Search results

Good question up above regarding Nadal's French Open dominance. Obviously what is happening on the men's side of tennis is unprecedented as the Big 3, all in their 30s, continue to totally dominate. And consider this. If Roger Federer hadn't pulled out a come from behind victory over his...

I have never been a Nadal fan but what he has accomplished here at the French and his general latter day mastery over Federer is nothing short of miraculous. 12 French titles is beyond comprehension. But I am happy Ash Barty won and this quick little player appears to be following in Simona...

One leg? All those spectacular centerfield sprints are a figment of everybody's imagination? Yes his knee issues are legendary but he was timed to first base in a scorching 3.1 seconds as late as 1959. Pretty swift for a "one legged" player. I have been charting baseball speed since the mid...

Yes the Drew Henson story is one hell of a cautionary tale. I remember all the next Elway talk but yes he came up short in both football and baseball. I thought he was a better football prospect but in retrospect it is hard to tell. Baseball is a much more difficult sport to master than football...

More than any season in recent memory it seems to me there are so many questions that need to be addressed. One of the big mysteries is whether "casteholic" HC Bruce Arians gets cured and stays off the caste bottle? He has been sucking that bottle for a long time. Opportunities abound at Tampa...

I have been rooting for Bergeron and the Bruins. And Chara played with a broken jaw last night. Tough doesn't even begin to describe him. There was a horribly blown call last night. Blatant tripping by a Blues player right before they scored their second goal. Referee was standing right there...

While on the subject of speed Myles Straw of the Astros has made his presence felt in the few games he has played since being called up. See below and article and video of his key 11 second triple that set up the winning run last night. He is the fastest player in their organization...

I have to admit I am completely lost in space here. I have no idea what you are talking about SH. In a recent side by side comparison current speedster Billy Hamilton ran out a triple faster than Deion Sanders. I brought up Sanders because he was considered the fastest NFL player for years. Sure...

As a history buff I enjoy sports historian's posts. But I cannot let this comment stand. Kirk Gibson had extraordinary speed. To say that football speed is way faster than baseball speed does not compute for me. I will give you the benefit of the doubt regarding context but if you are saying...

All of this Kirk Gibson talk was going to trigger me because he is one of those touchstone athletes for me (see Rex Chapman) who I still think about. I still continue to hope another similar player comes along. One has not unfortunately. Despite the fact he bagged an MVP with the Dodgers in...

Right the women's final four is unexpected. In complete contrast the men will have Federer/Nadal and Djokovic/Thiem in the semi finals Friday if rain doesn't mess things up like it did on Wednesday. Unless you get the Tennis Channel and I don't, the French Open is difficult to follow apart from...

Hunter Bishop has a lot of raw talent but the concern is he swings and misses too often. While he doesn't quite have the speed of former MLB player Drew Stubbs, who also was a star WR in high school, Bishop could follow a similar path. I hope he does one better because Stubbs missed the boat...

Following up on Don's recent posts regarding fledging white wide receivers I think that in a natural world we have lot of potential lining up for this season. If things break right this could be a really fun season. And it shouldn't be that hard to pull off but reality has a way of breaking...

For sure it is hard to compare women's soccer with women's golf because the latter has a much longer and bigger history. But from my own perspective it seems to me sports like golf, football and hockey have a bit more of a masculine aura than say tennis, soccer and basketball. Maybe my...

How long will it be that the black players will want to be referred as Lord so and so? And after that my guess is the media will start referring to a few of them as immortal gods. They sort of insinuate that now. Game Two of the finals had a 20% drop in TV ratings from last year. Two games in...

I was watching this US Open over the weekend. At one point Sunday I believe there was a five way tie or something on the leader board until Lee snuck up on everyone and won it. What looked like a nail biter ended up in a whimper. I was rooting for the American gals. Lexi Thompson and out of...

The history of success for the slighter non power hitting white speedster in MLB in modern times has been scant to say the least. Most of these type of players get stuck in the minors and disappear as if they never existed. So why even bring this up I ask myself? The odds are pretty strong...

The TV ratings opener was down 18% from last year's opening game. And it was the lowest rated opener in 10 years. So far my hunch has been correct. This Toronto team is as dull as nails. I think I speak for many here in hoping the ratings completely take a nose dive going forward.

Croat Oton Jankovic is heading to Vanderbilt to play for Jerry Stackhouse. I didn't realize Stackhouse was their new coach until reading about Jankovic. Jankovic is a multi positional player at 6'10" 215. He is athletic and his skill set is developing. That is the key. Not a super highly rated...

Moniak was billed as a smooth athletic fielder with a contact ready bat but his climb through the minors has been a mighty struggle. Sometimes you wonder if it is lack of strength in the wrist and arm areas? He has had trouble hitting. The MLB draft is Monday but I have been reticent to discuss...

Wait a minute. That video above is a trailer for that new multicultural zombie movie everyone is talking about. I think it played at the Cannes film festival last week. Imagine if they win the series? I guess burning down Toronto will be the encore. Good grief.

I like your style Knight. No diversity in the right direction. Another name to consider is David Dahl who is 25. Much like Meadows and Clint Frazier, Dahl was a highly rated five tool player out of high school but has suffered even more injuries than them which is saying something. He even...

Killian Tillie has dropped out of the draft and will return to Gonzaga for his senior year. Refreshing if you ask me although I tend to think it was because of his constant injuries more than just being wise. Something Kyle Guy should have done the same thing but I guess the allure of maybe...

Cute article but this dude is not white. He is mixed. Just want to set the record straight. That leaves me out but others here are free to look at it as they wish of course. The name made me suspicious but even more so was the fact that is that it is the Browns we are talking about. And they...

I saw this on Steve Sailer's blog site. Sailer is a caste pusher but at least he has the albeit small chance of redemption unlike so many other of his ilk. This caught my eye. Comedian John Cleese was waxing poetic about old London which got up the nose of the Muslim Mayor. So Sailer posted some...