The very thing Bud Selig and MLB feared in regard to instant replay came to a head Tuesday night at Chase Field: instant replay slowed the pace of the game even more. I didn’t see this coming but obviously skippers have been thinking about the implementation of baseball’s new instant replay policy. Bruce Bochy certainly […]
If you’re looking for positives amidst the Diamondbacks’ 0-3 start, look no further than Mark Trumbo. Many baseball people were sounding the warning bells when the D-backs let it be known they were going to play Trumbo in left field. Analysts believed Trumbo in the outfield was like putting an elephant in the outfield. Although […]
The Phoenix Suns are a work in progress. They need this year to get to next year because you need to go through the valley to get to the peak. The loss to the Lakers will stand as a great reminder to these young Suns. You could see this coming though, couldn’t you? The Suns […]
The LA Dodgers have the highest payroll in MLB, supplanting the New York Yankees. The Dodgers top the list at $235 million while the Yankees come in a distant second with $204 million. Welcome to the new NL West…or should we call it the new AL East? The Yankees have led the league in payroll […]
Sean Miller had his guys ready to play. And when you have great talent tapped into the rage tree, that is prepared to execute your plan, you’ve got something that is capable of winning National Championships. And the Wildcats looked scary against Gonzaga. They destroyed Gonzaga in the first half and not only played with […]
Antonio Cromartie is a game changer. This is a Pro Bowl corner that has sick ball skills and he’s long. Line him up opposite of Patrick Peterson and the Arizona Cardinals suddenly have five Pro Bowls on the perimeter. Steve Keim has made a concerted effort to get longer and more athletic in the secondary […]
The Cards signed Ted Ginn Jr. to a three-year contract worth $9.75 million. I applaud the signing and eagerly look forward to watching the impact it has on Larry Fitzgerald and Michael Floyd. There’s an axiom in life that says the only thing more powerful than money is the promise of money. Well, in the […]
The Cleveland Browns reached agreement with former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Karlos Dansby. Dansby agreed to a four-year, $24 million deal that includes $14 million guaranteed, according to sources. That last number is what made his departure a fait accompli. The Cardinals could not justify paying him that kind of money when they have other contracts […]
Steve Keim did it again. The Arizona Cardinals and former Oakland Raiders tackle Jared Veldheer have agreed to a five-year, $37.5 million contract, with $17 million in guaranteed money. And this guy has the ability to become a franchise left tackle for years to come. Veldheer is 26 years old and getting better. Although he […]
Rashard Mendenhall chose traveling and writing over playing in the NFL. This is not only his prerogative but his God-given right. How he retired and why he retired are as unique and convoluted as the 26-year-old’s talent. There was no press conference announcing his retirement. He wrote a column about why he was retiring that […]
Jules Tompkins of ArizonaSports.com reports, not counting pitchers, Kirk Gibson has had 392 different lineups in 486 games. The Arizona Diamondbacks manager takes a lot of heat for this but I don’t think it’s warranted. First off, good managers of good teams juggle lineups just as much, if not more. Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe […]
The NCAA Football Rules Committee on Wednesday tabled the controversial :10 rule proposal that would have slowed college offenses. The committee’s decision means the oversight panel will not vote on the proposal. This is a statement. The NCAA Football Rules Committee did not even let it come to a vote on the panel. They didn’t […]
The salary cap continues to climb. The projected cap is now up to $133 million for 2014. This is great news for teams that are cap-strapped and the Arizona Cardinals are in good shape to be a player in free agency on March 3rd. If the projection is accurate, the Cardinals are $16 million under […]
I want Branden Albert to be an Arizona Cardinal in 2014 and beyond. And I reject myself before king and country for saying this. Kansas City’s LT has a good chance of hitting the free agent market because his play has been spotty — until last season. His inconsistency is one of the reasons why […]
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney put up 21 reps at 225 pounds on the bench at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Former Notre Dame QB, Brady Quinn, did 24. Intensity and work ethic are the things that scouts are questioning with Clowney. The bench is interesting to me because even though it is a […]
Goran Dragic is the beating heart of the Phoenix Suns. And I love watching this guy play. He has proved his value to this team in terms of how prepared he is to play every game and his production in games. But if he wants to take the next step, and become a king in […]
Newsmakers Week has been a smashing success but I never thought it would afford the National Football League a solution for eliminating the extra-point. The Arizona Rattlers’ head coach, Kevin Guy, suggested an alternative to this controversial issue. It is so simple: move the uprights closer together. We don’t need to move them as close […]
I sat down to watch the Winter Olympics Monday night in Sochi and was stunned by the eyes of Bob Costas. Although I heard from Paul Calvisi’s updates that Costas had contracted an eye infection last week, I was not prepared for what I saw. Bob Costas has one of the worst cases of pink […]
Michael Sam publicly declared he is an openly gay man. Forget about the fact he’s a football player at the University of Missouri or that he has aspirations of playing in the National Football League. Any time a person tells the truth about himself/herself and who they are I think it’s a good thing — […]
I refuse to soil the silks. The Suns lost their second game in a row and didn’t look great doing it, but I don’t see a trend forming. After losing Wednesday night, they’re 8-4 in their last 12 games. They compete every night; it doesn’t mean they’re good every night, but they play like the […]
Larry Fitzgerald has restructured his contract and it will save a significant amount of cap space for the Cardinals going into free agency. Larry will still get his money, but they’ll structure it in such a way where Big Red saves just under $10 million on the salary cap. This is great news for all […]
Aeneas Williams was chosen over the weekend to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. Since they moved from St. Louis, Aeneas was the first player from the Arizona Cardinals to be selected to The Hall. And he was the first player that I played with during my career to be inducted. Aeneas was […]
Much has been said about the Seattle Seahawks offense and how Russell Wilson’s play has dipped in the latter part of the season, including the postseason. But the Seahawks have a weapon in their arsenal that could amount to a dive-bomb attack on Jack Del Rio and the Broncos defense: the Zone-Read. Many people, including […]
Albert Einstein was a brilliant man and although you don’t have to be Einstein to theorize who might become Super Bowl champions on Sunday, it wouldn’t hurt. In terms of analyzing football games, there are many people I respect that believe the Denver Broncos are going to beat Seattle in Super Bowl XLVIII. And although […]
