Posted in Analysis,Rule 5 Draft The Mets drafted three players in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft and did not lose any. These guys aren’t subject to any roster requirements and are now team property. With the sixth pick of the AAA phase, the Mets picked RHP Ronny Morla from the Cubs. [...]
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D.C. Five
A great and odd weekend of tennis: Four of the five rubbers played in Belgrade were essentially blowouts, matches you might have walked away from if they’d been played at a normal tournament. Yet it was the most dramatic—operatic—event in tennis all year. Credit this, of course, to Davis Cup. Team sports have it easy, [...]
Five Questions With Bears Safety Chris Harris
Safety Chris Harris came into in the NFL in 2005 as a sixth round pick out of Louisiana-Monroe. Harris had a pretty solid rookie season, appearing in 14 games, making 58 tackles, one sack and three interceptions. His three interceptions were the most by a rookie safety since Mark Carrier snagged 10 in 1990. Harris [...]
Could a hypothetical starting five of former Pistons make the playoffs in the East?
Darko Milicic is obviously the impetus of this post. For those who haven’t noticed (and judging by the coverage it has received, how haven’t you noticed?), Milicic has found himself of late in Minnesota, averaging 16.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 3.5 assists per game over his last six games while shooting over 50 [...]
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Five quick thoughts on UK’s Maui meltdown
(H-L photo/David Perry) Five quick thoughts about UK’s 84-67 loss to UConn in the Maui final: Calm down. Everything will be ok. This is a young team that was playing its third game in three days, and its fourth game in six days. Washington was an emotional game for this team. Seemed to take a [...]