SB Nation User Blog: bluemax

Brian Kelly new ND Head Coach?

bluemax — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:20:23 -0000

Brian Kelly new ND Head Coach?

Time to start studying up on our new nemesis!

Bumped...Probably the worst kept secret in all of college football - P

Angels Re-sign Abreu

bluemax — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:17:21 -0000

Angels Re-sign Abreu

I think I read awhile back on Fangraphs that this is a pretty reasonable deal, right?

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit's preSeason Herbie awards!

bluemax — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:37:51 -0000

Bumped...Our guys are once again well represented. - P

Love him or hate him, Kirk Herbstreit has put out his annual list of preseason picks for such things as "best running back" and "house hold name by the end of September". One thing is for sure there is plenty of USC love to go around in this list!

First, the list can be found here: Link

And for the lazy, all the USC picks:

CATCH A RISING STAR: TOP WIDE RECEIVERS

4. Damian Williams

THE HOGMOLLIES: BEST IN THE TRENCHES

C - Kristofer O'Dowd, USC

ANTICIPATION: TOP FIRST-YEAR QB STARTERS

3. Matt Barkley, USC

OFF THE EDGE: BEST DEFENSIVE ENDS

5. Everson Griffen, USC

SAFETY DANCE: NATION'S BEST SAFETIES

1b. Taylor Mays, USC

FRESH APPROACH: TOP TRUE FRESHMEN

1. Matt Barkley, USC

REMEMBER ME: HOUSEHOLD NAMES BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER

6. David Ausberry, USC

RODNEY DANGERFIELDS: PLAYERS WHO DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT

4. Josh Pinkard, USC

Any notable Pac 10 additions or subtractions? USC players you would've added? Other thoughts? Also I found this pretty surprising:

ROAD TRIP: SITES GAMEDAY MUST GET TO

2. Washington: Lake Washington

3. California: Tightwad Hill

Two Pac 10 locales? Amazing! I disagree on the student sections list, Notre Dame's student section is awful. Any student section that has thrown things at their own players in the past 5 years should not be sniffing the top 10.

Kotsay and Anderson swapped

bluemax — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:14:15 -0000

Kotsay and Anderson swapped

The Sox teams exchange veterans.

MLB.TV subscribers can now watch all games* on their iPhones

bluemax — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:19:56 -0000

MLB.TV subscribers can now watch all games* on their iPhones

From the app store description: MLB.tv subscribers and purchasers of the MLB at bat app can watch all remaining regular season games on their iPhone (normal blackout restrictions apply).

Dodgers Eric Milton has season ending back surgery

bluemax — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:03:23 -0000

Dodgers Eric Milton has season ending back surgery

So I know they'll bring up Schmidt most likely to fill his spot, but when he eventually goes down do you think they'd take Washburn?

Tony Sanchez signs with the Pirates

bluemax — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:03:09 -0000

Tony Sanchez signs with the Pirates

#4 overall pick Tony Sanchez signs after just 3 days. Doesn't say for how much but supposedly around slot.

Hope Ackley is next!

MLB Network announces schedule through June

bluemax — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:33:17 -0000

Link

Break down by division:

AL East: 4 teams (5 total appearances, 2 by the Yankees)

AL Central: 2 teams

AL West: 2 team

NL East: 3 Teams

NL Central: 3 Teams (5 total appearances, 2 each by Cubs and Cards)

NL West: 3 Teams

Surprisingly balanced! For the most part you get the presumed front runners of each division as well as appearances by a couple of random teams like Baltimore, Oakland and San Diego. I wonder what the ESPN and Fox schedules for the same time frame look like?

I think we can finally put to rest any thoughts of Strasburg

bluemax — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:41:58 -0000

MLB.com Link

To sum it up, the article talks about the Nats inability to sign Aaron Crow last year but their acting GM makes no bones about the fact that if the draft were today they'd take Strasburg and worry about the cost later.

Obviously it's been more or less a foregone conclusion that he'd be their pick but I've seen a few people say things like "Maybe he'll be too expensive for them!" etc so hopefully this finally puts all that to bed and we can move on and focus on Dustin Ackley!

Yahoo Sports continues their vendetta against USC

bluemax — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:58:09 -0000

Floyd gave money to OJ's handler

USC men’s basketball coach Tim Floyd made a direct cash payment to a man who helped deliver O.J. Mayo to the Trojans program, according to Louis Johnson, a former member of Mayo’s inner circle.

Johnson, a one-time Mayo confidant, has told both NCAA investigators and federal authorities – including the FBI, IRS and U.S. Attorney’s Office – that Floyd gave at least $1,000 in cash to Rodney Guillory, a man who allegedly lavished Mayo with improper benefits while the guard starred for the Trojans.

No mention of this on the front page of the world wide leader. Seems to be a Yahoo exclusive at the moment.

I'm not doubting that this could be true, and if it is, well then holy shit.

Edit again for clarification: The story on coach Floyd is not from Dr. Saturday Or Shutdown corner. I think originally I intended to post something about one of the Yahoo blogs stirring up PC to the NFL rumors and then edited it to get the correct blog linked and lost my original text. Apologies to the crew at Dr. Saturday as I appreciate their fine work and will continue to frequent their blog.

I think it is easy for all Trojan fans to understand how touchy we get about PC to the NFL rumors, but it is always important to remain level headed when dealing with this kind of news.

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