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Enough About Angel Pagan's Baseball IQ
Apologies for straying from the Carlos Beltran imbroglio. There are platitudes which seemingly must be re-hashed every time certain players are referenced in any form of media. Some examples: Jose Reyes - As Reyes goes, the Mets go. Jeff Francoeur - Gritty, full of potential and he actually gives a...
It's the fundamentals, stupid! Utes shoot themselves out of win over Sooners
Basketball more than any sport relies on fundamentals. If you lack it, you're not going to win many games. That was on full display Saturday as the Utes wilted in overtime and lost to the Oklahoma Sooners 78-73. Certainly they had the talent to win this game. They did, after all, lead 42-36 at the...
Gordon Beckham Will Be Fine, Thank You
I've been meaning to write about our boy, the White Sox savior, Gordon Beckham for some time now but have been waiting to see more at-bats to log my opinion. More than anything I wanted to address the anonymous reports given by a couple of scouts back when he was 0-13. "He looks like a pretty...
Back to Basics for Oregon Men's Hoops
You wanted fundamentals? You got fundamentals. Mike Dunlap is starting fast in his new role as Associate Head Coach for the Men's Basketball team at Oregon. Whether you buy into him having Drew Wiley say hello to his left hand or not, you can't argue with the philosophy. By most accounts, he is...
Tuesday Rockpile: Back to Fundamentals...Again, No Beimel
The Secret to Success Hurdle will apparently have the Rockies focusing on fundamentals in Spring Training this year, as Thomas Harding reports. Wait....where have I heard that before? It seems such "news" is an annual February staple, seemingly indicating that the previous Spring Training...
Five Keys To Western Michigan
I would normally write a "keys to the game" type article, but I don't think that's appropriate for this game. There's too much to make up, too much speculation about what we're going to look like, about what we need to do in order to win the game. Alas, the pressures of blogging are great. I feel...
Are The White Sox The Worst Coached Team in MLB?
My last entry, the Orlando Cabrera-Greg Walker Can You Find Right Field salvo, was extraordinarily well timed. There was a stark difference between the execution of the two teams on the field in Tuesday night's 2-0 loss to the Angels. The Angels hitters were content to hit the ball the opposite...
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