Thanks for the support

With school starting in a week, I will no longer keep this summer project going.  I appreciate everyone who stopped by this summer to talk a lot of baseball (and a little football).  I didn’t think this site would have quite the success it has had (almost 500 views at the time of writing this), [...]

Around the SEC: Tide season wide open under Wilson

By Harold McIlvain II
For the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, it was a tail of two seasons last year.
Then first year head coach Nick Saban could not have asked for a better start to the season.  But then it went terrible wrong.
The first half of the season started out great with a 6-2 record, and [...]

Post-Trade Division Outlook: Are the Mets in or out?

By Harold McIlvain II
Pedro Martinez has had an up and down stint with the Mets after signing a four-year, 53 million dollar contract.
In 2005, he pitched well, throwing 217 innings with a 15-8 record and a 2.82 ERA.
But in 2006 and 2007, he pitched in less than 150 innings total because of injury.
Martinez has already [...]

Around the SEC: Georgia Bulldogs going against odds

By Harold McIlvain II
The Georgia Bulldogs have the talent to win a national championship this year, but only one glaring obstacle stands in the way:  a tough schedule that features games at South Carolina, Arizona State, LSU and Auburn.
And don’t forget about home games against Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia Tech and a neutral-site meeting against Florida.
It’s [...]

Post-Trade Division Outlook: Rays still shining in Tampa

The Tampa Bay Rays have never finished better than fourth place in the AL East, so do the Rays have what they need to hold on atop the division with the Yankees looming? (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
By Harold McIlvain II
The paper seems to have a misprint in it everyday when it comes to the MLB standings.
Turn [...]