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      Rookie third round pick calls out Fred Smoot

      April 30, 2009 /

      Third round pick Kevin Barnes wasn’t even a Washington Redskin for more than 24 hours and already he was calling out veteran teammate Fred Smoot for being old.

      But Smoot more than held his own in the media and lambasted the rook with a great comeback.

      On Sunday, third-round draft choice Kevin Barnes said fellow cornerback Fred Smoot was “getting a little bit older.” Smoot, 30, responded to Barnes on Wednesday.

      “They come in like that until they go to three days of [minicamp], and [then] they humble,” Smoot said. “It don’t bother me. I’m going to take him through some things. I haven’t seen the guy. I don’t even know his name, and I love football, so that tells you [something]. I know who’s going to get drafted where. I didn’t know the kid.”

      Smoot’s reaction was freaking great. Barnes apparently didn’t get the memo about hazing in NFL training camps. Santana Moss is probably going to eat this kid for lunch. Welcome to the NFL rook!

      NFL

      Report: A-Rod was on the juice while with Yankees

      April 30, 2009 /

      According to Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts’ new book, Alex Rodriguez was on steroids after the 2003 season and may have begun taking them as early as high school.

      Roberts was the one that initially broke the news that A-Rod took steroids as a member of the Rangers and while he claims that he stopped taking performance-enhancers in 2003, she writes that he showed steroid-use symptoms into the 2005 season.

      Sports Illustrated writer Selena Roberts, who broke the story that A-Rod flunked a steroid screening in 2003, reveals fellow Bombers nicknamed the third baseman “B—h T–s” in 2005.

      That was after he put on 15pounds in the off-season and seemed to develop round pectorals, a condition called gynecomastia that can be caused by anabolic steroids, she writes.
      In addition, an unnamed major-leaguer is quoted as saying Rodriguez and steroid-tainted pitcher Kevin Brown were seen together with human growth hormone – HGH – in 2004.
      Two other anonymous Yankees said they believed A-Rod was using based on side effects they saw – and a clubhouse staffer said management wondered if he was using banned substances.
      “No one ever asked Alex directly that I know of, but there was a lot of suspicion in house,” the employee is quoted as saying.

      You knew there had to be more to the story and that it would eventually come out that he was juicing while as a member of the Yankees. The smoking gun was when it was reported that he still had a relationship with steroid-linked trainer Angel Presinal well into his Yankee days. Why have Presinal around if you’re not juicing?

      What’s infuriating about all of this is that the Yankees had to have known. If his teammates were calling him “Bitch Tits” and people saw him with Presinal, they had to have known he was juicing. But instead of doing something about it, they took a page out of the MLB handbook on how to deal with a player on steroids and they just turned a blind eye.

      This news couldn’t be any worse timing for A-Rod since he’s scheduled to play in a spring training game in Tampa today. The Yankees thought that they would be getting their All-Star third baseman back soon, but what they’re really going to get is another media frenzy.

      MLB

      Marlins question Hanley Ramirez’s hustle

      April 29, 2009 /

      The Marlins’ 11-1 start to the 2009 season has quickly faded over the past week thanks to a seven-game losing streak that was finally halted with a 7-4 win over their NL East rivals the Mets on Tuesday.

      Florida beat the Mets again on Wednesday, but some in the Marlins’ clubhouse aren’t thrilled with the effort of the team’s biggest star, shortstop Hanley Ramirez.

      • Hanley Ramirez’s failure to run hard on a drive to center last week (he ended up on second, instead of third) struck a nerve with some Marlins people. ”Hanley likes to watch it and get into his trot,” special assistant Andre Dawson said. But “if you go all out all the time, he is less susceptible to mistakes. Hanley needs to focus and be serious and have the attitude that I’m working on something to get better — not just going out there to get the work in.”

      Let’s hope the Yankees and Red Sox don’t get wind of this and start putting trade packages together.

      Ramirez is a rare five-tool player in baseball and hopefully the staff in Florida will make him realize his full potential. He’s already one of the best in baseball, but he certainly has the talent to be one of the greatest and as a baseball fan, I hope he doesn’t settle for what he’s already done in his young career.

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      2009 college football spring predictions: Florida No. 1

      April 29, 2009 /

      As spring practices wrap up across the country, Andy Staples of SI.com ranked the top 25 college football teams entering the 2009 season. You can see Staples’ rankings by clicking the link above.

      I’m intrigued by a couple of teams on his top 25, most notably Ole’ Miss (No. 7), Ohio State (No. 9) and TCU (No. 11).

      Ole’ Miss is going to give a lot of SEC teams trouble this year with 16 total starters (8 on offense, 8 on defense) returning from last year, including quarterback Jevan Snead, who enters his second full season as a starter after throwing 26 touchdowns last season. They lost key components in offensive tackle Michael Oher and defensive tackle Peria Jerry, but they essentially return the same team that beat Florida, LSU and stomped Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl last year. (Not to mention also gave Alabama a game in Tuscaloosa.)

      Out of the teams Staples ranks in his top 10, Ohio State has the fewest returning starters at nine. But quarterback Terrelle Pryor will only continue to improve with more playing time and running back Dan “Boom” Herron will ease the loss of Beanie Wells to the NFL. The Buckeyes should also have one of the best defensive fronts in the Big Ten, with end Lawrence Wilson and tackle Cameron Heyward set to return.

      TCU turned a lot of heads last year after compiling an 11-2 record, including impressive wins over BYU and Boise State in the Poinsettia Bowl. They had one of the fastest defenses in the nation last year and they held opponents to a staggering 11.3 points per game. But they lost seven starters on the defensive side of the ball, which was obviously their strength, so it’ll be interesting to see how they’ll stack up with Utah again in the Mountain West.

      Another team to keep an eye on is Oregon State, who returns two explosive playmakers in running back Jacquizz Rodgers and wide receiver James Rodgers. But as Staples writes in his top 25 rankings, quarterback Lyle Moevano is coming off offseason shoulder surgery and will battle senior Sean Canfield in preseason practice.

      College Football

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