Archive for December, 2009
By ExtraPointDJ | December 31st, 2009
I am looking forward to watching the contrast of styles today in Houston. This blog entry will be a running log of the event of the game and my thoughts/analysis as it appears.
2:38 PM…Danario Alexander takes a hitch pass for a TD…This play is so simple, but with a great speed threat in the open [...]
By ExtraPointDJ | December 30th, 2009
Tomorrow will be the last show of 2009 for “The First Call”. We will have a series of top 5 discussion on the program. This will include top 5 sports stories of the year, top 5 sports stories of the decade, and top 5 movies of the past year. Just to give you a taste, [...]
By Roger | December 30th, 2009
Sports predictions for 2010…………………………..
#5 – The Cards will NOT have Matt Holliday in their lineup as a “mystery” team does come in and scoop Holliday up (I previously predicted the Giants, I now say the Yankees)…Blake Hawksworth will have a terrific season…John Mozeliak will continue to masterfully handle the media, Bill DeWitt will talk more [...]
By Roger | December 28th, 2009
Former Rams head coach and current University of Kentucky head football coach Rich Brooks appears ready to retire as he said yesterday at his postgame press conference,” I told my team I was 80 percent sure I was not coming back.” He anticipates formally making his decision in the next few days, but all signs point [...]
By ExtraPointDJ | December 28th, 2009
The playoff picture in the NFC is pretty much set. The AFC playoff picture is extremely muddy with the Baltimore loss and the Jets win. Week 17 will be very interesting in the NFL. Not surprisingly, the state of Missouri lost a pair games again. The Rams did have some good news with some wins [...]
By ExtraPointDJ | December 26th, 2009
The game on Christmas night was highly disappointing. Also, those that are in fantasy football playoffs either got a huge gift or got screwed possibly with the touchdown pass to Antonio Gates from Philip Rivers that was worth a combined 16 points. For those that did not see the game, the play appeared to be [...]
By Roger | December 23rd, 2009
As Cards fans wonder whether Matt Holliday will sign a contract with either the Cards or anyone else soon, is anyone beginning to feel that Holliday fatigue? While Holliday played an instrumental role in the Cards running away with the 2009 division crown, it will be interesting to see how long the Cards “play ball” [...]
By Roger | December 21st, 2009
Things are groovy in Lexington, KY these days as John Calipari has the Wildcats on an 11-game winning streak to start the season, and they are ranked number 3 nationally. Tonight the Kentucky program may win its 2,000th victory as they play Drexel. The Lexingon Herald-Leader quoted Calipari as saying, “Let’s get this thing over. [...]
By ExtraPointDJ | December 20th, 2009
The NFL season is winding down as teams are securing playoff spots and division titles with the month of December past the midway point. One team from our state got scorched on the ground and the other got lit up through the air. The biggest story of the weekend…our number one hero.
Weekend Heroes
1. The Dallas [...]
By ExtraPointDJ | December 20th, 2009
The Saints pursuit of perfection got derailed last night. This is a key loss for a number of reasons. First of all, Minnesota now has hopes of getting the number one seed in the NFC now. They have to win out and have New Orleans lose one game. Second of all, fantasy owners that own [...]