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Revenge Of The Nerds: CYA Voting Ruined

Jeff Gordon — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:26:01 +0000

Cardinal Nation isn’t too happy about the outcome of the National League Cy Young Award voting, for obvious reasons.

Numbers crunchers Keith Law and Will Carroll left Chris Carpenter off their ballots, opting for Javier Vazquez and Danny Haren instead. This vaulted Tim…

VORP, FIP, WAR Propel Lincecum to Cy Young

Jeff Gordon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:14:37 +0000

ESPN.com’s Keith Law voted Tim Lincecum No. 1, Javier Vazquez No. 2 and Adam Wainwright No. 3.

He explained his thoughts on ESPN.com. He are snippets of that:

:Law noted that Lincecum led by wide margins the NL in FIP (Fielding Independent…

Ryan’s Song Is Tear Jerker

Jeff Gordon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:03:38 +0000

Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo has remained stoical in the face of his team’s struggle. His media sessions are always brief and uneventful.

How does he really feel about his first year at the helm of a NFL team? We’ll never know because…

Mark Mangino In Big, Big Trouble

Jeff Gordon — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:23:27 +0000

Attention, Missouri football fans: A major Tiger nemesis appears to be in peril. Kansas football coach Mark Mangino is officially under fire in Lawrence.

His volatile coaching style has eroded his job security. KU athletic director Lew Perkins met with the Jayhawks…

Browns Reach New Low, Again

Jeff Gordon — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:52:49 +0000

It’s a shame the Rams can’t schedule the Cleveland Browns for a game later this season. Steve Spagnuolo’s team would whip them by at least two touchdowns.

The Browns are headed the wrong way fast. Rams have it rough these days,…

Belichick Suffocated By Own Genius

Jeff Gordon — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:41:47 +0000

So what was more satisfying Sunday night, watching good guy Peyton Manning rally the Colts or bad guy Bill Belichick choke as a tactician?

If you are all Manning-ed out these days, as Tipsheet is, you probably enjoyed Belichick’s colossal blunder more.

The…

Rams Open Up, But Fall Short

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:22:10 +0000

The Rams knew they had to score points Sunday to hang with the explosive Saints. They knew they had to come out of their offensive shell to have any chance to hang with New Orleans.

And they did.

The Rams rallied from…

Fourth Quarter: Rams Cut Into Lead But Lose 28-23

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:20:31 +0000

The Saints just kept moving the ball, with Drew Brees using all his targets. A 16-yard pass to tight end David Thomas moved New Orleans to the Rams 43.

Then came a 9-yard pass to Marques Colston, a 7-yard run by…

Third Quarter: Rams Cut Lead To 21-17

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:38:00 +0000

The good feelings barely lasted through halftime. On the opening kickoff of the second half, Saints return specialist Courtney Roby raced 97 yards untouched.

In just 11 seconds, the Saints moved ahead 21-14.

So the Rams offense remains under pressure to keep…

Second Quarter: Jackson Rambles, Game Tied At Half

Jeff Gordon — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:38:09 +0000

On a third-and-5 scenario at the Rams 9, Drew Brees completed a 6-yard pass to David Thomas to earn the first down.

Then Reggie Bush skipped through a huge hole on the next play to score easily. It took a little…