Bleacher Report - Articles by Derek Guilford

Five Questions Facing USC and Pete Carroll Heading into Spring Ball

Derek Guilford — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:59:02 -0400

WIth the Men of Troy's Spring ball kicking off last Saturday, there are lots of noticeableing changes around Howard Jones Field. The squad and coach staff have a much different look than just a handful of months prior at the Rose Bowl. Once again Pete Carroll loses double digit players to the next level and must cope with loses on his coaching staff as well. But Pete Carroll is capable of burdening himself with the challenge of another Trojan season. He isn't regarded as one of the best coaches and recruiters on all of college football for nothing! So, with that, let me pose to you some questions facing Southern Cal, and how Pete and the staff might answer them in the coming months heading into summer, fall ball and eventually the 2009 regular season.

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Ten Pressing Questions for the San Francisco Giants Heading into Spring Training

Derek Guilford — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:59:43 -0500

For Giants fans, last season was an utter disappointment. But the one bright spot was watching the brillance of Tim Lincecum on the mound every five days. The crown jewel of the organization, Lincecum out performed every pitcher in the National League as he captured the first NL Cy Young Award for a Giants pitcher since Mike McCormick in 1967. But Lincecum and the other Giants starters were regularly hurt by the team's struggling, anemic offense. The squad is overall very young and still maturing, but still have a lot to prove to their fans as well as the organization. Coming off a 72-90 season, the G-Men have numerous glaring questions facing their young team. So let's take a look at the Top Ten Most Pressing Questions facing heading into the 2009 MLB Season!

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