Greinke to Brewers

This is a trade that the Brewers needed. As a Brewers fan, I think Cain, if he continues to develop, could be a future all-star. Escobar will never have a bat, but he has a pretty darn good glove. Greinke gives the Brewers, in my opinion, the 3rd best starting rotation behind Philadalphia and San Fransisco. Sure, Betancourt isn't a very good defensive short stop, but everyone in the majors has flaws. He has a better bat than Escobar, which I think will help the offense this year. Betancourt had 16 HR last year with a .259 BAA. But, with most players, when power comes average leaves. He is a career .274 hitter, which is nothing special. It is about average for a SS. Enough about Betancourt, now to Greinke. He is a former Cy Young winner... with the Royals. Which means he must have been doing something right. Also, most pitchers going from the AL to the NL do better in the NL due to lack of the DH position. According to sources, Greinke liked the idea of pitching in Milwaukee, which bodes well for his future in Milwaukee.  All in all I think this was a pretty good move by Doug Melvin. We will just have to wait and see on Escobar and Cain.

Football @ Wrigley

This Saturday, Illinois and Northwestern will play their football game on Wrigley Field. There is one problem with this... the field isn't big enough to play with two end zones. The east end zone only has one foot of space between the back of the end zone and the outfield wall. They tried to pad the wall, but Big Ten officials said today, backed up by NCAA rules, "Limit lines shall be marked ... 12 feet outside the sidelines and the end lines, except in stadiums where total field surface does not permit. In these stadiums, the limit lines shall not be less than six feet from the sidelines and end lines". Since there is only one foot of space, Big Ten officials have said only the west end zone will be used. Twitter users then sarcasticly posted, "Will they use an alltime QB?", or my personal favorite, "What happens if someone's Mom calls him in for dinner?". Yes, this is the Big Ten we are talking about here. The last time a college football game was played on Wrigley Field was 1938. The players must have been tougher then, because as far as I know, they played with two end zones. I guess safety has become a major issue in today's sports, but if they had known about the safety issues in 1938, would they have done the same thing? We will never know. All I know is this will be and interesting game.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/11/19/wrigley/index.html#ixzz15mTLNodF

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/stewart_mandel/11/19/wrigley/index.html#ixzz15mScm2uT

Michigan dareing Wisconsin to run up the score?

According to SI's truth & rumors, Michigan cornerback James Rogers said, "I guarantee they're [Wisconsin] not going to score 83 points on us,". Now as much of a Michigan supporter I am, I wouldn't suggest going to reporters saying that Wisconsin isn't going to score 83 points on us. This is the same defense that gave up 35 points to Indiana and UMass, the same defense that gave up 65 points to Illinois in a triple OT win. They are giving up 32 points a game. I still think they have a chance of winning this game, but I won't be because of our defense. Wisconsin's backfield is one of the best in the country, and we won't stop them. I just hope Shoelace can stay in the entire game, because he is the only reason we have won 7 games this season. All in all Michigan needs to work hard on our defense or we will be giving up 40+ points a game, which means we will have to score 40+ points on the opposing team. This is not good when you have one weapon and some good supporting players, and no one on defense. It is almost like we aren't putting anyone on the field when we are on defense. That is the biggest problem with this years Michigan team. Rich Rodriguez is a offensive genius, and we have a good d-cordinator but he can't do anything if all Rodriguez cares about is offense. He needs to start caring about this defense or he will be out of Ann Arbor by the end of next year.

Read more: http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/248950-michigan-cb-daring-bucky-to-run-up-score?eref=fromSI#ixzz15bGtWO53

Second Chances

As most of us know, a few years back Michael Vick was arrested and put in prison for running a dog fighting ring at his Virginia home. But last night in front of the whole United States he put on a show during Monday Night Football. He had 6 TDs (4 passing, 2 rushing), and over 400 yards of total offense. But with out the Philadelphia Eagles giving him a second chance at football and life, we may not have seen that game. He may have been putting on a show like some other "talents" with behavior problems in the USFL or Canadian Football League. To be honest, I thought he should never have had another chance, and I thought he should have been backing up Kevin Kolb. But last night he proved something to me... Everyone Deserves a Second Chance.

My First Post

My life has, is, and always will revolve around sports. From baseball in the spring to football in the fall and every other sport in between. From college football and basketball to soccer. I have played and follow many sports. Ever since I started high school, tennis has become a big part of my life. I watch it on TV, and play it whenever I can. In this blog I will be posting daily to weekly on the big stories in sports, and my thoughts on them. I hope you enjoy reading them and also commenting on my posts. I would love to hear your thoughts as well.