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Michael Vick’s Big Night

November 16, 2010 Aaron Garcia NFL 2 comments

Apparently there are some ghosts that will haunt you no matter how far removed you are from them. sometimes it takes more than just a great night, or even a great season to forgive the transgressions of one’s past. Vick’s 6 total touchdowns (4 Passing, 2 Rushing), 300+passing yards, and 50+ rushing yards last night was an NFL first. Nobody in the decades prior to last night had ever turned in a performance like that. Vick is a perfect example of someone who had all the talent in the world, squandered it, was given a shot at redemption and capitalized on it.

2010 World Series – A New Fan’s Guide to the Championship

October 26, 2010 Aaron Garcia MLB 3 comments

The 2010 World Series is set, and even if you know nothing (or very little) about baseball, don’t worry. By the time you are done reading this post, you will know everything you need to know about the Rangers and Giants to sound like you’ve been following the team for years. But before we get into the history of each team, lets take a look at the World Series as a whole.

The Theory of Baseball Evolution

October 22, 2010 Aaron Garcia MLB One comment

As technology develops, humans are using it to get faster, bigger and stronger than ever before and its having an effect on the game of baseball – but not in the way that anyone could have ever imagined. Team sports, such as baseball, are measured in vastly different ways than individual sports such as track & field, golf, or swimming. As athletes become more proficient in their individual sports, we see records being broken all the time. A new fastest 100m dash, a new low course score, a new record every day.

“Pitching Wins Championships” – Finally Putting this Myth to Bed

October 20, 2010 Aaron Garcia MLB 2 comments

By this point in the 2010 MLB season, we are all aware that “Pitching Wins Championships,” “Experienced Teams have the

So You Want to Be World Series Champs?

October 5, 2010 Aaron Garcia MLB

This year’s American League Playoffs will have it all. Lockdown Pitching, Unstoppable Offense, and Clutch Performing. Before we get into predicting who will reign victorious at the conclusion of the American League playoffs, let’s take a look at each team and try to understand a little more about why they made it this far in the first place.

NFL Week Three Recap – Bears Breeze By in the Windy City

September 29, 2010 Aaron Garcia NFL

Before we get into our Week 3 NFL recap, I’m going to discuss a slight formatting change. In previous recaps,

There is no Joy in Austin

September 27, 2010 Aaron Garcia College Football, NCAA Football Rankings, NCAA Sports 2 comments

College Football dropped a pop quiz on some teams this past weekend and while most teams showed up prepared, other teams saw their championship hopes dashed. There were a couple of tests that we had circled on our boards here at the All Sports Talk offices and while it wasn’t pretty, just about everyone pulled through.