posted by Maury
vote down
flag
Blog Reactions
obsessivegiantscompulsive: Winn Loses But Giants Win; Plus Elias Rankings and Free Agency
Red Reporter: Free Agent Options: Shortstops
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network: Larry Johnson's Troubled Timeline
Reactions
 |
Latest BizofBaseball Elias Rankings for the 183 Potential MLB Free Agents: The Major L.. http://bit.ly/Q9YMO #MLB 13 days ago |
Winn Loses But Giants Win; Plus Elias Rankings and Free Agency
obsessivegiantscompulsive —
According to a blog by Andy Baggarly, the Giants have informed Randy Winn that his services would no longer be needed by the Giants. Giants Thoughts First off, thank you to Randy Winn for his many years of service to the Giants. Good luck in your future endeavors and hopefully you can make the playoffs with another team, though, of course, should you face the Giants in the playoffs, I hope you don't do so well. Andy opined that this move might be because the Giants management is worried that Bochy would play Winn regularly instead of letting the younger players play. There is some validity in this statement. Winn started 22 games out of 28 games in August and 18 games out of 31 games in ...
Free Agent Options: Shortstops
Red Reporter —
... When I would take him: Something that I haven't mentioned yet, but is actually very important in these considerations is the type of free agent each of these guys are. Cabrera, Scutaro,and Tejada are all Type-A free agents, which means that if their respective teams offer them arbitration and they decline and sign with a new team, the new team will have to give up their first round pick. The caveat to this is if that pick is in the first 15, then they'd have to give up their 2nd round pick. So, if the Reds, who have the 12th pick in the ...
Larry Johnson's Troubled Timeline
The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
The Kansas City Chiefs released troubled running back Larry Johnson Monday, ending his tenure of controversy and unfulfilled expectations. The move will cost the Cheifs $2.14 million if Johnson clears waivers. Johnson had three years left on the five-year contract he signed in 2007. If he stayed, Johnson would have earned $22.5 million over those three seasons.
Here is a timeline of Johnson’s career and events leading up to his release:
2003: Larry Johnson drafted by 27th overall by the Chiefs after finishing third in Heisman voting.
2003: Johnson arrested on felony aggravated assault charges for waving a gun at his girlfriend and was sentenced to probation
2004: Johnson has conflict ...
NBA D-League Goes to 3-Round, 3-Game Format for Postseason
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
The NBA Development League announced today it will expand the playoff format for the 2009-10 season to three rounds of three-game series. The 2010 NBA D-League postseason is set to being as early as April 7, 2010.
For the first time, the eight qualifying teams will play best-of-three series in both the quarter- and semi-finals, leading up to the third consecutive year of best-of-three Final series.
The Eastern and Western Division winners, along with the next six teams with the best regular season records, regardless of division, will qualify for the 2010 NBA D-League postseason.
For the second consecutive year, the two division winners along with the wild card entrant with the best regular season record will select ...
Daktronics to Provide Massive Video Display for Amway Center
The Biz of Basketball :: Part of the Business of Sports Network —
Daktronics Inc. (Nasdaq-DAKT), in conjunction with the Orlando Magic and the City of Orlando, announced today that it will provide an integrated scoring, video and advertising display system for the new Amway Center scheduled to open in Orlando in the fall of 2010. Installation of the first displays of the multi-million dollar system will begin in early 2010.
“The new venue will be a technological showcase,” said Alex Martins, Orlando Magic Chief Operating Officer. “Our incorporation of the latest digital displays by Daktronics is another example of the entertaining and exciting technology that awaits patrons of the new Amway Center. Daktronics was chosen because of its experience and reputation in the industry, ...
