2008 The Year of New Records in Sports 12/29/08 - 1/4/09

Well 2008 will be remembered in sports as the year of new records.

To start things off, the year 2008 in sports began with the New England Patriots trying to become the second team in National Football League History to finish in Perfection. As it would later turn out their quest to perfection was derailed in the NFL biggest game of the year, The Super Bowl.

New England would lose that game to the New York Football Giants, along with a place in NFL perfection land with the 1972 Miami Dolphins. But New England did become the only team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, to finish the regular season undefeated, so new record number one.

Then came the spring you had the Tampa Bay Devil Rays get rid of the Devil. A move that should have attracted the nation attention that this time these Rays would bring a new era in the baseball world.

But the Rays would not get that attention till mid season, that is when their were battling with the Red Sox’s for the division lead. The Fight for that Division lead would not end till two weeks till the end of the Major league Baseball regular season. As it would turn out the new era Rays would finish their season with three new records: First American league east division title, First American League Pinnate and the Rays first trip to the World Series.

Those three new records speak volume in itself, when you are talking about a team that up till this year, finished in the season in MLB basement.


Then came the Olympics and a guy named Michael Phelps. As Michael would not only challenge Mark Sprits record set in the 1972 game of seven gold medals which was up till these summer game the most that a single athlete had ever won in the course of one Olympics game. Well Michael not only tied with Mark at seven, but set a new record of eight gold medals in one Olympics by one athlete.


So as you can tell the year 2008 gave us a set of new records in sports. Will the year 2009 do the same for sports as 2008? Probably but for now time will only tell. Happy New Year Everyone!!


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The Buccaneers Coal - 12/22/08 - 12/28/08

That has been the definition of the season so far for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who will play the Oakland Raiders, at home for their regular season finale this coming Sunday.

The Bucs came into the season with one of the National Football League, toughest schedules and will still come away with at lest 9 victories for the season. Which would make put them at one game above last season record. At one point in the season, the Buccaneers were in the driver seat for a division title.

But now because of the Buccaneers third straight lost, they could be watching the playoffs and even the Super bowl at home. The super bowl by the way is being played at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, which is the home of the Tampa bay Buccaneers.


Now in order for the Buccaneers to now reach the playoffs, they help. They first would need to beat the Raiders on Sunday and then hope for a win by the Philadelphia Eagles, over the Dallas Cowboys.


But aside of the one win above from last year total. If the Buccaneers fail to reach the playoffs, after a commanding lead in their division, expect outrage in Tampa come this offseason. The Buccaneers can also expect nothing more then a bag of coal from their fans, if that were to happen.


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No More Fantasy Leagues … Please!! 12/15/08 – 12/21/08

I have had it with these Fantasy leagues; you know the ones that you hear all about on ESPN and other sports shows. Those shows that have experts, that is to tell their audiences on whom to sit and play for that week in their league.


So what is a Fantasy league you ask? Think of it as a video game, but instead of hitting buttons on the video game controller. In front your television. You sit in front of your computer and become your own general manager/owner and coach in one click of the mouse.


In my view this is just another way of the media, in general getting another dollar out of your pocket. Some people spend a lot, and I am talking a lot of not only time, but also money in this Fantasy junk.


It was estimated that by the end of next year, this junk would bring in 3 billion in revenue worldwide. Now where and who is getting that money, you ask? Book companies, Internet sites and of course television networks.


Am I telling people on how and what to spend their money on? No I am not, I am just stating that I myself I have had it with these networks wasting airtime and money on fantasy leagues. You can also rest assure that the only fantasy that I will be doing is dreaming about my Jaguars that is, on reaching the Super bowl next season.




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Texas Got BCS-ED 12/8/08 – 12/ 14/08

Texas on Sunday night got BCS-ED, by that I mean everyone knew and agreed that Texas should be the one in. Yet the BCS put Oklahoma ahead of them. I know that Oklahoma has said, that they should be the ones in and the Sooners are in.


But is it right?


I don’t think it is to me, if you beat a team, you then should have any advantage over that team in the rankings for the season. Sounds simple, right? Who cares what you did not due to another team, that some other team did.


Texas can still get a share of the National Championship. That’s if they beat Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl, which I think Texas will do. They also need help from Oklahoma. Strange is it? Oklahoma needs to beat Florida in the National championship game in Miami.


In order for Texas to then get a share of the National Championship.


Crazy is it?


Well that’s why they call it the BCS, and Texas you just got BCS – ED.


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No Article for this week. 12/1/08 - 12/7/08

No article for this week. Their will be one next week. Sorry for the In convince.

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No Article for this week. 12/1/08 - 12/7/08

No article for this week. Their will be one next week. Sorry for the In convince.

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