Brown signs with Bucs

Football

   »Posted by FunkyMoron at 04:36:02 PM on August 10, 2004

     After 16 years of service for the Raiders (during which he went to the Pro Bowl nine-times), Tim Brown was released for salary cap reasons. He was quickly snapped up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are depleted at the wide reciever position. Brown, 39, is second on the all-time receiving yards list with 14,734 (behind former teamate Jerry Rice), third in receptions (1,070), and has 99 career touchdowns. While Tim is still a good reciever, I'm wary of the Bucs offense (and defense this year, as well) and I can't help but predict a major drop off in Brown's numbers. Known as Mr. Raider for his many years of service with only team he's ever played for, Tim moves on for the first time in his career -- to an inferior offensive team. Full Story

 More woes for Miami

Football

   »Posted by FunkyMoron at 10:02:18 PM on August 09, 2004

     Just barely weeks after Ricky Williams decides to screw the Miami Dolphins, David Boston (one of their leading wide receivers) goes down with a knee injury. He's expected to miss the entire season after the surgury. There isn't much else that can go wrong with the Dolphins preseason. Full Story

 San Diego Chargers

Football

   »Posted by FlyinHawaiian155 at 10:33:17 PM on August 03, 2004

     Last Year: Didn’t come to anyone’s surprise that the Chargers were again dead last in the NFL with a dismal 4-12 record. Nothing has quite worked out for the Bolts since their Super Bowl run back in ’95. Full Story

 Olerud in Pinstripes

Baseball

   »Posted by FunkyMoron at 06:15:52 PM on August 03, 2004

     Hard-hat wearing Gold Glove winning John Olerud has signed with the New York Yankees. He'll take over the starting first base job, replacing Tony Clark. Olerud has played for Seattle since 2000, and before that Toronto and the Mets -- never spending one day in the minor leagues. It was a sad day when Olerud was released by the M's (him being one of my favorite players and all), but that is topped by him deciding to join the "Evil Empire". Despite that, best wishes to John Olerud in the future! Full Story

 The Future of Fantasy Baseball

Fantasy League

   »Posted by mrprotagonist at 11:13:14 PM on August 01, 2004

     When it comes to offense in baseball, there is one statistic that matters most – the Run. It doesn’t matter how many home runs a team hits, how many bases it swipes, how many times it strikes out, if it scores more runs than the other team, it wins. The only true comparison of an team’s offense is how many runs it scores. Full Story

 The Importance of Contreras

Baseball

   »Posted by Pokeyouindaeye at 10:33:17 PM on August 01, 2004

     With the recent acquisition of Nomar Garciaparra by the Cubbies, the recent Loaiza/Contreras swap has received little attention.

I'm here to explain why it shouldn't. Full Story

 Training Camps

Football

   »Posted by FlyinHawaiian155 at 09:44:16 PM on August 01, 2004

     With NFL training camps underway plenty of sites are giving their own review of all the teams. So I will join in the fun and each week I will TRY to do a little review for each NFL team. Starting with our very own Seahawks. Full Story

 Fantasy Football Sign-Up

Fantasy League

   »Posted by FunkyMoron at 12:09:08 AM on August 02, 2004

     The FunkyMoron.net Fantasy Football League has just been created. If interested, shoot me off an e-mail! The draft date is currently set at August 28th, so as to give us time to see how players perform at their training camps. If I were you guys, I’d stockpile on Seahawks players =p. Hope to see ya on the virtual gridiron! Full Story