Archive for August, 2009

New Era In Chicago

By Roger | August 30th, 2009

It seems it has been forever since the Chicago Bears have had a franchise quarterback or even someone resembling a franchise quarterback.  Enter Jay Cutler!!  The former Vanderbilt star showed the Denver Broncos first hand tonight why they will regret trading him to the Bears this past offseason.  He led the Bears to three different [...]

Extra Point Golf Tournament Sept. 13th, 2009

By ExtraPointDJ | August 30th, 2009

Happy BDay Adam/Play Colby Everyday

By Roger | August 30th, 2009

Another GREAT performance on the mound today by Adam Wainwright!!  Happy 28th birthday to a guy who is pitching magnificently…4-0 in his last five starts, 16-7 overall this season….one of Jocketty’s best trades landing Wainwright for JD Drew.  Colby Rasmus got two more hits today after his big night in Saturday night’s game……….note to Tony – [...]

Franchise Held Hostage?

By Roger | August 30th, 2009

Has the Rams franchise been held hostage by the contract Jay Zygmunt and the Rams rushed to give Marc Bulger two years ago (when he still had one year left on his current deal) – whatever happened to the idea of a player fulfilling all years of his current contract before signing him to a [...]

Pete Rose A Hall Of Famer?

By Roger | August 30th, 2009

I vote yes…………how about you???

Chris Perez update

By Roger | August 28th, 2009

No runs allowed in last 16 appearances.  Has 20 strikeouts during that period and has only allowed 6 hits during the past 16 appearances.  Opposing hitters are batting .118 during that stretch vs. Perez (6 for 51).  Analysis – Perez has responded well after being roughed up early – at this point, he is doing [...]

Rams/Bengals Observations

By ExtraPointDJ | August 27th, 2009

The St. Louis Rams need to show something against a team that many would say is among the lower tier of the NFL in the Cincinnati Bengals.  In fact, ESPN The Magazine is predicting the Bengals to finish with a record of 7-9 on the season.  The lowest number of wins given to any team [...]

Tigers look to continue recent success

By JeffStoffey | August 27th, 2009

A new era in Missouri football is set to begin. Coach Gary Pinkel won’t be able to fall back on Chase Daniel, Jeremy Maclin, Chase Coffman and Co. to save the day. But that doesn’t mean the Tigers will see a significant drop-off .  Since the Tigers lost many key performers, this year’s team is [...]

Roger’s College Football Picks

By Roger | August 25th, 2009

Thanks for roaming with me…….my picks are as follows………
Big 12 – The year of the Longhorn – Texas wins Big 12 Championship    
Big 10 – Penn State overtakes the Buckeyes in spite of monster year by OSU QB Pryor
Pac 10 – USC - need I say more
SEC – LSU………..yes, LSU will upend Florida this year
More conference picks  including national [...]

Who owns the Show-ME State?

By ExtraPointDJ | August 24th, 2009

by Don Jeffries
When you have drafted in the top five the past two years, teams like the St. Louis Rams and the Kansas City Chiefs have to look for the little victories for the organization.  Sure, these two teams could have big time turnarounds like the Miami Dolphins and the Atlanta Falcons had a year [...]