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Vince Marotta
Time traveling with Marshall and Bauer
In “Back to the Future” – perhaps one of the most creative movies ever made – Marty McFly goes back in time and is stunned to see the way things used to be. In “Back to the Future 2” – perhaps one of the worst sequels I have ever sat through – Marty McFly goes […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Suns must proceed with caution in free agency
The most dangerous time in the NBA season is upon us next week and fans all across the country especially here in Phoenix should be afraid. Be very afraid! Free agency is fool’s gold in this league, always has been, always will be. Outside of Shaq to the Lakers (before the current rules were put […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Jump off James Harden’s bandwagon at your own risk
His game has abandoned him and in the onslaught of missed shots and bad decisions he didn’t want to add to the ledger. So he passed on a wide open shot. Others saw it as well, including J.A. Adande of ESPN. These Finals have not gone down easy for the former ASU star. In four […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
For the D-backs, history will teach us nothing
It wasn’t a big hit for the former front man of The Police; in fact, it wasn’t a hit at all. Yet all this talk about what happened to the Diamondbacks one year ago Monday has embedded a very old song by Sting in my head. History Will Teach Us Nothing. Surely by now you […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Bottom line: Upton’s gotta get going
The time has come. No more excuses. Justin Upton has to put this Arizona Diamondbacks team on his back and carry them. He may be only 24-years-old, but he has played in the major leagues since 2007, he has over 600 games and over 2,200 at-bats on his resume. The Arizona Diamondbacks are struggling to […]12 years ago
Adam Green
Cardinals had a solid draft
It’s hard not to like what the Cardinals did in the NFL draft. Michael Floyd was a need and a necessity as the Cardinals have struggled with finding a #2 receiver ever since they decided not to pay Anquan Boldin the money he wanted and shipped him to Baltimore. Steve Breaston and Early Doucet both […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Cardinals have options, here’s three I like
For as much as I love the movies, I’m surprised that I’ve never used this space to tell you what my favorite movies of all-time are. Movies, plural. If you were the demanding sort and mandated I choose just one, I would. But realize if you ask me in a week you might get a […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Gentry deserves praise…and an extension
There are five games left in the regular season and I have no idea whether the Phoenix Suns will make the playoffs or not. But I do know this: Alvin Gentry deserves a contract extension regardless of what happens. I don’t usually pine for coaches to get extension. In fact, for me it’s just the […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
D-backs 4-0 without great starting pitching
A 4-0 start works well no matter how you dissect it, but it’s especially satisfying when you consider through four games, the Arizona Diamondbacks really haven’t enjoyed the spoils of their starting pitching. Ian Kennedy and Daniel Hudson were both effective but hardly dominating in their first starts. Josh Collmenter has some work to do, […]12 years ago
Adam Green
Nine D-backs questions that need answers
These days you’ll have a hard time finding anyone who has bad things to say about the Arizona Diamondbacks. From winning the NL West, to getting to the World Series, to Justin Upton winning the MVP, the Diamondbacks are that movie that all the critics are raving about. And that’s what scares me. Half the […]12 years ago
Adam Green
Lisa Love firing should come as no surprise
The Lisa Love firing should come as no surprise to anyone associated with Arizona State University or anyone who is a fan of the maroon and gold. In her seven years as the Athletic Director, Love clearly failed to bring ASU the athletic success it has so desperately wanted or the funds it so desperately […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Suns made right decision on Amar’e Stoudemire
At the time, it was a questionable move. Letting a star player go in his prime. But now almost two years removed from letting Amar’e Stoudemire walk and sign a maximum 5- year deal worth $100 million dollars with the New York Knicks, it’s safe to say the Phoenix Suns did the right thing. The […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
The one thing I know for sure about Manning
Go ahead; ask me what I know about the latest on Peyton Manning. Go on…ask me. I know that one person told me Manning’s six-hour visit with the Cardinals went well. I know my co-host, John Gambadoro (@gambo620) tweeted earlier on Sunday that he was hearing Manning should be a Cardinals unless Bidwill screws it […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
What are the Cardinals prepared to do about Manning?
It’s one of my favorite lines from one of my favorite movies: the “What are you prepared to do?” speech that Sean Connery delivers to Kevin Costner in The Untouchables Malone: What are you prepared to do? Ness: Everything within the law. Malone: And then what are you prepared to do? As I try to […]12 years ago
Tyler Bassett
Arizona Cardinals should look at more than Peyton Manning
If the Arizona Cardinals are truly interested in Peyton Manning, aren’t they admitting that they are not settled at the quarterback spot? And if they aren’t, why stop at Manning? Look, I understand fully the attraction to sign a quarterback who won a Super Bowl, won four MVP awards, has thrown for 399 touchdowns and […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
The Ryan Braun ordeal casts doubt on baseball…again
The Ryan Braun story is top news and rightfully so. There are many who are happy that Braun won his appeal and many who aren’t. To me the main story has little to do with the decision by the arbitrator, it has everything to do with how did we get back to this point. I […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Dave’s Diamond Blog: Is a message being sent to CY?
This may surprise you but sometimes, we in the media, make a really big deal out of a really small detail. For example, Nick Piecoro’s note about Gerardo Parra getting time in centerfield. It’s likely nothing more than Kirk Gibson’s attempt to get Parra as many at bats as possible, in particular against righties that […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Many factors contribute to popularity of NFL
So, 111 million people watched the Super Bowl. That’s not a surprise when you realize the popularity of the National Football League. It has long been debated as to why the NFL reigns supreme over other sports with many people believing that fantasy football was the driving force along with gambling. But I’m not buying […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
2011: The Year of the Hot
Obsess over the legacy of Tom Brady all you want. Debate the place in history Eli Manning has now staked out. You can pour over Madonna’s set list if that’s what you’d prefer. To me, that’s not what I’ll remember from Super Bowl 46. The 2011 New York Giants accomplished a feat that the 2008 […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
D-backs: It’s better to be lucky and good
Once upon a time, a time not that long ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t catch a break. Bad luck, bad decisions, bad baseball. Just about every guy they kept with an extended contract was a waste of money. Just about every guy they traded blossomed. Brandon Webb happened. A.J. Hinch happened. Manny Ramirez in Dodger […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Suns need to part ways with Robin Lopez
It is time for the Phoenix Suns to recognize that Robin Lopez will never amount to anything more than a below- average backup center. And once they do that they need to find a team that is willing to trade for the 7-footer who was the 15th pick in the 2008 NBA draft out of […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Trading Steve Nash won’t be easy for Suns
The most important date on the calendar this season for the Phoenix Suns is March 15th, and it has nothing to do with a date in L.A. against Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and the Clippers that night. No, March 15th is the NBA trade deadline and the biggest question surrounding the Suns is whether Steve […]12 years ago
Vince Marotta
Is Manning in Cardinal red so far-fetched?
Everybody has at least one. Mine is George Michael’s “Freedom.” One song on your iPod that you’re embarrassed to own. One song that, when it blares out of your car stereo, up go the windows. When George belts out “I won’t let you down…I will not give you up” there is an internal acknowledgement; I […]12 years ago
Adam Green
In Coach Whiz we trust — again
Ken Whisenhunt recently told the Arizona Republic that the remarkable recovery by the Arizona Cardinals “builds equity….when you go through the pain of losing those games with all these young guys, and they understand now what they have to do in order to get out of it, that makes you stronger as a team.” It’s […]13 years ago
Carter Nacke
Four Down Territory: Cardinals in the hunt
Now when TV graphic lists the Arizona Cardinals as one of the teams “In the Hunt” for a playoff spot I won’t laugh it off. They are. Legitimately, miraculously, inexplicably, the Cardinals are in the hunt for an NFC playoff spot. You are now allowed to think about it. It’s probably only slightly less of […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Four Down Territory: Cards are a restaurant
Think of the Arizona Cardinals as a restaurant. For a couple of years now there has been very little about the place that you’d recommend to a friend. Lousy food, watered down drinks, inattentive service, bad location and on and on. The complaints to the management were numerous and vociferous. I’ll be honest…after that dish […]13 years ago
Vince Marotta
It’s time for change at ASU
It’s a good thing that Arizona State Athletic Director Lisa Love didn’t give head football coach Dennis Erickson a contract extension after that big 43- 22 win over USC in the fourth game of the season or after the win over Utah put ASU in the driver’s seat of the Pac-12 South with a 5-1 […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Four Down Territory: Too good to be true
The attractive woman that you think is looking at you from across the room……a bank statement that lists too much money in your account…..your slacker kid with straight A’s on a report card….the Arizona Cardinals with a 24-3 lead against the Ravens on the road…… Things that are too good to be true. It’s banter […]13 years ago
Adam Green
Four Down Territory: Unhappy times vs. Steelers
The stands at University of Phoenix stadium looked like a large scale version of those hideous uniforms Maryland wore in that Labor Day game against Miami. A pukey combination of red, white, yellow and black. Follow @theAdamGreen13 years ago
