Day: July 5, 2007

      Baroid at it again, won’t do HR derby

      July 5, 2007 /

      SI.com is reporting that Barry Bonds will not participate in the home run derby.

      “Nope,” Bonds said Thursday when asked about the Derby. “Especially when you’re 42. It’s not that you don’t want to, it’s that you just can’t anymore. You can’t. It’s too long. Too much waiting. Too much sitting around. You can’t do that.”

      The article also reports Bonds will throw a party on Monday night along with hip-hop artist Jay Z.

      Not that I’m one bit surprised by Bonds’ decision, but how the hell could his 42 year old ass be tired after participating in the home run derby – in his own park by the way – but not after throwing a freaking hip-hop party with Jay Z? Once again, not that this is a surprise and he can do whatever he wants to do, but come on Barry, if you can bust a move with Jay Z, you can swing a bat a couple times in front of your fans (your only fans) for a couple of hours.

      MLB

      KC Joyner is hitting the sauce

      July 5, 2007 /

      Over the past few weeks, ESPN.com columnist KC Joyner has been conducting position-by-position lists of the most overrated/underrated NFL players in the league. His latest installment was on safeties and at the very top of the overrated list was Ed Reed of the Baltimore Ravens.

      Reed’s metrics were terrible last year. His 14.9 combined YPA was the fifth-worst in the league among coverage safeties. He gave up the third-highest number of total yards. He had the fourth-most bomb passes thrown his way and the third-worst YPA at that depth level.

      Joyner also writes how Carson Palmer has figured out some of Reed’s tendencies and has exploited them in the past.

      In the intro to his piece of crap, Joyner comments on how he doesn’t take run support into account when determining these rankings – just coverage skills. Well KC, safeties are about defending both the run and pass or else they’d call the position “cornerback”. And actually, he goes on to mention how he splits safeties into the “run” and “coverage” categories, yet never elaborates throughout the rest of the column.

      I’m so sick of these columnist and their overrated/underrated lists. All they do is trot out a bunch of overrated stats and don’t account for if the guy actually makes the freaking play or not. After all, isn’t that what sports is all about – making plays? I don’t need a mathematician telling me how who’s overrated or not. Who the frick cares that Reed has some flaws, doesn’t everybody? Maybe if he didn’t have to make up for Samari Rolle’s mistakes all the time, he wouldn’t give up so many yards himself. Ask Peyton Manning if he thinks Reed (who picked off Manning twice in the AFC Divisional playoffs last season) is overrated.

      In my opinion, you can’t get any more overrated than Roy Williams of the Cowboys, considering he has no coverage skills whatsoever, yet still gets credit as one of the best at his position.

      NFL

      “The Ego” expected to leave ESPN

      July 5, 2007 /

      Larry Brown Sports is reporting longtime broadcaster and host Dan Patrick is expected to leave ESPN Radio soon.

      Expect Dan Patrick to announce soon…maybe within hours…that he’s leaving BSPN to pursue other radio and television opportunities. Apparently Patrick feels that his exposure is at it highest…and that this is a perfect time to branch out on his own. Don’t be surprised to see Patrick resurface first with a syndicated radio show.

      While it’s hard to disagree that Patrick is a savvy vet in the radio world, I can’t stand his ego at times. I appreciate that he doesn’t give into pompous athletes like Terrell Owens, but apparently it takes one to interview one if you catch my drift. His show is still entertaining – especially with all the guests he’s able to pull down – but man, he loves himself.

      As far as Patrick’s next move, SPORTSbyBROOKS has some humorous suggestions, including one that entails charcoal.

      General Sports

      Free agency update

      July 5, 2007 /

      Rashard Lewis has agreed to sign a five-year contract with the Magic in the $75 millon to $85 million range, which forced the team to withdraw their qualifying offer to Darko Milicic, making him an unrestricted free agent. On paper, a Lewis/Dwight Howard marriage seems like a good one for Orlando. Lewis is mainly a face up scorer with a deadly outside jumper, so he should find some open looks when teams try to double Howard down low. Meanwhile, Milicic still may re-sign with the team, but he wants a contract approaching $10 million a year, but there may not be that kind of demand for him at this point.

      Other news:

      Chauncey Billups and the Pistons are reportedly close to an agreement that would keep the point guard in Detroit. The contract could reach five years and $60 M, but it’s not a done deal yet. He’s the top point guard in free agency, but is getting on in years so the team may regret this signing by the end of the contract.

      Vince Carter agrees to re-sign with the Nets for four years. The team continues to move sideways, but should have a little more success next season if they can keep their top four players healthy.

      Word out of Charlotte is that they want to re-sign Gerald Wallace, but no agreement has been reached. He brings a lot to the table and I’m surprised he’s not getting more attention around the league.

      Memphis is making a push for restricted free agent Andres Nocioni, which will put the Bulls in a tough spot if they intend to match.

      Milwaukee is talking to both Mo Williams and Charlie Bell. Williams has drawn some interest from teams over the salary cap (and are only able to offer around $5.5 million per season), so the Bucks should be able to win his services in the $6-$7 million range, which is good news considering that there are teams under the cap who should be more interested.

      NBA

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