Posted on October 7, 2009 by classic17
Last night the Twins and Tigers treated us to another great opening to the Major League Baseball playoffs. The Twins downed the tigers in 12 innings to earn the right to take on the New York Yankees later today in the Divisional Series. Lucky guys.
So last year I accurately predicted every series except the Dodgers-Cubs [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009 by colts18
Alright everyone, we have a new corespondent for WaB, his name is Michael Wright and is a fellow NFL guru. Each week he will be picking all the games, as well as providing some input and insight on each game. Here’s his picks for this week:
NFL Week 4 Picks
M.D. Wright
10.2.09
Another great week for my picks [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2009 by classic17
…but arguably more important.
I just went out and got engaged. This is the same girlfriend who was featured in the Kiss Cam Story. Now I have to set a date quickly before she sobers up.
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Posted on August 23, 2009 by colts18
I wrote about Jamal Lewis for 3SIB’s top 50 Vols of all-time countdown. You can read that by clicking here.
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Posted on August 22, 2009 by classic17
Yesterday I started our brief college football previews with the Big 12 South. Today, we’ll preview the much weaker North. The Missouri Tigers have won the last two North Titles only be trounced by Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship Game. So who gets to be the sacrificial lamb this year?
I think it’s going to [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by colts18
I wrote about Shaun Ellis for the Top 50 Vols countdown that we’re doing over at 3SIB. Check it out by clicking here.
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Posted on July 12, 2009 by classic17
Alright, now that the final list of participants has been announced, its about time to look at some of the stats so we can inaccurately predict a winner. It kind of worked last year.
Let’s take a quick look at the participants and their season home run totals:
American League
National League
Nelson Cruz (TEX) – 21
Prince Fielder (MIL) [...]
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Posted on June 27, 2009 by classic17
Last night the NHL hosted the first round of their annual entry draft. It was broadcast on Versus, so chances are good that you didn’t know it was going on (unless you frequent WaB and for that, we thank you). As I outlined here, there was potential for a pretty wild day with trades and [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by classic17
Yesterday, Randy Johnson became the 24th pitcher in big league history to win 300 games. He may also be the last. Johnson, a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer, beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 in the rain and in front of about 16 people.
With the win, Johnson cements his place as one of the greatest [...]
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Posted on June 4, 2009 by classic17
Last week, new Orioles fan Weller got his wish when Matt Wieters was called up to the majors. Today, long time Braves fan, me, got my wish when it was announced that Tommy Hanson would start Saturday’s game for the Braves against the Milwaukee Brewers. Around the same time, it was announced that the Braves [...]
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