Stat of the Day

Colts TE's Coby Fleener and Dwayne Allen are the first tight end teammates to have 8+ TD's in the same season. 

Top Ten First Baseman Right Now

Some people think that first baseman are players that cannot field the ball and just hit for power. This is too stereotypical. Nowadays, first base is a very diverse position. If it is so diverse, how can we rate it? This is my opinion. All stats are compiled from Baseball Reference .com.


Just Missed:

Eric Hosmer - Kansas City Royals - 25 year old, Eric Hosmer, led his team to the World Series last year. Unfortunately, he missed the list because he did not have the best regular season hitting .270 with only nine home runs. However, in the postseason he hit .351 with 12 runs batted in. This may translate into the 2015 season.



Steve Pearce - Baltimore Orioles - Steve Pearce had a breakout season in 2014. The 31 year old had never played more than 70 games in a season  and suddenly, due to injuries, played 102 this year. Also, he had 21 home runs in only 338 at bats. If you apply that to the 633 at bats Albert Pujols had he would have had 34. That would place him tied for 8th in the home run leaders for 2014 with Edwin Encarnacion.




List:


10: Matt Adams - St. Louis Cardinals - Only going into his fourth season in 2015, Adams has developed a name for himself in the MLB. In 2013 and 2014, his only two full seasons, hit over .280. This is respectable for a first baseman. Also, he hit a key home run in the NLDS, versus the Dodgers, to put the Cardinals into the NLCS.



9: Edwin Encarnacion - Toronto Blue Jays - Year after year Edwin Encarnacion is on the top of the home run list. In the past three seasons, he has hit more than 30 home runs. Also, all of the past three years he has hit more than 120 hits and a OPS above .900. This makes him in the top ten.

8: Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels - Five years ago, Albert Pujols was considered the best player in the game of baseball. He still has some power, at age 34, hitting 28 home runs in 2014. The reason he ranks so low is because he led the league in grounding into double plays (GIDP or GDP), with 28. The next closest is Matt Dominguez of the Houston Astros with 23. Still, over his career he averages a .317 batting average. Even with that, the baseball world does not know if he can bring the flare that we remember.


7: Justin Morneau - Colorado Rockies - The only reason why Justin Morneau is this high (and on this list) is because he won the NL Batting Title this year. In 2014, he batted .319. Weirdly, he hit .321 in 2006, his MVP year with the Minnesota Twins, and came in 7th in the batting title race. This is just another example of how the American League is more offensive based than the National League.


6: Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves - Freddie Freeman is a very consistent player. He has played more than 145 games the past four years. Also, he has made the NL All-star Team in 2013 and 2014. Right now, he is only 25 and you can be sure to expect more from him in the years coming.


5: Adrian Gonzalez - Los Angeles Dodgers - Adrian Gonzalez is certainly living up to his #1 overall pick expectations. This year he led the NL in batting average driving in 116 runs. Also, he came in 7th in the NL MVP race this year. Just to add to that, he won the NL Silver Slugger and Gold Glove Awards for the NL.


4: Anthony Rizzo - Chicago Cubs - Only twenty-five, Anthony Rizzo has accomplished many feats. He hit 32 home runs this year placing him second in the NL behind Giancarlo Stanton. Also, he came in third in NL with a On-Base plus Slugging Percentage of .913. Also, in the statistic offensive winning percentage, (according to Baseball Reference .com : The percentage of games a team with nine of this player batting would win. Assumes average pitching and defense.

Minimum of 1000 IP, 3000 PA, 500 games (fielding, 500 IP for Ps), 200 stolen base attempts (catchers) or 80 stolen base attempts (baserunners only since 1951) or 100 decisions for career and active leaderboards for rate statistics.) he would in third again with a .749 winning percentage. That puts him at number four.

3: Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks - This year, Goldschmidt was out with injury forcing him to only play 109 games. Still, he hit .300 and was an All-Star. In 2013, Goldschmidt played the whole season and finished with 36 home runs and 125 RBIs. Those led the NL in their categories. Also, Goldschmidt that year won the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger for the NL. Hopefully, he will stay healthy in 2015.


2: Jose Abreu: Chicago White Sox - After escaping Cuba in 2014, Jose Abreu took the baseball world by storm this year. He hit .317, had 36 home runs, and 107 RBIs. He also won the Rookie of the Year Award for the AL, the first baseman Silver Slugger, and was an All-Star. That was all just in his rookie season. What is next from him?


1: Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers - Miguel Cabrera could very well be the best player in baseball over the last decade. Every year that he has player over 100 games he has hit over 25 home runs and over. Nine of those eleven season he hit 30 home runs and over. Also, all of his seasons, except for his rookie year, he has hit over .290. Also, he won the Triple Crown of hitting (leading in average, home runs, and RBIs in your league, NL or AL) in 2012. He was the first to do so since Carl (Yaz) Yastrzemski in 1967. That places him as the #1 first baseman right now.

Fantasy Football 2015 Season

I was the LM of an ESPN Fantasy Football League this season. The league was very unrealistic with many teams starting backup QB's. I would like my fantasy football league to be more like real NFL football rosters. I think I have an idea of how I want the starting lineups to work but I am still unsure about the bench and scoring, I am open to all ideas as wild and crazy as they might be.

Here is the link to the league

http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/leagueoffice?leagueId=679241&seasonId=2014

Stat of the Day

Everyone of the Top 5 AL Rookie of The Year finishers was older than Mike Trout and Giancarlo Stanton.

NFL Playoff Predictions

The NFL Playoffs are upon us and these are my predictions on how it will play out.

AFC

Wild Card Weekend

4 Colts vs 5 Bengals

Colts 34-Bengals 10

Andy Dalton has made the playoffs 4 times and has not won a playoff game, I expect this to continue against the Colts as it looks like the Bengals best receiver AJ Green will miss the game as he suffered a concussion against the Steelers. When the Colts played the Bengals in the regular season, AJ Green did not play and the Colts won 27-0.

3 Steelers vs 6 Ravens

Steelers 34-Ravens 17

These teams were 1-1 against each other in the regular season, and the home team won each time by 20. The Steelers have played very well at Pittsburgh this year, and I don't see that to change against the Ravens even with Le'Veon Bell not being at 100%.

Divisional Round

1 Patriots vs 4 Colts

Patriots 42-Colts 27

As a Colts fan I have to admit that we aren't going to win if we face the Patriots in Foxborough. They have an elite secondary and their pass rushers are good enough to stop our lack of rushing game. The Patriots only weakness is their offensive line but we do not have the star pass rusher to get to Brady. The Colts have been horrible against tight ends this year and Gronkowski is one of the best tight ends in the league so we will be crushed by him. Also the Patriots have 3 good running backs in Gray, Blount, and Vereen and we have difficulty in stopping big running backs.

2 Broncos vs 3 Steelers

Steelers 36-Broncos 27

Peyton Manning is officially past his prime, defenses have finally figured him out. The Broncos made some good moves for their defense in the offseason, but their defense has not panned out and against the Steelers that will not work especially because they have one of the best QB-RB-WR combinations in the league.

Championship Round

1 Patriots vs 3 Steelers

Steelers 27-Patriots 24

The Steelers in my opinion are the only AFC team that can beat the Patriots, the Patriots defensive line is suspect and Le'Veon Bell is only supposed to miss 1 week so he should be healthy by this time. The Steelers defense is better than everyone thought it can be and Amendola, Edelman, and LaFell are not elite receivers so I think the Patriots will finally lose at home.

NFC

Wild Card Round

4 Panthers vs 5 Cardinals

Panthers 27-Cardinals 3

These 2 teams are heading in different directions, Cam Newton has returned healthy and successful from his car accident, and Jonathan Stewart has developed into one of the more reliable running backs in the NFL. Carolina's defense has also been much improved even with the loss of Greg Hardy. The Cardinals however have suffered a lot of injuries to key positions and have Kerwynn Williams and Ryan Lindley in starting roles. As much as I liked Kerwynn Williams for the Colts last season, they have Andrew Luck at QB and Arizona has Ryan Lindley. The Cardinals run defense has also declined heavily over the year.

3 Cowboys vs 6 Lions

Cowboys 36-Lions 27

The Lions have not been playing well the past few weeks and the Cowboys are red hot especially with the best QB-RB-WR combination in the league. Their defense in my opinion is suspect especially since they will probably lose Henry Melton for the playoffs. The Lions offense has not been playing as good as it could be, and their defense is also suspect and they may lose their best defender Ndamukong Suh because of his stomping of Aaron Rodgers.

Division Series

1 Seahawks vs 4 Panthers

Seahawks 10-Panthers 9

The Seahawks and Panthers are both defensive teams but I think the Seahawks will eke out a win due to playing in Seattle and the fact that Seattle's secondary is better than the Panthers wide receivers.

2 Packers vs 3 Cowboys

Packers 32-Cowboys 27

The Packers have been unbeatable at home this year while the Cowboys have been unbeatable on the road. Both offenses have been elite this year while both defenses have had moments of greatness and moments of being underpar. However, I think the Packers defense is better than the Cowboys which is why they will win the game.

Championship Series

1 Seahawks vs 2 Packers

Seahawks 17-Packers 10

The Seahawks have the best secondary in the league, and their pass rushers are pretty good. The reason they win this game is because they are known to have a hard hitting team and Rodgers is a very fragile QB so I think they will knock him out of the game and Matt Flynn will be beatable. The Packers also have not had the best success on the road.

Super Bowl

Seahawks 24-Steelers 17

The Seahawks will win the Superbowl because they have the best defense in the league and defense wins championships. The Steelers offense got them this far but their defense will let them down in the big game.

Stat of the Day

Andrew Luck lead the NFL in TD in the regular season with 40 which was 1 over Peyton Manning. 

Stat of the Day

Adam Vinatieri was 4-12 in field goal kicking his senior year of college at D2 South Dakota State. 

Stat of the Day

Draymond Green and James Harden are tied for the league lead in Defensive Win Shares with 2.0

A Second Base Option For the Yankees

The New York Yankees are going to have a competition at 2nd base during Spring Training between top prospects Rob Resfrynder and Jose Pirela and failed top prospects of organizations that they signed to minor league contracts in Nick Noonan and Cole Figueroa. I think another person should be added to the competition and that person should be Cesar Izturis. Cesar Izturis is a 12 year veteran who has played for multiple teams and is considered a good veteran presence. He took a season off in 2014 after he was cut during Spring Training with the Astros but he is playing in the Venezuelan League to jumpstart his career. He has really been tearing it up in the Venezuelan League and he is a leading candidate for Comeback Player of the Year in the league even with getting hit in the head and missing quite a bit of time. The comeback player of the year last year in the Venezuelan league was Bobby Abreu who was able to parlay his success into a minor league contract with the Mets and received some playing time with the big league club in Septemeber. Cesar would also be a better offensive option than the Yankees current utility player Brendan Ryan while providing the same quality defense. I think Cesar is a good option for the Yankees to at least sign to a minor league contract to see if he still be a major league hitter. 

In Memoriam Video

I was really touched by this video that the blog Bleacher Report created remembering some of the athletes we lost this year. Here is the link http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2308342-people-we-lost-in-sports-2014

Stat of the Day

Tom Seaver had the highest percentage of votes to the Baseball Hall of Fame ever with 98.84%

Stat of the Day

The Colts winning streak before the 2006 playoffs when they won the Super Bowl was W1. So they may still have a chance coming into this years playoffs

Colts In the Pro Bowl

Congratulations to Andrew Luck, TY Hilton, Vontae Davis, Pat McAfee, and Adam Vinatieri on being the 5 Colts in the Pro Bowl this year.

Stat of the Day

The Uconn Husky Men's Basketball team is now 3-0 in games in which they have lead at the half

Stat of the Day

The Dodgers have passed the Yankees in owing the most luxury tax as they owe 26.6 million dollars in luxury tax while the Yankees owe 18.3 million dollars

Stat of the Day

In their loss against Dallas on Sunday the Colts had exactly 1 rushing yard.

Stat of the Day

According to Bleacher Report the Colts lead the NFL in field position with an average starting field position of 24.4 

Tony Finau:The Next Great American Golfer?

American golf is in a disarray. European Golf with star Rory McIlroy has largely eclipsed that of America's, along with the lack of leadership on this year's Ryder Cup team, have largely shown that American golf is not on par with what it once was. Tiger and Phil are getting older and their skills are diminishing, so it's time for a new younger generation to take their place. Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler are both very very good players who will lead America for years to come. However, America will need more than that if they want to become elite again. Enter Tony Finau.




Tony Finau is the 1st Golfer of Tongan-American Samoan descent. On one side of his family he is related to Milwaukee Bucks Forward and #2 overall draft pick in 2014 Jabari Parker, and on the other side of his family he is related to Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata. In 2009 he competed in the Golf Channel show Big Break Disney with his brother Gipper and they ended up finishing 2nd. He then turned pro and started playing on mini tours such as the Gateway Tour, National Pro Tour, and PGA Tour Canada. In 2013 he finished 3rd in Q School to make the Web.Com tour and he finished 12th in the Web.Com Tour for that same season to earn his PGA tour card for 2014 capped off by his 1st career win at the Stonebrae Classic. During the Fall PGA tour season Finau was lights out he became known as a big hitter on tour routinely hitting 320+drives with ease. In his time on the PGA tour he only missed one cut in the 6 tournaments he played in the late year season with the rest of the cuts made being Top 25's including 2 Top 10's. It remains to be seen whether he can retain this success when the regular season rolls around, but I would not bet against him.

Holiday Songs with Sports

Happy holidays sports fans! This article will change the regular holiday songs into sports related themes.

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas-Have a Johnny Jolly Christmas 

Johnny Jolly-Packers Packers DT-2006-2009, 2013

Feliz Navidad-Luis Avilan

Luis Avilan-Braves RP-2012-Present

O Christmas Tree-Oh David Lee

David Lee-Rockies, Padres, Indians RP-1999-2004

Carol of the Bells-Carol of David Wells

David Wells-SP-Blue Jays, Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, Padres, White Sox, Reds, Orioles-1987-2007

Deck The Hall-Deck the Brawl

All the brawls in sports history

I had a Little Dreidel-I had a Little Gable

Dan Gable Gold Medal Wrestler in 1972 Olympics

Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire-Injuries Happening On A Mark Prior

Mark Prior-SP-2002-2006 Cubs

Frosty the Snowman-Frostee Rucker the Foeman

Frostee Rucker-DE-2006-Present, Bengals, Browns, Cardinals (Never on the Colts, always a foe)

Let It Snow-Block Him Joe

Joe Thomas-LT-2007-Present-Browns

Do You Hear What I Hear-Do You Hear Rob Deer Striking Out

Rob Deer-RF-1984-1996-Brewers, Tigers, Giants, Red Sox, Padres

Silent Night-Suarez's Bite

Luis Suarez-ST-2005-Present-Nacional, Groningen, Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona

The 12 Days of Christmas-The 12 Yards of Trent Richardson

Trent Richardson-RB-2012-Present-Browns, Colts

Top 10 Catchers Right Now

I will be starting a new set of articles with the Top 10 of each position in baseball right now along with doing managers and general managers. I will be taking past performances, age, and durability into the equation but the 2014 season will have the greatest impact on the rankings. This article will be on catchers.

Just Missed

Wilin Rosario-Colorado Rockies

He is one of the better offensive catchers in the game today but unfortunately is not that durable with never having played more than 130 games in a season and is one of the worst fielding catchers in baseball with being one of the more error prone catchers and leading the league in passed balls. 

10. Russell Martin-Toronto Blue Jays-One of the best fielding catchers in the game today who came in 2nd this year with throwing out over 35% of the runners who tried to steal on him. He is known as a high power low average hitter, but he turned that around this past season when he hit .290 with only 11 homeruns, and because of that he was handsomely rewarded by the Toronto Blue Jays this past offseason.

9. Matt Wieters-Orioles- Missed most of last season with Tommy John surgery, is one of the best fielding catchers in the game when healthy was 3rd in the league in fielding percentage in 2013. Another low average high power hitter who has hit 20 homeruns in each of his last 3 full seasons, but only above .250 in one of them.

8. Yan Gomes-Indians-Won the American League Silver Slugger Award for catchers this past season while hitting 21 homeruns and .278. Had the best range factor for catchers this past season but allowed the 4th most stolen bases with 66.

7. Evan Gattis-Braves-Hit over 20 homeruns in his 1st 2 seasons and finished 4th in Range Factor for Catcher. He also can play the outfield when necessary.

6. Brian McCann-Yankees-Is a 7 time all star and has hit 20 homeruns in 8 of the last 9 seasons. His batting average plummeted to .232 this season however. He is a solid fielding catcher and has lead the league in fielding percentage for a catcher in 2 of the past 3 seasons.

5. Devin Mesoraco-Reds-He finally got the chance to get a starting job this year due to Ryan Hanigan's departure, and he ended up getting his first all star appearance and leading the league in homeruns by a catcher even with going on the DL. He was even 4th in the league in at bats per homerun, and was 2nd in the league for fielding percentage by a catcher.

4. Jonathan Lucroy-Brewers-Jonathan Lucroy has always been a solid hitter but in 2014 he put it all together when he hit 13 homeruns and hit .301. He also lead the league and doubles and offensive wins above replacement(WAR). He was an all star for the 1st time in his career and he finished 4th in the NL MVP race. He was also 3rd in the league in fielding percentage.

3. Salvador Perez-Royals-Salvador Perez is emerging as one of the top catchers in the league. He hit 17 homeruns and hit 60 RBI's. He has also been an all-star the past 2 seasons and has won Gold Gloves as well. He was also one of the key players in the Royals postseason run when he hit the walkoff single which sent them into the Division Series. He is also becoming one of the more heralded catchers in handling a pitching staff.

2. Yadier Molina-Cardinals-Yadier Molina had a slightly down season by his standards but that was just because he was injured for a chunk of the season. He still was able to hit 7 homeruns and hit .280 and was able to continue his streak of all star games with 6 and Gold Gloves with 7. He is also the best catcher in the league and handling a pitching staff and one of the best fielding catchers in the league by far.

1. Buster Posey-Giants-Buster is easily the best catcher in the game having lead his team to WS titles in 3 of the past 5 years. After a down season last year he came back hitting 22 homeruns and hitting .311 which was 4th in the league. He also finished 4th in the MVP race and won his 2nd Silver Slugger Award. He also played a 1st base sometimes which may be a position he should be moved to soon to save his legs.

Stat of the Day

The Yankees became the 1st team ever to become outscored consecutive seasons while finishing over .500 in both years. 

Stat of the Day

Vontae Davis has not allowed a TD in each of his 730 snaps this season

Stat of the Day

With one more win, Chuck Pagano can be the 2nd coach ever with 11 wins in his 1st 3 seasons. 

Stat of the Day

Since 1966, the only 2 QB's to lead their teams to 10 wins in each of their 1st 3 seasons are Russell Wilson and Andrew Luck

Stat of the Day

Since 2012 when Andrew Luck became the QB of the Colts, they have a league best 19-4 record in one possession games. 

The MLB Contract Problem

Today Brett Anderson accepted  a 1 year 10 million dollar contract (with up to 4 million in incentives) from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brett Anderson has had success in his career but the problem is that he has not had more than 30 starts in a season since his rookie season in 2009. This is a problem! Players who are unable to complete a whole season should not be receiving 10+ million dollars a year, they should be receiving 1 year 2 million contracts with 6 or 7 million in incentives. This is not just a problem with Brett Anderson, this has been a problem throughout baseball for the past few seasons. Mediocre players are getting paid like good players, and good players are getting paid like elite players, and the GM's who are making these decisions are getting paid less than the mediocre players are. I understand the argument of that anybody could technically be a GM but it takes a special skill to throw or hit a 95 mph fastball. However I do think that the upper level GM's should be getting paid upwards of 9 or 10 million because their decisions affect the entire baseball team.

Stat of the Day

In the 1st 3 seasons of his career, Andrew Luck is 3 for 3 in making the playoffs

Indianapolis Colts-2014 AFC South Champions!

With their 17-10 win over the Houston Texans the Indianapolis Colts are AFC South Champions again and will host a home playoff game. 

Stat of the Day

Today Reggie Wayne will play his 209th career game which will be a Colts record for most games played as he passes Peyton Manning

Trade Ideas for the Colorado Rockies

According to Bleacher Report, the Rockies are last in the MLB power rankings. Here's 3 trade ideas that can shake things up. 

Rockies Trade

Justin Morneau 1B Sign and Trade

Brandon Barnes OF

Mariners Trade 

Hisashi Iwakuma P

This is a fair trade for both teams. The Rockies have been drawing interest in Justin Morneau and the Mariners need a first baseman. Also the Mariners need a outfielder and Brandon Barnes is a very good one. For the Rockies this is good because the are always in need of pitching. This could really happen.

Rockies Trade

Wilin Rosario C

Drew Stubbs OF

Padres Trade

Odrisamer Despaigne P

Tommy Medica 1B 

After the Rockies trade Justin Morneau, they are going to need a first baseman. Tommy Medica is an okay replacement. On the other hand, the Padres need a catcher after just recently trading Yasmani Grandal. Again, the Rockies need pitching and Despaigne would help them.

Rockies Trade 

Troy Tulowitzki SS

Carlos Gonzalez OF

Kyle Parker OF

Christian Friedrich P

Yankees Trade

Didi Gregorius SS

Michael Pineda P

Luis Severino P

Mason Williams OF

José Pirela 2B

Manny Banuelos P

Chris Young OF

Cash Considerations

Player to Be Named Later

As you probably heard already, Derek Jeter had retired. The Yankees acquired Didi Gregorius from the Diamondbacks but nobody knows if he is a good replacement. Troy Tulowitzki has already proven himself and could be a great replacement. Secondly, Carlos Gonzalez is a great fit for the Yankees. He could hit for power and make plays in the outfield. Kyle Parker is a prospect outfielder and Wilton Lopez is a reliable relief pitcher. On the other hand, the Rockies are receiving many great players in return. Pineda, Severino, and Banuelos are great young pitchers and Gregorius and Pirela have potential. Chris Young has experience and Mason Williams is almost ready for the Majors. I believe this trade should be immediately done.

Stat of the Day

Former Colt Kerwynn Williams rushed for 100 yards last week. No Colts player has rushed for 100 yards this season. 

Stat of the Day

In his career when Cesar Izturis hits a line drive, he has a .688 batting average. 

A Tournament Idea For Baseball

Major League Baseball used to be the most popular sport in America but with the rise of basketball and football it has dropped to a distant 3rd. The reason people dislike baseball so much is because they say that the games are too long and the season is too long which are valid points but ones I disagree with wholeheartedly. I think what baseball needs to do is institute a tournament that is kind of like the FA cup of English soccer and the NCAA tournament of college basketball. What I am proposing is a large NCAA style tournament single elimination style(Yes I love these kinds of tournaments), and like the FA cup there would be teams from all over America and a little bit of Canada in it. There would be minor league teams, major league teams, independent league teams, college teams, semi pro teams, high school teams, from all over the country in one tournament. This tournament would be be beneficial because baseball has the most parity of any sport so there could be a lot of upsets and could eventually be expanded to all over the world. I think this tournament would really benefit the game in whole and should really be considered by Rob Manfred.

Stat of the Day

With 294 passing yards on Sunday against the Browns, Andrew Luck passed Peyton Manning for most passing yards through the 1st 3 seasons. Andrew Luck already has 12,501 passing yards which is already 214 above Manning's record with 3 games left to play

Why the FIFA World Cup Should Change and What it Should be Changed to

One of the best times of year to be a sports fan is during March Madness, when the college basketball world is ablaze with upsets and heroes being made, and each team legitimately has a chance against one another because it is just for one game, and major colleges can be upset by ones nobody has heard about before (Dunk City anyone). I think this same drama should be added to the FIFA World Cup but on a much grander scale since it only does come around every 4 years. I think the tournament should be a bracketed with a single elimination tournament like what the NCAA has. This would get rid of the need for draws, and make the drama higher in extra time and in penalty kicks. Also, it would be beneficial if the field was expanded to 128 teams. that way fans can still see their favorite players even if they were not on a good team such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Sweden and Gareth Bale of Wales. It would also make it so only the absolute worst teams wouldn't make it and there would be the possibility of crazy upsets which could shake up the entire World Cup. This is a tournament that only comes about every 4 years and I think that if we make it how I think it should be it would make it even bigger than it has already gotten.

Stat of the Day

Since 2008 teams who have scored 2 defensive TD's in a game are 48-2. Both those losses are by the Browns (2011 Week 15, and Sunday)

Top 10 Cinderella Teams of all time (Part 2)

This is part 2 of the Top Cinderella Teams of all time ranking teams (5-1)

5. 2012 Giants

Offensively wise the Giants fit the part of a Cinderella story. They were lead by MVP Buster Posey who had 24 homeruns and 103 RBI's and hit .336, but they had only 2 other players in Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval who hit more than 10 homeruns. To make matters worse Melky Cabrera was suspended for the rest of the season in August because he took PED's. Brian Sabean their GM knew that offense would be an issue so he acquired Hunter Pence and Marco Scutaro which would pay dividends later. Their pitching on the other hand was elite, they were lead by Matt Cain who would pitch a perfect game that was saved in the 8th inning by a miraculous catch by Gregor Blanco. They also had 3 other quality arms in Madison Bumgarner, Ryan Vogelsong, and a nice comeback season by Barry Zito. What made the Giants a Cinderella story was in the postseason, they won their division so they faced the Cincinnati Reds in the Division Series. They lost game's 1 and 2 and were tied 1-1 in extras in game 3. In the top of the tenth Posey and Pence singled and then utility man Joaquin Arias hit a ball to Scott Rolen who bobbled it and Posey scored which proved to be the turning point in the series. The Giants won game 4 thanks to homeruns by Angel Pagan, Gregor Blanco, and Pablo Sandoval, and finished the improbable comeback in game 5 thanks to a 6 run 4th inning. In the ALCS the Cardinals won 3 out of the 1st 4 games to take a 3-1 lead in the series. The Giants won Game 5 thanks to a masterful performance by Barry Zito who was often the punching bag of insults by Giants fans. A funny moment during the broadcast of Game 5 is that when hearing the crowd in San Francisco cheer "Barry, Barry" Joe Buck said "this crowd hasn't said that in a while" in reference to the fact that they used to cheer that for Barry Bonds when he played there, but Tim McCarver misinterpreted it because he forgot about Barry Bonds and he said "What, since the last Barry Manilow concert." The Giants won Game 6 and completed the comeback in Game 7 thanks to Hunter Pence's 2 RBI single which hit his bat twice. This is illegal but it is very difficult for umpires to tell so they often let it slide. The Giants then faced the Tigers in the World Series and in Game 1, Pablo Sandoval tied a series record by hitting 3 homeruns in a Giants win, the Giants shut out the Tigers in Game 2 and 3 and finished the sweep in game 4 thanks to an extra inning go ahead single by Marco Scutaro. 

4. 1914 Boston Braves 

The 1914 Boston Braves were not expected to be contenders. They had finished 5th place the year prior with a 69-82 record and weren't expected to improve much the next season. They spent the first part of the season in 10th place and had a record of 26-40 in early July but from then on they went on a miraculous 70-19 run and they won the National League Pennant by 10 and a half games. They were lead offensively by Joe Connolly who had a team leading 9 homeruns and .306 batting average. Pitching was the real story for this team however as they had 3 aces. Dick Rudolph and his 26-10 record and 2.35 ERA, Bill James and his 26-7 record and 1.90 ERA, and Lefty Tyler and his 16-13 record and his 2.69 ERA. In the World Series they faced Connie Mack's heavily favored Philadelphia Athletics. In Game 1 the Braves won handily by a score of 7-1. They won 1-0 in Game 2 on a 2 out RBI single in the top of the 9th inning by Les Mann. In Game 3 the Braves won in 12 innings on an error by "Bullet" Joe Bush, and they finished the sweep in Game 4. 

3. 2007 Colorado Rockies

The 2007 Colorado Rockies had a very good offense, they were lead by Matt Holliday who was 2nd in the MVP race,  who hit 36 homeruns and 137 RBI's and hit .340, Troy Tulowitzki the rookie shortstop who had 24 homeruns and 99 RBI's, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe combined for 54 homeruns and 227 RBI's, and they had their captain Todd Helton who hit 17 homeruns and hit .320.  On their pitching staff they were lead by Jeff Francis and his 17 win season, however no Rockies starter had an ERA below 4. The Rockies were thought to be out of the race in September, however they won 14 of their last 15 games and their final 11 to force a 1 game playoff with the San Diego Padres. In that playoff the Rockies won a hard fought battle in which Jamey Carroll hit a sac fly in the 12th inning to score Matt Holliday. They then swept the Phillies and the Diamondbacks in the Division Series, and Championship Series. This stretch from the end of September to the Championship Series was nicknamed Rocktober due to the Rockies success in winning important games. Unfortunately, the Rockies were swept by the Red Sox in the World Series which is why they are not higher on the list. 

2. 1969 Mets

The Mets became in expansion team in 1962 and before 1969 they had never finished above .500, not only had they never finished above .500 but they never were above .500 at any point in the season after their 9th game. In 1969 the Mets started out 18-23 but they went 82-39 for the rest of the season, which included 2 streaks of 11 consecutive wins. On offense they were lead by Tommy Agee who hit 26 homeruns and Cleon Jones who hit .340. On the pitching staff they had 3 elite starters who all had ERA's under 3.50 in Gary Gentry, Tom Seaver, and Jerry Koosman. The Mets went 100 and 62 and then swept the Braves in the Championship Series and they faced the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the World Series. The Orioles won 109 games and had hitters Frank Robinson, Boog Powell, and Brooks Robinson and star pitchers Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, and Mike Cuellar. The Orioles won Game 1 in extra innings but the Mets miraculously swept the next 4 games to win the series, which is why this Mets team is called "The Miracle Mets". In addition Nolan Ryan was an oft used relief pitcher and occasional spot starter for this team and he won his only World Series with them. 

1. 2011 Cardinals

The 2011 Cardinals are the ultimate Cinderella team because of how they were able to overcome so much adversity. They were lead on offense by Albert Pujols who hit 37 homeruns and Lance Berkman who hit 31 and they were lead on their pitching staff by Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals suffered from many injuries to their core players such as Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, and David Freese, and lost ace Adam Wainwright to Tommy John Surgery in the middle of Spring Training. At the beginning of August the Cardinals were 2.5 games behind the Brewers in the divisional standings, but by August 24 they were 10 games out of the division and 10.5 games back of the wild card leading Braves. Then in September things started to change, the Cardinals went 18-8 for the month while the Braves went 9-18 and the Cardinals clinched a wild card spot on the final day of the season completing the comeback. The Cardinals played the Phillies in a tight Division Series showdown that went back and forth but the Cardinals ended up winning on a complete game 3 hit shutout by Chris Carpenter over Roy Halladay. The Cardinals then beat the Brewers in 6 games in the Championship Series and had to face the Rangers in the World Series. The Cardinals and Rangers split games 1 and 2 and in Game 3 the Cardinals won on Albert Pujols 3 homeruns. However the Rangers won the next 2 games so they were up 3 games to 2 going into Game 6. In the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 6 with two outs and two strikes on David Freese, he hit a game tying 2 run triple which ended up sending the game into extras. The Rangers scored in the top of the 10th and the Cardinals scored again on Lance Berkman's RBI single after being down to their last strike again. The Cardinals won the game in the bottom of the 11th on David Freese's walkoff homerun, and they won Game 7 to clinch the series. 

Stat of the Day

On Sunday Andrew Luck completed 1000 passes for his career, he tied Marc Bulger for the quickest to do that for the start of their career with 45 games. 

Trade Idea For the Colts

This is an idea for a trade for the Colts that I have come up with that would benefit the Colts and the team they would be trading with. 

Colts Trade

Pep Hamilton Offensive Coordinator

Trent Richardson Running Back

49ers Trade

Jim Harbaugh Head Coach

2016 3rd Round Draft Pick

This trade would benefit both sides because Pep Hamilton could become the 49ers new coach and be a new voice in the locker room which the 49ers desperately need. Also, Frank Gore is getting up there in age so they could use another running back to go with Carlos Hyde, Trent Richardson could benefit from a change of scenery and a better offensive line both of which San Francisco has. For the Colts, Jim Harbaugh has a connection with Andrew Luck as he was Luck's coach at Stanford, I think that him and Rob Chudzinski could be co-offensive coordinators and Harbaugh would give a fiery voice to the team. Also, the Colts would be getting rid of Trent Richardson and it is time they separate. It's obvious that Trent is not a good NFL running back, he cannot run the ball past the 1st hit and he can't block Andrew Luck. I think a 3rd round pick in 2016 is fair value because we are also taking Harbaugh off their hands so they do not have to pay him anymore and he is causing more trouble to the 49ers than Richardson is to us, and we are already giving them a head coach as well. 

Stat of the Day

Andrew Luck has 7 comeback wins over the last 3 seasons (Including Playoffs) which is the most in the NFL

Stat of the Day

The longest punt ever is by Steve O'Neal who once punted 98 yards for the 1969 New York Jets. 

What the Yankees Should do In the Offseason

The Yankees have already made some very smart offseason moves in acquiring Didi Gregorius and signing Andrew Miller, and the resigning of Chris Young and Andrew Bailey should help too, but there are other moves that I think they should make in order to be successful for next season. 

Sign Max Scherzer

This is a very important move because there isn't much the Yankees can do with their offense, they are old and injury prone and the Yankees are probably going to have to piece together a lineup like they've done the past fee seasons. That's why it's important to sign good pitching to keep them in games, Max Scherzer is a true ace and he hasn't thrown as many pitches as other 30 year olds and I think he will be able to lead the rotation for years to come along with Tanaka. Even though he costs a draft pick it will be well worth it in the long run. 

Sign Jon Lester

Jon Lester is a true playoff performer and we all know that pitching wins in the postseason so if the Yankees want to gear up for another long postseason run they need pitching. What is even better about Jon Lester is he does not cost a draft pick so I think it would be a very smart signing for the Yankees.

Sign Kenta Maeda (if he's posted)

The Yankees have had recent success with Masahiro Tanaka and I think it would be very beneficial for them to sign Maeda because of the success he's had against major leaguers in the exhibition game in Japan. Although he isn't as dominating as Tanaka or have his signature pitch it would still be a very smart signing. 

Sign Brandon McCarthy (and Hiroki Kuroda if he decides to pitch in the states)

These pitchers are the main reasons why the Yankees rotation was able to keep the team in the playoff race for so long last year, and the Yankees don't have the best rotation and have a lot of holes so it would be good to sign players like these who have proven track records with the team and won't be that expensive and don't cost a draft pick

Sign Yoan Moncada

Didi Gregorius is the short term replacement for Jeter but Moncada has the potential to be one of the greatest players of all time in my opinion. He is only 19 but has a ton of bat speed. The Yankees have already blown away the international spending limit so they should just spend while they can anyway and who better to spend it on than Moncada. 

Sign David Robertson

If the Yankees really want to have a bullpen like the Royals did last season then they need to resign David Robertson, he is a proven closer and he has shown he is a good replacement for Mariano Rivera. He may be expensive, but in this day and age talent is expensive so the Yankees should pay for a good closer. 

Sign Ichiro Suzuki and Nori Aoki

It is important to have talent from all over the globe to attract fans, but it's also important to have talent. Suzuki is getting close to 3000 hits and he's one of the greatest players ever to play the game, although he's getting older he's still good if the Yankees need someone to play in a pinch. Also, Aoki is very good defensively and gets a lot of singles as well. 

Sign Cesar Izturis

The Yankees need some infield depth and Izturis provides that with his veteran presence and he's one of the best fielding shortstops in history, he should be a better player than Ryan and a good backup to Didi. 

Yankees trade Michael Pineda, Mason Williams, Gary Sanchez, Ian Clarkin, and Manuel Baneulos to the Dodgers for Matt Kemp and Alexander Guerrero

This is a very bold trade by the Yankees but a very necessary one. Matt Kemp provides huge outfield offense and Guerrero is a solid infielder, if they sign everyone I think they should then they can afford to trade Pineda and a few prospects. Everyone thinks that Gary Sanchez will be the Yankees next big catcher but I think JR Murphy is better than him so they can afford to give him away. Manuel Banuelos is also a top prospect but the Yankees have been waiting and waiting and waiting and they can only wait for so long before they realize that Banuelos won't ever be good. 

Stat of the Day

The person who holds the Major League record for most errors in a season is Herman Long who made 122 errors when playing shortstop and second base for the Kansas City Cowboys of the American Association. Fielding was very bad in the early days of baseball, and it was so bad that in 1898 while playing for the Boston Beaneaters Long lead the league in Defensive WAR in a season in which he made 67 errors. 

NFL Pro Bowl Ballot Predictions

The Pro Bowl balloting will be ending in a few weeks and these are who I think deserves to make it the most

QB: 6 QB's make it and the 3 elite mainstays in Aaron Rodgers of the Packers, Tom Brady of the Patriots, and Peyton Manning of the Broncos should all be locks to be in. Andrew Luck of the Colts should also make it as he is definitely the best QB this year. Drew Brees of the Saints should still be considered an elite QB but he has regressed a little but he should still make it. There were many QB's that were considered for the final spot including Matt Ryan of the Falcons, Phillip Rivers of the Chargers, Joe Flacco of the Ravens, Alex Smith of the Chiefs, Russell Wilson of the Seahawks, Colin Kaepernick of the 49ers, Matthew Stafford of the Lions, and Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers. But I am going to choose Tony Romo of the surprise Cowboys with my 6th QB spot.

RB: 6 RB's make it and DeMarco Murray of the Cowboys, Le'Veon Bell of the Steelers, and Matt Forte of the Bears should all be locks to make it. Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks should also make it with his solid season, and so should Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs. The final spot came down to Alfred Morris of the Redskins, Lesean McCoy of the Eagles, Andre Ellington of the Cardinals, Eddie Lacy of the Packers, and the person who I am going to go with in Arian Foster of the Texans. (Sorry Trent Richardson)

WR:  8 WR's make it and TY Hilton of the Colts, Antonio Brown of the Steelers, Dez Bryant of the Cowboys, Jordy Nelson of the Packers, and Demaryius Thomas of the Broncos should all be locks to make it. I also think that AJ Green of the Bengals, and Calvin Johnson of the Lions should make it even though they have missed a few games with injuries. The final spot came down to me to Josh Gordon of the Browns, Odell Beckham Jr. of the Giants, Emmanuel Sanders of the Broncos, but I am going to go with Julio Jones of the Falcons.

FB: 2 FB's make it and I think that Marcel Reece of the Raiders should be a lock to make it. The final spot came down to me to John Kuhn of the Packers, Jed Collins of the Lions, Erik Lorig of the Saints, Anthony Sherman of the Chiefs, and the person who I put in, in Kyle Juszczyk of the Ravens

TE: 4 TE's make it and I think that Jimmy Graham of the Saints, Rob Gronkowski of the Patriots, and Julius Thomas of the Broncos should all be locks to make it. The final spot came down to me to Coby Fleener of the Colts, Dwayne Allen of the Colts, Larry Donnell of the Giants, Delanie Walker of the Titans, Jason Witten of the Cowboys, Travis Kelce of the Chiefs, and the person who I think should make it in Greg Olsen of the Panthers.

T: 6 T's make it and I think Joe Thomas of the Browns, Tyron Smith of the Cowboys, Ryan Clady of the Broncos, and Joe Staley of the 49ers should all make it. Russell Okung of the Seahawks should also make it with his solid season. The final spot to me came down to Anthony Castonzo of the Colts, Doug Free of the Cowboys, Sebastian Vollmer of the Patriots, Seantrel Henderson of the Bills, Nate Solder of the Patriots, Louis Vasquez of the Broncos, Will Beatty of the Giants and the person who I thought should make it in Trent Williams of the Redskins.

G: 6 G's make it and I think David DeCastro of the Steelers, Andy Levitre of the Titans, and Marshall Yanda of the Ravens should all definitely make it. Joel Bitonio of the Browns and Manuel Ramirez of the Broncos are also having solid seasons as well. The final spot came down to Trai Turner of the Panthers, Gabe Jackson of the Raiders, and the person who I thought should make it in Larry Warford of the Lions

C: 4 C's make it and I think Nick Mangold of the Jets, Travis Frederick of the Cowboys, and  Stefen Wisniewski of the Raiders should all make it. Kory Lichtensteiger of the Redskins almost made it but I think Jason Kelce of the Eagles should make it.

 DE: 6 DE's make it and I think JJ Watt of the Texans, Chris Clemons of the Jaguars, Cameron Wake of the Dolphins, Mario Williams of the Bills, Robert Quinn of the Rams and Ezekiah Ansah of the Lions should all make if. These guys are all premier players at their positions and are all having solid seasons so they are all no-brainer choices to me. 

DT: 6 DT's make it and I think Jurrell Casey of the Titans, Marcell Dareus of the Bills, Sen'Derrick Marks of the Jaguars, Gerald McCoy of the Buccaneers, and Ndamukong Suh of the Lions should all make it. The final spot came down to Muhammad Wilkerson of the Jets, Cory Liuget of the Chargers, Kyle Williams of the Bills, Dontari Poe of the Chiefs, and the person who got the final spot in Sheldon Richardson of the Jets. 

ILB: 4 ILB's make it and I think Christian Borland of the 49ers, Luke Kuechly of the Panthers, and D'Qwell Jackson of the Colts should make it. The final spot to me came down to  Daryl Smith of the Ravens, Tahir Whitehead of the Lions, Rolando McClain of the Cowboys, and the person who got the spot in CJ Moseley of the Ravens.

OLB: 6 OLB's make it and I think Lavonte David of the Buccaneers, Connor Barwin of the Eagles, Justin Houston of the Chiefs, Von Miller of the Broncos, and Clay Matthews of the Packers. The final spot came down to Jelani Jenkins of the Dolphins, Anthony Barr of the Vikings, Jamie Collins of the Patriots, Trent Cole of the Eagles, Junior Galette of the Saints, Dont'a Hightower of the Patriots, Ryan Kerrigan of the Redskins, Danny Lansanah of the Buccaneers, Paul Kruger of the Browns, Deandre Levy of the Lions, Brandon Marshall of the Broncos, KJ Wright of the Seahawks, Jason Worilds and the Steelers, and the person who got my final spot in Elvis Dumervil of the Ravens. 

CB: 8 CB's make it and I think any of the corners could be considered "the best corner in the game". I think Joe Haden of the Browns, Vontae Davis of the Colts, Chris Harris of the Broncos, Richard Sherman of the Seahawks, Brent Grimes of the Dolphins, Darrelle Revis of the Patriots, and Buster Skrine of the Browns, should all be considered the premier players at their positions. The final spot came down to Jason McCourty of the Titans, Antonio Cromartie of the Cardinals, Kyle Fuller of the Bears, Jonathan Joseph of the Texans, and the final spot in my opinion should go to Perrish Cox of the 49ers.

SS: 2 SS's make it and I think that Kam Chancellor of the Seahawks is the best SS in the game so he should make it. The second spot came down to Mike Adams of the Colts, Antoine Bethea of the 49ers, James Ihedigbo of the Lions, Kemal Ishmael of the Falcons, Antrel Rolle of the Giants, and the person who came in 2nd in Devin McCourty of the Patriots.

FS: 2 FS's make it and I think Charles Woodson of the Raiders is the best FS in the game. The second one came down to Glover Quin of the Lions, Da'Norris Searcy of the Bills, Eric Weddle of the Chargers, Rashad Johnson of the Cardinals, Earl Thomas of the Seahawks and the person who I chose in Harrison Smith of the Vikings. 

K: Adam Vinatieri of the Colts and Stephen Gostkowski of the Patriots are the 2 best kickers is the game without a doubt.

RS: Devin Hester of the Falcons is one of the best return men in history so he is going to make it, and nobody else is doing extremely better than everyone else so I am going to give the 2nd spot to Josh Cribbs who is doing very well in his limited time with the team and would have better statistics if the refs didn't call the Colts for a penalty(which the NFL said was not a penalty)on his punt return touchdown.

P: The 2 best punters in the game are Pat McAfee of the Colts and Tress Way of the Redskins.

ST: The two best special teamers that are on the ballot( there are others who are not on the ballot that I think are more deserving.) are Chris Maragos of the Eagles, and Ricardo Lockette of the Seahawks.

Coaching: There is no votes for coaching on the ballot but the coaches are from the highest seed that is eliminated during the division series. My prediction is that will be the Broncos and Eagles, so the coaches would be John Fox of the Broncos and Chip Kelly of the Eagles.


Recap

QB: Andrew Luck Colts, Peyton Manning Broncos, Tom Brady Patriots, Aaron Rodgers Packers, Drew Brees Saints, Tony Romo Cowboys

RB: DeMarco Murray Cowboys, Le'Veon Bell Steelers, Matt Forte Bears, Marshawn Lynch Seahawks, Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs, Arian Foster of the Texans

WR: TY Hilton Colts, Antonio Brown Steelers, Dez Bryant Cowboys, Jordy Nelson Packers, Demaryius Thomas Broncos, AJ Green Bengals, Calvin Johnson Lions, Julio Jones Falcons

FB; Marcel Reece Raiders, Kyle Juszczyk Ravens

TE: Jimmy Graham Saints, Rob Gronkowski Patriots, Julius Thomas Broncos, Greg Olsen Panthers

T: Joe Thomas Browns, Tyron Smith Cowboys, Ryan Clady Broncos, Russell Okung Seahawks, Joe Staley 49ers, Trent Williams Redskins

G: David DeCastro Steelers, Andy Levitre Titans, Marshall Yanda Ravens, Joel Bitonio Browns, Manuel Ramirez Broncos, Larry Warford Lions

C: Nick Mangold Jets, Travis Frederick Cowboys, Stefen Wisniewski Raiders, Jason Kelce Eagles

DE: JJ Watt Texans, Chris Clemons Jaguars, Cameron Wake Dolphins, Mario Williams Bills, Robert Quinn Rams, Ezekiel Ansah Lions

DT: Jurrell Casey Titans, Marcell Dareus Bills, Sen'Derrick Marks Jaguars, Gerald McCoy Buccaneers, Ndamukong Suh Lions, Sheldon Richardson Jets

ILB: Christian Borland 49ers, Luke Kuechly Panthers, D'Qwell Jackson Colts, CJ Moseley Ravens,

OLB: Lavonte David Buccaneers, Connor Barwin Eagles, Justin Houston Chiefs, Von Miller Broncos, Clay Matthews Packers, Elvis Dumervil Ravens

CB: Joe Haden Browns, Buster Skrine Browns, Vontae Davis Colts, Patrick Peterson Cardinals, Richard Sherman Seahawks, Darrelle Revis Patriots, Perrish Cox 49ers, Chris Harris Broncos, Brent Grimes Dolphins, Perrish Cox 49ers

SS: Kam Chancellor Seahawks, Devin McCourty Patriots

FS: Charles Woodson Raiders, Harrison Smith Vikings

RS: Devin Hester Falcons, Josh Cribbs Colts

K: Adam Vinatieri Colts, Stephen Gostkowski Patriots

P Pat McAfee Colts, Tress Way Redskins

ST: Chris Maragos Eagles, Ricardo Lockette Seahawks

Team by Team Breakdown

Colts 7

Broncos 7

Patriots 6

Cowboys 5

Seahawks 5

Ravens 4

Lions 4

Browns 4

49ers 4

Packers 3

Steelers 3

Raiders 3

Eagles 3

Titans 2

Jets 2

Redskins 2

Buccaneers 2

Jaguars 2

Dolphins 2

Bills 2

Saints 2

Chiefs 2

Texans 2

Falcons 2

Panthers 2

Rams 1

Cardinals 1

Vikings 1

Bengals 1

Bears 1

Stat of the Day

The player with the most Super Bowl rings is Charles Haley with 5. He won 2 as a linebacker for the 49ers in 1988-1989 and 3 as a defensive end for the Cowboys in 1992-1993 and 1995

Colts Awards

I would like to congratulate 2 of the most deserving Colts on the awards they have received.


I would like to congratulate Andrew Luck on receiving the AFC Offensive Player of the Month award for November. He threw for 12 TD's and 2 Interceptions while throwing for 1280 yards and lead the Colts to a 3-1 record for the month. He is also the 1st QB to reach 4000 passing yards this year.                                                                        

The next person I would like to congratulate is D'Qwell Jackson for being the AFC Defensive Player of the week. He had 12 tackles, 7 of which were solo, 2 tackles for a loss, one pass defense and a fumble recovery which he returned 35 yards for his 2nd career touchdown.

Stat of the Day

Trent Richardson has rushed 135 times this year. 86 of those rushes (63.4%) have been for 3 yards or fewer. 24 rushes (17.7%) have been for 0 yards or a loss

Interesting Fact of the Day

In games in which Cesar Izturis's team has won he has hit .293 in games in which his team has lost he has hit .214

Interesting Fact of the Day

There will be a new segment on my blog in which an interesting sports fact will be presented each day.

Today's interesting fact is that Andrew Luck has a career QB rating of 137.5 on 4th down's.

The Trent Richardson Problem

When the Colts traded for Trent Richardson I don't think they expected a year after acquiring him that he would run for 12 yards on 8 carries and he would be overshadowed by Dan "Boom" Herron. The Colts coaching staff still thinks that Trent Richardson is the answer at running back and their "Rolling Ball of Butcher Knives and they still keep going back to him even after his poor performances and not Herron who has clearly shown he is the better rusher. This is very similar to last season when Richardson got the majority of carries over Donald Brown when Brown had one of the best yards per carry in the league. I think it's time for the Colts to finally give up on Trent Richardson and sit him on the bench for the rest of the season or give him the Darrius Heyward-Bey treatment and have him just play special teams so Zurlon Tipton can be the backup. Then after the season we should see what we can get for trading him and if we can't get anything then we need to cut him. Herron and Vick Ballard who will hopefully be healthy next season can form a solid RB duo that can take some pressure off Luck.