Is it too late to ask for a refund?
After selling the farm for Matt Garza, the last thing Cubs fans want to see is for him to struggle out of the gate. But his first 3 starts have certainly been a struggle.
After complaining about the dry air in Arizona leading to his struggles this spring, he doesn't have that excuse anymore.
So why is he pitching so poorly? Speculation abounds:
Bruce Miles of the Daily Herald suggests that he is throwing too many strikes.
ChiCitySports.com suggests that he is not throwing enough fastballs and getting beat on his "soft stuff".
Or perhaps he's just unlucky.
Whatever the issue is, Garza is not endearing himself to Cubs fans. So far he has blamed the dry air in Arizona and taken a veiled shot at his pitching coach. Sometimes you have to take the blame for your own poor performances.
Can he turn it around this season? His track record certainly says that he should. However, if his "slump" continues much longer...
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Freshman Forward Harrison Barnes Returning to UNC for Sophomore Season
Freshman forward Harrison Barnes will announc his return to Chapel Hill to play for the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2011-12.
The Top 25 Fastest Players in NFL History
There has always been a "need for speed" in the NFL.
Finding fast players to put on the field is, in some ways, as important as selecting players of size and strength.
This is true particularly at the skill positions. If you don't have guys who have the ability to pull away from defenders, you may have trouble putting points on the board.
The following is a list of the 25 fastest NFL players of all time.
These are individuals who could chase you down or leave you in the dust.
They might not all end up in the Hall of Fame, but they sure are able to fly.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/665410-the-top-25-fastest-players-in-nfl-history
Penn State's 'New' Uniforms Are Official
Penn State announced on GoPSF.com and Youtube today the unveiling of the Nittany Lions' "new" football uniforms. The image in this post is from the info video on posted to Youtube. You can see the uniforms, as it was first announced a few weeks ago, will shed the gaudy white trim around the collar and sleeves. This is basically the uniforms Penn State wore in the 1970s. Also, and I'm not sure exactly yet, but the numbers look slightly larger, which is how they were up until the mid-1990s.
Of course, Joe Paterno had the final say. "We went to Coach Paterno and said, 'Coach, we really don't have to have that white trim on there anymore,'" Brad "Spider" Caldwell says in the video. "He's like, 'We don't need that anyway. So let's go back to the way we used to be.'"
I personally like it, though most of you voted against the changes in our poll when this was first discussed.
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Of course, Joe Paterno had the final say. "We went to Coach Paterno and said, 'Coach, we really don't have to have that white trim on there anymore,'" Brad "Spider" Caldwell says in the video. "He's like, 'We don't need that anyway. So let's go back to the way we used to be.'"
I personally like it, though most of you voted against the changes in our poll when this was first discussed.
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Friday, April 15, 2011
New England Patriots: Is Randy Moss Destined (Again) for Foxborough?
From the very point Randy Moss landed in Minnesota, the numbers were disappointing. The Patriots rode high and became the unpredictable system that saw them to three Super Bowls and the last modern day dynasty...or at least a decent enough clone that saw them as favourites for a fourth just a few short months ago.
This season, Moss played as many games for New England as he did in Minnesota. In Minnesota, he was used a little more but his mind was still in New England, and it got him ultimately put in the Tennessee Titans organization, where he played eight games and nabbed three less receptions than he had with the Patriots in the four games he played. He didn't even score a TD with the Titans!
With his mind and body in New England for his return in a Halloween clash with his former mates, four weeks after the trade, he expressed how much he missed the team. This was following the game, a 28-18 loss to the Pats, and his finishing with one reception for eight yards.
"The captains, [Vince] Wilfork, Tommy Boy [Brady], [Jerod] Mayo, Kevin Faulk ... I miss those guys," Moss said.
"I miss the hell out of them—every last helmet in that locker room."
He went on in a rant that day, not giving reporters a chance to ask a question, claiming at that point not to be doing interviews for the rest of the season and when prompted for an interview, that he would be the interviewee as well as the interviewer.
He finished that rant with, "I don’t know how many more times I am going to be up here in New England, but I am going to leave the New England Patriots and Coach Belichick here with a salute. I love you guys. I miss you. I’m out."
Those sentiments have not changed. In an interview last Wednesday with KFAN 1130 in Minneapolis, Moss flat out professed his love for the team that turned a mediocre player in Oakland into the biggest threat in the NFL in 2007 when he grabbed an NFL-record 23 TDs.
“If you ask me where my heart and where I’m happy is,” Moss said, “I love Tom Brady and I love playing for Coach Belichick.”
That being said, there are tons of free agents out there this year including former Pat Donte' Stallworth, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Terrell Owens and possibly Chad Ochocinco, the latter two arguably being as reputable as Moss himself. Ochocinco may need to give up on keeping in shape with the MLS' Kansas City franchise, but that shouldn't be a problem if he is offered a lucrative contract.
The Pats, however, may not need a deep threat as the wideout corps they have now seems to be more handy with shorter, more precise plays that drain the clock and put up plenty of points in the process, as evidenced in the games following their 34-14 loss to Cleveland on Nov. 7.
Wes Welker, Julian Edelman and Brandon Tate are all smaller bodies and don't strike fear into the hearts of defenders in terms of deep threats. I mean, Deion Branch has made up for the loss of Moss, but is that enough?
Should this team go for some of the guys listed above? Do you see Owens or Ochocinco wearing a Patriot jersey in 2011? How about Houshmandzadeh?
Post a comment, what do you think?
Chandler Parsons Signs With Priority Sports For Representation
My alma mater, the University of Florida, has had a good number of strong basketball players come through campus in the past decade, which is quite an accomplishment for the institution, considering it has never really been known as a basketball powerhouse. �Two national championships and an Elite Eight run in 2011 definitely helps build the basketball program?s reputation.
This year, many agents had their eyes on two players who were certain to be leaving Gainesville to hopefully go play in the NBA: Chandler Parsons and Vernon Macklin. �Macklin has not yet chosen his agent. �Yesterday, Parson?s chose his. �Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports is in charge of making sure that Parsons trains hard up until Draft Day and puts himself in the best position to be as high of a draft pick as possible.
Priority Sports has been interested in Parsons for a very long time, but so have a few other agencies. �Wasserman Media Group, Lagardere Unlimited, and ASM Sports were all pitching the former Gator. �For a long time, rumor had it that Parsons was choosing between Lagardere Unlimited and Priority Sports, but just yesterday, I heard that Justin Zanik of ASM Sports (the company that also represents Taurean Green and Marreese Speights) might have been the man in 2nd place. �Either way, the only thing that matters is that Parsons is now a Priority Sports client, and I have no doubt that he will be represented well by Mark Bartelstein and his team of agents.
Priority emerged from the pack based on the company?s close relationship with Coach Billy Donovan, representation of former Gator David Lee, and the amount of attention Parsons received from various people at Priority over the years.
Chandler Parsons Signs With Priority Sports For Representation from Sports Agent Blog - Sports Agent News, Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Contract Negotiations, NCAA Rules and Regulations.
This year, many agents had their eyes on two players who were certain to be leaving Gainesville to hopefully go play in the NBA: Chandler Parsons and Vernon Macklin. �Macklin has not yet chosen his agent. �Yesterday, Parson?s chose his. �Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports is in charge of making sure that Parsons trains hard up until Draft Day and puts himself in the best position to be as high of a draft pick as possible.
Priority Sports has been interested in Parsons for a very long time, but so have a few other agencies. �Wasserman Media Group, Lagardere Unlimited, and ASM Sports were all pitching the former Gator. �For a long time, rumor had it that Parsons was choosing between Lagardere Unlimited and Priority Sports, but just yesterday, I heard that Justin Zanik of ASM Sports (the company that also represents Taurean Green and Marreese Speights) might have been the man in 2nd place. �Either way, the only thing that matters is that Parsons is now a Priority Sports client, and I have no doubt that he will be represented well by Mark Bartelstein and his team of agents.
Priority emerged from the pack based on the company?s close relationship with Coach Billy Donovan, representation of former Gator David Lee, and the amount of attention Parsons received from various people at Priority over the years.
Chandler Parsons Signs With Priority Sports For Representation from Sports Agent Blog - Sports Agent News, Sports Business, Sports Law, Sports Contract Negotiations, NCAA Rules and Regulations.
If this NASCAR thing doesn?t work out, Harvick?s got a new job
Since Kevin Harvick signed with Budweiser, he's been the perfect pitchman, crowing in public and on Twitter the virtues of the King of Beers. On Wednesday, he took it a step farther by actually hauling some of his product into a South Carolina Wal-Mart.
Obviously, this was a totally orchestrated deal; Harvick met with both fans and company officials. But he had fun with the whole deal, at one point motioning toward nearby Coors Light and Miller beer stacks and saying "Remember, everything on this side is contaminated."
Harvick kept hauling beer until the shelves were filled. So, yeah, if this NASCAR thing falls through, he's got a second life available as a rack jobber.
Obviously, this was a totally orchestrated deal; Harvick met with both fans and company officials. But he had fun with the whole deal, at one point motioning toward nearby Coors Light and Miller beer stacks and saying "Remember, everything on this side is contaminated."
Harvick kept hauling beer until the shelves were filled. So, yeah, if this NASCAR thing falls through, he's got a second life available as a rack jobber.
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