In my predictions for week seven in the NFL, I had 9 correct and 5 wrong again, leaving the overall count at 60 right and 43 wrong for the season. Here are my week eight choices: Buffalo at Kansas City – the Chiefs are looking more and more like the surprise team of 2010 that will win its’ division … Read More
Month: October 2010
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals, used from 1995 until 2001. The Caps, founded as an expansion team in 1974, changed both their logo and team colors in ’95, and had a decent team in this era, under coach Jim Shoenfeld, and later Ron Wilson. Their roster included players like Peter Bondra, Dale … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
1973 Topps hockey card of former NHL winger Bill Goldsworthy, who played 14 seasons for 4 different pro hockey teams, most notably the NHL’s Minnesota North Stars. Goldsworthy’s best NHL season was in 1974, when he scored 48 goals for the Stars. He also served as team captain for 2 seasons. Goldsworthy died of complications from AIDS … Read More
NFL – Can Fitz Be The Bills’ Answer?
After putting on quite a performance in Baltimore last week, Ryan Fitzpatrick, in the eyes of at least some fans, has emerged as possibly being “the guy” to lead the Buffalo Bills out of the losing wilderness they’ve been in for a decade. The Bills’ front office, and coach Chan Gailey, have to be pleased … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the Orlando Renegades, a team that played in the United States Football League. The team played its’ first 2 years in Washington before relocating to Florida in 1985. In Orlando, the Renegades played their home games in the Citrus Bowl, and their head coach was Lee Corso, currently a colorful college football analyst … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
In a recent post about the flurry of questionable hits to the head in the NFL, I quoted Mike Ditka suggesting that the league go back to playing without face masks on their helmets, because “these pretty boys playing today won’t want to mess up their faces and risk losing endorsements”. This 1958 Topps football card, … Read More
MLB – World Series Preview
It’s rare when David slays Goliath twice in one week, but that’s what happened in baseball’s League Championship Series. In the American League, the Texas Rangers followed the tried and true formula for reaching the World Series – make sure Cliff Lee is in your starting rotation. Of course, the Rangers did much more than … Read More
Classic Team Logo of The Day
Logo of the National Basketball Association’s Detroit Pistons, used from their first season in Detroit in 1957 until 1971. They moved to the Motor City from Fort Wayne, Indiana in ’57, and were mostly a losing operation during the era when this logo was used, although they had some of the sport’s greatest players on their … Read More
Classic Sports Card of The Day
In honor of Halloween, this 1975 Topps basketball card, from www.CheckOutMyCards.com , of former Houston Rockets guard Mike Newlin, wearing his Geico caveman Halloween costume. Actually, that isn’t a costume…it’s the way athletes looked in the 1970s. Newlin was a decent NBA player, playing 11 seasons with the Rockets, New Jersey Nets and New York … Read More
NBA – Kicking Off The 2010 Season
From left: Chris Bosh, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James. The National Basketball Association regular season begins tonight with the league’s new Barnum & Bailey Traveling Circus Show, also known as the Miami Heat, meeting the Boston Celtics in a much-anticipated game. This off-season the NBA was all about free agency and player movement, and Heat general … Read More