2008 April | Pickin' Splinters

Tuesdays with Smitty: Draft Weekend Thoughts and other Rumblings »

After trying to absorb as much of the NFL Draft this weekend, I came away with thoughts about teams, as well as some of the other action occurring in sports over the weekend.
→ The draft really needs to go back to being in the morning and not the 3:00 pm start that it had this [...]

April 29, 2008 | Posted in Tuesdays With Smitty | Read more »

For Rangers and Sixers weekend is an exercise of opportunities lost »

Pittsburgh Penguin fans greeted the New York Rangers with a sea of white Friday night. The energy in the four-decade old Mellon Center was palpable.
The ‘Broadway Blue’ responded with the game’s first three goals – the last of which came just a little over three minutes into the game’s second stanza. The veteran [...]

April 28, 2008 | Posted in Casey's Clipboard | Read more »

Cover letter to Donnie Walsh »

Dear Mr. Walsh:
Please accept this letter as application for the position as head coach of the New York Knickerbockers.
Enclosed you will find my resume, but I would like to emphasize a few important points.
I have spent the last fourteen years working as an English teacher. While this experience may not seem directly related to [...]

April 28, 2008 | Posted in Casey's Clipboard | Read more »

Performance of the Week (POTW) 4/21-4/27 »

Tony Parker must have grown weary of being an after thought in all the conversations regarding the top point guards in the NBA. Friday night Parker looked possessed as he dropped 41, handed out 12 assists, and grabbed 5 boards in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarter-finals.
All this came after Parker scored 32 [...]

April 27, 2008 | Posted in POTW | Read more »

Draft Day Open Thread »

Remember when the shrewd Red Auerbach chose Larry Bird before the ‘Hick From French Lick’ declared for the draft. You don’t suppose that Al Davis, with his penchant for acquiring Heisman winners, would choose Tim Tebow?

April 26, 2008 | Posted in Open Thread Thursday | Read more »

Open Thread Thursday (4/24) »

Who has a topic? Get us started.

April 24, 2008 | Posted in Open Thread Thursday | Read more »

Tuesdays with Smitty: How to save the NHL »

Like most, Spring is my favorite time of year. Snow melts, leaves bud on trees, flowers bloom and golf courses dry (yes, I got my first round of 18 in over the weekend). For me, Sports viewing is at its best. March Madness, The Masters, Opening Day and the NBA playoffs bring almost bring [...]

April 22, 2008 | Posted in NHL, Tuesdays With Smitty | Read more »

Eleven Degrees of LaTroy Hawkins »

Yankee reliever, LaTroy Hawkins, recently learned a little about the value of a number. Wanting to honor his hero, Roberto Clemente, Hawkins chose to don the #21. Little did the 13-year veteran know how possessive the denizens of the Bronx can be. After hearing some boos and feeling some pressure from Derek [...]

April 21, 2008 | Posted in Casey's Clipboard | Read more »

Performance of the Week (POTW) 4/14-4/20 »

May seem like one of the more obvious decisions in the history of sports, but Donny Walsh’s choice to take the New York Knicks in a new coaching direction merits my POTW. Maybe now those eighty some Knick games that I can watch won’t be mistaken for Comedy Central.
Who’s your POTW?

April 20, 2008 | Posted in POTW | Read more »

Danny Federici »

A pause from our usual sports banter to remember the life of E Street keyboardist, Danny Federici who earlier this week lost his battle to melanoma.
While Federici never grabbed the spotlight like Bruce or the other endearing personalities of the E Street Band (Miami Steve or Clarence Clemons), his contributions never went unnoticed. ‘The [...]

April 19, 2008 | Posted in Casey's Clipboard | Read more »