1. Why Does Al Davis Make It so Hard to Be an Oakland Raiders Fan?

    All over the sports world there are greedy, self centered, maniacal, out of touch team owners. Every sport has one. But I must say that there is certainly one who rises above the George Steinbrenners and Jerry Jones of the world...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about over 3 years ago 200 reads 1 comments

  2. What sport has the best athletes? What athletes would fare best in other sports?

    When thinking about which sports have the most naturally gifted athletes. The first couple of sports that come to mind are soccer and basketball. Due to the fact that most of the time they are running up and down the field...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about over 3 years ago 5,362 reads 13 comments

  3. Divas in Professional Sports: Why They Are Ruining the Game

    Imagine that you are a football player for the Miami Dolphins. You get up early for team workouts. You train your butt off all day as you help your teammates try and turn around the leagues worst team...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about over 3 years ago 694 reads 6 comments

  4. Determining the Future of the Sacramento Kings

    The NBA's Western Conference was loaded with talent this season. It will take a lot of work for the Sacramento Kings to get back into the thick of it I personally think that the Maloof' made a major mistake in firing Rick Adelman...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about over 3 years ago 539 reads 5 comments

  5. Open Mic: Greatest Disappointments and Accomplishments

    As an avid sports fan. I have seen some pretty amazing feats in my lifetime. With my favorite football, basketball, and baseball teams being the Raiders, the Kings, and the Red Sox, I have seen my teams perform greatly and very poorly...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about over 3 years ago 406 reads 0 comments

  6. Oakland Raiders: Darren McFadden's Impact

    I have to admit. I was hoping that the Raiders were going to draft Glen Dorsey. I just knew he could be the missing link to the Raiders' shoddy run defense. Though I have no problem with the Raiders drafting Darren McFadden...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about almost 4 years ago 1,114 reads 1 comments

  7. Pedro Martinez: Most Talented Pitcher of All Time?

    In my personal opinion, Pedro Martinez is the most talented pitcher ever to play Major League Baseball. I know some people may think that statement a little naive, ignorant even, because obviously I have not seen every pitcher who has ever played...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about almost 4 years ago 1,332 reads 9 comments

  8. What is wrong with the Oakland Raiders? How can they fix it?

    What is wrong with the Oakland Raiders? The reason for the last few extremely disappointing seasons starts with Jon Gruden. I'm not saying that Jon Gruden is a bad coach. I think he is a great coach...

    Randy Ratliff Written by Randy Ratliff about almost 4 years ago 519 reads 0 comments