Now that the Phoenix Suns have been officially eliminated from playoff contention it is time to start working on next season. The Suns will not be a major player in free agency because they won’t have the cap space available. Even after buying out Vince Carter for $4 million the Suns are expected to be […]
It’s Opening Day and with it brings eternal optimism for the baseball fan. Here in Arizona there is hope that the Diamondbacks will be competitive. After losing 97 games last season they really can’t be any worse then they were last year, can they? The answer to that is of course not. For starters, Arizona […]
With the first pick in the NBA draft the Cleveland Cavaliers select Derrick Williams, forward, Arizona. Going into Thursday’s game against top-seeded Duke, Williams was in discussion as a top-5 pick in the draft. Now, he will be the consensus #1 pick. How can he not be? Williams torched Duke for a career-high 32 points […]
I think it is safe to say that after a four-game losing streak that included two losses to teams they are now chasing in the race for the 8th and final playoff spot that we can stick a fork in the Phoenix Suns. For Phoenix to overcome Memphis, New Orleans and Houston and take the […]
Let’s, just for argument’s sake, say that you are the head coach of a football team that just went 11-2. Your team is coming off a season in which they won the Rose Bowl by beating Oregon 26-17. You beat five 10-win teams this season. And you have most of your key starters coming back, […]
I never saw the late Duke Snider play, but I knew all about him. Same for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Al Kaline, Jackie Robinson, Stan Musial, Hank Greenberg and so many of the all-time great baseball players. I caught the tail end of Willie Mays’ career when he was with the Mets and […]
This is supposed to be a sports column. Something about the Suns trade, the upcoming NFL draft, the Coyotes recent win streak or the Diamondbacks upcoming season. But I don’t want to write about sports. Over the weekend sports took a backseat to almost everything in my life. Even my kids soccer games on Saturday […]
He was and always will be my favorite Suns player of all-time. Thursday night when he returned to the U.S. Airways Center, a place he once called home for nine years, it was a blast from the past. It brought back so many good memories for me of the man they called the Matrix. Granted, […]
John Lennon once wrote “Give Peace a Chance.” That was in 1969. Now, 42 years later, I write give Babby and Blanks a chance. I’m not sure how the lyrics would go if I turned it into a song. Maybe something like ‘Everybody’s talking about Gortat, Dowdell, Dudley, Orlando’s first-round pick and all we are […]
News moves fast in the social media world. It didn’t take long after I mentioned on air Thursday that I thought Ben Roethlisberger was a better quarterback than Kurt Warner before Warner himself was getting tweets about it and responding on Twitter that he wants a chance to come on the show and defend himself. […]
Interesting article on ProFootballTalk.com Thursday in regards to the Pittsburgh Steelers playing a game in Ireland next season. Interesting because it says the Arizona Cardinals could be a prime candidate to sacrifice a home game and be the Steelers opponent. The article even says the Cardinals “are in a down cycle and who could be […]
What’s that old saying? If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. I think that’s it. That is truly the motto that the Arizona Cardinals should take when it comes to the 2011 draft. Sure, drafting Matt Leinart 10th overall in 2006 didn’t work out. He didn’t become the franchise quarterback that they expected […]
It’s easy to suggest the Phoenix Suns trade Steve Nash. He is a two-time MVP, still plays the game at a high level and only has one year left on his contract. But the player Phoenix should seriously consider trading is Grant Hill. Both Nash and Hill are veteran players who could help a contending […]
Just two weeks ago we sat down for the old Gambadoro family tradition of watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” right before Christmas. At one point in the classic movie the bank has called the loan on the old Building and Loan, and after paying everything they have to the bank they have no money left. […]
That didn’t take long. Just 25 games into the season and the Phoenix Suns decided to scrap the game plan and start over. Yes the Suns clearly didn’t like what they were and at 12-13 who could blame them. So they pull off a blockbuster six-player trade with the Orlando Magic that for all intent […]
And with the 6th selection in the 2011 NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals select —-. We’ll, it was fun while it lasted but all good things must come to an end. After three years of being relevant in this town and giving the fans competitive football, the Cardinals are back to what we remember the […]
There are several words that can describe Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt when it comes to his decision to start Max Hall these last three games. Arrogance, blind loyalty, defiant, cocky and stubborn are a few that come to mind. While Whisenhunt gets a ton of credit, and rightfully so, for turning around this […]
I said it the day the decision to make Max Hall the starter was made and now I’ll say it again. While Derek Anderson is an average to below average quarterback in this league and will have no future with this team beyond this season, he does give Arizona the best chance to win right […]
The baseball playoffs open today and all four matchups are expected to be hotly contested. No team has swept its way to a World Series title since the Cincinnati Reds did it in 1976 and no team will do it this year. The Phillies come in as the hottest team having gone 45-19 to close […]
Maybe Cris Collinsworth will be right after all. Maybe two years ago when he said the Arizona Cardinals were the worst playoff team of all time it was just a premonition. Maybe he was predicting what would actually happen in 2011. Right now you would have to believe that if these Cardinals make the playoffs […]
In 2005 when the Arizona Diamondbacks named Josh Byrnes as the general manager to replace the departing Joe Garagiola, the runner-up for the job was Kevin Towers. At the time Towers was the general manager of the San Diego Padres, but he felt so strongly about the Diamondbacks job that he asked for permission to […]
The most difficult question following the Cardinals embarrassing 41-7 loss to the Atlanta Falcons was which was worse, the offense or the defense? You can make a case for either one but I’ll go with the defense here as it allowed the Falcons rush for 221 yards and pass for 225. A truly pathetic performance. […]
The Arizona Cardinals take to the road to face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, and for many Cardinals players it will bring back great memories. Just 21 months ago the Cardinals faced the Falcons in a first-round playoff game in front of a sold-out home crowd and came away with a 30-24 victory that propelled […]
Let’s get one thing straight on this quarterback change for Saturday’s pre-season game against the Chicago Bears. This is not about trying to light a fire under Matt Leinart’s rear end. This has nothing to do with trying to motivate Leinart or making him mad or challenging him. Simply put – Matt Leinart is just […]
