July 2010

Haynesworth Vs. Shanahan (Updated)

Submitted by Brandon on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 7:47pm

There’s a showdown brewing at the Redskins Park corral.

What Did Brown Do For The Phillies?

Submitted by Brandon on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 2:38pm

Continuing to stoke the fire of their second-half surge, the Phillies cruised to a dominant 7-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. There were many contributors to Wednesday’s victory, but the most noteworthy was certainly Phillies’ right-fielder Domonic Brown. Brown had been called up from the minor-league affiliate Lehigh Valley IronPigs to replace injured center-fielder Shane Victorino, and he gave the Phillies’ reawakened offense a big spark.

Strasburg Story Is Just More Bad News For The Nationals

Submitted by Brandon on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 5:43pm

Yesterday, as I heard the news that Stephen Strasburg had been scratched from his 10th major-league start, I was reminded of a phrase from one of Despair, Inc.’s ironic “demotivational” posters: “It’s always darkest just before it goes pitch black.”

3 Storylines To Follow In Eagles Training Camp

Submitted by Brandon on Wed, 07/28/2010 - 1:24pm

Entering this year’s training camp, the Eagles are facing more uncertainty than they have in nearly a decade. They’re a team that’s unaccustomed to such questions; they’ve typically been one of the more solid franchises when it comes to predicting the upcoming season. But this is a new crop of Eagles. They’re younger and have much more to prove than the veteran squads of a few years ago. Can they still be as successful as those teams were?

3 Storylines To Follow In Redskins Training Camp

Submitted by Brandon on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 8:15pm

This week, the majority of NFL teams open their training camps. It’s arguably the first major step into the 2010 season, and for some teams, like the Washington Redskins, the step comes with some pretty big question marks. That’s no surprise, what with all of the organizational turnover and personnel changes that the Redskins franchise has undergone this year. Here are three of the most important questions that will follow the Redskins into training camp.  

Defending The NFL's Ownership

Submitted by Brandon on Fri, 07/23/2010 - 4:03pm

It’s looking increasingly like the 2011 NFL season may not happen. The NFL ownership and the NFL Player’s Association have made no progress in their negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, opening the door for the possibility that fans won’t have any football to watch next year. And by this point, it’s gotten pretty tiring. But amidst all of the rhetoric being tossed around, who’s right?

Some Advice For The 2010 Fantasy Season

Submitted by Brandon on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 5:20pm

It’s mid-July again. That means that the 2010 season of fantasy football is nearly upon us.

The Nationals Bring Struggling Offense From Florida To Cincinatti

Submitted by Brandon on Tue, 07/20/2010 - 12:04pm

The Nationals have added a new page to their ever-growing catalogue of offensive struggles.

Have The Nationals Really Improved?

Submitted by Brandon on Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:02pm

As major league baseball’s mid-season break is ending, fans are putting the National League’s first All-Star win in 14 years behind them and are looking forward to the promise of their team’s second half the schedule. For the Nationals faithful, it’s a new experience. Last season, D.C’s ballclub had stumbled to a record of 26-61 at the All-Star break and had for all intents and purposes had nothing left to play for. This year, however, the Nationals entered the break with a respectable—albeit unspectacular—record of 39 wins to 50 losses. But have Jim Riggleman’s Nationals really gotten better?

Why Roy Halladay Is The Front-Runner For NL Cy Young Award

Submitted by Brandon on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 11:26pm

One month ago, if anyone had even attempted to suggest any pitcher besides Colorado’s Ubaldo Jimenez for the NL Cy Young award, they would have been laughed out of whatever sports pub, office kitchenette, or Twitter chat in which they’d said it. But since mid-June, Jimenez has shown his flaws, leaving the door open for another pitcher to steal his front-runner mantle. One opportunistic pitcher has done just that.