Monthly Archives: November 2010
Baseball’s Next Hall Of Famers
We’ll say this about baseball’s Steroids Era: It has made the Hall of Fame balloting more compelling, and this is one of the most interesting years in memory. With reports that this year’s ballots have been sent out, here’s a look at some of the candidates: Rafael Palmeiro On the surface, Palmeiro’s 569 home runs […]
Baseball's Next Hall Of Famers
We’ll say this about baseball’s Steroids Era: It has made the Hall of Fame balloting more compelling, and this is one of the most interesting years in memory. With reports that this year’s ballots have been sent out, here’s a look at some of the candidates: Rafael Palmeiro On the surface, Palmeiro’s 569 home runs […]
When Everyone’s Super, No One Will Be
Sunday’s column was about the state of high school all-league selections in the age of “everybody’s a winner.” It seems that this ethos has carried over to all-league picks, which are overly generous these days. From the column: Yet it seems as though we go overboard these days to recognize mediocrity. This is an age, […]
When Everyone's Super, No One Will Be
Sunday’s column was about the state of high school all-league selections in the age of “everybody’s a winner.” It seems that this ethos has carried over to all-league picks, which are overly generous these days. From the column: Yet it seems as though we go overboard these days to recognize mediocrity. This is an age, […]
What Should The Blazers Do With Oden?
Sunday’s column was about Greg Oden, or more specifically, about the obsession NBA teams have with “franchise centers.” Meanwhile, Ben Golliver writes an excellent column for HoopsHype about what the Blazers should do with Oden: Miller’s public statements about Oden make you feel for Cho, who has a clearly established and well explicated philosophy of […]
Greg Oden, Sam Bowie, And NBA Busts
The thing about comparing Greg Oden to Sam Bowie is that such comparisons are utterly unfair — to Bowie. So here’s a look at some notable NBA busts, limiting it to players selected in the top three of the draft over the past 40 years (just so we can include LaRue Martin). Bowie managed to […]
Northwestern And Illinois Don’t Need Two Stinkin’ End Zones
The most interesting sports story of the day? Northwestern and Illinois will use one end zone when they face each other Saturday. With the game on a makeshift field at Wrigley Field, officials determined Friday (nothing like waiting until the last minute) that the end zone on one side is too close to the outfield […]
Northwestern And Illinois Don't Need Two Stinkin' End Zones
The most interesting sports story of the day? Northwestern and Illinois will use one end zone when they face each other Saturday. With the game on a makeshift field at Wrigley Field, officials determined Friday (nothing like waiting until the last minute) that the end zone on one side is too close to the outfield […]
Inside Baseball: A Cy Young For Felix?
The American League Cy Young winner will be announced Thursday, which means this could be the best thing to happen for Mariner fans all year. Felix Hernandez is among the favorites for the award, which is rather remarkable because he went 13-12 this season. But, hey, he led the league in ERA and innings and […]
Ichiro Should Have No Gold Gloves
If it’s November, it must be time for our annual rant about the Gold Glove awards. We’ll even pass on the predictable outrage over Derek Jeter winning a fifth Gold Glove. Too easy. We’ll leave that for these guys. Instead, let’s talk about Ichiro and his 10 Gold Gloves. Now, Ichiro is a great right […]