Toronto Maple Leaf coach Ron Wilson has now talked about playing Justin Pogge a few more times this season, maybe twice a month, with an eye to turning the goalie into a capable player, “in a couple of years time”. It is a compassionate way of taking heat off the dreadful Pogge and I admire [...]
Bill Watters, on Q107 this morning, joined the hordes that have picked the Arizona Cardinals to win the Superbowl outright. I listened attentively for the reasoning behind his selection and was rewarded with two pieces of information 1) Watters had picked the longshot New York Giants in 2008 and was hoping to repeat last years glory [...]
Mats Seldom is providing the leadership and charisma desperately needed by the Vancouver Canucks. The west coast franchise has one hard earned win in Seldom’s eight starts while the ex Leaf cruises to an inspiring three points and a stoic minus five rating. Go get ‘em, Mats! The ten million dollar man went to Whistler with [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue bizarre games with Justin Pogge. Word on the street has dismissed the youngster as a stiff and career minor leaguer for well over a year now. What is the purpose of these trial outings, like last nights humiliation in Minnesota, when Brian Burke and Ron Wilson know Pogge will never present a [...]
On the money line, betting without the spread, Arizona can be had for +220, while Pittsburgh will cost you -260…here’s where my greedy eyes are staring; Pittsburgh -17.5 at +340…the over/under team totals are also interesting. How about Pittsburgh over 27, combined with Arizona under 20? Yes, there are opportunities to wager with gusto and [...]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have put up 89 points in their last three games. Three dropped passes against the Baltimore Ravens, speculates reporter Gerry Dulac, cost them, at minimum, an additional 18 points in the AFC Championship. If Roethlisberger and company are good for around 30 points on Sunday, you’ll still need the Cardinals to do some [...]
A ripped and aggresive Shane Mosley battered Antonio Margarito last night. Sugar looked better than I have ever seen him and…huh, wait one minute. At 37? Is that possible? An older fighter more powerful than ever before? A 37 year old man demonstrating more speed and agility than his 25 year old self? Oh Shane, [...]
It’s the best night, it’s FIGHT NITE! Welterweight Champ Antonio Margarito takes on legend Shane Mosley in a twelve round fight from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles. Margarito can build on the momentum of an outstanding 2008 campaign. The Champ pummeled the well meant Kermit Cintron in April before pulling a July upset of the mighty Miguel [...]
Bill Simmons of ESPN is one of the funniest writers alive. When I began reading his current piece on the death of his six year old Golden Retriever I thought, no way, now how, can he pull this off, the proverbial “My dog just died” tearjerker. Gulp…you need to read the piece. There is a harrowing [...]
Englishman John Gosden, speaking to English monthly The Pacemaker, dropped a bombshell while discussing his years employed as a thoroughbred trainer on the American West Coast. The handler of 2009 Breeders Classic winner Ravens Pass stated a certain trainer, who had his charges decked out in white bridles, had his horses so hepped up on ‘roids that the fillies would [...]
