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Top 5 Biggest Busts of the Sports Year

You’ve got the grill on high power while succulent hamburger meat and thick steaks slowly sizzle. You’ve got the beer on ice and a bottle opener in arm’s length. Your jersey is pressed with not a single wrinkle to be found...

Written by Brandon Katz about 15 days ago 302 reads 1 comments
Who's Got the Best 1-2 Punch in Baseball?

Muhammad Ali The Yankees, Twins, Cardinals and Blue Jays Hot identical twins What do they all have in common? They all posses the famous 1-2 punch, the unique ability to summon successive ...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 631 reads 17 comments
New York Yankees: Who Says Money Can't Buy Happiness?

“The Yankees win. Thhheeeeeeeee Yankees win!” We’ve all heard John Sterling’s famous coined phrase. And depending on where you live, we all love hearing it...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 449 reads 8 comments
Joba Chamberlain: Time To Come Of Age

Can you feel it? The electric atmosphere, the high intensity, the desperation. All of these emotions are currently being felt at Yankee Stadium as the Boston Red Sox have come to town to begin a critical four game series...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 137 reads 3 comments
Fedor Emelianenko: The Last Emperor Clowns Himself

When the MMA organization "Affliction" recently collapsed, fight fans were oozing out the mouth at the possibility of the UFC signing arguably the greatest fighter in the history of the sport, Fedor Emelianenko...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 1,619 reads 19 comments
Control vs. Command: What's the Difference?

From non-sports fans to the most avid and attentive B/R writers, the difference between a pitcher’s control and command has long been debated...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 119 reads 2 comments
Fantasy Football: Take A Look At My Squad!

I want to first start off by stating that this is my team after a number of waiver claims and dropped players. This is my first year doing fantasy football, so let me know what you think of my team so far...

Written by Brandon Katz about 3 months ago 199 reads 9 comments
What Does the Future Hold for Derek Jeter?

At the end of last season baseball critics were doing nothing short of calling for Derek Jeter’s head. They said his defense hurt the team and his range had completely deteriorated...

Written by Brandon Katz about 4 months ago 458 reads 8 comments
Should The New York Yankees Be Shopping This Halladay Season?

With the recent amount of attention and media coverage Toronto Blue Jays’ GM J.P. Ricciardi is getting, you would have thought he recruited minor leaguers from Mars, killed off one of the ...

Written by Brandon Katz about 4 months ago 566 reads 6 comments
Washington Redskins: 2009 Recap and Season Preview

So the bulk of the offseason is over as we close in on September, and the coming of the first games of the NFL 2009 season...

Written by Brandon Katz about 4 months ago 575 reads 13 comments
Albert Pujols Sits Atop the MLB's Best

If you asked a baseball fan last year who the best player in the game was, you would most likely get a wide array of answers...

Written by Brandon Katz about 5 months ago 261 reads 4 comments
Roy Halladay: Keep Your Pitch Hand Strong

Johan Santana, CC Sabathia, Tim Lincemcum. All three generally considered the best pitchers in the game. But with the Toronto Blue Jay’s major league best 23-12 record, we can finally ...

Written by Brandon Katz about 6 months ago 282 reads 12 comments
The Yankee Stadium Farewell Address

October 19th, 2003. It’s the bottom of the 11th. The New York Yankees vs. the Boston Red Sox, game seven in the American League Championship Series...

Written by Brandon Katz about 6 months ago 194 reads 2 comments
MLB: A Few Things Worth Noting so Far

We aren’t even a full month into the 2009 MLB season and we’ve already seen scandals, big innings, great games, and unexpected division leaders...

Written by Brandon Katz about 7 months ago 86 reads 2 comments
Bobby Abreu: The No. 1 Fantasy Sleeper Pick

Now it’s only my first year doing fantasy baseball, but three weeks in, and I’m already hooked. In fact, I see a lot of parallels between fantasy baseball, and ABC’s Lost...

Written by Brandon Katz about 7 months ago 154 reads 0 comments
New York Yankees: A Season to Look Forward to

Who ever said money can’t buy happiness obviously never talked to a Yankee fan. The kind of dough New York is capable of shelling out without a moment’s hesitation is always a reassurance for all Yankee fans...

Written by Brandon Katz about 8 months ago 233 reads 4 comments
Top Four 2008 NFL Quarterbacks

The NFL regular season is over and the playoffs have commenced. The best teams in the league are still standing and still competing. Hot teams have cooled off and cold teams have heated up...

Written by Brandon Katz about 10 months ago 484 reads 13 comments
Boston Celtics: Can You Say Repeat?

Forget about all the creative intros and openings sports articles usually have. Simply putting it out there, the Boston Celtics will repeat and win the 2009 NBA Championship...

Written by Brandon Katz about 11 months ago 237 reads 8 comments
Washington Redskins: 2009 Draft Needs

At this moment in the season, it is clear that the Washington Redskins are in a downward spiral. Although it is still possible for the Redskins to make the playoffs, if they continue at their ...

Written by Brandon Katz about 12 months ago 6,398 reads 20 comments
New York Yankees: Bye Bye Bobby

The New York Yankees officially said good-bye to right-fielder Bobby Abreu today by declining to offer him arbitration...

Written by Brandon Katz about 12 months ago 155 reads 8 comments
New York Yankees: Savior in Waiting

For the New York Yankees, missing the playoffs in simply inexcusable. With the name Steinbrenner still printed on the main office door, an October-less season will not be tolerated and certainly will not be repeated...

Written by Brandon Katz about about 1 year ago 977 reads 10 comments
Cleveland Cavaliers: An Offense on the Rise

If I were to tell you that the Cleveland Cavaliers would be 9-3 only 12 games into the season, you wouldn’t be completely shell-shocked, but if I were to tell you that their offense would ...

Written by Brandon Katz about about 1 year ago 373 reads 4 comments
Chris Paul: CPV-ictory

Chris Paul truly erupted on to the NBA scene during his rookie season in 2005. Selected fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets, this highly touted prospect came into camp three weeks after the draft with the entire Hornet’s playbook memorized..

Written by Brandon Katz about about 1 year ago 124 reads 4 comments
New York Yankees: Money Talks

It's officially the offseason. Now begins the hectic calling and coordinating of sports agents, the "give-a-little, get-a-little" trade talks between clubs, and most importantly for teams such as the New York Yankees, the beginning of the cash flow...

Written by Brandon Katz about about 1 year ago 5,857 reads 6 comments
Tampa Bay Rays: The Price Is Right

It’s safe to say that the Rays are truly shining this year. With their first winning season in franchise history, it’s looking like the Rays are poised to take home the championship...

Written by Brandon Katz about about 1 year ago 96 reads 1 comments

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Brandon Katz Article Archive

Top 5 Biggest Busts of the Sports Year

Who's Got the Best 1-2 Punch in Baseball?

New York Yankees: Who Says Money Can't Buy Happiness?

Joba Chamberlain: Time To Come Of Age

Fedor Emelianenko: The Last Emperor Clowns Himself

Control vs. Command: What's the Difference?

Fantasy Football: Take A Look At My Squad!

What Does the Future Hold for Derek Jeter?

Should The New York Yankees Be Shopping This Halladay Season?

Washington Redskins: 2009 Recap and Season Preview

Albert Pujols Sits Atop the MLB's Best

Roy Halladay: Keep Your Pitch Hand Strong

The Yankee Stadium Farewell Address

MLB: A Few Things Worth Noting so Far

Bobby Abreu: The No. 1 Fantasy Sleeper Pick

New York Yankees: A Season to Look Forward to

Top Four 2008 NFL Quarterbacks

Boston Celtics: Can You Say Repeat?

Washington Redskins: 2009 Draft Needs

New York Yankees: Bye Bye Bobby

New York Yankees: Savior in Waiting

Cleveland Cavaliers: An Offense on the Rise

Chris Paul: CPV-ictory

New York Yankees: Money Talks

Tampa Bay Rays: The Price Is Right

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