By Ken Napzok The sounds we love are silent. The dugouts are bare. The fields are empty. There is no crack of the bat, the smack of ball hitting glove, no roar of the crowd. Baseball, like most of the world, has been put on hold. As the worldwide situation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic exploded around all of us, baseball followed the NBA and NHL … Continue reading The Fields are empty
by Jordy McElroy ‘Tis the season of rumors in the NFL. It’s that time of the year when up means down, left means right and so on. The only jingles being sung are the fatuous takes aimed at giving life to rumors started by trolls on social media. Forget about the decorative tree filled with ornaments and lights. You’d be better off putting up a … Continue reading Grab your Grains of Salt, NFL Lying Season is Upon Us
by Jordy McElroy New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s impending free agency has created a maelstrom of speculative drama that has dominated sports headlines. Every tweet, comment, family trip and personal decision is treated like some long lost bread crumb to solving the Da Vinci Code. Meanwhile, coach Bill Belichick is more preoccupied with solving the problems from last season. That’s why he reportedly made the … Continue reading Brady or NOT, Belichick and the Pats Won’t Tank
by Ken Napzok It’s time again to start ranking the week that was in baseball in our own special way. 5 – Kolten Wong’s Glove With all the chaos and drama of this offseason, it’s just nice to see the simple game of baseball played at a superhuman level. It’s a reminder of the game’s inherent beauty and all of our desires to get back … Continue reading THE BIG HIT | The First Power Rankings of the Season
by Jordy McElroy Jerry Jones often thinks about a reunion with former All-Pro wideout Dez Bryant when he showers, admittedly. It would only make sense if he shampoos while searching for a solution to the disastrous contract situation involving quarterback Dak Prescott. Leave your rubber duck quips out of this. Grown-ups are conducting business. Jones has assured the Cowboys are caught between a rock and a … Continue reading An Overpaid Dak Prescott could be throwing the ball to Dez Bryant in 2020
by Ken Napzok No one should take joy in the injury of a player, so there is no suggestion here that these young Yankee arms are. However, the sad tale of Luis Severino’s struggle to get back to top pitching form took a turn for the worse this week when it was discovered that he needed Tommy John surgery and would miss all of 2020. … Continue reading The Future Could Be Now In New York
by Jordy McElroy 40 pounds. That’s the weighted number boxing phenom Deontay Wilder believes stood between him and victory in Saturday night’s heavyweight boxing showcase with Tyson Fury. Never mind Fury’s shifty footwork and ability to open up even the strongest of defensive poses like a can. Wilder believes the weight from the 40-pound costume he wore as a tribute to Black History Month led … Continue reading Immediate rematch with Tyson Fury won’t end well for Deontay Wilder
By Jordy McElroy Saying is saying and doing is doing. The Carolina Panthers obviously weren’t as prepared as they thought to go through with the latter. Quarterback Cam Newton is reportedly staying put after months of speculation of a possible offseason trade. So many parallels can be drawn to the stereotypical romantic trope, when the guy goes sprinting through an airport to stop someone from … Continue reading Panthers Holding onto Cam Newton could Signal a Dud of a QB Market
by Ken Napzok “I’m out it for a little while and everybody gets delusions of grandeur.” – Han Solo, hero and scoundrel. My apologies. I was a little out of sync and finished the month’s third column a little later than planned due to an illness and a car accident. I’m fine. My 2004 Camry is not. I returned to the fold having missed most … Continue reading THE BIG HIT | Punishment Time
by Jordy McElroy Troubled wideout Antonio Brown’s apology tour has been a step in the right direction towards mending broken relationships, particularly with the Pittsburgh Steelers. A nine-year rollercoaster of a marriage between the two sides is enough to forgive but not forget. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8eEUdPh-gB/ Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, of all people, should be the most apprehensive man in Pittsburgh about a potential reunion with the … Continue reading Steelers should be the last team interested in signing Antonio Brown
