Baseball’s Opening Day is great, but how does it stack up against the Super Bowl and March Madness on the list of the greatest annual sports events? I ranked five of the best annual sporting events while also tabbing the biggest letdowns at Bullz-Eye.com. Click here to read the article.
How would your top five rank out?
ESPN.com is reporting the Carolina Panthers have struck a two-year deal with former Houston Texans’ quarterback David Carr Friday. For now, Carr will be Jake Delhomme’s backup.
Delhomme came under heavy fire last year for the way he couldn’t finish games. Often while late in fourth quarters, Delhomme did his best Jon Kitna impersonation by giving away close games with multiple turnovers. Games against Dallas and Philadelphia come to mind, but there were others. With Carr now on board, Delhomme’s leash just got a bit shorter.
Many believe all Carr needed in Houston was just a little protection, so it’s going to be interesting if he takes over at some point for Delhomme next year. The Panthers are switching to a zone-blocking scheme similar to the one that Denver and Atlanta have run in the past, so run blocking is going to be more of an emphasis than pass protection. Will it actually be better for Carr now that he’ll line up behind this line? Who knows, but anything has to be better than the Texans’ offensive line over the past four years.
The long anticipated start for Daisuke Matsuzaka is officially in the books. Dice-K went seven innings, striking out 10 and only yielding one run in a 4-1 victory over the Royals.
The most encouraging thing for Red Sox fans is that Matsuzaka seemingly had command of all of his pitches. What often happens early in the regular season is that starting pitchers rely on fastballs until they get control over the rest of their pitches. But Matsuzaka threw multiple pitches with good command, including the much talked about “gyro ball”, which is basically a pitch with severe drop off by the time it reaches the plate.
Overall, Boston fans have to be encouraged about what they saw, especially since Curt Shilling gave them next to nothing in his 2007 debut.
Some NBA teams are eyeing the playoffs while others are eyeing the lottery. Are teams like the Grizzlies and Celtics purposely losing to improve their chances of landing Greg Oden or Kevin Durant? Does tanking even work? I take a look.
In his first at bat against the Padres’ Chris Young Wednesday night, Barry Bonds hit a solo shot to left center for his first home run of the year and 735th career blast. And so it begins. Will he break Henry Aaron’s all-time home run record? Will Bud ‘the slug’ Selig be in attendance when/if he does? Will he get booed or will he be in the comforts of Pac Bell/3 Com/AT&T Park? How much steroids did he have to use to get the record, about a half cup (copy write Will Ferrell in Blades of Glory)?
How about this line of thinking: he shouldn’t even be playing this year. No team wanted him this past offseason, yet the Giants basically outbid themselves for his services. While credit is due for them ridding him of his large entourage and various other “privileges”, the Giants just wanted to sell more tickets this year for the All-Star Game. So yet again he’s back for another year, haunting us every step of the way.
Bonds needs 21 more dingers to pass Hammerin’ Hanks’ record. Let’s start the voting now. Be as creative as you want in your explanation of how he will or will not break the record, now’s the time to hammer him at all costs so go for it. Being as objective as possible, he had a solid spring training and his legs look fresh in the first two games (he stole a freaking base in the Giants’ opener) at both the plate and the field. So, I reluctantly say yes, he will break the record. I know, I know, boo me, but I’m being objective.
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