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State of the Sport

 Marty ― http://www.StateoftheSport.com

We love blogging about Sports! We like the engagement. For us, it connects us. It’s something we are passionate about. It gives us something in common. Be controversial, be unpredictable, be respectful – but get engaged. Jump in – it won’t sting.

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Listed: Mar 16, 2011

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Are the A’s For Real?

State of the Sport ― The Oakland Athletics (53-45) were expected to battle the Seattle Mariners (44-57) for third place in a division dominated by the two-time defending American League Champion Texas Rangers (58-39), and the newly revamped Los Angeles Angels (54-45)....

Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Billy Beane, Boston Red Sox, Chase Headley, Chris Carter

Marty ― 42 weeks ago

Penn State Makes a Big Mistake

State of the Sport ― I am not talking about the 14 years worth of cover up that has been exposed over the last year.  I’m not talking about anything that has happened before yesterday.  Yesterday the NCAA placed sanctions on Penn State for “lack of...

Tags: NCAA, Jurisdiction, NCAA Sanctions, Penn State

Marty ― 42 weeks ago

NCAA Stepping out of it’s Jurisdiction

State of the Sport ― The NCAA came out today to announce a press conference for tomorrow, Monday July 23, about the sanctions and penalties it is going to place on Penn State.  They are doing this in response to the Freeh Report and the actions taken by 4 people...

Tags: NFL, Freeh Report, Joe Paterno, NCAA, NCAA Sanctions, Penn State

Marty ― 42 weeks ago

PGA Loving Tigers Positioning For Weekend

State of the Sport ― For golf fans everywhere The Open Championship is one of the best events of the year.  Besides being one of the four major championships, it is also held in, or immediately surrounding, the birth place of the sport.  The golf courses in the UK are...

Tags: Golf, Adam Scott, Brandt Snedeker, Open Championship, PGA, Phil Mickelson

Marty ― 43 weeks ago

Brees’ Prayers Answered by Saints

State of the Sport ― Earlier today it was reported by ESPN that Drew Brees has finally gotten the deal he wanted and deserved.  Anyone looking at the situation from the outside believes that this deal took to long to get done, myself included, but I think we all knew ...

Tags: NFL, Drew Brees, New Contract, New Orleans Saints, Nfl, Super Bowls

Marty ― 43 weeks ago

The Truth Will Set You Freeh!

State of the Sport ― This morning the Freeh Report came out and confirmed what most of us already knew.  Penn State officials didn’t do enough when dealing with the allegations of wrong doing by Jerry Sandusky. I didn’t read the entire report because it is...

Tags: NCAA, Freeh Report, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Penn State

Marty ― 44 weeks ago

October Contenders

State of the Sport ― It’s officially the All-Star Break, which means a lot of obnoxious home run calls from ESPN’s Chris Berman, and the unfortunate FOX broadcasting tandem of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver, but we’ll deal with it just like we do each...

Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Chris Berman, Ian Nova, Los Angeles Dodgers

Marty ― 44 weeks ago

The Nationals’ League

State of the Sport ― The Washington Nationals (48-32) own the best record in the National League as the All-Star Break steadily approaches. Baseball’s marathon has reached the midpoint, and the Nationals have proven themselves to be for real after sweeping the  ...

Tags: MLB, Adam LaRoche, Atlanta Braves, Bryce Harper, Bud Selig, Gio Gonzalez

Marty ― 45 weeks ago

The Save Needs to Change

State of the Sport ― Last night I was watching the replay of the Colorado Rockies beating the Washington Nationals.  I was asked if they won by the bartender and that caused me to use my phone to look up the answer.  In the box score on my phone I noticed that ...

Tags: MLB, Closers, Colorado Rockies, Josh Roenicke, Matt Belisle, Rafael Betancourt

Marty ― 46 weeks ago

The Perfect Rapture

State of the Sport ― It was a spectacle that cannot be duplicated, reprimanded, or forgotten. It was like watching an airplane take-off for the first time as a little kid, but more like a rocket ship. And everyone who witnessed it could arguably say that it was the ...

Tags: MLB, "The Out", Brandon Belt, Gregor Blanco, Houston Astros, Jason Castro

Marty ― 47 weeks ago

Freak Me Famous

State of the Sport ―   Tim Lincecum (2-6, 5.83 ERA, 72 Ks) is a two-time Cy Young award winner, and World Series champ. But, despite his impending little-guy legacy on the sport of baseball, the “Freak” is enduring the worst season of his big league...

Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Brooks Baseball, Cliff Lee, FanGraphs, Josh Hamilton

Marty ― 49 weeks ago

Assessing the Giants Offensive Productivity

State of the Sport ― The allure attributed to the San Francisco Giants (31-24) since winning the 2010 World Series has been touted to stellar efforts from its starting staff, and lights-out, clutch bullpen performances. Last season, the Giants set an all-time, major...

Tags: MLB, Andres Torres, Angel Pagan, Arizona Diamondbacks, Aubrey Huff, Boston Red Sox

Marty ― 49 weeks ago

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