Author Archives: Jim Sutliff

Favre Wants Back In –

Brett Favre has made it known that he wants to return to football. His early retirement was at the hands of Packer management and all he wants is to be released. These statements were the latest by Favre that indicate … Continue reading

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Baseball Rigged For Lefties –

In an article by livescience.com it is discussed how baseball is rigged for left handed players. This is a given piece of knowledge for those who follow the game. The shorter right field fences down the line always draws a … Continue reading

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Sonics Move –

The Seattle Supersonics are headed to Oklahoma City. This move is not too soon for the ownership who have not had a love affair with Seattle. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=AhPKY1.fckxc9ZsExkGMZ7c5nYcB?slug=ap-supersonics-seattletrial&prov=ap&type=lgns Jim Sutliff

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Fantasy Football –

Fantasy Football is almost here and Yahoo Sports has a breakdown of the quarterbacks. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nfl/news;_ylt=AunfbnLMRzzCvp5TDzGW4c45nYcB?slug=be-posprimer08-qb Jim Sutliff

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Team Value –

Forbes has a ranking of team values in baseball. This is a topic of discussion with the Chicago Cubs coming up for sale. To view a related article, please click here: http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/33/biz_baseball08_The-Business-Of-Baseball_MetroArea.html Jim Sutliff

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Mets Manager Gets Tossed –

Manuel of the Mets, their new manager, got tossed from a game fighting a strike call. At least he disagreed with an umpire which is one thing that Randolph almost never attempted. To view a related article, please click here: … Continue reading

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Joba Delivers –

Joba Chamberlain delivered agian for the Yankees in his new role as starting pitching. In his fourth start Joba struck out nine and allowed only one run. Chamberlain was a top reliever but starting staff is hard to come by … Continue reading

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Mets Shake-Up –

Wille Randolph has been fired as the manager of the New York Mets and the GM Omar Minaya should be the next to go from the club. The GM said that he is also partly responsible for the poor performance … Continue reading

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College World Series –

The College World Series and all its rivalries are on. In a recent game Stanford beat Florida State 16-5. It started out as a pitching duel and turned into a homerun derby. To view a related article, please click here: … Continue reading

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Blame Game Begins –

The failure of Big Brown to win the triple crown has caused many to start finger pointing. The blame game is nothing new when a heavy favorite fails to win. In this case, Big Brown failed to win and also … Continue reading

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Upset At Belmont –

No triple crown for Big Brown as Da’Tara stole the show. Leading wire to wire Da”Tara never was in real trouble. A 38-1 shot that had the smallest chance of winning going into the race. To view a related article, … Continue reading

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Baseball Suspensions –

The Dodgers and the Rockies each had a player suspended for getting into a scuffle The incident took place on Tuesday night at Dodger stadium. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqJD8XX9dHd.fydHpujvQug5nYcB?slug=ap-suspensions&prov=ap&type=lgns Jim Sutliff

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Cleveland Not Well –

The Cleveland Indians lost a second straight game to the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland is not having a good time of late and Bing Crosby would not be proud. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Apc3xFUlnYNJoPX3HOrbEag5nYcB?slug=jp-indians060108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Jim Sutliff

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Griffith Almost At 600th –

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th homerun and is closing in on the historic 600 mark. Griffey Jr. will become only the 6th player in baseball history to hit 600 homeruns. The Hall of Fame is almost certain to be … Continue reading

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Instant Replay Advocate –

Writing for Sports Illustrated online, Tom Verducci makes an argument for instant replay being adopted. He cites recent home runs that have been taken away on bad calls. To view a related article, please click here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/05/28/verducci.replay/index.html Jim Sutliff

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