Author Archives: nwabearsfan
NCAA Records Anyone?
Should a man be judge by what he might or might not able to do or should he be judged by what he did do? Should it matter against whom he did it or should it only matter that he did it? Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Justin Blackmon, and Tyrann Mathieu. Those [...]
Record Setting Day For DJK!!!
With 11:37 seconds left in the 4th quarter of the Iowa/Michigan game Derrell Johnson-Koulianos caught a 19 yard TD pass from Ricky Stanzi giving him 2,275 career receiving yards putting him atop the Iowa Hawkeyes record books. He passed Tim Dwight (1994-1997, 2,271 yds) for most receiving yards in a career. With his four catches [...]
2010 Fantasy Baseball Awards
2010 Fantasy Baseball MVPs American League Every year there is a player or two who comes out of nowhere and makes a big impact not just on their team but in the league. For the second straight year the Blue Jays have given us that player. Yes, Jose Bautista will turn 30 next week but [...]
AL Fantasy All-Star Team
The one difference between the AL and NL selections is I have selected 7 Outfielders and 1 DH. Starters: *Jon Lester, Boston Red Sox David Price, Tampa Bay Rays Jered Weaver, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers C. C. Sabathia, New York Yankees Colby Lewis, Texas Rangers Andy Pettitte, New York Yankees Closers: [...]
Who Has The Staying Power?
Quick, name a situation in which it is acceptable for two men to excitedly run towards each other with open arms then warmly embrace in a hug with two dozen other men rushing in from all directions to join the all male group hug? We’ve already experienced that scene 3 times this year, once celebrating near perfection and the other 2 celebrating pitching [...]
Why the Nationals Are Waiting On Strasburg.
With Stephen Strasburg completely dominating the minors the question to some is why don’t the Nationals get him to DC and turn him loose against other MLB teams? The answer is as simple as it is complicated, money. That’s the simple and obvious answer but the reality is that it is the Nationals attempt at [...]
Truly A Rare Accomplishment
By now there is probably nothing I can tell you about Dallas Braden and his perfect game that you haven’t heard. His mother died of skin cancer when he was in high school. His grandmother who was raising him along with his mother become his legal guardian upon his mother’s death. And of course, the perfect game [...]
April’s All Fantasy Team
With the completion of games on May 3rd the baseball season has offically been under way for 1 month. That means that the season is roughly 16% complete. My All Fantasy team is very selective, only 1 player selected per infield position with 3 outfielders and no DH. The selections were made based on a 5×5 format (the [...]
A Different Perspective
Your boss comes to you tomorrow and says your job description has changed and here is the new description. You will only be required to show up to the office for 162 days a year. Now lets say he told you that you would have to work those 162 days between the first Monday in [...]
