Thought of the Day

June 29, 2007 by Leave a comment

There is no doubt in my mind that both Craig Biggio and Frank Thomas are Hall-of-Famers. Anyone who thinks differently has to take a hard look at everything both of these players have done for the league. It is inexcusable to disclude Biggio or Thomas when discussing Cooperstown’s future. Like I said in my "500′s Relevance" column, 500 home runs is not even close to what it once was, but Thomas is a special player who deserves a spot in the Hall. As for Biggio, I see no real argument that can be made against this guy. Biggio is the only player in major league history to have at
least 600 doubles (658), 250 home runs (286), 3,000 hits and 400
stolen bases (413). Those numbers speak for themselves. There is no argument here.

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The 2007 NBA Draft Recap

June 29, 2007 by Leave a comment

I was plenty distracted last night while watching the NBA Draft because of the deal that my Knicks threw down. In case you missed it, New York acquired Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau, and Fred Jones for Channing Frye and Steve Francis. Just as a side note, I love this deal for the Knicks. Essentially, we dealt Frye for Randolph and got rid of Francis’ lucrative $34 mil. over the next two years. I couldn’t be happier. How can a starting 5 of Marbury, Crawford, D-Lee, Randolph and and Eddy Curry go wrong…we shall see. Alright, back to the subject at hand, the NBA Draft. One of the main topics for argument last night was whether or not this draft class was deeper than the ’03 group that included ‘Bron, Melo and Wade. Stephen A. Smith says no way, Dicky V. begs to differ. This led to a highly comical exchange between the two live last night. Personally, I truly believe that this ’07 group has super high potential. However, I do not think that they will transcend the league quite like the ’03 guys have, Oden and Durant included. Anyway, I’ll get on to my winners and losers from this year’s draft…

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Photo of the Day

June 29, 2007 by Leave a comment

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Ohio State’s Greg Oden shakes hands with NBA commissioner David
Stern after being selected by Portland Trail Blazers as the No. 1 pick
overall in the 2007 NBA Draft Thursday in New York. (AP
Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Quote of the Day

June 29, 2007 by Leave a comment

"Unfortunately, Sean couldn’t attend the draft because he’s home
watching "Planet Earth" on Blu-Ray and eating three bags of Doritos at
once."

–Bill Simmons on Sean Williams’ draft location

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500′s Relevance

June 28, 2007 by Leave a comment

Less than an hour ago, Toronto Blue Jays veteran Frank Thomas belted his 500th career home run out of the Metro Dome. My question: Is 500 still a relevant number in today’s MLB? This milestone used to signify a first ballot pass into the Hall, without a second thought. But in the era of the hitter, along with all of the other controversy surrounding baseball these days, has Frank Thomas already punched his ticket into Cooperstown with 500 dingers to his name? I personally feel as though he has. Less we forget that the people in charge of inducting new members into the Hall of Fame are the media (chosen baseball writers of America), and Frank has always been a media darling. My feeling is that Frank is a lock for Cooperstown because of his tenure, because of his numbers, and because of his personality. As time goes on though, and more members join the 500 club, the number becomes more and more diminished. Upcoming members (in order) are: A-Rod, Thome, Manny, Shefield, Piazza and Delgado. Those are the closest six to 500. Are they all first balloters? You make the call…

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Photo of the Day

June 28, 2007 by Leave a comment

E9fbc7dc437e4587aefa9b5bd9f6d926Roger Clemens can’t even watch after giving up a three run blast to the Orioles last night at Camden Yards. Despite a decent performance from the Rocket (6.0 IP 7 H 4 ER) the Yankees failed to score one run against Baltimore and lost 4-0 sending them three games bellow .500 and 11 games back of the Red Sox at 36-39. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)

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Ya Boys!

June 27, 2007 by

The Creatures Staff:

Co-Editor: C-LO

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C-LO is a self proclaimed Knicks expert. He can hold a serious conversation with anyone
about the MLB or NFL. His favorite teams there are the Bronx Yankees of New York and the New York Football Jets. As
soon as the conversation turns to College Football or the NHL he quickly goes
silent. C-LO’s hobbies include talking/writing about sports and watching
TV. He has an invested interest in certain movies and television programs,
most notably: Old School, Space Jam, Superbad, 24, Entourage, The Sopranos, The
Office and of course, Arrested Development. In his free time he also enjoys taking in a good NBDL game or watching reruns of GUTS and Legends of the Hidden Temple on Nick GAS. A backyard athlete since the age of 8, C-LO’s
main sports are Wiffle Ball, Ultimate Frisbee, and Kickball.

Co-Editor: Barney

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While fellow creature C-LO
tantalizes the readers with his expertise on the NBA and MLB, Barney turns to his bank of knowledge about the NHL to fill up cyberspace and add some
ice to the drink that is the Bleacher Creatures. Besides the NHL, Barney is a
huge fan of both college football and college basketball. Barney also used to be
a fan of both the XFL and NFL Europe, but tragically those sports are has-beens
(That was a joke, not a very good one.) Sticking to his New
York roots, Barney is a fan of the Jets, Yankees, Knicks, Liberty, Titans (indoor
lacrosse is a sport, contrary to popular belief), and is a diehard fan of his
beloved New York Rangers. Besides that, he enjoys watching TV (Entourage, 24, The Office, and
Shaq’s Big Challenge are some of his favorites) and watching movies (Space Jam
is probably his favorite). His favorite song is the Theme from the Pirates of
the Caribbean.


Columnist: DA

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DA is fond of the league that most people call the NBA. He knows everything there is to know about the Association, ask him anything about the league and he can answer it for you. He also has fairly good insight on the NFL. His favorite teams consist of the Sixers and the Eagles. His favorite hobbies inlcude…living the dream. DA writes the "Last Word" feature for the Creatures which is on the site at least weekly.

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Thought of the Day

June 27, 2007 by Leave a comment

Like I said yesterday, I’ve given up on national radio after the Collin Cowherd debacle. So I’ve devoted most of my time during work to listening to the ESPN Radio.com feed of 1050 AM, the local New York station. Today, like most days during the summer, the talk of the town is the Yankees and Mets. On the Stephen A. Smith show, one of Steve’s guys Mike Missanelli made a claim that the reason for the Yanks failure this season comes at the hands of Bobby Abreu. Now, we’ve all heard of Torre’s managerial mistakes, Cashman’s front office blunders (cough Carl Pavano cough), and the overall lack luster attitude of the team. Besides my boy Michael Kay (who dogged Abreu yesterday for laying down a bunt batting in the 3 hole) no one has really taken a stab at Bobby. Following his tragic play in the outfield with Melky Cabrera last night, he seems to be on everyone’s mind. So today, Missanelli stakes a claim that wherever Abreu goes, his team looses. I found this to be a bit of an overstatement, but then I went to the stats. Check this site out. You can venture to the final league standings in every pro sport. Take note of Abreu’s teams. (He was on Houston from ’96-’97, Philly from ’98-’06 and of course the Yankees from the end of ’06 until now). Look at his team’s records. My favorite aspect of this, is how well Houston did the year after Bobby left. It’s unfair to blame the totality of the situation on one guy. But he hasn’t been earning his $15.6 mil this season, enough said. To fix these New York Yankees, many things need to happen, because this team is not making the playoffs right now. I’m sorry, they’re just not. This coming from a real fan. My thoughts if we don’t make it to the post season…fire Torre, fire Cashman and rebuild. The Yankees need a shakeup, and this is where it has to start.

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Photo of the Day

June 27, 2007 by Leave a comment

323b873dbc7b4cd8b1bee5674bc5ff7fCould this become a familiar sight? Forward Kevin Durant of Texas wears a team T-shirt as he talks
after a workout at the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility. Durant worked out with the
Blazers, some 48 hours after Greg Oden made his appearance, as both
players try to sell themselves to the team with the top draft pick. (AP
Photo/Don Ryan)

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