A semi-wise man once wrote, on this website no less, that it’s always better to write joy. And so while I had every intention of writing about the bewildering circus that has become the Eagles early 2009 season, the Phillies clinching the NL East tonight in convincing fashion has me switching topics. Why ponder the season of an infuriating franchise when you can celebrate the victory of a champion?
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Repent: The End is Here
By Ryan McGowan
The Patriots are done. Tom Brady is done. Bill Belichick is cooked.
It’s over.
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2009 NFL Week 3 Picks and Podcast
Week 3 is always a pivotal week in the NFL. Teams with playoff hopes that go 0-3 might as well just throw in the towel and teams you’re unsure of at 1-1 might establish themselves as legit if they can just get to 2-1. We break down all the games in the podcast as well as give you betting advice. This week, the featured games are Titans @ Jets, Falcons @ Patriots, Dolphins @ Chargers, and Colts @ Cardinals.
You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
By Diane M. Grassi
As the end of the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) season approaches, technological advances, still in their infancy, were instituted in 2009, intended for the game’s future progress; that according to MLB.
Most fans, however, are probably unaware of the new computer technology, mandated by MLB, and its use throughout 2009, that will be precedent setting for seasons to come.
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2009 NFL Week 2 Picks and Podcast
Here we go with the week 2 of the NFL picks. Last week, the Sportscolumn crew went a very respectable 12-4 straight up with the peso going 8-8 on random flips. Against the spread, Ryan went 10-6 and won the week. This week, the featured games are Patriots @ Jets, Steelers @ Bears, Giants @ Cowboys, and Colts @ Dolphins.
You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed.
If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
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2009 NFL Week 1 Picks and Podcast
Football is back folks! Here we go with week 1 of the 2009 NFL season. Based on the feedback from you degenerate gamblers out there, we’re doing every game against the spread as well as straight up this year. Also, we’re joined by a Mexican peso aka the random coin flip to see if we can beat Burton flipping for results. You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed. If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.
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2009 AFC Preview – The Once and Future King
By Ryan McGowan
Consider this my August article. To paraphrase Jimmy Buffett, it must be August 31 somewhere.
My colleague Trevor Freeman broke down the NFC this past weekend and mentioned how baseball has become “unwatchable” for him. Alas, unlike this sad soul, I am still watching the Sox on a nightly basis, and I generally hate watching preseason football, so it usually takes me a little while to mentally adjust to football. Watching preseason football, to me, has always seemed like watching someone else play blackjack—sure it can be entertaining, and you can make comments about the play, but it’s no fun unless it’s real.
A couple of weeks ago, while we were broadcasting Poor Man’s PTI, RJ called in and informed me that the Eagles had just signed Michael Vick. Like the rest of football America, I was shocked and dumbfounded. Not because I had any objection to Michael Vick being back in the NFL but because I had no idea what the Eagles wanted Michael Vick on the team for.
The only time I’ve been confident in an NFC Championship game was when the Eagles took on the Atlanta Falcons. There was no way that Michael Vick, even with his considerable athletic skills, could read and react to the defense that Jim Johnson was going to throw at him. Rarely am I that correct on anything.
The problem with Vick then is the problem with Vick now — he’s just not a very good quarterback.
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Breaking Down The NFC
by Trevor Freeman
Is it just me or is baseball borderline unwatchable at this point? I can honestly say that I haven’t watched a full nine-inning game since May. Why do I bring this up? Because for the last three months, my sports plate has consisted of a combination of Olympic sports, English Premier League/Gold Cup Soccer and UFC. Let’s just say, I have watched more episodes of UFC Unleashed on Spike than should be allowed by law.
With the NFL season kicking off in two weeks, we will begin our look by breaking down the NFC in our below power poll. Without further ado…..
We discuss the South African runner that might or might not be a man, Rick Pitino, and other sports topics. You can download this week’s podcast directly (running time 90 mins) or subscribe to the feed. If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest. This week’s topics include:
- Caster Semenya (aka “Yes A Secret Man”)
- Usain Bolt
- Will there ever be a track world record that won’t be broken
- Rick Pitino
- Memphis vacates all games
- baseball talk
Trivia Question of the week: Who is the last US Open Men’s singles champion to never be ranked #1 in ATP Rankings?