It does look like it.
Josh Hamilton and the Rangers have seemingly been the best fit for both sides. The franchise got to two different World Series appearances with him as one of the dominant players in each one and Hamilton got a second chance in the Bigs and personal stability for battling his inner demons. As of late, it seems that the two sides have drifted apart. The Rangers failed to get to the Division Series round of the postseason and Josh Hamilton seemed to have fallen off the wagon a bit before the season began.
Looking at these instances and the age of Hamilton himself, the question arises on whether or not he will back with the Rangers. All indications right now say that he will not be back. The Rangers have established that their max contract for Josh Hamilton is 3 years which doesn't seem long enough to keep him. Hamilton seemingly wants 7 years. Unless he feels like the Rangers are a special enough team to stay on because of his personal issues, Hamilton will likely not compromise with the Rangers and try to get that 7 year deal elsewhere. There are quite a few teams that will want that power lefty.
I would guess that Hamilton is going to leave the Rangers. It's something that Texas can recover from but it will be a bit tricky and they also have to make sure they settle their other off-season issues.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Lakers Fire Mike Brown After 1-4 Start
... Or the Lakers could panic now and fire their head coach.
That's exactly what they did earlier today when the Lakers fired Mike Brown after one full season, a few miserable games this year as head coach, and one powerful Kobe death stare that leaves Medusa envious. When the team acquired both Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, there was talk that Brown was going to introduce the Princeton Offense to the team as a way to create offense. It didn't seem to work at all. The team started 1-4 which was not adequate to Lakers fans despite the fact that Steve Nash has been injured for most of that stretch. Either way, they fired Mike Brown and are now looking for a head coach... or leaving Phil Jackson a bunch of messages on his machine.
So what about the team as of now. Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff will take over for tonight's game vs. the Warriors. I am no expert on the Lakers but my feeling is that Bickerstaff will be just an interim coach and not a permanent replacement for Mike Brown. I'm not kidding about "calling Phil Jackson" comment. They might just want to go to Phil and beg him to come back. If that doesn't work, start kissing his a**. They have no where else to go right now.
Whatever they do to solve this vacancy, it better be good. Kobe is old and getting older, so is Steve Nash, and the so called "Future of the Lakers" (Dwight Howard) might just leave after one season on the team. How this season goes for the Lakers could determine how the team will look for the foreseeable future.
That's exactly what they did earlier today when the Lakers fired Mike Brown after one full season, a few miserable games this year as head coach, and one powerful Kobe death stare that leaves Medusa envious. When the team acquired both Steve Nash and Dwight Howard, there was talk that Brown was going to introduce the Princeton Offense to the team as a way to create offense. It didn't seem to work at all. The team started 1-4 which was not adequate to Lakers fans despite the fact that Steve Nash has been injured for most of that stretch. Either way, they fired Mike Brown and are now looking for a head coach... or leaving Phil Jackson a bunch of messages on his machine.
So what about the team as of now. Assistant coach Bernie Bickerstaff will take over for tonight's game vs. the Warriors. I am no expert on the Lakers but my feeling is that Bickerstaff will be just an interim coach and not a permanent replacement for Mike Brown. I'm not kidding about "calling Phil Jackson" comment. They might just want to go to Phil and beg him to come back. If that doesn't work, start kissing his a**. They have no where else to go right now.
Whatever they do to solve this vacancy, it better be good. Kobe is old and getting older, so is Steve Nash, and the so called "Future of the Lakers" (Dwight Howard) might just leave after one season on the team. How this season goes for the Lakers could determine how the team will look for the foreseeable future.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Eagles Keep Diving with Loss to Saints
The Philadelphia Eagles went into New Orleans this week with a lot of questions around them from whether or not Micahel Vick will be the starting QB to whether or not the outcome of this game will affect Andy Reid's job as head coach of the team. To make the questions go away for the time being, they needed a win.
The Eagles played the Saints in the Superdome who were themselves looking to rebound from a disastrous start to a strange season that had players and coaches of theirs suspended. They needed a win as well to get a chance of making something out of a lost season. Vick helped them get started right away throwing a 99 yard interception returned for a TD by Patrick Robinson. The Saints would get two more TDs before the half.
The Eagles managed to get the 2nd half started right with a 77 yard TD pass to DeSean Jackson after a turnover committed by Drew Brees via a fumble. The Eagles would then score a FG after a Saints fumble on the kickoff return. Brees would get the Saints to strike back late in the 3rd quarter with a 6 yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. That gave them a 15 point lead that would not change for the rest of the game. The Eagles could not do anything else but fumble the ball in the 4th quarter. Saints win it 28-13 leaving both team 3-5 but heading in different directions.
The Eagles have 477 total yards of offense and get only 13 points. They had 5 red zone trips that resulted in no TDs. Meanwhile, the Saints and their struggling defense manage to get a big win at home as they get ready for the Falcons on Sunday. As for the Eagles, looks like more questions.
The Eagles played the Saints in the Superdome who were themselves looking to rebound from a disastrous start to a strange season that had players and coaches of theirs suspended. They needed a win as well to get a chance of making something out of a lost season. Vick helped them get started right away throwing a 99 yard interception returned for a TD by Patrick Robinson. The Saints would get two more TDs before the half.
The Eagles managed to get the 2nd half started right with a 77 yard TD pass to DeSean Jackson after a turnover committed by Drew Brees via a fumble. The Eagles would then score a FG after a Saints fumble on the kickoff return. Brees would get the Saints to strike back late in the 3rd quarter with a 6 yard TD pass to Jimmy Graham. That gave them a 15 point lead that would not change for the rest of the game. The Eagles could not do anything else but fumble the ball in the 4th quarter. Saints win it 28-13 leaving both team 3-5 but heading in different directions.
The Eagles have 477 total yards of offense and get only 13 points. They had 5 red zone trips that resulted in no TDs. Meanwhile, the Saints and their struggling defense manage to get a big win at home as they get ready for the Falcons on Sunday. As for the Eagles, looks like more questions.
Falcons Edge Out Cowboys, Steelers In-n-Out of New York with a Win, Bears Destroy the Titans and More
Sunday had many good games like every week in the NFL with some being close.
One of those close ones was the Sunday Night game between the Cowboys and the Falcons. Both sides were moving and clamoring but neither could really get anything significant until the final quarter. It took until the 4th quarter for either side to score their first TDs of the game. Atlanta broke the 6-6 tie with Michael Turner scoring a TD on a 3 yard run. After a Matt Bryant FG to make it 16-6, the Cowboys then scored their first TD with a TD pass to Kevin Ogletree for 21 yards with 5:21 to go.
The Falcons got the ball back and scored a FG to make it a 6 point game with another FG but not before taking away every second that they could leaving Dallas just 17 seconds to score a TD. The Cowboys were far short of making into the end zone as the game ended on a short pass to Felix Jones for 39 yards, still more than 20 yards short of 6. Falcons win it 19-13. Atlanta remains unbeaten at 8-0 while the Cowboys fall to 3-5.
Another good one was in the Meadowlands featuring the Steelers vs. the Giants. The Steelers flew in that morning and were to leave that night. That didn't seem to deter them from beating the Giants in MetLife 24-20. Eli Manning was far from par in this game going 10/24 for 125 passing yards and an INT. The Giants totaled just 182 yards of offense while the Steelers had 349 yards of offense. The overlooked Steelers are now 5-3 while the Giants are 6-3.
Other games around the league included the Bears destroying the Titans in Tennessee 51-20. While Cutler did his job with 3 TDs, the Bears also got points from the block punt returned for a TD and an interception returned for a TD by Brian Urlacher. Peyton Manning leads the Broncos to another win beating the Bengals 31-23. Manning went 27/35 with 291 passing yards, 3 TDs, and 2 INTs. The Packers improve to 6-3 with a win over the Cardinals 31-17. Despite throwing just under 50% along with an INT, Aaron Rodgers threw 4 TD passes in the game. Last one I'll mention had the Colts winning one for Chuck Pagano against the Dolphins 23-20. Adam Vinatieri made what the proved to be the game winning 43 yard FG with 5:58 left in the game.
The week ends tonight with the Eagles going into New Orleans to face the Saints on Monday Night.
P.S. SPOILER ALERT: I'm back at KSUN for one night only. Tune into KSUNradio.com at 4 PM Today as I reunite with my old radio partner, Van, on Tailgate Talk with Van. That's KSUNradio.com... Pretty Good.
One of those close ones was the Sunday Night game between the Cowboys and the Falcons. Both sides were moving and clamoring but neither could really get anything significant until the final quarter. It took until the 4th quarter for either side to score their first TDs of the game. Atlanta broke the 6-6 tie with Michael Turner scoring a TD on a 3 yard run. After a Matt Bryant FG to make it 16-6, the Cowboys then scored their first TD with a TD pass to Kevin Ogletree for 21 yards with 5:21 to go.
The Falcons got the ball back and scored a FG to make it a 6 point game with another FG but not before taking away every second that they could leaving Dallas just 17 seconds to score a TD. The Cowboys were far short of making into the end zone as the game ended on a short pass to Felix Jones for 39 yards, still more than 20 yards short of 6. Falcons win it 19-13. Atlanta remains unbeaten at 8-0 while the Cowboys fall to 3-5.
Another good one was in the Meadowlands featuring the Steelers vs. the Giants. The Steelers flew in that morning and were to leave that night. That didn't seem to deter them from beating the Giants in MetLife 24-20. Eli Manning was far from par in this game going 10/24 for 125 passing yards and an INT. The Giants totaled just 182 yards of offense while the Steelers had 349 yards of offense. The overlooked Steelers are now 5-3 while the Giants are 6-3.
Other games around the league included the Bears destroying the Titans in Tennessee 51-20. While Cutler did his job with 3 TDs, the Bears also got points from the block punt returned for a TD and an interception returned for a TD by Brian Urlacher. Peyton Manning leads the Broncos to another win beating the Bengals 31-23. Manning went 27/35 with 291 passing yards, 3 TDs, and 2 INTs. The Packers improve to 6-3 with a win over the Cardinals 31-17. Despite throwing just under 50% along with an INT, Aaron Rodgers threw 4 TD passes in the game. Last one I'll mention had the Colts winning one for Chuck Pagano against the Dolphins 23-20. Adam Vinatieri made what the proved to be the game winning 43 yard FG with 5:58 left in the game.
The week ends tonight with the Eagles going into New Orleans to face the Saints on Monday Night.
P.S. SPOILER ALERT: I'm back at KSUN for one night only. Tune into KSUNradio.com at 4 PM Today as I reunite with my old radio partner, Van, on Tailgate Talk with Van. That's KSUNradio.com... Pretty Good.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Big Papi and Sox Agree to a Two Year Deal
The face of the Red Sox is coming back to Fenway for a couple more seasons.
David Ortiz and the Red Sox agreed to a two year deal to keep him in Boston a bit longer. It is for for at least $26 million with a few million more in incentives for the near 37 year old slugger. Despite Big Papi playing only 90 games in 2012, Ortiz managed to bat .318 with 23 home runs and 60 RBI's. If he can remain healthy, he is still a valued player for the team.
It was a pity that 2012 was a lost season for him and the Red Sox as a whole. While it still might take some time for the Red Sox to recover, I certainly hope that they can come back to form while David Ortiz is still there.
David Ortiz and the Red Sox agreed to a two year deal to keep him in Boston a bit longer. It is for for at least $26 million with a few million more in incentives for the near 37 year old slugger. Despite Big Papi playing only 90 games in 2012, Ortiz managed to bat .318 with 23 home runs and 60 RBI's. If he can remain healthy, he is still a valued player for the team.
It was a pity that 2012 was a lost season for him and the Red Sox as a whole. While it still might take some time for the Red Sox to recover, I certainly hope that they can come back to form while David Ortiz is still there.
Lakers Start Season 0-3 with Loss to Clippers
The Lakers are expected to be a title contender this season but so far they haven't looked like one.
The Lakers have lost to the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers so far this season. Game 3 on the schedule had them playing a home game (technically) to their in town (in house) neighbors the Clippers. Kobe Bryant showed up huge in this game scoring 40 points. More was needed, however, from his teammates. The Clippers would still win this game by ten 105-95. Five Clippers were in double digits with points, two of them were off the bench. Lakers now fall to 0-3 this season.
Should the Lakers start to worry about their chances on winning a title? The fans shouldn't but the team might want to pick up a few more practices together. Sure, Steve Nash did not play in this game but even when he was there they still need some work. The Lakers need some time to get there chemistry working. If they are still dropping games like these last three come January, then start to worry.
Until then, take some of Dwight Howard's advice and be patient.
The Lakers have lost to the Mavericks and the Trail Blazers so far this season. Game 3 on the schedule had them playing a home game (technically) to their in town (in house) neighbors the Clippers. Kobe Bryant showed up huge in this game scoring 40 points. More was needed, however, from his teammates. The Clippers would still win this game by ten 105-95. Five Clippers were in double digits with points, two of them were off the bench. Lakers now fall to 0-3 this season.
Should the Lakers start to worry about their chances on winning a title? The fans shouldn't but the team might want to pick up a few more practices together. Sure, Steve Nash did not play in this game but even when he was there they still need some work. The Lakers need some time to get there chemistry working. If they are still dropping games like these last three come January, then start to worry.
Until then, take some of Dwight Howard's advice and be patient.
Friday, November 2, 2012
No Game in Brooklyn, No Room for the Steelers, and a Marathon
The topic of the week has certainly been Hurricane Sandy and the devastation that it has brought along the East Coast, especially the New York Tri-State area. While sports is certainly the last thing on anyone's mind who's in the middle of this natural disaster, it has nonetheless been talked about to some degree.
One of the big opening games of the NBA season were to feature the Brooklyn Nets playing their first regular season game at the Barclays Center against the New York Knicks. Mainly because of the flooding to the subways in NYC, the game has been postponed. Certainly a disappointment but understandable.
Then there's a couple other sporting events that seem to be on schedule despite what has happened.
The Steelers-Giants game that is set to happen Sunday at Metlife Stadium is still currently scheduled despite the fact that the Steelers have nowhere to sleep the night before or Sunday night. The hotel they were supposed to stay in Sunday night doesn't have any power. The team is going to fly into Newark Sunday morning, have a pregame meal near a hotel, and then go to the game. Afterwards, the team will fly home by charter.
Then there is the New York City Marathon. It is scheduled for Sunday and it is 26 miles long and goes across all boroughs of New York City of which significant portions do not have power or other necessary services. The Marathon has not been postponed for several reasons which are financial ones mostly.
Should either the football game or the marathon be postponed or canceled? Either event has to be given the following question: is there anyone that is not going to be getting relief or aid of some kind because of this event? To better put it, is there something better that the city, cities, or states can do with resources put in either event that would help relief efforts?
P.S. My view is that the marathon should not be held anyway. Better good can come out of those overseeing the event, yes, but the marathon happening anyway in the middle of this natural disaster leaves a bad taste in the mouth of plenty of Americans and those in need of aid. I certainly hope that there isn't any significant kind of backlash on the streets of New York City because of this, especially towards the runners who are innocent in all of it.
One of the big opening games of the NBA season were to feature the Brooklyn Nets playing their first regular season game at the Barclays Center against the New York Knicks. Mainly because of the flooding to the subways in NYC, the game has been postponed. Certainly a disappointment but understandable.
Then there's a couple other sporting events that seem to be on schedule despite what has happened.
The Steelers-Giants game that is set to happen Sunday at Metlife Stadium is still currently scheduled despite the fact that the Steelers have nowhere to sleep the night before or Sunday night. The hotel they were supposed to stay in Sunday night doesn't have any power. The team is going to fly into Newark Sunday morning, have a pregame meal near a hotel, and then go to the game. Afterwards, the team will fly home by charter.
Then there is the New York City Marathon. It is scheduled for Sunday and it is 26 miles long and goes across all boroughs of New York City of which significant portions do not have power or other necessary services. The Marathon has not been postponed for several reasons which are financial ones mostly.
Should either the football game or the marathon be postponed or canceled? Either event has to be given the following question: is there anyone that is not going to be getting relief or aid of some kind because of this event? To better put it, is there something better that the city, cities, or states can do with resources put in either event that would help relief efforts?
P.S. My view is that the marathon should not be held anyway. Better good can come out of those overseeing the event, yes, but the marathon happening anyway in the middle of this natural disaster leaves a bad taste in the mouth of plenty of Americans and those in need of aid. I certainly hope that there isn't any significant kind of backlash on the streets of New York City because of this, especially towards the runners who are innocent in all of it.
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