Sports Perspectives

In Better Shape Than The U.S. Economy!

Nov. 27 | Slapping the economy away For me, current NHLers Jeremy Roenick, Mathieu Schneider, Bill Guerin, Mike Modano, Keith Tkachuk and Doug Weight represent a golden age in USA hockey. In their prime, each of these players played crucial productive and leadership...

Burn O’Byrne Burn, Baby

Nov. 26 | As some may know by now, Montreal Canadiens defenseman Ryan O’Byrne scored in his own net the other night. How could you not? It even made it on ‘Around the Horn.’ A delayed penalty was called against the New York Islanders. With the...

Stats Corner: How Clubs Have Done In The CFL Since 1996

Nov. 26 | Grrr...whimper I haven’t done a stats corner in a while. So… Let’s bring closure to the CFL season. In an earlier post I was hard on the Montreal Alouettes calling them chokers. In this one I’ll bring some perspective by pointing...

New York Knicks Making Moves

Nov. 25 | By Stephen Rhodes Le Basketbawl The New York Knicks certainly made a splash on the trade front to start off this weekend as they traded Jamal Crawford to the Golden State Warriors for disgruntled forward Al Harrington; they made a trade later on, sending...

Kevin Kolb Not Ready?

Nov. 25 | Get my jersey, Donovan Yeah. Sure. Throw a rookie into a game against one of the most competent, if not vicious, focused defenses in the NFL. Then judge him. Talk about sending a kid into the forest without a weapon to hunt for food for an entire tribe. Get...

Four Stupid Words In Succession In Sports Interviewing

Nov. 24 | “How important is it…” Seriously, it’s getting retarded how often I hear this. “Do you like winning?” No, Jane. I don’t. Too much attention is drawn when you win. When you win you don’t really win, you know? “How...

So…

Nov. 24 | …Is Norv Turner making Marty Shottenheimer look good? Gotta ask. yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = "So…"; http://www.sportsperspectives.com/archives/1161

Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes Choke – Again

Nov. 24 | Allergic to Montreal Montreal football fans and Atlanta baseball fans are kindred spirits. The both have witnessed their teams produce fantastic regular season teams and both have seen their teams come up short in championship games. Following their lost...

Conflicting Schedules Does Disservice To Fans

Nov. 22 | They say the bedrock of any successful marriage is communication. Conversely, communication between Canadian sports teams doesn’t seem to be a priority. Take this week-end coming up. The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to honor the immensely popular...

Yeah But Is He A Hall Of Famer?

Nov. 22 | Mike Mussina called it quits the other day. It was a little surprising for two reasons. One, despite turning 40 shortly, it’s not uncommon for pitchers his age to keep going – just ask Nolan Ryan and Jamie Moyer. Second, he’s coming...