As soon as I began to write this, Arizona’s Jeremy Lamb laced a single to break up Madison Bumgarner’s no-hitter last night at AT&T Park. This was disappointing, for sure: Bumgarner seems to be the only Giants pitcher who hasn’t thrown a no-no recently (they’ve had four in the past four years).
The New York Islanders have made the playoffs in 3 out of the past 4 seasons and are one of only 5 teams in hockey that put together two consecutive 100-point seasons over the past 2 years.
French striker Antoine Griezmann and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will face as off as their respective countries meet in the Euro 2016 Final.
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Haydo, newest addition to the Check Down empire.
With the MLB trade deadline less than a month away, it’s time to look at the players who will most likely be on the move.
Dwyane Wade is the latest NBA player to return home, joining the Chicago Bulls on a two-year deal that looks better on paper than it does in reality.
Fronte got the ball rolling on this argument when he ranked Russell Wilson as the top quarterback he’d choose to build a team around. However, there’s another quarterback from the 2012 draft class that’s pretty damn good- former first overall pick Andrew Luck.
This isn’t a direct reaction to Kevin Durant’s decision to play for the Warriors; instead, look at it as the straw that broke the camel’s back.
This is Part II of an article I wrote about identifying teams set to improve or decline in 2016 based on a series of underlying statistics.
