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      Joey Porter arrested on suspicion of DUI, assault

      March 28, 2010 /

      Joey Porter is off to a fine start with his new team.

      From CBS Sports.com:

      Authorities say Arizona Cardinals linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving and accused of assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.

      The California Highway Patrol says the 33-year-old player was confronted by officers early Saturday in a fast-food parking lot.
      Porter refused to provide his driver’s license and began to roll up his window when asked to leave the car. Police say that when an officer reached to unlock the door Porter slapped the officer’s hand.

      Porter eventually got out and complied with orders, placing his hands behind his back. He and a passenger were arrested.

      Anyone else get the feeling that it’s going to be a bad year in Arizona? The ultra-classy Kurt Warner retires, then Anquan Boldin is finally traded and now their “prize” free agent is arrested for being a moron.

      I wonder if the Cardinals wrote a clause in Porter’s three-year, $17.5 million contract in which he forfeits $2 million for every incident he gets into outside a fast food restaurant.


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      2010 MLB Preview: NL West

      March 27, 2010 /

      In order to help get you ready for the MLB season, we’re doing division-by-division rankings with quick overviews on how each club could fair in 2010. Next to each team, you’ll also find a corresponding number written in parenthesis, which indicates where we believe that club falls in a league-wide power ranking. Be sure to check back throughout the next two weeks leading up to the season, as we will be updating our content daily. Enjoy.

      All 2010 MLB Preview Content | AL East Preview | AL Central Preview | AL West Preview | NL East | NL Central | NL West

      Last up is the NL West.

      1. Colorado Rockies (7)
      Before I wax poetically about the youthful Rockies, I have an axe to grind about the television broadcasting crew of Drew Goodman, Jeff Huson and George Frazier. Those three form one of the most biased, nonobjective broadcasting teams in baseball history. I’m not kidding. The Rockies never get the same calls as their opponents do. The Rockies never get the national recognition like everyone else does. The Rockies are the greatest team to ever walk the planet and if they played a roster compiled of Jesus, Moses, God and the 12 apostles, Colorado should win 5-4 in extras nine times out of 10. If not, the Rockies beat themselves, because there’s no way Jesus and the gang were better. Don’t believe me? Just ask Goodman, Huson and Frazier. All right, now that that’s out of the way – the Rockies are a damn fine club and should leapfrog the Dodgers in the division this year. Their core – Troy Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart, Chris Iannetta, Dexter Fowler and Carlos Gonzalez – are all 27 years old or younger and that doesn’t include 26-year-old stud Ubaldo Jimenez, who is absolutely filthy when he’s on. Throw in key veterans like Todd Helton (a perennial .300 hitter) and Jeff Francis (who could win 15-plus games filling in for the departed Jason Marquis), and Colorado has the tools to make a deep run. The question is whether or not starters Francis and Jorge De La Rosa will keep their ERAs below 5.00 and the young offensive players can move forward in their development and not backwards. But outside of the ultra-annoying broadcast team, I love the Rockies from top to bottom this year and believe they can do some damage in 2010.

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      JaMarcus Russell reportedly weighs 290 pounds

      March 27, 2010 /

      According to a report by ESPN’s Adam Schefter via his Twitter page, quarterback JaMarcus Russell reportedly weighed 290 pounds when he checked into the Raiders’ offseason program.

      Two people reported that Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell returned to Oakland and tipped the scales at 290 pounds. At least he was under 3 bills.

      All right, who’s not telling the entire truth? Because a couple of weeks ago, Willie Brown, the Raiders director of squad development, said Russell was “transforming his body” this offseason. Unless by “transforming his body” Brown meant that Russell was adding weight in order to become a left tackle, this isn’t exactly what people had in mind when the initial reports came out.

      Of course, the fact that Russell showed up to a camp overweight isn’t a surprise seeing as how he’s always overweight around this time of year. In fact, nothing should surprise us about Russell. He’s destined to become the biggest bust in NFL draft history.


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      2010 MLB Preview: NL Central

      March 26, 2010 /

      In order to help get you ready for the MLB season, we’re doing division-by-division rankings with quick overviews on how each club could fair in 2010. Next to each team, you’ll also find a corresponding number written in parenthesis, which indicates where we believe that club falls in a league-wide power ranking. Be sure to check back throughout the next two weeks leading up to the season, as we will be updating our content daily. Enjoy.

      All 2010 MLB Preview Content | AL East Preview | AL Central Preview | AL West Preview | NL East | NL Central | NL West

      Next up is the NL Central.

      1. St. Louis Cardinals (4)
      Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Adam Wainwright and Matt Holliday could help the Cardinals win this division sauced out of their minds on a nightly basis. That said, would anyone really be surprised if Carpenter’s arm falls off and the starting pitching (which is among the best in the league) suffers? It’s happened before, so if you answered “yes” to the proposed question then you sir or madam, have not been paying attention. Still, the addition of Brad Penny (who pitched well in the second half last year) will strengthen the club’s starting pitching and Kyle Lohse is a fine middle of the rotation guy. Pujols and Holliday will ignite the offense again, although Colby Rasmus might be the key to whether or not this team makes a serious World Series run. Skip Schumaker is a solid table setter, but how Rasmus fairs hitting in front of Pujols and Holliday could be the difference between the Cards winning the NL Central again and playing for a championship. David Freese better produce too or else the club will regret not acquiring a veteran third baseman in the offseason. All in all, the Cardinals are the best the NL Central has to offer and should make another postseason appearance this season. But how far they go beyond that depends on whether or not Carpenter and Wainwright can continue their magic and if Pujols and Holliday receive help from the rest of the lineup.

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      Asomugha for McNabb deal a possibility?

      March 26, 2010 /

      It’s a Donovan McNabb Friday here at TSR.

      ESPN’s Len Pasquarelli confirms that the Raiders would be willing to part with cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha in a trade for quarterback Donovan McNabb, although the Eagles are reluctant. This news comes via Adam Schefter’s Twitter page, so there aren’t any other details outside of that.

      One would have to imagine that the reason the Eagles are reluctant is because of the video game-like contract Al Davis signed Asomugha for in February of 2009. The cornerback is due $16 million in 2010 with an option year in 2011 available for either $16.9 million or the franchise tag number for quarterbacks, whichever amount is greater. So while Philly might have dreams of Asomugha lining up across from Asante Samuel dancing in their heads, they know taking on a contract like that would bury them. Especially considering Kevin Kolb needs a new deal soon, too.

      Schefter also reports that Kolb is fully expected to be the Eagles’ starting quarterback in 2010 and that McNabb will be on another team’s roster by the time his $6.2 million roster bonus is due on May 5. The Bills, Rams and Raiders are viewed as the teams most interested in McNabb, but I would have to believe that signing McNabb to a contract extension would be a major sticking point in any trade.


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