Posted by Michael Seff on Sunday, June 5, 2011,
If you really wanted to watch Gerrit Cole, the potential No. 1 overall pick in this year's 2011 MLB Draft, you might do something as drastic as hike two miles through the backwoods to get to Jackie Robinson Stadium. You might, but I did. Cole was called upon to start the opening round game of the NCAA Regionals against Fresno State in front of a packed house. The game created so much buzz that even Luke Wilson dropped by to check out Cole pitch (he kept a low profiles sitting in the cheap seat... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Wednesday, June 1, 2011,
The Tampa Bay Rays are proving that,
in spite of the notion that they are “baseball's farm team”,
their recent run of success in the rugged AL East is no fluke.
GM Andrew Friedman has been criticized
(even by yours truly) for failing to pull off a big midseason trade
during the team's 2008 and 2010 division-championship seasons.
Instead, he and manager Joe Maddon felt confident in the young core
they had in place. The result? 97 and 96 win seasons.
But it appeared this offseason would
b... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, April 29, 2011,
Thursday's first round of the NFL
Draft was full of surprises, from about 10 minutes until nearly
midnight before the Green Bay Packers wrapped things up. Once Von
Miller went to Denver with the second overall pick, the major
shake-up was on, all the way down to a bizarre “passing” of the
pick by the Baltimore Ravens at 26. While giving grades a day after
the draft is silly (general rule of thumb is to wait three years), we
will examine each pick of the first round in detail.
1 Carolina... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Thursday, April 7, 2011,
Arian Foster became a household name
last season in winning the rushing title despite being undrafted, but
he isn't alone.
What Priest Holmes once did and what
Foster accomplished in 2010 prove that it isn't how you start, it's
how you finish. Running backs no longer are all the rage in the NFL
Draft in part because of guys like Foster, Danny Woodhead, and LeGarrette Blount.
In the postseason, a sixth-round
unknown named James Starks became the Packers' go-to tailback in the
team's run to a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Wednesday, March 2, 2011,
The Combine is officially in the
books, but there were plenty of storylines to go around during the
2011 event.
Cam Newton was less than impressive,
likely eliminating what was already a small chance that he would be
the number one pick by the Carolina Panthers. Newton did not seem to
win any friends over with his pre-draft interviews, and it would not
be surprising if he slipped into the double-digits.
Jake Locker held up considerably well,
and he did nothing to hurt his chances of l... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, December 27, 2010,
There is a silver lining after all for the soon-to-be-2-14-Panthers. The John Fox era will officially end after next Sunday's game in Atlanta, and the Panthers will be given the gift of the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. The last time the Panthers ended the season with the league's worst record, they couldn't even get the first pick in the draft because that went to the expansion Houston Texans. Thankfully the Texans botched that pick with David Carr and the Panthers "settled" for ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Friday, October 29, 2010,
DraftAmerica recently spoke with former
NFL standout Terrell Buckley, a 14-year veteran who made stops in
Green Bay, Miami, Denver, New England, and New York. Buckley was
often a fan favorite and now is the assistant strength coach at his
alma mater of Florida State. His daughter is an up-and-coming high
school golfer in the South Florida area, as recently featured in the
Miami Herald. Buckley discussed several aspects of football with DA,
including his draft day experience back in 1992 and ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Saturday, October 23, 2010,
If you've ever spent any time in or around the western New York area, you can almost feel the dejection in the air regarding the Buffalo Bills. It's been 10 years and counting since the team last smelled the playoffs. New GM Buddy Nix is in charge of fixing a mess that resembles that of curing America's tumbling economy. The Bills have virtually no core players to rebuild their organization around, save for C.J. Spiller, whom Nix may have reached for at No. 9 this past April. But as a team choo... Continue reading ...
Posted by Michael Seff on Monday, September 20, 2010,
When Daniel Nava smacked the first pitch of his major-league career into the Red Sox bullpen for a grand slam on June 12, it must have sent shivers through the likes of George Sherrill, Rod Barajas, and Heath Bell. For it was yet another in an increasing line of undrafted success stories in Major League Baseball. Just ask the San Diego Padres. Their successful 2010 campaign has been spearheaded by "The Pen-itentiary", with fellow undrafted pitcher Mike Adams paving the way for Bell in the back... Continue reading ...
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