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      “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

      “No Fun League” Strikes Again

      July 3, 2007 /

      The NFL has decided to regulate online media outlets from showing more than 45 seconds a day worth of video coverage on websites, unless the league owns the sites of course.

      The new policy covers everything shot by news organizations within team facilities. In addition to the 45-second-per-day limit, news organizations must also provide a link to NFL.com and a team’s Web site for any team-related footage shown on those Web sites. The league also prohibits news outlets from selling advertising tied to video gathered at a team’s facilities.

      The reason the NFL is doing this is to generate more traffic to official team websites, which is crap in my opinion. Some of the worst coverage is done by official team websites because it’s mostly propaganda. There are some team sites that have message boards where fans can comment on various topics, but the sites remove anything said that’s even remolty negative. So, we as fans go to various other sources – like online newspapers – to get better information, but now the league is restricting these sites from even having a mintue worth of vido coverage. I know this doesn’t factor beat writers from doing daily write ups, but still, some sites do a nice job with video interviewers.

      There’s an extremely funny video by the Houston Chronicle which takes a dig at this new relguation. You can check it out here.

      NFL

      More Impressive: 700 HR’s or 350 wins?

      July 3, 2007 /

      In light of the Yankees’ Roger Clemens notching his 350th win last night against the Twins, I wondered what was more impressive – a hitter who reaches 700 home runs or a pitcher who achieves 350 wins.

      All considered equal, I think the pitcher winning 350 games is more impressive and it has nothing to do with hitters possibly using roids. Winning just one game takes not only a pitcher being on the top of his game, but the catcher, defense and offense being stellar as well. A poorly called game by a catcher alone could screw a pitcher out of a win, not too mention if a guy goes out, throws a gem and still loses because lack of run support.

      A 700 home run player could also be a .250 hitter, which doesn’t say much for him being well rounded. Chicks may still dig the long ball, but a pitcher who can claim 350 wins in a career is more impressive in my eyes with all that factors into a victory.

      MLB

      Billups heading back to Detroit?

      July 3, 2007 /

      Chris McCosky of Detroit News told AM1130 WDFN in Detroit that Chauncey Billups has agreed in principle to sign a new five year contract for around $12 million a year with the Pistons. The exact numbers of the contract is still being worked out and nothing is official at this point, but it looks like the Pistons will have their starting point guard back for 2008.

      According to McCosky, the Pistons are still in great shape to possibly make a run for Grant Hill and possibly Amir Johnson.

      NBA

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