Alex Rodriguez’s laywer. His lawyer on the Today Show. His doctor. The Yankees doctors. Brian Cashman, Ryan Dempster, Joe Girardi, etc., etc. The amount of information about A-Rod over the last few days has been so thick, it’s like trying to drink a milkshake through a straw. That’s why I want to thank Kirk Gibson. […]
Throw a rock in the air and you’ll have a hard time hitting someone who doesn’t think the Niners or the Seahawks are two of the best teams in the NFC or in all of the NFL. It’s a fait accompli, right? It’s Daniel Day-Lewis winning the Oscar for Lincoln. It’s me eating a peanut […]
I saw it. So did my co-host John Gambadoro. So did AZCentral beat writer Kent Somers, and Darren Urban from azcardinals.com. Paul Calvisi was talking about it on Channel 15 as I was walking out of the stadium Monday. Larry Fitzgerald, the best player on the field, also happened to be the last player on […]
Knowing full well the first preseason game offers little in terms of playing time from the starters or any kind of flavor out of a vanilla game plan, I’ll be watching on Friday night when the Arizona Cardinals take on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field like everybody else. What am I watching for? […]
In a weird, twisted sort of a way, Michael Beasley did the Phoenix Suns a favor by getting arrested. He left them without much of a choice. Oh, I’m sure the new regime of the Suns takes zero delight in having to eat the salary doled out to this waste of time by the old […]
Usually — not all the time but usually — there is a visceral reaction to a trade. An immediate, reactionary emotion the moment you see it. Love it, hate it, it wells up within you in a flash. Not with this one. Not with Ian Kennedy going to the Padres. I don’t love it or […]
Nobody’s suggesting the Arizona Cardinals are perfect by any stretch. To suggest that they’ll make the playoffs is a stretch. They’ve got an offensive line that looks good from afar but last year was far from good, a revamped group at running back, very little depth at the wide receiver position and too much turnover […]
A solid offseason got better with the news that tackle Eric Winston has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cardinals. Add to that the Cards inking defensive end John Abraham to a two-year deal and it’s hard not to be impressed by the work Steve Keim is doing this offseason. Abraham is a nice […]
If it will make you feel better — and by you I mean Diamondback players, coaches and fans — then by all means, Ryan Braun should apologize. He should say he’s sorry for cheating his way through the 2011 Brewers playoff win and then chronically lying his butt off about it ever since. It won’t […]
Revenge is a dish best served cold? In this heat, what’s the point? When you’ve won 14 of your last 17 games, what’s the point? The L.A. Dodgers are exacting their revenge in the most satisfying way by punching the D-backs where it hurts the most: the standings. After Tuesday’s 6-1 win, the Dodgers now […]
I distinctly remember, on the 4th of July 2012, sitting at the Amazing Spider Man when my phone blew up with news of Steve Nash being traded to the Lakers. Oh, and the Suns were in hot pursuit of Michael Beasley. That night, me and 48,000 of my closest friends enjoyed (if by enjoyed you […]
So Dwight Howard got a call from Jack Nicholson and the promise of a statue from Steve Nash. He has a standing offer for all you can eat chicken fingers from fast food restaurant Raising Cane’s if he signs with the Mavs. Oh, and half of the Rockets team — and a Skyped-in Yao Ming […]
The premise was a simple one and in retrospect nothing has changed. I made it very clear during Monday’s show that if the Suns had the opportunity to draft Ben McLemore out of Kansas, yet chose not to, I would be disappointed. Upset. They did not and therefore I am. Simple as that. The conversation […]
We’re all reasonable baseball loving adults, right? It’s plain to us that the Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig is great for the game. He gets eyeballs on the sport. Gets people talking about baseball…excited about baseball. The only thing I hold against him is that he is a Dodger; other than that he’s fantastic for the sport […]
Hard to believe but today marks the 20th anniversary of the most memorable moment in Phoenix Suns history. Twenty years ago tonight, John Paxson broke hearts and burned some memories. Really awful memories. And once again, we see just how transient our market is. When I tweeted and facebooked about the anniversary this morning, much […]
There’s no question Ian Kennedy has it coming. He’ll get handed a massive suspension for his role in Tuesday night’s melee and he’s clearly earned it. I don’t think he meant to hit Yasiel Puig period, but he did. I don’t think he meant to hit Zack Greinke in the head but that’s clearly where […]
No disrespect intended… but I am about to disrespect an entire roster full of basketball players. There is not one player on the Suns roster I wouldn’t trade right now. Not one. They’re all touchable. Marcin Gortat? You can have him. Jared Dudley? You bet. Goran Dragic, for as good as he was last year? […]
Can you teach aggressiveness? Can you learn it the way you would learn a jump shot? Or how to properly box out? If the Suns believe they can, with a sprinkle of luck, maybe they get the steal of the draft. The last couple of days, US Airways Center was the hub for college basketball’s […]
There are certain things in this world that I just don’t do, and rooting for the Spurs is certainly in my top five. Some in this world (lookin’ at you Gambo) believe that a hatred for the Miami Heat and their ambitious goal of global domination through talent consolidation is more vile-worthy than the Spurs. […]
Gambo and I didn’t win the Powerball. The Suns didn’t win the lottery. Life goes on. In the end, the result is something you can certainly live with. Gambo and I couldn’t retire, but we still have a pretty cool gig. And the Suns have the fifth pick in the draft. While it’s always preferable […]
I’ve found that the best source of movie reviews is the kid working behind the popcorn counter. They’ve seen everything that’s out; you won’t get any movie-critic-artsy-fartsy nonsense — just a good, common-people review of what’s at the multiplex. Wednesday night, I’m waiting to see Star Trek, and the popcorn kid tells me that what […]
It’s been eight years since the Arizona Diamondbacks drafted Justin Upton; he spent six seasons in a D-backs uniform, was traded four months ago and will play against his former team for the first time Monday night. And I still haven’t figured him out. When Upton steps onto that field Monday, is he the hero […]
Just because something starts the same way doesn’t mean, by rule, it has to end the same way. You and I can go to the same restaurant and have completely different experiences. Between the waiters, the chef, the food, the hostess and the valet attendant (I don’t usually valet the car but I needed one […]
Watching Steph Curry in these playoffs has been a whole lot of bitter and just a little bit of sweet for Suns fans. The Warriors guard has emerged as one of the best players during these playoffs. A tier-one NBA star? No, but certainly one of the top players in the second tier and a […]
