30 Copyright 2009, CBSSports.com http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5909245 en-us I will mostly talk about the Diamondbacks, Jaguars, Rangers (NY), Grizzlies and Sun Devils. I will also talk about the Hurricanes (Miami), Sharks, Giants (NY) and the Pac-10. Fantasy sports will also be a hot topic here. As always, I will give my honest opinion, even if it means criticizing a team/player/coach. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:55:36 EST http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11749830?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11749830?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (1). Alabama ... Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:05:10 EST http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11749830?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11583116?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11583116?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (1). Alabama ... Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:56:00 EST http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11583116?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11449693?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11449693?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (2). Alabama ... Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:52:19 EST http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11449693?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11324760?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11324760?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF The Tulsa game will not be reflected in my poll. Tulsa plays Central Florida later today ... Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:49:56 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11324760?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11194495?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11194495?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (1). Texas ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:02:54 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11194495?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173766?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB#comments NCAAB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173766?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB Here are my preseason rankings for college basketball: ... Sat, 18 Oct 2008 5:19:02 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173766?source=rss_blogs_NCAAB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173756?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173756?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Never posted these... ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:21:37 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/11173756?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10943323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10943323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (1). Oklahoma ... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:11:13 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10943323?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10791206?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10791206?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF 1 (4). Oklahoma ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 3:53:17 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10791206?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10643794?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10643794?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Here are my rankings for this week. Last week's ranking in parenthesis. ... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:58:38 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10643794?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10629598?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10629598?source=rss_blogs_MLB Here are my awards for the 2008 MLB season (all awards subject to change). My preseason picks were horrible. They are in parenthesis. ... Wed, 01 Oct 2008 2:20:14 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10629598?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10505029?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10505029?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Here is my top 25 for Week 3. Last week's ranking is in parenthesis. ... Sun, 14 Sep 2008 3:12:40 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10505029?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10356462?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10356462?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF There is only one game on Sunday (which is being played as I type this), and that game has no effect on my rankings. Here are my rankings for this week: ... Sun, 07 Sep 2008 2:35:28 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10356462?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10232439?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10232439?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Here is my updated poll, including Monday's games. ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:26:37 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10232439?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10197097?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10197097?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF I will try to do a weekly analysis and make picks for each college football game. I know games were already played, but I made these picks before the games were played. ... Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:16:31 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/10197097?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9679546?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF#comments NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9679546?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF Here is my preseason top 25 for this upcoming NCAA Football season: ... Mon, 01 Sep 2008 1:35:40 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9679546?source=rss_blogs_NCAAF http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9154528?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9154528?source=rss_blogs_MLB As we all know, the starters for the MLB All Star Game are chosen by the fans. The fans usually pick the big name players and players from the Red Sox, Yankees, Mets, or Cubs rather than players that actually deserve it. Here are my all-star teams (e ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 0:22:33 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9154528?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9048330?source=rss_blogs_Tennis#comments Tennis http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9048330?source=rss_blogs_Tennis There is only one U.S. male tennis player that made it out of the second round of Wimbledon this year. ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:32:52 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/9048330?source=rss_blogs_Tennis http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8993340?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8993340?source=rss_blogs_MLB As we all know, Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is going to have season-ending shoulder surgery that very well may end his career. Here are his career stats: ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:34:00 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8993340?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8530106?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8530106?source=rss_blogs_General Syracuse. ... Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:35:20 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8530106?source=rss_blogs_General http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8277693?source=rss_blogs_General#comments General http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8277693?source=rss_blogs_General Here are my predictions for the 2008 NCAA Lacrosse Championship: ... Fri, 16 May 2008 0:56:04 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8277693?source=rss_blogs_General http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8167351?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8167351?source=rss_blogs_MLB The Yankees optioned pitcher Ian Kennedy to AAA-Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. ... Sun, 04 May 2008 13:24:07 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8167351?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8103922?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8103922?source=rss_blogs_MLB I have not been able to update this due to the lack of time. Here is an update of the major headlines involving the fantasy baseball world. ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:47:40 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8103922?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8011996?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8011996?source=rss_blogs_NFL Here are my predictions for the first round of this year's NFL Draft. All picks are assuming that no trades occur on draft day, so it is very unlikely that every prediction will be right. ... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:55:54 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8011996?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8002911?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8002911?source=rss_blogs_MLB The Diamondbacks played a short two-game series against the Dodgers on Wednesday and Thursday. Game 1 (Wednesday, April 23) ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:03:30 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/8002911?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7995337?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7995337?source=rss_blogs_MLB I forgot to post an update yesterday, so here is news from the past few days: ... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:48:23 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7995337?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975522?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975522?source=rss_blogs_MLB I am starting this blog because at this pace, Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard will shatter his own record for strikeouts in a single season. He set the mark last year with 199, and that was while missing 18 games. ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:39:47 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975522?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975345?source=rss_blogs_NFL#comments NFL http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975345?source=rss_blogs_NFL Here are my predictions for the first round of this year's NFL Draft. All picks are assuming that no trades occur on draft day, so it is very unlikely that every prediction will be right. ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:11:12 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7975345?source=rss_blogs_NFL http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7964512?source=rss_blogs_MLB#comments MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7964512?source=rss_blogs_MLB The Giants and Diamondbacks played a short 2-game series at Chase Field to begin the week. ... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 0:32:43 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7964512?source=rss_blogs_MLB http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7963260?source=rss_blogs_NHL#comments NHL http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7963260?source=rss_blogs_NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:24:19 EDT http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5909245/7963260?source=rss_blogs_NHL 100 http://images.cbssports.com/images/cbsdm/spec/cbssportscom.gif http://dbacksfan414.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/view/5909245 100