Archive for November, 2007
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Friday, November 30th, 2007In the rare “intra-division” trade, the Nats dealt Ryan Church and Brian Schneider to the Mets today for Lastings Milledge.
Trading Schneider is no surprise, seeing as the Nats have the Jesus (who they also took from the Mets) ready to become an everyday player, but I never saw the Milledge thing coming. Probably because I [...]
Clinton Portis Talking to John Thompson
Thursday, November 29th, 2007In overloading on coverage of Sean Taylor, this is the thing most likely to make me laugh and cry in equal measure. Quite simply, it’s my favorite player talking about one of his best friends.
Clinton Portis’ interview on The John Thompson Show (via Chris’ Sports Blog) aired Tuesday afternoon, one devastating morning after the Boom [...]
Thursday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Thursday, November 29th, 2007One of the reasons for doing Basically Top Five is to educate Yahoo! Sports editors on the type of content their site will feature in the near future. One such editor who needs no education is Joe Lago, who turned me onto Hudsonia yesterday, a soccer audio blog dedicated to the broadcast stylings of Ray [...]
Former Friends Were Out to Get Taylor
Thursday, November 29th, 2007With no inside information whatsoever — other than the fact that he was close to Taylor — Arizona’s Antrel Rolle is convinced that whoever killed Taylor was in his house to do just that:
“They say it was a burglary. It absolutely was not a burglary. Down South, where we’re from, there were many people targeting [...]
Wednesday’s Basically Top Five Links
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Today’s edition of Basically Top Five comes later than usual as I’m in LA while mourning the loss of one of our favorites. Speaking of, be sure to vote Sean Taylor for the Pro Bowl and buy some 21 tribute tees while you’re at it. Unless you’re Michael Wilbon, in which case you’re still finding [...]
Taylor Was a Thug, The Media Said So
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Sarah Schorno (who happens to be an outstanding writer … for a girl) wrote a great piece yesterday that completed echoed my thoughts about the media’s handling of the Taylor tragedy. For whatever reason, they (meaning the media), seem to think that Taylor’s past transgressions are the reason why someone broke into his home and [...]
Sean Taylor, 1983-2007
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007After reasons for hope last night, we woke up to the worst news in the 75 year history of the Redskins. Sean Taylor passed away around 5 AM this morning.
At this point, I’m not sure there’s much more to say. Or that we can say. It’s a horrible, awful, infuriating tragedy. Maybe we’ll try to [...]
Special Spot in Hell Reserved for Wilbon
Monday, November 26th, 2007Sean Taylor has become, by all accounts, a much more mature, responsible adult since the birth of his daughter over a year ago. He hasn’t been in trouble with the law in over two years and has become a leader on and off the field for the Skins. Everyone around him seems to genuinely respect [...]
Heartbreaking News: Sean Taylor Shot
Monday, November 26th, 2007S-Dot Taylor was shot in his Miami home late last night. The severity of the injury is in question, but it sounds like he’s in extremely critical condition after a gunshot wound to the groin. It’s being reported that the shooting happened during a burglary gone wrong.
Either way, this is awful news and our thoughts [...]
Monday’s Basically Top Five Blog Links
Monday, November 26th, 2007This is a new, revolutionary feature known as Basically Top Five. It’s totally different from and more refreshing than other links dumps such as The Roundup and Saint Andrew’s Net, and the name honors our friend Brian the Bull, who says “basically” and “top five” a lot. The former means he’s lying, and the latter [...]
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