The San Francisco 49ers and wide reciever Brandon Aiyuk have reached agreement on a 4 year, 120 million dollar extention. The extention will make the 26 year old Aiyuk tied for the 5th highest paid wide reciever in the NFL.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: August 2024
This and That
Welcome to the latest edition of my World Famous “This and That” column. This time around we hit on some NFL stuff, some Celtics stuff, some Yankees notes, and even the Phoenix Mercury. So without further ado or gilding the lily, let’s jump right in.
Continue readingNFL Chain Gang Being Replaced
Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. The NFL is changing the way it measures first downs from the cool analog chain gang to a virtual video board system. They are not changing it until next season but they have been doing dry runs during the preseason. After seeing it in action during the 49ers preseason game against the Saints, I figured I would explain to you why I don’t like it and think this is a bad idea for multiple reasons.
Continue readingDown on the Farm
Wow. It has been a long time since we checked in with the Yankees prospects down on the farm. There have been some big developments with the guys we have been following all season. At this point let’s not waste any more time and get right to it.
Continue readingUpdate From Yankee Land
It has been exactly a month so we are long over due for a trip down to Yankee Land. A lot has happened since last we visited, some good, some bad. We will get into all of it but first I would like to personally thank the Baltimore Orioles for not running away with the division. I can’t say for sure they did not bet on the Yankees to win the East. As we stand of this writing the Yankees and Baltimore are tied atop the AL East. The Yankees are 6 games ahead of the Red Sox who are the first team out of the playoffs. Their Magic number to secure a playoff spot is down to 35. Let’s get into how we got here.
Continue readingMLB’s Pitcher Injury Problem
A major issue around Major League Baseball this season, and the last few, is the number of pitchers who are getting injured. Pitching injuries have always been a thing in baseball but it seems the rate at which pitchers are going down has increased over the past several seasons. Of course, people are trying to figure out what is causing all of these pitchers to head to the Injured List. As usual though, most people want a simple answer. An easy fix. However, as in the cause of most things, I believe it isn’t one thing that has led us to this place of hoping your guy isn’t the next to go down for the season, but a handful of factors that are causing this rash of injuries.
Continue readingQuick Update
I haven’t written in a while for a couple of reasons. for one, I have been really busy. and two, there isn’t much going on right now (I hate the Olympics so don’t even go there). I was going to write a Yankee update today but then the Brandon Aiyuk news broke last night and it seemed as if a trade was imminent. I figured I would wait for it to go down and then write about it but nothing happened. I will write about it if/when it happens. I do have an article lined up for tomorrow that I will put out that is a big pitcher kind of article. My Yankee update will be on the way soon as well. Sorry I haven’t been able to get more out lately.
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