In what can only be described as a completely ludicrous situation, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Zack Greinke has broken his clavicle (collar bone for those not familiar with medical terminology) and is expected to miss eight weeks. In the Dodgers game last night against the San Diego Padres, Greinke threw a pitch that hit Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin. Quentin and Greinke have a history against each other, so Quentin felt the pitch was intentional and charged the mound. In the ensuing brawl, Greinke chose to take on the bigger Quentin and paid the price for it. Now Greinke is headed to the DL (disabled list for those who are unfamiliar with baseball acronyms) and Quentin has subsequently been suspended for eight games. All of this could have been avoided if cooler heads had prevailed.
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The NFL draft is two weeks away. If you're a fan of the NFL as I am then you've heard all kinds of trade talk. Everyone and their brother has put in their two-cents with mock drafts. Most experts have proposed several scenarios that have Miami moving up in the draft to take a Left Tackle. Many have us moving up to the number three spot to take either Luke Joeckel or Eric Fisher, whichever one isn't taken first overall. Several other scenarios have us trading up to the sixth spot to select Lane Johnson, the supremely athletic tackle out of Oklahoma. While both of these scenarios address a gaping hole for the Dolphins, I would like to explore a different route. What if Miami were to instead move DOWN in the first round?
The New England Patriots have signed free agent WR Emmanuel Sanders to an offer sheet. The Pittsburgh Steelers, for whom Sanders previously played, now have until Sunday to decide whether or not to let Sanders walk and receive a third round pick in return, or to match the offer that New England has put on the table, which is one year at $2.5 million. No matter what the Steelers decide to do with Sanders, I think it has become abundantly clear that both the Patriots and Steelers, two of the top teams in the AFC for the better part of the last decade, have fallen back to Earth.
The NCAA Men's basketball season has officially ended, and it certainly went out with a bang. The Louisville Cardinals came out on top in what turned out to be an excellent game against a very well-matched Michigan Wolverine club. It was a fitting end to what I thought (though many experts disagree with me) was a very exciting season. Now that it's over, we, being the loyal ESPN watchers that we are, will be bombarded with players declaring (including possibly as many as six from this game) their intent to forgo the rest of their eligibility and enter the NBA draft. Many of them are ready and will become very good players, but for many others, it may end up to be the poorest decision of their lives.
In anticipation of tonight's National Championship game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Michigan Wolverines, ESPN has been airing program after program reminding the nation of the last time that the Wolverines were in this position. Since the Final Four was determined, we've had Michigan's "Fab 5" shoved down our throats. Between Jalen Rose being interviewed by everyone in Bristol, CT and the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary about the team, it's been hard to ignore all the references that have been made to the team. The movie did, however, bring up one interesting point that I would like to explore further: the exploitation of NCAA athletes.
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AuthorWelcome! My name is Chris Spooner. I am an overly-passionate Dolphins fan who has many opinions about his team, and the sports landscape as a whole. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy voicing them. Archives
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