The Phoenix Coyotes have tried and failed with free agents for many years. There was Owen Nolan, Tony Amonte, Brett Hull, Mike Ricci and Peter Nedved — of which only Ricci made it to a second season with the Coyotes and that was only for seven games. Always trying to catch lightning in a bottle […]
I was fascinated to listen to the NFL Network coverage after Thursday night’s game and hear Kurt Warner talk about how the Cardinals are using Larry Fitzgerald more inside than outside and its causing him to face a lot of zone coverages. Fitzgerald obviously had his most success in the league being outside where he […]
There is no denying that quarterback is the most important position on a football team. That is why Joe Flacco of the Ravens just got $120.6 million. It’s why Tony Romo just got $108 million. It’s why the Broncos doled out $96 million last year to Peyton Manning. To win consistently in this league, you […]
It’s a great day to be a Cardinals fan. Christmas has come early. No longer do you have to hear the referee saying “False Start, offense number 75”, “Holding, offense number 75” or watch your quarterback on his back after some defensive end blew by Levi Brown for a sack. Yes, the worst left tackle […]
We are only four games into the season, but by now all of you should have seen enough of Carson Palmer to realize that he is not the answer. He’s just another in a long line of Cardinals stopgap quarterbacks. Boomer Esiason, Kent Graham, Dave Brown, Shaun King, Derek Anderson, Kevin Kolb…the list goes on […]
Stanford is a beast. They have been to three straight BCS games, are the defending Pac-12 and Rose Bowl Champs, have a record of 25-4 under head coach David Shaw and are becoming a factory for sending players to the NFL. With that being said, ASU can and will play with them Saturday in Palo […]
Say what you want about Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. Yes, he is a punk. Yes, he thinks he is above the law. Yes, his actions on and off the field make you hate him and root against him. But damn, that kid can play the quarterback position. There is a lot to like about […]
It would and will be easy to bag on Levi Brown this week and all year. He is awful and everyone knows it. But instead of the obvious let’s break down Carson Palmer. I’ve never been a big fan. To me he is just OK, an average quarterback. Clearly average is a huge upgrade over […]
The season begins Sunday with a new head coach, a new general manager, a new quarterback and new hope for the Arizona Cardinals. After a disappointing season which saw Arizona start 4-0 and then lose 11 of its final 12 games — costing coach Ken Whisenhunt his job — Arizona made massive changes to the […]
There have been quite a few moves this season that have backfired on Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers. See: Joe Thatcher, Tony Sipp, Heath Bell, Cody Ross, Jason Kubel (which began backfiring after the All-Star break last season), Brandon McCarthy and Eric Hinske. But the two he got right were on full display big-time […]
With all the injuries and sloppy play, it is hard to take many positives out of Cardinals’ preseason game number three with the Chargers. Arizona clearly has some work to do to become a good football team. And while I’m not expecting Bruce Arians to work miracles in year one, I am expecting improvement. But […]
After watching the Dodgers win yet again, I am thoroughly convinced that Don Mattingly made a deal with the Devil. And I believe it went something like this: The Devil went down to Los Angeles He was looking for a soul to steal He was in a bind and he was way behind And he […]
The great thing about Tyrann Mathieu is that we are finally talking about what he is doing on the field and not off of it. Since the talented but troubled former LSU star was selected by Arizona in the third round of the NFL Draft, all the discussions about the “Honey Badger” have been about […]
The Phoenix Suns have until August 31 to release Michael Beasley, and it won’t take that long. The troubled former number 2 overall pick has worn out his welcome in the Valley of the Sun, and will soon be shown the door. The move will likely come sometime in the next week after the Suns […]
I spent some time talking to new San Diego Padre Ian Kennedy Wednesday. He told me he was both “bummed” and “excited” about the news that he was traded. He was also thankful that Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers came to his hotel room in Tampa to tell him the news and not over the […]
First let’s cut to the chase — the Arizona Diamondbacks were never interested in Jake Peavy and they shouldn’t have been. Not considering that they would have had to pay him some $20 million between now and the end of next season and part with prospects to get him. It never made sense. It was […]
The Arizona Cardinals have flopped in signing aging veteran free agents in the past. See Alan Faneca, Joey Porter, Emmitt Smith, Edgerrin James. Sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle (Kurt Warner) but most times you don’t. You get an aging star trying to cash in with one last paycheck. I don’t see that being […]
I have so many mixed emotions when it comes to Mariano Rivera and his pending retirement. I’m a lifelong Yankee fan whose first nickname, even before Gambo, was ‘Yankee’ in the St. Gerard’s Little League. I’ve been to hundreds of games at Yankee Stadium. I have wrappers that I have saved from Reggie Bars — […]
I have received a few emails from listeners wanting to know why the Phoenix Suns didn’t keep Wesley Johnson. I’m not sure why anyone cares about the small forward who has been a bust since being the fourth overall pick by Minnesota in 2010, but let’s try to explain it as best we can. 1) […]
Let’s break down the first big trade of the Ryan McDonough era. I always believe the team that gets the best player wins the trade, and Phoenix got the best player here. In getting Eric Bledsoe, the Suns acquired a young, dynamic point guard that is a freak athlete, good shooter, makes game-changing plays on […]
It doesn’t matter what he did in April or May or even June for that matter. What matters is that overall Trevor Cahill is 3-10 with an ERA of 4.66. He is on pace to shatter the Diamondbacks record of losses in a season set by Brandon Webb with 16 in 2004 and matched by […]
While all eyes are on the Suns’ selection at #5 in Thursday’s NBA Draft, they also have another first-round pick at 30 and are hoping to find a gem. As of now, players to consider are Jeff Withey, Reggie Bullock, Isaiah Canaan, Pierre Jackson, Gorgui Dieng and Arizona’s Solomon Hill. Hill has had some phenomenal […]
When you are picking as high as the Phoenix Suns are in the NBA Draft, the chances of landing a good player are, well, pretty good. But this draft shouldn’t be about landing a good player for Phoenix — it needs to be about landing a great player. And the player with the best upside […]
The most amazing thing to me about the Diamondbacks being in first place is that they are doing it with just one of their starting pitchers having a winning record. I wouldn’t be surprised if they are the the first team to hold that distinction this far into a season. Patrick Corbin is 9-0 and […]
