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Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 11: Ten Things I'm Thankful For.

If you're a longtime reader of this column, then you know that during Thanksgiving week I usually use the space reserved for the big story of the week to list ten things I'm thankful for in regards to the current NFL season...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 6 days ago 106 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Moring Running Back Week Nine: Belichick Botches One.

Fourth and two on your own twenty-eight yard line with a little over two minutes to play and you're up by six. Why wouldn't you punt? Alas Bill Belichick is a rare breed. He rolled the dice and crapped out...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 13 days ago 91 reads 3 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 9: New Yorkers Take Giant Step Backward

Sunday wasn't a good day for Chris Snee. It's bad enough that his late holding penalty helped to cost the Giants the game...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 20 days ago 166 reads 1 comments
Tuesday Moring Running Back Week Eight: Return of the Lambeau Legend

It was a sight we thought we'd never see. It felt like hell had frozen over and Santa Claus had suddenly converted to satanism...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 27 days ago 301 reads 0 comments
To DH Or Not To DH: That Is The Question

Sometimes I wish baseball would get with the program. It just perplexes me that Bud Selig allows one league to play one style of baseball and the other league to play another style of baseball...

Written by Dan Pieroni about about 1 month ago 37 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back Week Seven: Saints Steal One in South Beach

Picture if you will the sight of the NFL's marquee offensive quarterback bruised and battered with cuts on both his chin and eyes heading into the locker room at halftime...

Written by Dan Pieroni about about 1 month ago 327 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Moring Running Back Week 6: Pats Pulverize Titans.

On a cold day in New England with snow on the ground, the natives, like myself, always bundle up and run to the supermarket for bread and milk...

Written by Dan Pieroni about about 1 month ago 216 reads 1 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 5: I Pity The Raiders

Pride in your organization is a precious commodity in the NFL. If you've got it, odds are you're successful. You represent the benchmark that all of the bottom feeders in the NFL only wish they could attain...

Written by Dan Pieroni about about 1 month ago 587 reads 5 comments
Tuesday Morning Runnng Back Week Four: Brett Favre Sparkles in MNF Spotlight

It was an image we'd thought we thought we'd never see in our lifetimes. The man that is considered by many from Kenosa to Green Bay as the man who returned football to prominence in Cheeseland, was now playing against them...

Written by Dan Pieroni about about 1 month ago 325 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back Week Three: Lions Snap Skid

It's the home base of the declining U.S. auto industry, as well as the home of baseball's Tigers, who are clinging to a sparse two-game lead in the AL Central as I write this...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 2 months ago 225 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back, Week Two: Cowboys Christen New Home

$1.15 billion can sure build a state-of-the-art football facility. Proof of that was on display on Sunday evening when the Cowboys opened their brand new football haven with a regular season game for the ages...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 2 months ago 42 reads 0 comments
Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 1: Return of the Brady

As year three of this column begins, the big story leading up to opening weekend in the NFL in my neck of the woods was the return of the Patriots' leader...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 2 months ago 159 reads 2 comments
My Ultimate Sports Bucket List

Tomorrow I'll begin a new chapter in my life. At high noon, I will somberly depart my home of 21 years in the Greenville section of Smithfield Rhode Island, and move to a newer, more modern house three minutes down the road...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 2 months ago 57 reads 0 comments
Brett Favre Makes NFC More Interesting and Other Thoughts on Recent News

I hate to admit it, but Brett Favre's return from yet another false retirement makes the upcoming NFL season a lot more interesting...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 3 months ago 182 reads 0 comments
Rick Pitino: Can We Really Trust Him Despite His History?

Let me tell you a story. When I was 12, I read in the newspaper that Rick Pitino was going to be named the head coach of the Boston Celtics. At the time, I was ecstatic...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 3 months ago 991 reads 0 comments
Patriot Passion: The 10 Patriots Who Had the Greatest Impact on Me

With the pro football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies coming up this weekend, we as football fans often pause to reflect how much these players meant to us...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 3 months ago 207 reads 6 comments
Ortiz Was a Marked Man, Martinez Helps Sox and More

News As A Red Sox Fan, I can't honestly say I'm surprised with the news that David Ortiz once used PEDS. With every other power slugger from this era under suspicion, it was only a matter of time before Ortiz was outed...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 4 months ago 86 reads 0 comments
In My Humble Opinion: Halladay Will Stay Put, and Other Musings

Simply Put, Roy Halladay is a franchise player, and it will take a king's ransom of prospects to pry him away from the clutches of the Blue Jays. In addition, Halladay may be the franchise player for the Jays...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 4 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Technical Knockouts: Three Reasons Why Boxing Has Waned in Popularity

Once upon a time, boxing was one of the most popular spectator sports in all of the country. In the early days of television, boxing was as popular an attraction as pro football and American Idol are today...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 4 months ago 143 reads 8 comments
In My Humble Opinion: Jacques Lemaire Owes Wild

If I were Gary Bettman, I'd adopt a new rule for NHL coaches who pull the wool over their former team's eyes by announcing their retirement and then having a change of heart...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 4 months ago 92 reads 3 comments
In My Humble Opinion: All-Star Game Has Lost Luster and Sheed Helps C's

Once upon a time, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was an anticipated event during the baseball season. However, it has lost some of its panache because of three things: 1...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 4 months ago 53 reads 1 comments
In My Humble Opinion: Artest and Manny Make L.A. Place To Be for Sports

Here's are some things that are really grinding my gears this week. LA Dodgers fans will rejoice as their suspended slugger Manny Ramirez returns from his 50-game suspension tonight after testing positive for a female growth hormone banned by MLB...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 5 months ago 182 reads 0 comments
In My Humble Opinion, Shaq Will Help The Cavs and Federer Wins Wimbledon

Here are a few things I'm stewing on this week: He may be 37, and not as quick as we once was, but as long as Shaq clears the lane for LeBron to have an open look at the hoop, the Cavaliers will be the cream of the Eastern Conference...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 5 months ago 70 reads 0 comments
In My Humble Opinion, Roger Goodell Is a Man Of Integrity!

Kudos to NFL Commish Roger Goodell, who proved yesterday that he's a man of principle and that he's not afraid to rule with an iron fist. Just because the legal system let Donte Stallworth off with a slap on the wrist didn't mean he had to...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 5 months ago 211 reads 2 comments
In My Humble Opinion, Week One: Phil Jackson, Brett Favre, and the Yankees

Hola and thanks for reading the first ever edition of Dan Pieroni's "In My Humble Opinion." Before we begin, let me take some time to discuss what this column is all about and some ground rules for commenting...

Written by Dan Pieroni about 5 months ago 138 reads 1 comments

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Dan Pieroni Article Archive

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 11: Ten Things I'm Thankful For.

Tuesday Moring Running Back Week Nine: Belichick Botches One.

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 9: New Yorkers Take Giant Step Backward

Tuesday Moring Running Back Week Eight: Return of the Lambeau Legend

To DH Or Not To DH: That Is The Question

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week Seven: Saints Steal One in South Beach

Tuesday Moring Running Back Week 6: Pats Pulverize Titans.

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 5: I Pity The Raiders

Tuesday Morning Runnng Back Week Four: Brett Favre Sparkles in MNF Spotlight

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week Three: Lions Snap Skid

Tuesday Morning Running Back, Week Two: Cowboys Christen New Home

Tuesday Morning Running Back Week 1: Return of the Brady

My Ultimate Sports Bucket List

Brett Favre Makes NFC More Interesting and Other Thoughts on Recent News

Rick Pitino: Can We Really Trust Him Despite His History?

Patriot Passion: The 10 Patriots Who Had the Greatest Impact on Me

Ortiz Was a Marked Man, Martinez Helps Sox and More

In My Humble Opinion: Halladay Will Stay Put, and Other Musings

Technical Knockouts: Three Reasons Why Boxing Has Waned in Popularity

In My Humble Opinion: Jacques Lemaire Owes Wild

In My Humble Opinion: All-Star Game Has Lost Luster and Sheed Helps C's

In My Humble Opinion: Artest and Manny Make L.A. Place To Be for Sports

In My Humble Opinion, Shaq Will Help The Cavs and Federer Wins Wimbledon

In My Humble Opinion, Roger Goodell Is a Man Of Integrity!

In My Humble Opinion, Week One: Phil Jackson, Brett Favre, and the Yankees

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