Sports - 9 October 2006

2006-10-09 11:03:45 · 12 answers · asked by Terry M 1 in Football (American)

2006-10-09 11:03:03 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Football (American)

2006-10-09 10:58:23 · 5 answers · asked by Don R 1 in Golf

Awwww, poor #2 Auburn lost to unranked Arkansas & now Florida's in thier old spot. I, personally, think it's karma for Auburn making fun of BAMA's loss against Arkansas. Will it bite em in the butt again this weekend?

Roll Tide!

2006-10-09 10:49:27 · 15 answers · asked by Brooke~* 3 in Football (American)

i have a 3 yearold daughter michelle and when she sits on my lap we watch movies toghter i notice her tummy goes up and down is that becuse the way she breaths ?

2006-10-09 10:44:36 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Sports

2006-10-09 10:44:02 · 13 answers · asked by sexy man 1 in Baseball

2006-10-09 10:42:04 · 11 answers · asked by Dave L 1 in Wrestling

Or is he once again going to show everyone that he's not following the rules of the bet?

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2006-10-09 10:40:05 · 7 answers · asked by Juventina 6 in FIFA World Cup (TM)

i have it and my tuck is really high but i always land with my chest down any tips???

2006-10-09 10:37:48 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Sports

2006-10-09 10:37:47 · 39 answers · asked by Keary 3 in Hockey

Does it not seem weird that they ask more questions about Rangers than celtic?
Is it Freudian

2006-10-09 10:36:46 · 13 answers · asked by frankieboy 2 in Scottish Football

when i say i do martial arts they say "so you do karate" why is karate so popular
no offence to any disciplines of karate

2006-10-09 10:32:53 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Martial Arts

2006-10-09 10:32:25 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in FIFA World Cup (TM)

2006-10-09 10:31:54 · 18 answers · asked by LLL H =] 2 in Swimming & Diving

2006-10-09 10:31:26 · 8 answers · asked by zara 1 in Baseball

I was horrified! I just read in an architectural magazine that they are building a new one and [gasp!] demolishing the current one!! I'm no Yankee fan, but as a true baseball fan, that place is like Mecca. It reeks of history and legend. It says they're making it similar, just updating it for modern times. They'll move the statues and all, but Yikes!! Any thoughts??

2006-10-09 10:28:27 · 15 answers · asked by BaseballGrrl 6 in Baseball

I think that would be the most awesome job ever!!! Heck, I would even take the job as the person holding the 1st down chains.....

2006-10-09 10:27:27 · 15 answers · asked by Brooke~* 3 in Football (American)

Does any1 think that tna gonna give wwe a run for ther $ I sure dont think so wwe is bigger and better and could by tna in a instant

2006-10-09 10:22:30 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Wrestling

2006-10-09 10:21:25 · 15 answers · asked by abk2004 2 in Football (American)

Here's what I have:

Division Series:
A's over the Tigers in 7
Cardinals over the Mets in 6

World Series:
Cardinals over the A's in 7

2006-10-09 10:18:47 · 10 answers · asked by marcelluswallace 2 in Baseball

Who thinks that it'll be the A's vs. the Mets in the World Series?
Who will win??

I'd like A's to win in 7 games

2006-10-09 10:18:11 · 15 answers · asked by Giants Fan! 4 in Baseball

do you think ferrari will try to pay some one to sabotage alonsos car ? is it possible?dont forget anything is possible in f1/ how much do you think its worth to them

2006-10-09 10:17:57 · 10 answers · asked by full_strokes_baby 2 in Auto Racing

I've heard that the average life expectancy of a new motorcyclist in the U.S. is only 90 days. I'm trying to find out if this is fact or fiction. I've tried several search engines but can't find anything.

2006-10-09 10:12:26 · 4 answers · asked by Cara 1 in Auto Racing

2006-10-09 10:12:25 · 6 answers · asked by teambenkart 1 in Football (American)

I got a Woman's Burton/feather snowboard that is normaly 350.00 for 199.00 and i got RIDE bindigns and DC boots for a discount price and the grand total was 400.00. It was an amzazing deal. I got it at any mountain. I really, really like it! It's a really cool looking board. Now i just can't wait to use it!!!!!

2006-10-09 10:10:48 · 10 answers · asked by mountaingirl88 3 in Winter Sports

Firing Torre Shouldn't Crack Top 10 of Boss' to-do List
Oct 9, 4:31 PM (ET) Email this Story

By JIM LITKE
Dear George:

Nobody tells a guy who spent $200 million on the hired help what he can or cannot do. So go ahead, fire Joe Torre if it makes you feel better. Just ask yourself something first. What would Lou Piniella or any other manager have done differently?

Scream more? Hit and run less? Use the hook on one pitcher a little earlier or another a little later? Because even if Torre - or Piniella, or the ghost of Connie Mack, for that matter - had done any or all of those things, the result would have been the same.

If you're compiling a list of the people who let you down the past half-dozen seasons, his name doesn't even make the top 10.

This doesn't mean you have to stand pat. Just the opposite. The best thing about your stewardship is that the Yankees' glass never looks half full. If you're not happy, then nobody else in the organization is going to be, either. Sure, it's a miserable, nerve-racking way to run one of the greatest franchises in sports. But no one is ever going to utter your name and the word "complacent" in the same sentence.



So get general manager Brian Cashman on the phone, tell him to pull out a copy of the roster and a red pen. Start by having him draw a line through the third baseman's name, because everybody in New York already has.

Adding Alex Rodriguez was wonderful in theory, but, like communism, not so wonderful in practice. He's tried adapting, agreeing to move from shortstop, where he's a first-ballot Hall of Famer, to the far side of the diamond to give Derek Jeter plenty of space.

He tried being cocky, because A-Rod thought that's what the town wanted, then humbled himself when pity seemed like the quickest way back into its heart. He's always the first ballplayer to show up for extra practice, and often the last to leave. That might have endeared him to the coaching staff, but A-Rod will forever be dragging his price tag behind him like a ball and chain. Cut him loose, cut your losses while you still can, and ship him to the Angels, Dodgers or Cubs for one of those young arms that have been so effective against your lineup the last few postseasons.

And while we're on the subject of pitchers, it's time to stop thinking of your staff as a way station for AARP millionaires. Grabbing Roger Clemens a few years ago was a stroke of genius, but he was the exception and not the rule. Remember Kevin Brown, whose name rhymes with "broken down"? Well, Randy Johnson is already 43 and Mike Mussina turns 38 in December and they're eating up $35 million annually.

The good news is that Mussina is in his option year, the better news is that Gary Sheffield is, too. Cut them loose and use the money for another young arm. It seems like ancient history now, especially because a lineup card glittering with All-Stars is hard to see past, but the bedrock of those four World Series titles in five years at the start of Torre's tenure was strength up the middle and pitching.

Take out the contributions of Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada, who both hit .500 against Detroit, and the rest of the batting order went 18-for-104. That's a .173 average. Everybody else in baseball understands your hitters were geeked once they fell behind early and responded by trying to hit every ball out of the park. That's because they figured it was only a matter of time before the other team started doing the same to the Yankee pitchers.

Torre, on the other hand, has been consistent, maybe the best thing that ever happened to you. He was the buffer all these years between expectations and reality, and every year he got your team close enough to win it all.

He kept everybody happy when dividing playing time among a bunch of midlevel talents like Tino Martinez and Paul O'Neill was touchy, and he kept the spare parts like Jose Vizcaino and Luis Sojo sharp. He made room and time for budding superstars like Alfonso Soriano and Robinson Cano to develop and he usually had all the issues sorted out when the playoffs rolled around.

Now he's got a roster full of guys who - at least on paper - should be penciled in every day, and less flexibility than ever to make decisions. He treated them like the professionals they're supposed to be, moving pieces around to account for age and injury, and tried to stay out of their way.

Remember how well that worked for the 2000 team, the one that Torre insisted prepared so well on its own that managing was almost too easy? "I'd have meetings sometime," he said then, "for my own sake." Well, this is not that kind of team.

No, this is team that could use a big, swift kick in the pants, and Torre isn't so timid that he wouldn't apply the occasional thwack. But ballplayers will forget the sting soon enough unless they know the manager will be around long enough to do it again.

Torre has shown more patience than the job merited, sought less credit than he deserved, won as often as he should have and never once complained.

If that adds up to a pink slip now, you'd better have a pad of pink slips handy. You won't find anybody that good at covering your back for twice the price.

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Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke@ap.org

2006-10-09 10:07:44 · 10 answers · asked by Tommy D 5 in Baseball

2006-10-09 10:07:18 · 16 answers · asked by bkern 3 in Auto Racing

With the spending spree over the offseason adding new fire power to compliment Marion Gaborik, what do you think of their chances for a deep playoff run?

2006-10-09 10:03:50 · 9 answers · asked by tigge324 2 in Hockey

Pride FC Real Deal, October 21st

2006-10-09 10:03:28 · 6 answers · asked by Dane 1 in Martial Arts

Brian Cashman
Joe Torre
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Jason Giambi
Randy Johnson
or sombody else to blame

2006-10-09 10:03:03 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Baseball