers an epic goal. It was dramatic. It was exciting. It was passionate. But perhaps the best thing about Donovan’s goal to beat Algeria is that it […]
The Blazers’ Plot Thickens
Dwight Jaynes had a great piece of reporting last week that might provide some insight to the Blazers’ inner workings. Or it might not, but it’s interesting. But in a matter of minutes, after a few phone calls to people within the league, I heard all sorts of opinions on what Gordon does for the […]
The Blazers' Plot Thickens
Dwight Jaynes had a great piece of reporting last week that might provide some insight to the Blazers’ inner workings. Or it might not, but it’s interesting. But in a matter of minutes, after a few phone calls to people within the league, I heard all sorts of opinions on what Gordon does for the […]
Inside Baseball: Strikeout-To-Walk Ratio
For no particular reason, here’s my favorite statistic thus far in the baseball season. Cliff Lee has 67 strikeouts and has allowed four walks. That’s a ratio of 16.75, which is, you know, pretty good. In fact, it easily would be the best of all-time among those who have pitched enough innings to qualify. That’s […]
The Amazing Journey Of Markeith Brown
In case you missed it, last week’s column was a pretty good read. It’s about Markeith Brown, a Clark College basketball player with a pretty amazing background. Brown is expecting to move on to play at Greenville College in Illinois, and the fact that he might have a bright future is remarkable in itself.
Local Athlete Hits The Big Time
Not sure whether there’s a bigger honor for a high school athlete. Sunday, a local competitor will be on the cover of Parade Magazine. Camas soccer player Nick Palodichuk is not only a Parade All-American, he has been selected as the national player of the year. He will appear on the cover of Sunday’s edition, […]
Nominee For Sportsman Of The Year
Yikes! It’s been awhile since I have contributed to the blog. A couple catch-up items: — I’m probably not the first to throw this out there, but how about Jim Joyce and Armando Galarraga for Sports Illustrated’s Sportsmen of the Year? In the wake of The Perfect Game That Wasn’t, their graciousness and sportsmanship was […]
Inside Baseball: Rating Griffey
Saturday’s By the Numbers column looks at where Ken Griffey Jr. ranks in the baseball pantheon. I have him as the seventh-best center fielder of all-time: Willie Mays, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Tris Speaker, Joe DiMaggio, Duke Snider, then Griffey. That’s the same order in which Bill James ranked them 10 years ago in “The […]
Armando Galarraga And The Perfect Game That Wasn’t
What should Bud Selig do about the blown call that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game? Seems to me the answer is fairly obvious. It would be a huge mistake for Selig to go back and overturn the call. You can’t rewrite history, pretending the call never happened or the following batter never came to […]