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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wow!
Since 1961, the Cuban National Baseball team has entered 51 international baseball tournaments (including the 2009 WBC).
42 out of the 51 tournaments have ended with Cuba as champion... of the 9 times Cuba did not win, they finished as runner-up 8 times.
With tonight's 5-0 defeat at the hands of Japan, the 2009 WBC will mark the first time that Cuba did not finish either first or second in an international competition in more than 45 years!!
Dominance of this sort hasn't been sustained for such a long period of time by any nation in any sport.
Despite their loss tonight, the world needs to recognize the dominance of Cuban baseball over the past half century.
Nothing compares.
42 out of the 51 tournaments have ended with Cuba as champion... of the 9 times Cuba did not win, they finished as runner-up 8 times.
With tonight's 5-0 defeat at the hands of Japan, the 2009 WBC will mark the first time that Cuba did not finish either first or second in an international competition in more than 45 years!!
Dominance of this sort hasn't been sustained for such a long period of time by any nation in any sport.
Despite their loss tonight, the world needs to recognize the dominance of Cuban baseball over the past half century.
Nothing compares.
A Few Random Thoughts
Big weekend coming, WBC semi finals on Saturday and Sunday. March Madness begins.
First, a few March Madness upsets/predictions from TSV.
Love Western Kentucky over Illinois
UCLA will get everything they want and more from VCU and NBA prospect Eric Maynor. VCU prevails with Maynor able to out-play UCLA's best player Darren Collison.
Everyone loves the 5-12 upsets and everyone loves to hate on the Big 10, however, Purdue will win and win easy over Northern Iowa.
For a Thursday blowout special, look for Memphis to hammer CSUN during the noon game.
On Friday, Cleveland State from the Horizon conference will not be intimidated by Wake, Wake will win, but 'by less than experts think' (Lee Corso)
North Dakota State is playing within 250 miles of campus vs Kansas on Friday and has become a trendy 3-14 upset. No Way. Jayhawks roll by 18+
Lastly from the NCAA, 4 teams seeded 6 or lower with a serious chance to make major noise.
West Virginia, Arizona State, BYU, and USC
From the WBC, Anyone who thinks that MLB is clearly the best baseball league in the world is...
exactly right....
That being said, Japan, Korea and Cuba each have several players that would be major contributors on ANY MLB roster.
Special note goes to Japan starting pitcher vs Cuba on Wednesday night Hisashi Iwakuma. The guy throws a 2 seamer, 4 seamer, splitter, slider and curveball. Poised on the mound and cool under pressure. Would be a number one or two pitcher on almost every MLB team.
Fight On Trojans! Beat the Eagles!
Nate
First, a few March Madness upsets/predictions from TSV.
Love Western Kentucky over Illinois
UCLA will get everything they want and more from VCU and NBA prospect Eric Maynor. VCU prevails with Maynor able to out-play UCLA's best player Darren Collison.
Everyone loves the 5-12 upsets and everyone loves to hate on the Big 10, however, Purdue will win and win easy over Northern Iowa.
For a Thursday blowout special, look for Memphis to hammer CSUN during the noon game.
On Friday, Cleveland State from the Horizon conference will not be intimidated by Wake, Wake will win, but 'by less than experts think' (Lee Corso)
North Dakota State is playing within 250 miles of campus vs Kansas on Friday and has become a trendy 3-14 upset. No Way. Jayhawks roll by 18+
Lastly from the NCAA, 4 teams seeded 6 or lower with a serious chance to make major noise.
West Virginia, Arizona State, BYU, and USC
From the WBC, Anyone who thinks that MLB is clearly the best baseball league in the world is...
exactly right....
That being said, Japan, Korea and Cuba each have several players that would be major contributors on ANY MLB roster.
Special note goes to Japan starting pitcher vs Cuba on Wednesday night Hisashi Iwakuma. The guy throws a 2 seamer, 4 seamer, splitter, slider and curveball. Poised on the mound and cool under pressure. Would be a number one or two pitcher on almost every MLB team.
Fight On Trojans! Beat the Eagles!
Nate
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Biggest Upset Ever?
USA over the Soviet 'Red Army' team in the 1980 Olympics- unreal.
NAIA Chaminade over #1 Virginia on Christmas Eve 1982- more unreal.
However, the difference here is that the WBC team from the Netherlands defeated the Dominican Republic TWICE.
Had the USSR been given another crack at team USA 3 days later. Final score USSR 7 USA 2.
Virginia with a crack at redeeming the 77-72 loss vs Chaminade? UVA rolls by 30, maybe 40 or 50
The D.R. lost to the Dutch 3-2 on Saturday afternoon, considered the biggest upset in international baseball history.
Surely the Dominican Republic (loaded with Jose Reyes, Big Papi, Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Tejada, Jose Guillen on and on) would not allow the Dutch to beat them again!
Wrong, not only did the DR lose, they failed to score for 10 innings! The Dominican eventually got the lead in the 11th, only to allow 2 runs, the last of which on an error, to lose 2-1.
The Dutch are "loaded" with washed up Sidney Ponson, never-was Randall Simon, career AAA outfielder Gene Kingsale and a handful of low level minor league MLB prospects.
This is the basketball equivalent of USA vs Angola. Hockey equivalent of Canada vs. Kazakhstan.
Caribbean media is already describing this as a "National Embarrassment" in the Dominican Republic.
Huge upsets happen. But twice in 4 days?
Lastly, both games were played in front of hugely partisan Dominican crowds in San Juan! It would be one thing if Big Papi had been kickin' it pre-game at an Amsterdam coffee shop.
This is amazing.
NAIA Chaminade over #1 Virginia on Christmas Eve 1982- more unreal.
However, the difference here is that the WBC team from the Netherlands defeated the Dominican Republic TWICE.
Had the USSR been given another crack at team USA 3 days later. Final score USSR 7 USA 2.
Virginia with a crack at redeeming the 77-72 loss vs Chaminade? UVA rolls by 30, maybe 40 or 50
The D.R. lost to the Dutch 3-2 on Saturday afternoon, considered the biggest upset in international baseball history.
Surely the Dominican Republic (loaded with Jose Reyes, Big Papi, Hanley Ramirez, Miguel Tejada, Jose Guillen on and on) would not allow the Dutch to beat them again!
Wrong, not only did the DR lose, they failed to score for 10 innings! The Dominican eventually got the lead in the 11th, only to allow 2 runs, the last of which on an error, to lose 2-1.
The Dutch are "loaded" with washed up Sidney Ponson, never-was Randall Simon, career AAA outfielder Gene Kingsale and a handful of low level minor league MLB prospects.
This is the basketball equivalent of USA vs Angola. Hockey equivalent of Canada vs. Kazakhstan.
Caribbean media is already describing this as a "National Embarrassment" in the Dominican Republic.
Huge upsets happen. But twice in 4 days?
Lastly, both games were played in front of hugely partisan Dominican crowds in San Juan! It would be one thing if Big Papi had been kickin' it pre-game at an Amsterdam coffee shop.
This is amazing.
Monday, March 9, 2009
TheSportsVerdict missed on this one...
as did all other media outlets!
I listen to a lot of talk radio, watch lots of SportsCenter and similar programs and read plenty of sports news online. I did not see, hear or read a single, solitary mention of 2 going to the Buffalo Bills.
At a closer look...
Buffalo plays a young quarterback, Trent Edwards, in his third year out of Stanford. How will he stand up to an Owens sideline tantrum?
Buffalo is one of the lower profile teams in the NFL, not much media scrutiny in Upstate NY. Once a proud franchise, the Bills have not made the playoffs since their "Music City Miracle" loss to Tennessee during the 2000 NFL playoffs.
Before the T.O. signing, NFL fans and media outlets had little reason to pay much attention to the Bills. You'd be a fool to not think that Buffalo ownership and management knew that signing 2 made them immediately relevant once again.
At all of 2's previous stops, his first year has been a honeymoon. Lots of friends in the clubhouse, little friction and huge offensive numbers. At 35 however, you have to wonder if the lack of huge offensive numbers may lead to more friction and clubhouse problems.
Further, you have to wonder if sans the natural spotlight on teams like Dallas, Philly and San Francisco- Owens will manufacture issues to bring the spotlight to Buffalo? Will he be happy playing in a relatively small media market?
TheSportsVerdict guesses that Owens will put up #2 receiver numbers. Being his first year with the Bills, he will not create the sort of drama he did in 2005 in Philly or in 2008 in Dallas.
However, his declining ability will make ANY drama that he creates unacceptable.
2009 will be the end of the long, bizarre, at times awesome career of Terrell Owens.
2010 will find 2 in the broadcast booth with FOX or CBS
I listen to a lot of talk radio, watch lots of SportsCenter and similar programs and read plenty of sports news online. I did not see, hear or read a single, solitary mention of 2 going to the Buffalo Bills.
At a closer look...
Buffalo plays a young quarterback, Trent Edwards, in his third year out of Stanford. How will he stand up to an Owens sideline tantrum?
Buffalo is one of the lower profile teams in the NFL, not much media scrutiny in Upstate NY. Once a proud franchise, the Bills have not made the playoffs since their "Music City Miracle" loss to Tennessee during the 2000 NFL playoffs.
Before the T.O. signing, NFL fans and media outlets had little reason to pay much attention to the Bills. You'd be a fool to not think that Buffalo ownership and management knew that signing 2 made them immediately relevant once again.
At all of 2's previous stops, his first year has been a honeymoon. Lots of friends in the clubhouse, little friction and huge offensive numbers. At 35 however, you have to wonder if the lack of huge offensive numbers may lead to more friction and clubhouse problems.
Further, you have to wonder if sans the natural spotlight on teams like Dallas, Philly and San Francisco- Owens will manufacture issues to bring the spotlight to Buffalo? Will he be happy playing in a relatively small media market?
TheSportsVerdict guesses that Owens will put up #2 receiver numbers. Being his first year with the Bills, he will not create the sort of drama he did in 2005 in Philly or in 2008 in Dallas.
However, his declining ability will make ANY drama that he creates unacceptable.
2009 will be the end of the long, bizarre, at times awesome career of Terrell Owens.
2010 will find 2 in the broadcast booth with FOX or CBS
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Where 2 2?
Now that 2 has been cut by the 'Boys, where will he land?
The first part of the answer comes from another question. Does 2 want as much money as he can get or does he want to have the best chance to win the Super Bowl?
Almost certainly, the next stop for Owens will be his last, 14 seasons into his NFL career, this will be the last stop of the T.O caboose, and what a strange ride it has been.
If 2 wants the most money he can get, Oakland seems likely. Al Davis needs something to make his otherwise irrelevant team relevant again. However, its highly unlikely 2 will be around long enough for Oakland to become a contender. Then again, I don't know if anyone currently alive will be around long enough to wait out that turn around....
If 2 wants to win a Super Bowl, and makes this his top priority, I think the short list will include...
Giants
Saints
Dolphins
Titans
Ravens
Colts
The Giants are clearly good enough to win a Super Bowl. What was missing last January?
Plax. And Plax will likely not be back in 2009. Owens can go a long ways toward replacing him.
I would say the Giants are the morning line favorites.
The Saints are an interesting candidate, not nearly the media spotlight of Dallas or NY may allow 2 to thrive away from the constant media pressure. Drew Brees has the talent to help an aging Owens regain some glory.
Bill Parcells had great success working with Owens in Dallas, and Miami's obvious need for a difference-maker at WR make South Beach a possibility. On the other hand, Parcells quickly parted with Jason Taylor because of off the field distractions, and 2 surely brings some of those issues to the table.
Tennessee and Baltimore are similar in that they have talented defenses and offenses that could greatly benefit from 2's addition. Don't know how much Jeff Fisher would want to deal with Owens' baggage and don't know how much the Ravens would be willing to jeopardize Joe Flacco's confidence by bringing in a me-first WR like 2.
If Owens could check his ego at the door and allow Peyton and Reggie Wayne to lead the way, Indy would be an intriguing spot for 2 in his quest (if indeed it really is a priority) to win the Super Bowl.
TSV guesses 2 lands in New York with the Giants, continuing his city-by-city tour of the NFC East...
all stops ending in the same, frustrating ending.
TSV doesn't see 2 re-writing the script in New York
The first part of the answer comes from another question. Does 2 want as much money as he can get or does he want to have the best chance to win the Super Bowl?
Almost certainly, the next stop for Owens will be his last, 14 seasons into his NFL career, this will be the last stop of the T.O caboose, and what a strange ride it has been.
If 2 wants the most money he can get, Oakland seems likely. Al Davis needs something to make his otherwise irrelevant team relevant again. However, its highly unlikely 2 will be around long enough for Oakland to become a contender. Then again, I don't know if anyone currently alive will be around long enough to wait out that turn around....
If 2 wants to win a Super Bowl, and makes this his top priority, I think the short list will include...
Giants
Saints
Dolphins
Titans
Ravens
Colts
The Giants are clearly good enough to win a Super Bowl. What was missing last January?
Plax. And Plax will likely not be back in 2009. Owens can go a long ways toward replacing him.
I would say the Giants are the morning line favorites.
The Saints are an interesting candidate, not nearly the media spotlight of Dallas or NY may allow 2 to thrive away from the constant media pressure. Drew Brees has the talent to help an aging Owens regain some glory.
Bill Parcells had great success working with Owens in Dallas, and Miami's obvious need for a difference-maker at WR make South Beach a possibility. On the other hand, Parcells quickly parted with Jason Taylor because of off the field distractions, and 2 surely brings some of those issues to the table.
Tennessee and Baltimore are similar in that they have talented defenses and offenses that could greatly benefit from 2's addition. Don't know how much Jeff Fisher would want to deal with Owens' baggage and don't know how much the Ravens would be willing to jeopardize Joe Flacco's confidence by bringing in a me-first WR like 2.
If Owens could check his ego at the door and allow Peyton and Reggie Wayne to lead the way, Indy would be an intriguing spot for 2 in his quest (if indeed it really is a priority) to win the Super Bowl.
TSV guesses 2 lands in New York with the Giants, continuing his city-by-city tour of the NFC East...
all stops ending in the same, frustrating ending.
TSV doesn't see 2 re-writing the script in New York
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Matt Cassel Saga
So, KC gets Matt Cassel for the 34th overall draft choice.
Wow, Clearly this means that Detroit has bitten, hook line and sinker on Matt Stafford.
Detroit, in theory, could have gotten their starting QB, for their 3rd draft choice in this April's draft (number 33 overall- they have number 1, and because of the Roy Williams trade, number 20)
This means, again- in theory, they could have drafted Aaron Curry- now the consensus number one player in the draft with the top overall pick, taken an OT at number 20- deep draft for tackles, and used number 33 to acquire Cassel... sounds like a pretty good draft to me!
The pressure on Stafford to produce, IMMEDIATELY will be immense!
Sounds like the ghosts of Matt Millen are still lingering near 8 Mile
Moreover, how about all of the other NFL teams in dire need of a QB who declined to offer up something better than pick 34 for Cassel?
What did teams see or not see in Cassel that made them think '08 was a fluke? Have these teams decided that Rhett Bomar, Josh Freeman or Nate Davis will have better futures than Cassel?
A few years down the road, either New England is going to look really stupid for dumping Cassel for only pick 34 overall or, Matt Cassel's name will be spoken in the same breath with that of Scott Mitchell.
TheSportsVerdict is thinking its going to be the former...
Wow, Clearly this means that Detroit has bitten, hook line and sinker on Matt Stafford.
Detroit, in theory, could have gotten their starting QB, for their 3rd draft choice in this April's draft (number 33 overall- they have number 1, and because of the Roy Williams trade, number 20)
This means, again- in theory, they could have drafted Aaron Curry- now the consensus number one player in the draft with the top overall pick, taken an OT at number 20- deep draft for tackles, and used number 33 to acquire Cassel... sounds like a pretty good draft to me!
The pressure on Stafford to produce, IMMEDIATELY will be immense!
Sounds like the ghosts of Matt Millen are still lingering near 8 Mile
Moreover, how about all of the other NFL teams in dire need of a QB who declined to offer up something better than pick 34 for Cassel?
What did teams see or not see in Cassel that made them think '08 was a fluke? Have these teams decided that Rhett Bomar, Josh Freeman or Nate Davis will have better futures than Cassel?
A few years down the road, either New England is going to look really stupid for dumping Cassel for only pick 34 overall or, Matt Cassel's name will be spoken in the same breath with that of Scott Mitchell.
TheSportsVerdict is thinking its going to be the former...
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Trivia Time!!!
TheSportsVerdict operates on the honor system, similar to golf...
ok, so I cheat on the golf course, especially after a few barley pops.. the foot wedge is in play
but in this case, I ask my followers to not look for the answers online, please use only your already attained knowledge or best guesses...
Name the 5 College Football Stadiums that have the largest seating capacity!
Bonus Points for Order of the Top 5.
Fight On,
Nate
ok, so I cheat on the golf course, especially after a few barley pops.. the foot wedge is in play
but in this case, I ask my followers to not look for the answers online, please use only your already attained knowledge or best guesses...
Name the 5 College Football Stadiums that have the largest seating capacity!
Bonus Points for Order of the Top 5.
Fight On,
Nate
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