Monthly Archives: January 2008
Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
PREFACE: The question is completely hypothetical (and will not influence any actual gambling outside of a Vegas sportsbook), but the following point spreads are real: Seattle (+8) at GREEN BAY Jacksonville (+13) at NEW ENGLAND San Diego (+8.5) at INDIANAPOLIS New York (+7.5) at DALLAS Say, … Continue reading
Tell Me I’m Crazy…
In the spirit of full disclosure, I am currently wearing my “Wild Cherry” t-shirt–the gift to all Temple basketball season ticket holders one year in the mid-90’s. But, tell me I’m crazy thinking that the Owls have a real chance … Continue reading
BSB Announcer Hall-of-Shame
One of the most common topics that sports fans like to rant about is television announcers, and rightly so. They’re often spectacularly bad. To paraprase an anonymous person (because I forget where I heard it), the United States has produced hundreds of … Continue reading
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The Hall of Fame
If I were a voter, here is how I would vote (and why) on each person on today’s ballot: (If you’re wondering, I gave 3 “yes” votes–Goose Gossage, Jim Rice and Lee Smith–but I’m not really adamant about any of … Continue reading
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Cimorelli’s Question of the Day
In recognition of Kansas State’s 85-25 win over Savannah State tonight, what is the most lopsided game that you’ve ever seen? PS…Kansas State shot 28-55 (50.9%), while Savannah State shot 9-58 (15.5%). Michael Beasley had as many points as the … Continue reading
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Why Do We NOT Believe Roger Clemens?
A couple weeks ago I wondered why we believed Andy Pettitte and his story of brief, injury-driven steroid use. At the time, it seemed like the public was somewhat okay with Pettitte’s explanation and sort of gave him a pass. (NOTE: … Continue reading
Tagged andy pettitte, mitchell report, MLB, roger clemens, steroids
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Yet Another Pet Peeve
Something in the Pittsburgh-Jacksonville game just occurred that has been driving me absolutely nuts for a while now. I am so sick of NFL coaches completely out-thinking themselves on important plays–particularly 4th downs and 2-point conversions. I have been meaning … Continue reading
Saturday’s Wild Card Games
Jaguars at Steelers This is by far the best game of Wild Card Weekend. Not only are both teams really good, but they’re also so evenly matched that picking a winner is almost impossible. The Jags did go into Pittsburgh … Continue reading
Tell Me I’m Crazy (Part 1)
Okay, I have been away for a while now (planning a wedding 500 miles away is not exactly easy), so I probably have a bunch of pent-up opinions just itching to get ignored. In fact, I have a three-part version … Continue reading
Tell Me I’m Crazy (Part B)
Are we going to wake up in 20 years to find out the the NFL is really just a glorified WWF (and I don’t mean the World Wildlife Federation, I mean the league currently known as the WWE)? Is it scripted like … Continue reading
