Well, we knew the guy was good, but record-shatteringly good? I had no clue! Especially in the popularity department.
Yes, Jose Bautista beat Ken Griffey Jr.’s record for all-star votes of 6.1 million by being selected on an unfathomable 7.4 million ballots. That’s not just besting an old mark, it’s completely destroying it. When [...]
After reading about ESPN’s “Ultimate Team Rankings” report naming Toronto the worst city in North American professional sports, I was actually put at a loss for words to defend my home town. I should have actually seen it coming. After all, isn’t the foreshadowing here a bit in the standings? Toronto [...]
Is there anything less built up or exciting in sports than the MLB draft? There’s very little hype, it happens during the season and if you’ve heard of more than four or five guys that get drafted, chances are you’re either a scout or involved in a seriously deep fantasy league.
This is nothing like any [...]
Being off for the long weekend, I haven’t had a chance to weigh in some pretty key events that have taken place and are currently going on in the world of sports. So, Let’s sum up some opinions from the nosebleeds, quick hits style.
THE NHL’S RETURN TO WINNIPEG
Well, it took you long enough. They’ll certainly [...]
Talk about hanging a crooked number on a team. Last night, the Cleveland Indians showed the world that the Kansas City Royals may not be on the road to recovery like many believe. The evidence: A 19-1 final score including a ten-run fourth inning.
The game started with disaster for the Royals, with starter Kyle Davies [...]
After watching the Canadian federal Liberal party get absolutely crushed during Monday’s election, I tried to think of a sports comparison of what just happened. Well, there’re a few different routes you could go with this one.
Michael Ignatieff took over a party that was doing fine and led the, straight into the gutter. Sounds like [...]
Working in the sports department, this is one of those weeks that you both hate to love and love to hate. Just think about how much is going in this span of seven days. Well, it’s kind of actually eight days, but who cares?
First of all, three of North America’s biggest sports are in progress. [...]
What’s the beginning of a sport’s new season without some predictions that people can look back on and laugh at?
AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez, NYY
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester, BOS
AL rookie of the year: Brett Lawrie, TOR (Wishful thinking perhaps?)
AL manager: Buck Showalter, BAL
NL MVP: Albert Pujols, STL
NL Cy Young: Zach Greinke, MIL
NL rookie of the [...]
After looking at the younger, better American League on Wednesday, it’s time for the National League to get its due. At least San Francisco did well to help remove the Quadruple-A tarnish by winning it all last year, but overall, the talent in this league is still inferior.
NL East: The Phillies rotation is straight up [...]
Baseball season is nearly here and I’m sure you’ve been keeping up with Bill Lankhof’s season previews, covering every division and breaking down what teams will be up to. So, because Lanky already has the nuts and bolts down, I’ll try to break the coming season down quick hits style.
AL East: You can’t help but [...]
