Given this free agent list, which cheap free agents should Neal pursue for a RH power hitter, a veteran starter, and a bullpen guy? I'll start with: Milton Bradley (OPS+ of 153 and 163 the last two years), Josh Fogg, and Julian Tavarez. The 2009 Bucs should not enter the record books without a fight, and a Bradley/Tavarez ticket would fight this fight, with or without Dirty Doug.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Week 10 NFL
... Steelers host the Colts on Sunday at four. The way the Steelers defense has been playing, I almost pity the Colts' offense.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Monday, November 03, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Joe Kerrigan
New pitching coach announced today. Kerrigan will try to clean up Jeff Dr. James Andrews' mess.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
NFL week 7
The Steelers play the Bengals in Cincinnati. Not sure what the Bengals will do to the field this year to try to gain a small advantage -- maybe a ton of sand, or maybe they leave the sprinklers on all night -- but they will probably do some kind of low-class chiseler move since they usually do.
The Bengals are 0-6. Teams that have not yet won a game at home can be dangerous at home, since there is an extra ton of pressure to win for the season ticket holders. And I have friends who worry that the Steelers (at least under Cowher) had/have a tendency to play down to bad teams on the road. I don't remember this happening so much, I say in response, with division games. If they were at Kansas City, I would be more worried.
Anything can happen of course. We all know that. But this one is not making me nervous a few hours before kickoff.
It looks like Casey Hampton, Willie Parker, and Marvel Smith will not play. Hampton might be the most underrated Steeler as the DT in the 3-4. But Chris Hoke is even more underrated as his backup, so the defense should be OK. Moore should start for Parker, who kept missing practice last week with the knee injury, and the Undertaker will start for Smith. Rookie wideout Limas Sweed should make his debut today. All in all, I don't think all this player news amounts to much beyond the fact that such key injuries expose the Steelers. If Hoke is healthy, they will be fine if Hampton sits; but if both those guys are too hurt to play ... etc. etc.
Finally, let's cheer sludgeworm for his 61-27 record against the spread this season. He is blowing away the rest of our pool. All hail sludge!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
On bye
No game this week for the Steelers. The Ravens are in Indiana, the Bengals are at the Meadowlands, and the Browns will host the Giants tomorrow night on Monday Night Football.
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Monday, October 06, 2008
Saturday, October 04, 2008
NFL week 5
Ever stay up really, really late on Saturday just so you could roll out of bed, Sunday, just in time for the 1pm kickoffs?
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Steelers maimed
The Steelers are dealing with a lot of injuries.
Can they make Polamalu a two-way player? I'd like to see him run the draw. Or get some time on the offensive line.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Pedro goes yard
The P-G's Colin Dunlap was there for Pedro Alvarez's first Bucco dinger:
The power everyone spoke of perked up, when Alvarez hit a prodigious, no-doubter over the fence in right-center that travelled onto the property of an adjacent golf course.Dejan's analysis and grades are in. Ronny Ballgame fails and will "surely will be shopped in offseason to teams that see more." Overall, the grades seem fair. If I had to bicker, Duke's C- seems too generous for his league-worst .304 BAA. J-Mike's Clutch doesn't outweigh his .228/.300/.382 line for a B-, and no way Nyjer's 91 OPS+ and striking out 20% of the time is satisfactory for a starting OF.
Monday, September 29, 2008
NFL week 4: Ravens at Steelers
Roethlisberger and Flacco run for their lives as the Rashard Mendenhall Era begins.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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