W.W.Y.D.? If you were running the Arizona Cardinals draft, what would you have done? I have always thought it was silly to offer up draft grades. It’s always a wasted exercise because in order to give a grade, you must know more than the person you’re grading. Rarely do students teach teachers so why should […]
OK. I get it. Someday I’ll have to say, “I was wrong.” I liked the pick of Deone Bucannon…for a Friday. Thursdays are first-round only. Fridays (for the time being) are the second and third round. When looking forward to Friday night at the beginning of the week, I hoped that Chris Borland or Kyle […]
Toronto? I can see that. Charlotte? I disagree but I understand the sentiment. San Antonio? Idiotic. R. C. Buford is one of the best executives in the NBA. If you want to give him Exec of the half-decade, excellent choice. If you voted him Executive of the Year over Ryan McDonough, you are a bona […]
Finally! The needless wait will soon be over and we will have our answer to the question everyone asks and no one knows. WHO WANTS JOHNNY MANZIEL? I’m sick of talking about him. You’re sick of hearing about him. Yet everybody’s got an opinion on him. Even some of the smartest football people in football […]
Every Friday I look to the upcoming events of the weekend to give you what I’m hoping to see this weekend. You can tweet me your weekend wishes @doug987FM. DIAMONDBACKS Barring a five-game winning streak, I think Kevin Towers and Kirk Gibson are going to be fired late next week. If the Diamondbacks lose two […]
Adam Silver is going as far as he possibly can. He gave Donald Sterling the max. No matter what is said or written, make no mistake that Donald Sterling is the bad guy. I still have questions that were left unanswered after the press conference. Adam Silver said there was no evidence brought forth in […]
A few people tweeted me during the show Monday and begged me to talk about something else. I’m sorry. I couldn’t. It’s my penance. I will never forgive myself. It was, and is, my most miserable failure as a talk-show host, a man, and an American. Donald Sterling simply brought it back up and I […]
Like all of us, every Friday I like to look ahead to the weekend. I do nothing on Friday and Saturday but spend time with my kids. Sunday is back to work watching every game that occurred over the weekend so I’m ready for Monday morning. Here’s what I’m hoping to see this weekend: DIAMONDBACKS […]
I’m yelling down the hall talking to a friend I haven’t seen in a few months. I’m 10 minutes early walking into what I think is an empty meeting room. Someone else is holding the door open for me, so I’m looking back to the person I’m “speaking with,” paying little attention to what’s in […]
The beginning of the beginning. I didn’t make that up, Wolf did. It’s not stealing if you acknowledge your own lack of creativity, but I love it for Daryl Washington. Every time I talk to Daryl Washington, I walk away thinking “that’s a good guy.” When you get suspended for using something on the substance […]
Blame it on Sydney. Is it really an excuse if it’s fact? I’m not blaming the fact that the Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t contenders for the West on Sydney. The Dodgers and Giants have better players than the Diamondbacks do, that’s why the Diamondbacks aren’t contenders. I do blame the way the 2014 season has gone […]
It’s bigger than the elephant in the room. Nobody wants to admit it. We like having him to blame for everything that’s wrong with the planet, the country, the economy…Phoenix. Life seemed great when we could fall back on knowing everything would be better if it wasn’t for him. Fight it all you want. Go […]
One win. Six losses. With all due respect to the Arizona Rattlers and their huge win on the road at San Jose, the Suns, Coyotes and D-backs went 1-6 over the weekend. The only win was in the most meaningless game because the Coyotes were eliminated from the playoffs on Friday night before beating the […]
Here are my weekend wishes: LOSE TO THE BLUES The 2014 Phoenix Coyotes do not deserve to make the playoffs. Teams that go on six-game April losing streaks playing mostly listless hockey should stay home. Since spring officially began, the Coyotes have one regulation win. However, after all the crap Jerry Moyes put the Coyotes’ […]
The key to the 2014-2015 Suns is keeping Markieff Morris and Gerald Green on the team. The key to the 2014-2015 Suns is keeping Markieff Morris and Gerald Green on the bench. Whenever the Suns play a team below .500, Markieff Morris averages fewer points, shoots a lower percentage and has fewer rebounds. Whenever the […]
Openly question his decisions. They were average for two straight years. Rip him. They are the worst in the sport. Just don’t fire him. Kevin Towers is the right man to be general manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. I know there’s a portion of readers immediately wanting to hurl insults at me since I think […]
I already love the new NBA commissioner more than the old one. David Stern saved the NBA just as much as Magic and Larry did. He can never be underestimated for what he did for the game. Unfortunately for all basketball fans, Stern’s ego was out of control over the last 10 years and he […]
Toronto. D-League. Israel. Ukraine. Israel again. Greece. Italy. Puerto Rico. Germany. Next up was supposed to be Russia. Those plans were derailed. Although the list of Lance Blanks accomplishments is only barely longer than the list of great Wally Backman managerial decisions, the invitation in 2012 for P.J. Tucker to play on the Suns’ Summer […]
Without realizing it, the last week has been all about fathers. I have a great father. I hope you can say the same thing about yours. I just finished reading this amazing article on ESPN.com. I was also thinking about the things written and said about DeSean Jackson. His father would pick up Richard Sherman […]
First and foremost, for the 877th time, referees and umpires do not lose games. The Giants lost Tuesday because they couldn’t hold onto a four-run lead. Blame Matt Cain. Blame the Giants’ offense because they couldn’t tack on any insurance runs after the first. Now that we’re clear that the D-backs beat the Giants and […]
I was asked an excellent question on Twitter Tuesday during the show by @ontherun81: Which team is driving me more crazy, the D-backs or the Suns? It’s far and away the Suns. I’m not panicked over the play of the D-backs. I’m not saying they’re 0-3 so the season is over. I am saying that […]
FINAL FOUR I’m looking for Florida, Michigan State and Louisville to advance to the Final Four (I picked Creighton so the UA game means nothing to me). It’s simple. If that happens and MSU beats UofL in the final, I win the station bracket contest and, more importantly, the money of my coworkers. SUNS Come […]
This is a much bigger mess than anyone wants to admit. The entire NCAA structure is in violation of some laws while it is trying to adhere to the standard of other laws. The model is so flawed that the only way to fix it is to have people vote themselves less money and power. […]
Thanks. Now don’t do it ever again. Do you mind if I gripe? Can I have three minutes of your time to separate my job as a reasonably knowledgeable baseball analyzer just to be frustrated fan? Major League Baseball has had its season open in a foreign land numerous times. Every time I thought it […]
