Author Archive for Vince Marotta
And what Team Fanster is predicting
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 16th, 2009 on Fanster.com - All Sports. All Phoenix.Photo: Tom Mihalek/AP
Here at Fanster, we’ve watched a lot of Cardinal football. A lot. And quite frankly, the disbelief of actually being able to use the words Arizona Cardinals and NFC Championship game in the same sentence seem unreal, and almost dirty to be honest. THE ARIZONA CARDINALS ARE ONE GAME AWAY […]
NFC Championship Game : Who the “experts” are picking
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 16th, 2009 on Fanster.com - All Sports. All Phoenix.I know, the image is creepy, but it’s merely a play on words. Now get your minds out of the gutter.
This has been called the most unpredictable NFL season ever by many so called experts around the country. That unpredictability has continued in the postseason.
Both #6 seeds are alive and well, […]
How good are Fitzgerald and Boldin?
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 16th, 2009 on Fanster.com - All Sports. All Phoenix.Football fans like to argue. They’ll argue about teams, games, players, you name it. An argument about the greatest team of all time would include talk of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970’s, the San Francisco 49ers of the 1980’s, the Dallas Cowboys of the 1990’s. Best running back? You’ll get […]
Anderson’s crew will work NFC Championship
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 15th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsReferee Walt Anderson, an NFL official since 1996, will be the crew chief on Sunday for the NFC Championship Game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. This will be Anderson’s fourth conference championship game.
So, is this good or bad for the Cardinals and their fans?
Well, […]
Potential Super Bowl matchups offer many different storylines
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 13th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsWith four teams remaining in the National Football League playoffs, human nature starts the wheels turning, and gets you to thinking about possible Super Bowl matchups for the 43rd edition of the game in Tampa.
There’s plenty of story lines included in this quartet of teams…
Arizona Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - this may be the most […]
Wojciechowski: “Let’s book Eagles for Tampa”
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 12th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsPhoto: Tom Mihalek/AP
The Arizona Cardinals actually enjoy being the underdog. You can count the number of “experts” in the national media who have given them chances against Atlanta and Carolina the last two weeks on one hand.
The Cardinals, who have been called “the worst team ever to qualify for the playoffs” earlier this […]
Be careful in what you wish for Shawn
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 12th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsShawn Marion. Remember him? He was the career-long Sun who consistently scored 17 to 18 points per game, grabbed 10 rebounds, and turned in a solid defensive effort. C’mon, you remember. He’s the guy who played in four All-Star Games as a Phoenix Sun.
He’s also the guy who consistently complained about […]
Cardinals on to the NFC Championship
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 11th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsLast week during the Arizona Cardinals’ playoff victory over the Atlanta Falcons at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, a fan held up a sign that read “Finally, a cold day in hell”. After witnessing what happened in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday night, apparently the netherworld is a veritable winter wonderland.
The Cardinals not […]
Did you hear the one about ASU raising football ticket prices?
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 7th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsPhoto: Roy Dabner/AP
On Tuesday, the Arizona State Athletic Department announced that football season ticket prices will be increasing for 2009.
The announcement came on the same day that BYU officially dropped ASU from their 2009 football schedule. The Sun Devils instead will take on the feared Warhawks of Louisiana Monroe.
The announcement came the same day […]
Shaun Livingston, I presume?
Closed Published by Vince Marotta January 6th, 2009 on AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - ForumsThe Phoenix Suns today cut guard backup point guard Dee Brown, after he saw action in only 2 games in the purple and orange. The move reduces the Suns’ roster to 12 players.
According to the Arizona Republic’s Paul Coro, the Suns’ move may have had something to do with Miami releasing guard Shaun Livingston. […]