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      Goodell to meet with Roethlisberger

      March 23, 2010 /

      NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced on Monday evening that he will meet with Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger to discuss the latest allegations of sexual assault that have been made against the QB.

      From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

      “First, I think the most important thing is we take the issue very seriously,” Goodell said during his first press conference of the NFL meetings being held here this week.

      “We are concerned that Ben continues to put himself in this position. I have spoken to the Steelers. I have spoken to Art Rooney directly about it. And at the appropriate time I will be meeting with Ben.”

      Charges haven’t been filed against Roethlisberger yet, but that doesn’t mean that he will escape discipline even if he’s ultimately never charged. If Goodell feels as though a player has sullied the image of the NFL logo, he will hand out punishment.


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      Will Mauer’s deal come back to haunt the Twins?

      March 22, 2010 /

      Whenever a team shells out the kind of money that the Twins just gave catcher Joe Mauer ($184 million for eight years), they have fully come to grips with the notion that they’re sailing into uncharted waters. But the hope is that the ends will justify the means and in the case of Mauer, they probably will.

      Mauer hit .365 with 28 home runs last year and drove in 96 RBI. At only 26, the Twins are banking that Mauer won’t get injured and he’ll be able to keep his production high for most of his contract. And while he may need to eventually switch positions (with the nightly toll that the game takes on catchers, they tend to break down faster than other position players) to keep his offensive numbers high, there’s a good chance that Minnesota will get what they paid for.

      Another key factor is that Mauer is a hometown hero – a local product that grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was drafted right out of high school. If the Twins were to spend big on any player, it might as well be Mauer, who is not only a fantastic player but who also is beloved by fans. He’s the face of their franchise and while the Twins are often reluctant to open their checkbooks, they had to ensure that Mauer would finish his career in the “Twin Cities.”

      Is $184 million a lot of money to spend on one player? Of course it is and the Twins are well aware of the risk. But they had to pony up and I’m sure fans are glad they did.

      On a related note, I find it ironic that the Twins bypassed (in part) Mark Prior on draft day in 2001 because they were afraid of how much they’d have to fork over for his signing bonus. Then they wind up signing Mauer for $184 million. It just goes to show you that if a player develops, a team will inevitably have to pay at some point.


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      2010 MLB Preview: AL East

      March 22, 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

      First up is the AL East.

      1. New York Yankees (1)
      If you think I would get cute in these rankings and suggest that some upstart team would derail the Yankees this season, then you sir, are sadly mistaken. I just don’t have the conjones to bet against them, especially after they added Curtis Granderson, Javier Vazquez and Nick Johnson to their already stacked roster. Sure they lost World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon, the latter of which loved to work the count and provided the Yanks with some pop over the last couple of seasons. But thanks to Granderson, Johnson, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Texeira, Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada, the lineup is still stacked from top to bottom. Vazquez, CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mariano Rivera will once again highlight a strong pitching staff and assuming they don’t suffer any major injuries, there’s nothing to suggest that the Bombers won’t make another championship run. That said, let’s not be oblivious to the potential problems that could arise for the Yanks this season. Age is a factor, as is the fact that Granderson can’t hit lefties and will be under the spotlight as the club’s biggest offseason acquisition. Plus, for as good as Vazquez was over the past couple of years, he was a disaster the last time he wore pinstripes (Boston fans remember this well.) Should the Yankees win another World Series? Yeah – especially considering they have the best-purchased roster in baseball. But just like last year, they still have to prove it between the lines and they’re not immune to hurdles getting in their way.

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      Tiger Woods: “I was living a lie.”

      March 22, 2010 /

      Taking questions from the media for the first time since he crashed his SUV outside his Florida home last November, Tiger Woods admitted to ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi that he was “living a lie.”

      From ESPN.com:

      “I was living a life of a lie, I really was. And I was doing a lot of things … that hurt a lot of people. And stripping away denial and rationalization you start coming to the truth of who you really are and that can be very ugly. But then again, when you face it and you start conquering it and you start living up to it, the strength that I feel now … I’ve never felt that type of strength.”

      “I hurt a lot of people, not just my wife,” he told Rinaldi on Sunday. “My friends, my colleagues, the public, kids who looked up to me. There were a lot of people that thought I was a different person and my actions were not according to that. That’s why I had to apologize. I was so sorry for what I had done.”

      “I’m sure if more people would have known in my inner circle, they would have stopped it or tried to put a stop to it. But I kept it all to myself,” he said.

      “I’m a little nervous about that to be honest with you,” Woods told ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi, who asked him what he expects when he returns to golf on April 8 following an auto accident which led to an indefinite leave from professional golf and an admission of multiple affairs. “It would be nice to hear a couple claps here and there.”

      Tiger is a scumbag for cheating on his wife with multiple women and he’s paying for it through public embarrassment. But here’s the thing, outside of hoping he learns some humility throughout this situation, there’s nothing else more that he needs to do. He’s apologized publicly to his wife and his family, he’s gone through treatment and he’s spoken with the media. He doesn’t owe any explanation to anybody outside of those close to him. So in my eyes, he’s already gone above and beyond. (I don’t want to throw a parade for him – I just don’t think he needs to do anything else but move on.)

      I don’t know Tiger personally – I just know what I see and hear on TV. He could be down to earth guy or he could be a pompous ass – I have no clue. But the guy has made a mistake and he’s paying for it. And quite frankly, when you strip everything away, his personal life has very little to do with his golf game. So if he gets booed at the Masters next week, then I think people need a reality check.

      Everyone is entitled to their own opinions about him, but in the end he owes us nothing.


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      With a little help from Jay Bilas, Rockin’ Refuel helps one high school athlete go to college

      March 22, 2010 /

      Given what has transpired over the past couple months in sports, it’s kind of hard to weed through the headlines and find a positive story. From Tiger Woods to Ben Roethlisberger, there have been enough negative sports headlines to go around.

      So if I may, I’d like to take a second to focus on a positive storyline – one that I was able to participate in and see unfold first hand.

      Shamrock Farms is a local milk processor out of Phoenix that has developed a new product called Rockin’ Refuel, which is a protein-enhanced milk geared towards helping young athletes rebuild, recover and refuel after workouts. The drink boasts that it has 40 percent more protein than regular milk and is chockfull of vitamins.

      At the beginning of the month, Rockin’ Refuel teamed up with an organization called Hoop It Up 3-on-3 (a local market 3-on-3 basketball tour that is affiliated with the American Cancer Society and Coaches vs. Cancer) in New York City to help kickoff a great event. Along with ESPN college hoops analyst Jay Bilas, Rockin’ Refuel traveled to Xavier High School in Manhattan to conduct the “Most Rockin’ Shot,” which was a contest that gave one lucky student a $10,000 academic scholarship.

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