Last week, readers of Musket Fire voted on the position the Patriots should focus on most once free agency begins. The outside linebacker position won with 45% of the vote. Therefore, over the next five days, I’ll look at the top five outside linebacker prospects the Patriots could target. Today’s spotlight is on former Tennessee Titan Jason Babin. Last season, the Patriots had the worst third-down defense in the NFL, and that was largely due to the lack of a pass rush.What better solution to that problem than to go after the free agent with the most sacks last season? [...]
Archive | June, 2011
Patriots Free Agent Spotlight: Jason Babin
Written by jamie | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Musket Fire (New England Patriots)
McKenzie Meets With Ruud
Written by Joey Rodriguez | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | The Pewter Plank (Bucs)
McKenzie getting a taste of some action. Tyrone McKenzie has not been shy about making it clear that he wants the starting position at middle linebacker. Ever since he got a taste of getting some play time late last season, due to the injury of Quincy Black, he’s been chasing down the chance of getting a starting role. With Barrett Ruud, Adam Hayward, and Quincy Black all entering free agency once the lockout is lifted, it’s possible that the Bucs will not resign all of them and will need someone to step in and fill the shoes of a starter. [...]
June Hot or Not Braves and Today’s News
Written by Fred Owens | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Tomahawk Talk (Braves)
The Braves are off today basking in a sweep of the Mariners that included beating a resurgent lefty Erik Bedard (4-6, 3.00, 1.111), the star of their pitching prospects the superb Michael Pineda (7-5 /2.08/1.029) and last year’s AL Cy Young winne…
Who Says You Can’t Go Home? Talking About Changes.
Written by Frank Rekas | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Blackhawk Up (Blackhawks)
Some things bring us joy. Source: Chicago Sun-Times My name is Frank Rekas and as the NHL Director for Fansided Sports I wanted to tell you of some changes at Blackhawk Up, one of the first and one of the most successful sites here at the FanSided Sports Network. Jeff Bartl the original Blackhawk Up writer is moving on to his own site with his commarades Tim Currell and Brandon Spinner. Their new site which just went live a couple days ago is Cheer The Anthem. Make sure you go there to check them out as they will continue to [...]
A’s Mid-Season Report Card
Written by Joseph Lopez | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Swingin' A's (Athletics)
Will Billy Beane turn Oakland into sellers or buyers at this year's trade deadline? (Photo Credit:fangraphs.com) The Oakland Athletics entered the season with high hopes and a hunger for a division crown, but fast-forward 82 games into the season, and you’ll find the A’s in last place in the AL West and on the fringe of playoff contention. GM Billy Beane set out last winter to upgrade an A’s offense that ranked 23rd in runs scored (663), 17th in batting average (.256), 16th in on-base percentage (.324), 26th in slugging percentage (.378), and 28th in home runs (109). So far, [...]
When The Price Is Right
Written by Joey Rodriguez | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | The Pewter Plank (Bucs)
During the 2010 season, the Buccaneers lost many of their starters to injuries. Many of them have recovered well and are predicted to be healthy by training camp or the start of the season. Among those that are injured, one Buccaneer had to … […
How Serious Is Carmelo’s Elbow Injury?
Written by Michael Pina | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Buckets Over Broadway (Knicks)
Remember when Carmelo Anthony first hurt his elbow? It was his second game as a Knick and they were facing off against the lowliest of the low Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony fought through numbness, played terrible, and through his efforts, ultimately g…
Pundit Roundup: Russell Wilson’s Impact
Written by Jack Moore | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Badger of Honor (Wisconsin)
Even though there had been rumblings of Russell Wilson’s arrival in Madison for weeks, there’s no denying how important a news day it was for the University of Wisconsin-Madison football program when Wilson actually announced his transfer o…
The 75th Texas League All-Star Game Recap
Written by Jonathan Collander | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Seedlings to Stars (Minor Leagues)
The South Division defeated the North 3-2 in the 75th Annual Texas League All-Star Game. Some of the best prospects in Double-A baseball made appearances on this exciting night. We won’t recap the game in a traditional sense but we will give you details on how the best up-and-comers performed last night. James Darnell was the MVP of the game last night with a two-run home run and a solid defensive play to secure the win. Darnell is the 12th ranked prospect in the Padres system and has had a great season so far. The fans in San Antonio were [...]
Ladislav Smid Signs Two Year Deal
Written by Jeffrey Chapman | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Oil on Whyte (Oilers)
Lockout Coverage Worse Than Brett Favre Coverage
Written by Chris Shellcroft | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Just Blog Baby (Raiders)
I would rather endure a 24 hour Brett Favre Comeback News Channel than have to see one more ESPN update on the lockout. Wake me up when the lockout ends. Enough with these ridiculous reports of progress being made. Spare me the rumors of secret phone calls and meetings. I’m waiting for Chris Mortensen to find a napkin that DeMaurcie Smith dropped at a TGI Friday’s with some dollar figure scribbled on it. No doubt ESPN would have rush to air pictures of the napkin before Smith comes forward stating he was only trying to figure out the tip for [...]
GAME 3 RECAP: Mets Can’t Best Verlander; Tigers Win 5-2
Written by Ben Berkon | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Rising Apple (Mets)
Rick Porcello? No problem. Phil Coke? Laughable. Justin Verlander? Well…he’s pretty darn good. Verlander had to throw 120 pitches, but he still bested the Mets offense, hurling seven innings, giving-up seven hits, one earned-run, two walks, while striking-out six batters. Aside from a Dan Murphy and Carlos Beltran homerun, the Mets bats were pretty silent. In addition, Mike Pelfrey, who had previously walked just three batters the entire month, surrendered five free passes to the Tigers. Big Pelf also gave-up eight hits and five runs (four earned) in 4.6 forgettable innings. The Mets took two out of three from the [...]
The NBA Lockout is Here and Some Links
Written by Jake Madison | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | Swarm & Sting (Hornets)
Doomsday is here. It’s not official yet, but the NBA owners will be locking the players out sometime after 12:01 am when the current CBA expires. With no new CBA all league business is on hold. That means no trades or free agent signings. The …
Rodgers: Candid interview about football, training, team … and golf
Written by apackphan | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | LombardiAve (Packers)
Aaron Rodgers is a fan favorite and a champion. Raymond T. Rivard photograph Aaron Rodgers talked this afternoon about staying in shape, improving, winning another championship, the lockout, and of course, golf, during an interview with media leading up to his participation in the 22nd annual American Century Championship golf tournament to be held in Lake Tahoe, Calif., in a couple of weeks. While looking forward to playing golf in this great tournament, Rodgers also talked a lot about football and told reporters that the Packers are well positioned to possibly earn more than one more championship in the coming [...]
BOUIE FISHER: 1928-2011
Written by Carlos Acevedo | June 30, 2011 | Comments Off | The Cruelest Sport (Boxing)
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