AFC Draft Wrap

The NFL Draft is where the wild things are. This year the Jets fans were more then just wild, They were wildly happy that owner Woody Johnson gave GM Mike Tannenbaum and Head Coach Rex Ryan the Green light to trade up for USC QB Mark Sanchez. But Is Sanchez what the NY Jets really [...]

Yankees and Sox Have First Meeting at Fenway

Once again, the greatest rivalry since the Union vs. the Confederacy gets showcased this weekend at Fenway Park in Boston as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off in a 3-game series between the longtime AL East rivals.
You can just hear it now.  The peacefulness of spring will be broken by the [...]

Remembering The Bird

The year was 1976; “Frampton Comes Alive” was gaining in music popularity, a former football player was still patrolling the White House, and yours truly had just received a driver’s license.  Baseball season started with my next-door-neighbor, Al–a HUGE Detroit fan–telling me about this eccentric, young kid who had made the Tigers’ pitching staff.  “They call him [...]

Women, Baseball, The IBAF, Politics, Committees & The Olympics

I’ve written in the past about Jen Liu, a femme fatale from Chicago who is also part of a professional women’s baseball league.  Read the background HERE so I don’t have to recap the whole thing.  Trust me.  She’s great and played in Hong Kong this past winter and is a very large (in stature, [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 4/18/09

The “Unwatchable NBA” Update:  In a recent game played in New Jersey, the Nets annihilated the Sixers 96-67; Philadelphia shot a putrid 9-for-23 (39%) from the free throw line (that’s NOT a misprint, folks) and scored a GRAND TOTAL of 28 points in the ENTIRE second half (ughhhh).  Notice to Philly fans:  At last glance, the [...]

Giroux Making Most of Playoffs

UNIONDALE ,NY- Coaches usually send nothing but platitudes to a team’s prized prospect in training camp. A poor start can be attributed to a lack of experience while solid play is sold as a harbinger of greatness to come. But Flyers coach John Stevens delivered a not-so-subtle message to Claude Giroux in the summer, instructing [...]

NFL Schedule Released

On Tuesday, the National Football League unveiled its 2009 regular season schedule and both occupants of the present Meadowlands/Giants Stadium (depending on which team is playing at home that particular day) will receive national exposure a total of seven times. The Giants will bid farewell to their home since 1976 with a Sunday Night Football [...]

Lessons to be Learned

He had just pitched the game of his life, and what Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart did afterward was do what any 22-year old kid would do.  He wanted to celebrate his good fortune with friends.
Unfortunately, Adenhart died only hours after shutting down the Oakland Athletics; pitching six scoreless innings in the process. It [...]

2009 Baseball Preview

Yes, folks, the 2009 season is underway; there’s further talk of steroids, a bad economy, and ticket prices resembling monthly rent payments–yes, those made in the HIGH RENT district.  Here’s how they’ll finish this season:
AL EAST AL CENTRAL AL WEST
N.Y. Yankees        Minnesota Twins         L.A. Angels
Boston Red Sox       Cleveland Indians            Oakland A’s
T.B. Rays                Chicago White Sox           Texas Rangers
Toronto Blue Jays    [...]

Lazzari” Sports Roundup – 4/4/09

A well-deserved honor as longtime WTIC-AM “SportsTalk” host Arnold Dean will receive the Art McGinley Award at the CT Sports Writers Alliance’s Gold Key Dinner on April 26th at the Aqua Turf in Southington; this recognition is for meritorious service to the CSWA and to sports journalism in general. Often called the “Dean of CT [...]

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