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2008 MLB Preview: Seattle Mariners 2008-03-08 11:51:29 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
SEATTLE MARINERS
Ranks
Overall – 82 points (8th MLB, 6th AL)
Starting Rotation – 35 points (1st MLB, 1st AL)
Line-Up – 32 points (17th MLB, 7th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 15 points (T-11th MLB, T-5th AL)
Offseason Additions – Eric Bedard, Carlos Silva, Brad Wilkerson
Offseason Subtractions – Jose Guillen
Biggest Strength- Starting Rotation
The Mariners
rotation rated as the best in MLB going into 2008. [...] Read more:Preview
, Seattle
2008 MLB Preview: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2008-03-06 16:01:23 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM
Ranks
Overall – 84 points (4th MLB, 3rd AL)
Starting Rotation – 34 points (3rd MLB, 3rd AL)
Line-Up – 34 points (10th MLB, 5th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 16 points (T-5th MLB, T-3rd AL)
Offseason Additions – Torii Hunter, Jon Garland
Offseason Subtractions – Orlando Cabrera, Bartolo Colon
Biggest Strength- Starting Rotation
The Angels
had two legit Cy Young candidates last [...] Read more:Preview
, Angeles
, Anaheim
, Los Angeles
NBA Western Conference March Madness 2008-03-06 13:20:38 After watching the Lakers beat the Mavericks in overtime Sunday afternoon, where Dirk and Kobe went crazy in the 4th quarter in by far the best game of the NBA
season, it got me thinking about the parallels between this year’s Western
Conference race and the best basketball there is, NCAA MarchMadness
.
Traditionally basketball fans [...]
Philly Ramblings 2008-03-05 16:01:21
While I’ve been engulfed in my MLB Preview, a whole bunch of things have happened in Philly
sports that I felt I should comment on, but didn’t have the time to write a whole post on. So I’m gonna do what I can here in bullet point form. Please hold back your excitement.
- [...]
2008 MLB Preview: Kansas City Royals 2008-03-03 17:59:33 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Ranks
Overall – 64 points (28th MLB, 12th AL)
Starting Rotation – 26 points (24th MLB, 11th AL)
Line-Up – 25 points (30th MLB, 14th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 13 points (T-23rd MLB, T-13th AL)
Offseason Additions – Jose Guillen, Ron Mahay, Yasuhiko Yabuta, Brett Tomko
Offseason Subtractions – Emil Brown, David Riske
Biggest Strength- GM, Dayton Moore
The Royals
have no chance this [...] Read more:Preview
, Kansas
, Kansas City
It’s March – Let the Madness Begin 2008-03-03 10:12:38 Most people associate MarchMadness
with conference tournaments that start in a little over a week and the NCAA tournament. But Saturday was the first day of March, and the madness really starts from day one of the month.
There were some great college basketball games and storylines from the first weekend in March to get [...]
2008 MLB Preview: Cleveland Indians 2008-03-02 20:06:50 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
CLEVELAND INDIANS
Ranks
Overall – 84 points (5th MLB, 4th AL)
Starting Rotation – 23 points (6th MLB, 4th AL)
Line-Up – 32 points (5th MLB, 3rd AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 15 points (T-11th MLB, T-5th AL)
Offseason Additions – Jamey Carroll, Masahide Kobayashi
Offseason Subtractions – Kenny Lofton, Fernando Cabrera
Biggest Strength- Balance
The Indians
are the type of team that can beat you one day [...] Read more:Preview
, Cleveland
2008 MLB Preview: Minnesota Twins 2008-02-28 22:13:37 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
MINNESOTA TWINS
Ranks
Overall – 71 points (23rd MLB, 10th AL)
Starting Rotation – 23 points (26th MLB, 12th AL)
Line-Up – 32 points (18th MLB, 8th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 16 points (T-5th MLB, T-3rd AL)
Offseason Additions – Delmon Young, Carlos Gomez, Livan Hernandez, Brendan Harris
Offseason Subtractions – Johan Santana, Torii Hunter, Matt Garza, Jason Bartlett
Biggest Strength- Young hitters
The Twins
have an [...] Read more:Preview
, Minnesota
Sixers Craziness: The Door is Open for the 6th Seed 2008-02-28 22:11:05 You know there is professional team playing basketball in Philadelphia, right? So what the hell are those Philadelphia 76ers doing these days? They’re playing for the 6th seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs right now - WAKE UP, Philly!
I was at the Orlando Magic bashing last night, and the turnout at the Wachovia Center was [...]
2008 MLB Preview: Chicago White Sox 2008-02-28 16:10:00 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Ranks
Overall – 71 points (22nd MLB, 9th AL)
Starting Rotation – 26 points (23rd MLB, 10th AL)
Line-Up – 32 points (15th MLB, 6th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 13 points (T-23rd MLB, T-10th AL)
Offseason Additions – Nick Swisher, Orlando Cabrera, Scott Linebrink, Octavio Dotel
Offseason Subtractions – Jon Garland, Scott Podsednik
Biggest Strength- Line-up
I was surprised that the White
Sox chose [...] Read more:Chicago
, Preview
, Chicago White Sox
76ers Prove They’re No Fluke Against Detroit 2008-03-12 23:33:30 All I can say is BIG WIN for our Philadelphia 76ers. Not only was it against the 2nd seed Detroit
Pistons, but it comes after a very disappointing performance at home Monday night against the Celtics. That is the sign of a team that is turning the corner. A loss like Monday’s can easily deflate [...] Read more:Prove
2008 MLB Preview: Houston Astros 2008-03-12 19:11:21 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
HOUSTON ASTROS
Ranks
Overall – 74 points (17th MLB, 10th NL)
Starting Rotation – 26 points (21st MLB, 13th NL)
Line-Up – 34 points (11th MLB, 6th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 14 points (T-18th MLB, T-11th NL)
Offseason Additions – Miguel Tejada, Micheal Bourn, Doug Brocail, Kaz Matsui, Jose Valverde, Geoff Geary
Offseason Subtractions – Craig Biggio, Chris Burke, [...] Read more:Preview
, Houston
, Astros
Villanova beats Syracuse in a Battle of the Bubble Teams 2008-03-12 14:48:00 This was a game which undoubtedly would decide the tournament fate of both Big East teams. Villanova and Syracuse
were sitting either squarely on the bubble or on the outside with their faces pressed firmly against the bubble looking in. Somebody wouldn’t be dancing next week.
Villanova started the game tentative and off from behind the [...] Read more:Battle
, Bubble
Boston Celtics Provide a Reality Check for the 76ers 2008-03-11 12:59:28 Sitting only 3 rows behind the Celtic bench, I was extremely pumped for this game. I was hoping the Sixers could continue their winning ways and take another step toward becoming the team we all want them to be. Unfortunately it would not be. From the opening tap you couldn’t tell which team was scratching [...] Read more:Boston
, Check
, Boston Celtics
, Reality Check
2008 MLB Preview: Chicago Cubs 2008-03-10 20:55:29 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
CHICAGO CUBS
Ranks
Overall – 80 points (12th MLB, 6th NL)
Starting Rotation – 31 points (13th MLB, 7th NL)
Line-Up – 34 points (9th MLB, 5th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 15 points (T-11th MLB, T-7th NL)
Offseason Additions – Kosuke Fukudome, Jon Lieber
Offseason Subtractions – Cliff Floyd, Jason Kendall, Jacque Jones, Mark Prior
Biggest Strength- Offense
The Cubs were [...] Read more:Preview
, Chicago
Philadelphia 76ers are ROLLING! 2008-03-09 16:28:24 It’s clear - the Sixers ARE a playoff team and proving every game they want and deserve to be there in the Eastern conference. Philly started 2008 with a dismal 4-11 record in January, and “playoffs” was like a 4-letter word back then. What has our home team been doing lately? Since that rocky start [...] Read more:Philadelphia
2008 MLB Preview: Oakland A’s 2008-03-08 14:21:00 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Ranks
Overall – 69 points (26th MLB, 11th AL)
Starting Rotation – 26 points (22nd MLB, 9th AL)
Line-Up – 29 points (26th MLB, 12th AL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 14 points (T-18th MLB, T-9th AL)
Offseason Additions – Carlos Gonzalez, Dana Eveland
Offseason Subtractions – Dan Haren, Nick Swisher, Mark Kotsay, Marco Scutaro
Biggest [...] Read more:Preview
, Oakland
Letdown My @#$ - Sixers’ Comeback Quiets the Skeptics 2008-03-15 06:50:45 Tell the truth, how many of you either turned the game off or accepted the loss when the 76ers were down 18-point at the beginning of the 4th quarter?
You look at the lackluster line-up of Sixers reserves on the floor and everyone is saying “Ok, this game is over.” In fact Mark Zumoff and Bob [...]
Temple and St. Joe’s to Battle for Big 5 Tradition in A10 Final 2008-03-14 22:15:05 Whew, we can finally take a sigh of relief. The last month of the college basketball season has been filled with uncertainty for the city of Philadelphia and its fans. We have been sweating bullets wondering if the Big 5’s (+ Drexel) NCAA tournament streak would be broken in 2008. If you doubt that insecurity [...] Read more:Temple
, Battle
, Tradition
, Final
The Beginning of Hoops State of Mind 2008-03-14 09:24:33 With Pete, the other half of the Recliner GM, being the brains behind all of the comprehensive and remarkable baseball analysis, insight and writing, I am confident baseball will be covered at a very high level. Since I think I know a little something about basketball, I’ve decided to try out a recurring segment called [...] Read more:Hoops
, State
Sixers Handle Spurs – ‘Tough Stretch’ Becomes Win Streak 2008-03-15 23:58:27 I am writing this post after getting home from another superb performance and win by our 76ers over the San Antonio Spurs
. That means my head has not exploded - yet. In my opinion this was the perfect basketball game to attend when you are a die-hard fan of the home team has 3 main [...] Read more:Streak
, Stretch
, Tough
, Handle
Uh-Oh 2008-03-15 20:32:49 The Sixers just got another big win against the Spurs - I hope Dannie is OK because there is a very real possibility his head exploded. If not - I have a crazy feeling he might just write a post about it.
Screw the 6 seed, let’s go for the 4 seed.
Here is my contribution, but [...]
Someone Just Solidified NCAA Player of the Year 2008-03-15 15:14:02 Is there any question who the national player of the year in college basketball is now?
I am a huge UNC fan, always have been and always will be. In my time following the team, there has never been a more likeable player than Tyler Hansbrough, and today was just another example why. He does everything [...]
2008 MLB Preview: Milwaukee Brewers 2008-03-15 13:14:31
Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
MILWAUKEE BREWERS
Ranks
Overall – 73 points (19th MLB, 11th NL)
Starting Rotation – 28 points (18th MLB, 13th NL)
Line-Up – 33 points (12th MLB, 7th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 12 points (28th MLB, 15th NL)
Offseason Additions – Mike Cameron, Eric Gagne, Jason Kendall, Guillermo Mota, David Riske, Saloman Torres
Offseason Subtractions – Francisco Cordero, Johnny Estrada, [...] Read more:Brewers
, Milwaukee
, Preview
Take a Look Inside the Philadelphia 76ers’ Locker Room 2008-03-18 22:03:26 According to the 76ers’ PR people the Sixers are the only NBA team that allows fans in their locker room. I don’t know if that is true or just PR propaganda to shed a positive and unique light on the team; either way it is pretty cool they let fans in there.
As you already know, Saturday I [...] Read more:Philadelphia
, Locker
2008 MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates 2008-03-18 20:05:16 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Ranks
Overall – 71 points (21st MLB, 13th NL)
Starting Rotation – 27 points (20th MLB, 12th NL)
Line-Up – 33 points (14th MLB, 9th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 11 points (29th MLB, 16th NL)
Offseason Additions – None of significance
Offseason Subtractions – None of significance
Biggest Strength- Top of the rotation
There were only 2 teams last year [...] Read more:Preview
, Pittsburgh
, Pirates
, Pittsburgh Pirates
2008 MLB Preview: Cincinnati Reds 2008-03-17 16:36:10 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
CINCINNATI REDS
Ranks
Overall – 76 points (16th MLB, 9th NL)
Starting Rotation – 27 points (19th MLB, 11th NL)
Line-Up – 31 points (19th MLB, 11th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 16 points (T-5th MLB, T-3rd NL)
Offseason Additions – Francisco Cordero, Jeremy Affeldt, Edinson Volquez
Offseason Subtractions – Josh Hamilton
Biggest Strength- Bullpen (in theory)
The Reds bullpen killed them last [...] Read more:Preview
, Cincinnati
, Cincinnati Reds
2008 MLB Preview: San Francisco Giants 2008-03-21 17:27:53 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Ranks
Overall – 73 points (20th MLB, 12th NL)
Starting Rotation – 33 points (9th MLB, 4th NL)
Line-Up – 27 points (29th MLB, 16th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 13 points (23rd MLB, 14th NL)
Offseason Additions – Aaron Rowand
Offseason Subtractions – Barry Lamar Bonds, Pedro Feliz
Biggest Strength- Starting Rotation
For a team that is the unanimous [...] Read more:Preview
, Francisco
, Giants
, San Francisco
2008 MLB Preview: St. Louis Cardinals 2008-03-20 16:02:26 Explanation of ratings system and other team previews here
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Ranks
Overall – 69 points (25th MLB, 15th NL)
Starting Rotation – 22 points (28th MLB, 15th NL)
Line-Up – 28 points (27th MLB, 15th NL)
Bench/Bullpen/Defense – 17 points (T-3rd MLB, T-1st NL)
Offseason Additions – Troy Glaus, Kyle Lohse, Matt Clemenet
Offseason Subtractions – David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, Troy [...] Read more:Preview
, Louis
, Cardinals
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