Author Archive for mblake
Top Ten Diamondback Prospects
Closed Published by mblake February 13th, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsBaseball America recently unveiled their top ten Diamondback prospects and man is there some talent in this system. 2005 first round pick Justin Upton comes in at number one after a solid season at Low A. He’ll move up to High A in 2007 and it wouldn’t surprise me if he got bumped up […]
UofA and ASU recruiting classes 43rd and 44th respectively…
Closed Published by mblake February 8th, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsI haven’t had too much time to review the 2007 signing day recruiting classes, but I did have enough time to dig up some information to get everyone else started. The fact that UofA and ASU had nearly identical rankings, surely should disappoint UofA fans and alumni. After all, ASU is coming off losing their […]
ASU paper threatens to sever ties with Bonds….
Closed Published by mblake February 8th, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsSubsequently, ASU should follow suit and sever ties with Bonds, which would include removing his jersey from the lobby at the Carson Student Athletic Center and bringing down his No. 24 from right field at the team’s baseball facility.
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Is it, however, worth being associated with, arguably, the most disliked player of all time - someone […]
A few things from around the block….
Closed Published by mblake February 7th, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsRandy Johnson will be “a bit behind” where other pitchers will be when they report to camp next week, “but not significantly,” Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes said.
Johnson underwent back surgery in October. “He’s making solid progress and continued progress,” Byrnes said. “We’re still not sure on specifics of a timeline. He’s felt good in all […]
To Reserve or Not To Reserve
Closed Published by mblake February 5th, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsI put a poll up about this topic this morning but wanted to flesh out the question a bit. The poll question is:
Should the Suns start playing more reserves even if it means they’ll lose more games?
There seem to be two scenarios that can play out over the next 30 games or so.
The […]
Minnesota Wild @ Phoenix Coyotes
Closed Published by mblake February 2nd, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsThe Phoenix Coyotes look to make it two in a row when they take on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.
The Wild hold the coveted eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference and are 10 points ahead of the Coyotes. A win Saturday night puts the Coyotes closer to within eight and […]
Manu is a Punk!
Closed Published by mblake February 2nd, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsIsn’t it bad enough that Manu Ginoboli is the worst flopper in the NBA since Vladi Divac, now he’s taking out his frustrations on the family jules of the Phoenix Suns. Although Manu kneed Amare in the mummy daddy box the Spurs were the ones that took it in the junk last night. Way to […]
Amare is the chosen one
Closed Published by mblake February 2nd, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsAmare Stoudamire is the key to the door to the NBA Championships. In the loss to the Timberwolves, he looked sluggish and tired. But tonight, he played with vigor and passion that we haven’t seen in a long time, scoring 24 points and recording 23 REBOUNDS! That is unheard of! The man is a beast. […]
Phoenix Coyotes Upend Nashville Predators 3-2
Closed Published by mblake February 1st, 2007 on az Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for SportsThe Phoenix Coyotes beat the best team in the NHL, the Nashville Predators, Thursday night 3-2.
Coach Wayne Gretzky surprised all of us when he gave goaltender Curtis Joseph the start in tonightâs game. Clearly, he was the best player on the team last night facing 40 shots and stopping 38. I thought that […]
Game Thread: Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs
Closed Published by mblake February 1st, 2007 on azSportsHub.com - Arizona's Destination for SportsThe journey begins. Well, not really but I always wanted to start a post out that way. In the large scheme of things, this is just another game. It may mean something to the Suns fans and probably to most of the Suns players but the Suns really can’t do anything right in the analysts’ […]