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2 Murdered Execution-Style at Vilma's Condo

chiefstatnut — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:20:47 -0000

2 Murdered Execution-Style at Vilma's Condo

Yucky

DeMaurice Smith Named NFLPA Executive Director

chiefstatnut — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:46:47 -0000

DeMaurice Smith Named NFLPA Executive Director

"Who?"
"Yawn!"
"Do I Even Care?"

Yes, you do, whether you realize it or not. The new head of the players' union was a dark horse candidate to say the least: a lawyer who was not a former player and relatively unknown in NFL circles.

I'm sure Roger Goodell was licking his chops at the prospect of hornswoggling Troy Vincent or Trace Armstrong, arguably the favorites going into this weekend's voting, during the next round of Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations. Now, it looks as though he has a formidable foil. The implications to the NFL are huge.

As we learn more about this man in the coming months, it will be interesting to see whether he will establish the kind of relationship with Goodell that the late Gene Upshaw had or whether things devolve into something that reminds us of Bud Selig and Donald Fehr (God forbid!).

Teahen to Yankees?

chiefstatnut — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:42:54 -0000

As I was reading some Tom Verducci analysis of Alex Rodriguez's hip injury, I began to wonder if the Yankees would consider Mark Teahen as a stop-gap should Rodriguez miss extended time.

Teahen is relatively cheap by Yankee standards and I can't silence the nagging voice in the back of my head that tells me Dayton Moore is looking to move a body or two as the inevitable injury bug bites other teams.

I have no idea what implications this may have for either club beyond likely helping the Royals lower their payroll and remove one competitor from battles for the right side of the infield. I can't imagine Teahen would fetch much given the previous failed attempts to move him. What are your thoughts? Salary and draft pick(s) perhaps?

This is my first FanPost on this blog. I'm more of a football fan, but I love Kansas City sports teams, both past and present.

Peter King: A Look at the New Chief in Town

chiefstatnut — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:05:32 -0000

Peter King: A Look at the New Chief in Town

My favorite quote is at the very end: "I know this: If I'm the rest of the AFC West, and I see Scott Pioli and the son of Dick Haley with $45 million in salary cap room, and with the third and 34th picks in the April draft, I'm getting a little nervous."

I think more teams than just the AFC West should be getting a little nervous...

Trial dates set for Chiefs' running back

chiefstatnut — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:13:59 -0000

Trial dates set for Chiefs' running back

The link to this article originally read "Trial dates set for Chiefs' running back". Despite its lack of specificity, I somehow knew that it wasn't Jamal Charles...

If you'd like a diversion from a miserable season...

chiefstatnut — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:53:55 -0000

... check this out. I would equate the aggregation of evil in this article to Emperor Palpatine marrying a storm trooper (albeit, an attractive female storm trooper). Leave it to Elway to ditch the woman who bore his children for this plastic beauty from the Barrio by the Bay.

I must say, it feels good to have SOMETHING to rag on the Broncos about. This will keep me smiling until about 5 minutes after kickoff on Sunday.