The Bleacher Blog

    How Baseball Can Solve the Replay Problem

    POSTED BY Kenneth England, 14 November 2007 | PERMALINK

    Forget the showy NFL system, MLB should shoot for invisibility.

    Whenever I hear sports fans and analysts talk about the potential upcoming addition of instant replay to the MLB I get surprised by the hesitation, and sometimes direct rage, against the idea. The shortcomings of the NFL's replay system is consistently cited as a reason for such negative attitudes, but I'm going to come out...

    Peterson Injury Highlights Viking Weaknesses

    POSTED BY Kenneth England, 13 November 2007 | PERMALINK

    With all eyes of the NFL Nation on Adrian Peterson this week expecting to see more examples of all-time greatness as we saw last week, we instead saw the frightening worry surrounding this player's durability. Which is unfair, considering the hit he took to his knee was one to lay even the most durable low. Still, with the concerns over his long-term health and the immense amount of promise...

    Chowda Heads!!

    POSTED BY Dave Aizer, 13 November 2007 | PERMALINK

    Um, does anybody else realize what’s going on in Boston now? Complete sports domination, the likes of which haven’t been seen in years.

    The Red Sox won the World Series. The Patriots are the best NFL team since … ever. The new and improved Celtics are undefeated. Dustin Pedroia won the AL Rookie of the Year yesterday. And, it’s pretty much a sure thing Josh Beckett will win the Cy Young today.

    Loser of the Week (Week 11)

    POSTED BY Robert Reid, 13 November 2007 | PERMALINK

    IT'S NOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S TEAMS, OR PLAYERS, OR COACHES, OR UNVERSITIES THAT LOSE — IT'S US, THE BIG, DUMB, STUPID FANS

    As the topsy-turvy 2007 college football season starts to wind down, brace yourself for the annual explosion of angst, bitchiness, negativity and outright ill will. It’s all because college football is the most irrational sports system in the world.

    Oh, I love the...

    NFL Randomizer

    POSTED BY Kenneth England, 12 November 2007 | PERMALINK

     

    Any more whining for us this week, Ray?

    -It's far past time to pile on the pitiful Ravens and the complete freefall they are in. Getting hammered by a Super Bowl caliber team like the Steelers on the road is one thing, getting beat by the lowly and struggling Bengals at home is quite another. Ray Lewis and the game were quick to pop off with quotes ringing with the wails of aging and...