TSDMike | May 27, 2009

Congratulations are in order.

The Orlando Magic have done the unthinkable. They’ve pushed LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to the brink of elimination.

Watching this series unfold, I couldn’t tell if the current 3-1 stranglehold that the Magic enjoys is the result of a talented underdog believing that it can persevere, or a collosal collapse on the part of an overwhelming favorite.

I give all the credit in the world to Dwight Howard, Stan Van Gundy and the rest of the Magic personnel. They stood up to King James and his perceived destiny and didn’t blink.

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Tags: barry sanders, cleveland cavaliers, commentary, Lebron james, NBA, orlando magic, Playoffs, upsets

TSDMike | May 8, 2009

I almost didn’t write about this.

It seemed redundant. Didn’t we just go through this? Aren’t we still going through this? The Alex Rodriguez debacle has even totally played out yet and now we’re pounded with this: Manny Ramirez tests positive for steroids and receives the automatic 50 game suspension.

The sad thing is that I still haven’t decided how I feel about the A-rod thing. He juiced for a couple of seasons, had some inflated numbers while playing for a last place team, then quit taking performance enhancing drugs. His power numbers declined, but other than that, he’s still a helluva baseball player.

Man-Ram falls into the same category. Did steroids made him a better player? Do steroids make anyone a better player? I actually don’t think that they do. Steroids enhance performance. The key word is enhance. The ability to perform has to be there first.

Category: MLB | 4 Comments »
Tags: alex rodriguez, Baseball, baseball stats, commentary, home runs, major league baseball, manny ramirez, mark mcgwire, MLB, sammy sosa, steroids, strikeouts

TSDMike | May 4, 2009

In a league built so that different franchises have a legitimate chance to prosper every year, it is entirely perplexing that the Lions have not been able to improve, if nothing more than as a result of the system and not of their own accord. Very few franchises in all of professional sports have displayed the ineptitude and inability to achieve success as the Detroit Lions have.

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Tags: commentary, detroit lions, Martin Mayhew, matt millen, nfl draft, nfl franchise, william clay ford

TSDMike | April 22, 2009

Gary Sheffield’s 500th home run of his career also happened to be the first one with his new team, the New York Mets. This is apparently the first time this coincidence has occurred. What’s so noteworthy about this?

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Tags: 500 home run club, 500th home run, Baseball, commentary, gary sheffield, major league baseball, mark mcgwire, new york mets, obscure data, sammy sosa, sportscenter, stats