Shades of 1992

John Zenor, an AP sports writer, has written an article comparing the Alabama ‘92 squad to this year’s team. It’s a really good article, and very similar to the one I wrote back in October. The only difference was in October it looked like Texas was the team to beat. Now, it’s Florida.

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Throwback Golf

I like throwback themes in sports. Baseball and the NFL do throwback days with a lot of success, and I recently proposed that Nascar do the same. Just paint up some old cars with the new paint schemes and let them go at it once or twice per year. Well, now I’d also like to [...]

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Georgia

Watched the Auburn-Georgia game Saturday night at Buffalo Wild Wings in Alabaster, AL, where there were a good many AU fans and a few Georgia fans. Georgia fans who forgot where they were at. It really doesn’t bother me that much, being an Alabama fan, but you’ve got to think of it this way: I [...]

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FanU

Okay, I’ve signed up for the FanU sports-specific social networking site, and I am not only underwhelmed but mildly aggravated. It’s an interesting concept, but they’re shoving their sponsor (Alltel) in my face at every turn. That idiot ‘Chad,’ the Alltel spokesperson (who is supposed to be the cool one in those commercials) is automatically [...]

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SEC Power Poll

From Journalism is for Rockstars:
1. LSU
The guys from Louisiana still hold the top spot, in a league where everyone has one loss. A true No. 1 should come to the fore in the next few weeks.
2. South Carolina
The Gamecocks are winning ugly, but they are winning. It’s about survival, kids, not dominance.
3. Kentucky
The Wildcats’ win [...]

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Moving

On a personal note:
I’ve been moving these last few weeks and have had no internet connection. I haven’t even been able to watch any games, I’ve just been checking scores on my mobile phone. My cable is still out, but I’ve now got internet back via satellite, so I can start immersing myself back into [...]

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Braves: Positives and Negatives

Two things have happened to the Braves, one positive and one negative which have directly impacted the jump in the quality of play we’ve seen:
First, the negative: They realized that if the offense doesn’t win the game the pitching can’t. That had to be a tough realization for these guys to come to. On Braves [...]

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Bookends: the Leadoff Hitter and the Closer

There are two spots on every team that, it can be argued, individually, are the most valuable of all: the leadoff batter and the closer. For the Braves to make a serious run at the Mets this season these are two spots that will have to be addressed.
They are the first and last guys on [...]

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Livan Hernandez to the Braves?

Why would a trade for Livan Hernandez make sense?
1. We could possibly trade Marcus Giles for him, opening up the possibility for Wilson Betemit to become a regular player at second base. (I realize the rumor mill has Betemit on the trade block, but I feel like the kid could be a better player than [...]

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Baseball Tonight

Watching Baseball Tonight on ESPN, Harold Reynolds comments on the value of the closer, saying “No other team has the benefit of a Mariano Rivera in the bullpen,” continuing by saying that the Yankees are in good shape because of their closer.
Later in the segment, they move on to talk of the Braves, John Kruk [...]

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