Critic Al’s Football Week 3 Pick ‘Em
Game of the Week: Titans vs. Jets
“UFOs A More Fitting Honor To Vets Than Sweetness Statue,” Implies Park District
November 1 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of legendary Bears running back Walter Payton. To honor both the anniversary of his death as well as his life, Payton’s family and the Chicago Bears hoped to pay tribute to the man by erecting a 6-foot bronze statue outside of Soldier Field.
Sounds kind of awesome, right? Wrigley Field has Ernie Banks. The United Center has Michael Jordan. Why shouldn’t Soldier Field have Sweetness?
Faking Legends 101: Convincing The World You Called Your Shot
By now you must be at least vaguely familiar with the legend of Babe Ruth calling his shot in Game 3 of the 1932 World Series (if you’re not familiar with the legend, it’s weird that you’re reading this blog, no?). The film stills shown above supposedly capture Ruth calling his shot and then taunting the Cubs’ dugout as he rounds the bases. Most believe Ruth never actually called his shot. It goes to show, tell a tale long enough, the truth no longer matters.
Looking Back At Your 1959-60 Fantasy Basketball Team
It’s Tuesday and in five weeks the 2009-10 NBA season will officially begin. Many of us are already gathering our notes together for our basketball fantasy drafts. I know, right? You can hardly control your excitement. Well, Sidelines can’t control its excitement. So for the next six weeks, we’re thumbing through our old fantasy rosters, cringing at our past selections and revisiting our top 10 fantasy picks from each of the seasons that introduced us to a new decade, starting with the season that introduced us to the 60s. The Celtics were World Champs and a kid named Wilt Chamberlain had just entered the league.
Enjoy and we’ll see you on October 27.
Game Points: Are Ks A Big Deal For Good Players?
On Tuesday, Arizona’s Mark Reynolds broke the single-season strikeout mark, a record he first set last year. This season, he’s also substantially increased his totals in every major offensive category including improving his OPS by over 150 points and more than doubling his steals total from last season. Oakland’s Jack Cust has led the AL in strikeouts for three straight years. He’s also led his team in home runs in each of those years and been among the team’s two highest producers of RBIs. Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard and D.C.’s Adam Dunn have struck out more than 160 times and cracked at least 40 home runs in each of the last four seasons.
Sidelines will take a minute to argue over the relevance of strikeouts in All-Stars and power-hitters.
