Monday, September 15, 2008, 01:11 PM EST [General]
Football according to Marvin "If Carson didn't have the two interceptions his QB rating would have been over 100"
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I'm here Wow! What a 24-hours. No power in our area of Independence. I drove around the area and it's like TV show Jericho....quiet and bizzare. I did find a Marathon/Kwik Mart down the road. I
got gas for $4.20 a gallon. No ice...no milk...no bread. BUT.....when
all else fails....and all else is picked over....what remains? HOSTEES
FRUIT PIES. I grabbed them off the shelf! I got peach, apple AND
chocolate. MMM MMMM. The Bob Evans on route 17 is open.....and packed. I swear, the world will end, and Bob Evans will still be packed with people eating the chicken fried steak. Sunday was unreal. The tree in our front yard
was split in half. The back patio glass table was picked up and thrown,
shattering into a million pieces. We watched the shingles raise up and
down in waves on our roof. It's the first time I've ever feared the
roof of the house was coming off. We used candles and then had flashlights to get thru the night. Kids were happy....they have ice cream for dinner. Hey, use it or lose it. I fired up the grill this morning and fixed the JTM burgers we had in the freezer....together again! This morning I realized our CBS fantasy baseball league was in trouble. The
championship is this week. I needed to go in and set the matchup before
the afternoon games began today. Thankfully Dan Clasgens had power and
was able to enter the system under my codes and set the finals.
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Carson perspective Carson Palmer's QB rating is 37.1.......32nd in the NFL His QB rating over his last 10 games is 77....for comparison......last season the following QB's had a rating of 77....Jason Campbell and Joey Harrington
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Last 3 QB's to beat the Bengals Shaun Hill, 49'ers....week 14 last year Joe Flacco, Ravens...week 1 this year Kerry Collins, Titans...week 2 this yea
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What they are saying about the Bengals
I feel bad for quarterback Carson Palmer. In his last 10 games played,
his quarterback rating is 77. He's averaging only 6.57 yards per pass attempt-Mike Lombardi, CNNSI
5 Things I don't like: 3. Cincinnati's offense, and I use that term loosely. I think I'll add
Marvin Lewis to the list of coaches who can start contacting realtors.-Clarke Judge, CBS Sports Bottom 5 32. St. Louis 31. Cincinnati 30. Kansas City 29. Miami 28. Detroit
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Up next: Giants.....they batter the Rams NY Daily News Luck seemed to have little to do with the Giants' most complete and dominant
performance in several years, and their biggest blowout on the road since they
won 35-7 at Detroit on Oct. 27, 1996. In winning their 12th straight away from
home, they outgained the Rams 441 yards to 201. In fact, the entire Rams team
didn't have as many yards as the Giants' three-headed "Earth, Wind and Fire"
backfield. Running backs Brandon Jacobs (15 carries, 93 yards), Derrick Ward
(8-58), and Ahmad Bradshaw (5-52, two touchdowns) combined for 203.
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Giants's RB attack three times as lethal NY Post "We pound them, then they say 'Who the hell is this quick guy?' " said Jacobs.
"We're Earth, Wind and Fire. That's Derrick's creation. Pretty good, huh?"
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Shonert's play calling builds confidence The Buffalo News it also helps to have a coordinator with an intuitive feel for the job, a guy with a clear offensive vision, an aggressive, resourceful mind, and the knack for putting his players in the position to succeed. You've watched the games. You know what I'm talking about. There's a different feel to the Bills' offense, a sense of clarity and purpose. The Bills have essentially the same offensive players as a year ago, but Schonert is liberating their talents, rather than suffocating them.
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Bengals offense was in tatters before Sunday John Clay, Lexington Herald Leader Quiz question: Whatever happened to the Cincinnati Bengals offense? Once feared, it has all but disappeared.
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What they are saying in Nashville The Tennessean "He was getting rid of the ball," said defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who
bounced back from a mild concussion last week. "He didn't want to get hit. That
was one of the game plans."
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Boeckman or Pryor shouldn't be tough call Bob Hunter, Columbus Dispatch It may make a few people in the Buckeyes locker room uneasy, most notably coach
Jim Tressel, but there would be no controversy. Pryor, an all-world talent,
showed Saturday night against USC that he is ready, maybe not to run all of the
plays Boeckman does, or to read defenses the way Boeckman does, or to hang with
the upperclassmen the way Boeckman does, but ready to help the Buckeyes regain
some of their lost national respect.
Sunday night's prime-time football at the lakefront was among the most agonizing
of the lot and not only because it carried the hope of identifying the Browns to
a national audience as the new sheriff in the AFC North.
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OSU out of its league vs USC Herb Gould, Chicago Sun Times Humiliated 35-3 by USC on Saturday night, the Buckeyes need to pick up the
pieces. Returning to this season's title game is the last of their concerns
after they were exposed by the Trojans, who look like they'll be a difficult
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BTN adds OSU-Minnesota game
CHICAGO – The Big Ten Network announced today that it will televise the Minnesota-Ohio State football game on Saturday, Sept. 27. The game will kick off at noon ET at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. Thom Brennaman will call the action with analysts Charles Davis and Glen Mason and sideline reporter Charissa Thompson. Mason, a 1972 Ohio State graduate and former Buckeyes assistant coach, was the head coach at Minnesota from 1997-2006 and led the Golden Gophers to seven bowl games.
It's the first-ever weekly honor for Hartline, who in his third start at
quarterback completed 28-of-47 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns in the
Wildcats' 20-14 win against Middle Tennessee.
Saturday, September 13, 2008, 08:46 AM EST [General]
Got a team?
The 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics HS Team Of The Week I'm taking your email nominations. Tell me why your HS football team is deserving for the week. Did they pull off an upset? Beat a rival? Tell me who they played, score, record, coach, etc. I will accept email nominations until 6pm each Monday. I will announce the winning team each Tuesday. The chosen team will recieve a 4ft by 6ft 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics Team Of The Week banner for their lockerroom. I will only accept emails sent to the address to the right, by my photo.
Thursday, September 11, 2008, 08:07 PM EST [General]
Write the headline Give me a headline for Monday's Enquirer after Bengals vs Titans. Post your headline on the right side in the comments section.
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From the gamenotes The series The Bengals have played the Titans (Oilers) 71 times....the 2nd most played opponent in franchise history. They have played Pittsburgh 76 times. Over the 71 games, the Bengals and Titans are seperated by just 17 total points. Bengals: 1670 points scored Titans: 1653 points scored Carson's last two games vs Titans Last season: 32 of 38 passing (84.2%) 2005 season: 27 of 33 passing (81.8%) Uni watch The Bengals will wear white jerseys with white pants Sunday Their record in that combo is 5-7....the worst record of any combo they have worn since 2004.(Best is orange jersey/black pants3-0) Still fishing Titans coach Jeff Fisher and Broncos coach Mike Shanahan are the longest tenured coach in the NFL. Both are in their 14th season with their teams. No other teams have had just one head coach since the start of the 1995 season. There have been 97 different NFL head coaches other than Fisher and Shanahan since 1995. Road trippin with the lead The Titans are 45-2 (.957) when holding the lead going to the 4th quarter on the road. 1. Vince Lombardi, 38-1-1 (.974) 2. John Madden 24-1-4 (.958) 3. Jeff Fisher 45-2-0 (.957)
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All-time Top 10 Sports Cartoons The Love of Sports So, grab yourself a box of cereal and a gallon of milk, pull up a chair and show America we're through with fuzzy purple dinosaurs mucking up the cartoon game. Enjoy.
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Bengals worth 941 million Forbes despite having one of the best leases in the NFL the Bengals try to save a few dimes each year by keeping one of the league's sparsest scouting staffs. Back on the gridiron, look for head coach Marvin Lewis to get the boot if the team does not make the postseason this year. After all, team owner Mike Brown is not going to fire himself.
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Browns look to nab Ben Cleveland Plain Dealer In truth, Roethlisberger is the most-sacked quarterback in the NFL over the past two years. He was taken down 93 times in 30 games the past two seasons. The Browns were credited with seven of those sacks in four meetings in 2006 and '07.
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The stars will come out for OSU-USC The Los Angeles Times reports that between 150 and 200 sideline passes have been issued to fans for the game against Ohio State. Not surprisingly, there are some big names -- led by actors Denzel Washington and Jamie Foxx.
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Brooks plans two-QB system, for now Lexington Herald Leader "We'll play both quarterbacks in the first half, and depending on who's moving the ball the best, that one might play a little more than the other one," Brooks said.
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TV watch We checked out the first episode of FRINGE....on Fox. Wow. Not bad. Kind of freaky. Hot blonde(Anna Torv)....with Lt Daniels from The Wire, Pacey from Dawon's Creek and Mark Valley from Boston Legal. I wasn't an X-Files fan...or much of a sci-fi fan. But the guy was co-creator of Lost and Alias....so I'll give it a shot.
Jr watch (AP) Ken Griffey Jr. has managed just one homer in 28 games (92 at-bats) since joining the White Sox and remains tied with Sammy Sosa for fifth all-time with 609.
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Haynesworth says he'll play The Tennessean "If I keep improving like I am,'' he said, "I should be perfect on Sunday.''
Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 08:04 PM EST [General]
Ouch Peter King, CNNSI Tennessee Titans (1-0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0-1) Pointed words from Marvin Lewis Thursday morning on Sirius NFL Radio, regarding the lousy passing game he saw in the opener ... and he was pointing at the marquee receivers, not the marquee quarterback. "They are two very proud guys who know they didn't help us in the opener,'' Lewis said of Chad Whatever His Name Is This Week and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
SEC leads the way in NFL ESPN But another indicator that the SEC plays the best football in the country can be traced to the 2008 NFL opening-day rosters. The SEC had more former players on NFL opening-day rosters (259) than any other conference this season. The ACC was second (254), followed by the Big Ten (227), the Pac-10 (178), the Big 12 (170) and Big East (87).
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Show preview Guests Ivan Maisel, ESPN College football, 3:30 Pete Arbogast, voice of USC Dan Clasgens, Fantasy Playbook, 4:30 Erin Rynning, handicapper, 5:45 Topics Bengals: Is concern for Carson legit? I had an emailer indicate the media protects him more than his OL. Thoughts? 20 Most appropriate names for athletes UC, OSU, UK
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Sad to say, but Young's problems were predictable Jason Whitlock, Fox Sports I'm going to do my best to avoid turning this into an I-told-you-so column. But the truth is, I told you before the 2006 draft that Vince Young was primed for NFL failure. He entered the league with an attitude, mindset and supporting cast totally unprepared to survive the pressure, challenge and responsibility that goes along with the most prestigious and difficult job in all of sports. When I explained all of this in 2006, my naive and misguided critics called me an Uncle Tom. Yeah, they ripped me for attempting to issue a young black kid a warning about what awaited him in The League and the attitude he would need to cope and excel.
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Wells now doubtful for Saturday (AP) Tressel said team officials would monitor Wells' condition before deciding whether to rule him out for the game in Los Angeles.
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Bengals news The Bengals today made the following practice squad moves: * Signed TE Nate Lawrie (6-6, 255), a fourth-year player from Yale. Lawrie played in three Bengals games last year. He was with Cincinnati in the 2008 preseason, playing in all four games with five catches for 48 yards. He was released on Aug. 30. Prior to today's signing, he was on Baltimore's practice squad (Sept. 1-9). * Released OT Dennis Roland. A first-year player from Georgia, Roland had signed to the practice squad on Sept. 3.
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Style matters Todd Jones, Columbus Dispatch Ohio State and USC knew what they needed in a coach when they hired these two men, and it went beyond their ability to coach. Carroll and Tressel are products of their environments, reflect the spirit of their home states, and please the locals with more than just victories.
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"Fletch" writer dies Fletch, published in 1974, was the first in a series of books about an investigative reporter named Irwin M Fletcher, who was later portrayed in the 1985 movie by actor Chevy Chase. Movie clips from Fletch
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Former Bearcat recruit will play at BG Toledo Blade Danny McElroy, a 6-foot-8 senior from La Salle High, has committed to play basketball at BG, he confirmed yesterday. Following in the lead of Aiken's Darren Goodson and Hughes Center's Adrion Graves, McElroy becomes coach Louis Orr's third recruit from the Queen City.
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"24": Exile "24" returns with a prequel movie Nov. 23, to be followed by a full season of the thriller in January. Here's a clip from the prequel film, which is called "24: Exile" and was shot on location in Africa:
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Must win for OSU Yahoo USC can lose and rebound. Ohio State can't. Unless it defeats USC, the Buckeyes have no chance of reaching a third consecutive national title game.
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Losing is one thing, not trying is another St Louis Post Dispatch I don't understand how a team can prepare for months to play its first football game, only to emerge from the locker room looking like dead men walking. No heart, no guts, no pulse ... nothing.
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Congrats This was the scene Wednesday afternoon as 1530 HOMER and Team Fitz Graphics presented the Team of the Week banner to the Milford Eagles.
The 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics HS Team Of The Week Each week I take your email nominations. Tell me why your team is deserving for the week. Did they pull off an upset? Beat a rival? Tell me who they played, score, record, coach, etc. I will accept email nominations until noon each Monday. I will announce the winning team each Tuesday. The chosen team will recieve a 4ft by 6ft 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics Team Of The Week banner for their lockerroom. I will only accept emails sent to the address to the right, by my photo.
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Is OSU's offense holding back? Columbus Dispatch The offense was so sluggish last week, the game plan so vanilla, that it seemed Ohio State was holding something back for Southern California.
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Ouch Arizona Republic 0-6 on the roadtrip, the Diamondbacks have now lost 8 games in the standings in the last 13 days. The biggest mistake was made by Adam Dunn in right field in the third. With the bases loaded, Dunn ran back on a Velez fly ball. Expecting it to hit off the wall, he turned around as if he was catching it - an attempt to fake out the baserunners. But when he spun to play the carom, the ball bounced on the warning track. Had he continued back, he might have caught it. Instead, two runs scored.
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Ohio's NFL teams are a disaster in progress Rob Oller, Columbus Dispatch Traffic accidents attract attention, which means this NFL season is shaping up as a rubbernecker's paradise -- much to the delight of league officials -- because car wrecks are happening everywhere. Except in Cleveland and Cincinnati, where train wrecks are front and center.
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Colts to cut starting DT after arrest Indy Star "He was repeatedly told this during the offseason,'' Polian said. "Along with his teammates, he was reminded as recently as (Tuesday) of coach Dungy's rules of behavior. "Unfortunately, he chose to violate those rules. Given the circumstances surrounding Ed's original employment with the Colts . . . we have no choice but to take this action.''
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Titans stuff
Haynesworth improves, but sits out practice The Tennessean "He's improving," Coach Jeff Fisher said. "We usually take a couple of extra days when you're dealing with mild concussion symptoms."
First time for everything The Tennessean Kerry Collins, 36, has never played against the Bengals. He's played against every other team at least once. "You would think after 14 years and five teams that I would have played against everybody. I will now be complete," Collins said. "I'm just excited to be back out there. I now relish the opportunity to play because I don't get to play a lot. So I'm looking forward to playing and being a part of this.''
Young will have to win job back The Tennessean Coach Jeff Fisher said when Young is healthy he's going to have to show he's made progress on all fronts before resuming his duties as the starter. And that could be a while.
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Big night for Brandon Larson CENTRAL ISLIP , NY- Third baseman Brandon Larson slugged three home runs on Wednesday evening but it was not enough as the Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 7-5 in front of 5,904 fans at Citibank Park. The three homers gave him a new Patriots single season record for home runs with 29 and tied a team record for home runs in a game.
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Wow! Anyone stay up for Red Sox vs Rays last night? Tampa wins 4-2 in 14 innings on a 3-run HR by Carlos Pena. They won a series in Fenway for the first time since 1999. They had been 1 for 35 in the series w/RISP before the Pena HR. The Rays jumped their AL East lead to 2.5 games. Boston had runners on 1st and 2nd in the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th and did not score. The strike zone of the home plate ump was a ridiculous as I've ever seen.
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Brooks rips Cats after "wasted" practice Lexington Herald Leader "We're not getting a lot of leadership in practice, and that is very, very disturbing," Brooks said. "We've got a lot of guys talking the talk, but they're not walking the walk. I'm not very happy."
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Brain typing Carson BrainTypes.com This is the story I first linked four years ago....I have been asked about it enough to re-post it. I don't understand most of it. Some will call it mumbo jumbo. Others will call it psycho babble. I don't know. I posted the most interested comments. **"We had Carson, Boller and Leftwich all rated right there," [Ravens' coach Brian] Billick says. "We were prepared to take any of the three with the 10th pick. They each have all the tools. Each had one little flaw. Kyle's was the accuracy. Leftwich was the mobility. With Carson, it was the leadership. He's not quite as dynamic a personality as the other two." **Tough-minded Billick hit the nail on the head and to him, CP's demeanor was a flaw. Had he and Marvin Lewis known Brain Typing prior to the 2003 draft, each would have looked at CP with deeper understanding. **He's too good to be true-the perfect QB specimen with an attitude of Mother Teresa. On the one side of the coin, he's perfect-mentally/attitude and physically. Unfortunately, there's another side to the coin. It's all about winning and being highly competent at your position. In this respect, there are some areas where Carson Palmer is not innately designed to perform as well as some other QBs (in mental, motor, and spatial skills). **CP is not wired to pull rabbits out of hats at the end of games the way ESTPs are. **"When Carson is relaxed and feeling good, his tools and game will be superb; he'll be able to make all the throws and plays; but if he allows pressure and nerves to overcome him, his BT should not operate as efficiently (in mental, motor, and spatial skills) as have the top QB Brain Types of the past few decades." ** What are the odds of Carson Palmer becoming an NFL superstar? Not good. What are the odds of CP playing some good NFL games? Very good.
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More looking back at Carson DailyNews.com (July 2004) Niednagel classifies Palmer's brain type as ISFJ -introverted, sensing, feeling and judging. It is so rare among athletes that Niednagel has never seen it in an NFL quarterback. ``He's not a multi-task processor. He's not very good at juggling a lot of balls at once,'' Niednagel said. ``He's not the kind of guy who is going to come in and read a play on the board and know it. Reps are important.'' This might describe the Palmer many people saw during his first four years at USC, when he threw as many interceptions (39) as touchdown passes. In fact, Chow was so frustrated by Palmer's inability to grasp his offense that he seriously considered benching Palmer for then-redshirting freshman Matt Leinart when the Trojans began the 2001 season 2-5
Tuesday, September 9, 2008, 07:46 PM EST [General]
Quote of the day Wednesday Marvin Lewis news conference Q: What advice do you have for the fans? Marvin: "Do what you gotta do. I'm not going to keep......I don't.....if you are a fan, be a fan. You get to determine that"
I continue to be amazed by the smug, condescending arrogance of a Lewis. Where and how does he summons the nerve to continue to dismiss fans that have followed and supported this product for 18+ years? Almost five years ago he said the fans didn't have an investment in this team. November 2003 Asked if he understood that Bengals fans carried the baggage of 12 consecutive non-winning seasons before he was hired in January, Lewis said: "I understand that. But again, when you don't have anything invested in it, how can it be baggage for you? (Team employees are) the ones that carry this around."-Enquirer And all the while he does this living off a reputation built off Ozzie Newsome's draft picks in Baltimore? Stunning. But hey, .......do what you gotta do Coach.
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Grutza update University of Cincinnati quarterback Dustin Grutza (Maysville, Ky./Mason County) underwent successful surgery on his right leg Wednesday. The surgery was performed by Dr. Angelo Colosimo, the Bearcats’ team orthopedic surgeon. Grutza suffered a fractured right fibula and high ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of UC’s 52-26 loss at No. 4/4 Oklahoma on Sept. 6. He is out indefinitely and no timetable has been set for his return.
Can this be fixed? Paul Daugherty, Enquirer Twenty years following the football team, I’ve sensed a different mood this year among Bengals faithful. The hot air of frustration always blows around the Cincinnati Bengals. Until now, that’s all it has been. Empty threats, overwhelmed by a love of Sunday afternoons. The feel now isn’t like before.
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Carson prediction USC 42 OSU 17 "It'll be close early and then SC pulls away in the 3rd and 4th quarter"
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Show preview Topics Bengals: Marvin and Carson speak Carson concerns: Legit or not? UC's QB situation OSU-USC UK: What's up with the fans vs Rich? Reds 20 Best athlete names
How 'bout those Reds!? They beat the Brewers in 11 innings. I actually stayed up til 12:30 to watch the end. That's three straight 1-run wins in their last at-bat. That's 8 of 11.....and 14-12 since the Dunn trade. And that is three in a row and 4 of 5 vs the NL Central leader and the Wild Card leader.
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Typical Reds? Contrary to popular belief....the Reds don't "always play well in September". In fact, prior to this September, the Reds have had seven consecutive September's without a winning record. 2007 10-17 2006 13-14 2005 11-17 2004 13-15 2003 10-16 2002 12-15 2001 11-11 Total: 79-105 .429 Last winning September 2000 (18-10) Last time they had a winning record in final 40 games of a season: 2000 (25-15) The question is....what do you make of this September and the fact they have gone 14-12 since turning the page? Something? Nothing? Hope? False hope?
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20 Most Appropriate Athlete Names The Love of Sports Like Bolt, every so often there's an athlete whose name is perfectly suited for his profession, position, style of play or particular team. There are also athletes who have names which are completely contradictory to their abilities or specific role.
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Timeout needed for Young David Climer, The Tennessean The hints have been out there for a while, even if we failed to pick up on them. In May, Thomas George of NFL.com wrote that Young said he "really thought long and hard" about retiring prior to the '07 season because of the pressures of being an NFL quarterback and other factors.
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OSU looking to restore reputation Chicago Tribune Losing to top-ranked USC would add to the perception that Ohio State can't dance with the nation's elite. There's also a practical element to the win-or-be-eliminated talk.
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Critics won't have OSU to kick around: Saturday is must win Paul Daugherty, Enquirer Perception is reality in the BCS' tangled web of voters and computers. The Buckeyes won't survive a loss to USC on a schedule that includes Youngstown State, Ohio U. and Troy, even if the Big Ten is better than we supposed a month ago. The playoff mob will have to seek fresh flesh.
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Bengals tickets in the bargain basement Enquirer "Every year, we could always count on the home opener being a really good game," said Jeff McDonald, spokesman for Riverfront Choice. "This year, it's scary. These prices we have are absolutely ridiculous, because we have to sell the tickets."
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OSU-USC goes deeper than football Columbus Dispatch The old wounds resurface this week. Like that nagging football injury from back when, the mere mention of playing Southern California has many Ohio State fans rubbing the sore spot on their psyches.
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Can't win if you don't nominate I've gotten a number of emails complaining Team A, B or C wasn't named The 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics HS Team Of The Week. There is a simple answer to why......they didn't get nominated. Each week I take your email nominations. Tell me why your team is deserving for the week. Did they pull off an upset? Beat a rival? Tell me who they played, score, record, coach, etc. I will accept email nominations until noon each Monday. I will announce the winning team each Tuesday. The chosen team will recieve a 4ft by 6ft 1530 HOMER/Team Fitz Graphics Team Of The Week banner for their lockerroom. I will only accept emails sent to the address to the right, by my photo. This week: Congrats to the Milford Eagles The Eagles are 3-0 and off to their best start since1956 following their 27-13 win over Little Miami last week. In a driving rain, QB Ethan Daiker was 6 of 9 passing for 119 yards and rushed for a TD. RB Nathan Termuhlen rushed 12 times for 84 yards and two TD's. Congrats to Coach Pat Fagan and the Eagles! Next up for Milford: Woodward
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Alabama star picks IU over UK, UL and others Indy Star Watford is ranked No. 34 in the nation in the Class of 2009 by rivals.com. He becomes the highest-ranked player in an IU recruiting class that also includes three other players ranked in the top 110.
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The Wire..Seaon 4....spoiler alert Wow...we finished off the final two episodes last night. After a slow start it rallied big time. Fantastic....from the mayor's race to the school's to Omar vs Marlow. A listener had emailed me a while back encouraging me to hang with the show and describing it as "heartbreaking". It was. It took me a few episodes to adjust to the plot change. But what a look inside the school systems. I spent the final episode thinking various characters would be killed off....and hoping they would not. Dang, my guy Bode! I would rank this season 2nd best....Kelly puts it as the best. My rankings: Season 3: Stringer Season 4: Schools Season 1: Gets it all started Season 2: The docks
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Titans news Young "hurting inside and out," mother says The Tennessean A psychologist was among those who met with Young at his Brentwood home on Monday, and what she concluded and told team officials led to a bizarre, 24-hour period that ended just after midnight Monday. That's when Fisher met with Young and police at Baptist Sports Park. Simms takes back-up job for Titans
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No gain for Patterson, no pain for Cats Lexington Herald Leader Patterson gained only one pound and 1 percent body fat in the time between ankle surgery and the beginning of his rehabilitation this off-season, UK Coach Billy Gillispie said Monday.
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Phillips done In the 11th inning of last night's 5-4 victory at Mil, 2B Brandon Phillips suffered a broken right index finger when he was hit by a pitch on a bunt attempt...in that same plate appearance he singled to drive in the game-winning run...he is scheduled to be examined in Cincinnati later today and will not play the rest of the season.
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E.D. to be roving instructor in '09 MLB.COM "We'll probably have him in the instructional league some," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "He wants to work with us, but he's not ready to do it full-time. He adds a lot with his knowledge of the game, obviously. He's still well respected and revered by today's players that recognize who he was and what he was as a Reds player. He'll be another valuable asset to the organization that will be able to provide some resource for these guys to go to, and supplement our coaching staff at the Major or Minor League level."
