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NFL Playoffs: What the Hell Just Happened?

Sundays are supposed to be peaceful, restful times where hard-working folks take respite from their otherwise frantic week. It doesn’t always work out that way. This past Sunday was a particularly rough one for me...

Written by Dave Metrick about 10 months ago 80 reads 0 comments
NBA Thoughts: Hopeless In Seattle

Normal 0 Anticipation. Excitement. Hope. These are just a few words that describe the feelings and emotions of sports fans as the dawn of a new season approaches. For the dearly devoted, the beginning of a new season is the start of a new day

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 359 reads 2 comments
Dear Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels…You Sold Out Your City

Dear Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels… I’m not from Seattle. I moved to the area less than two years ago. Great weather you guys have up here by the way. Rain is awesome...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 898 reads 2 comments
Chicago Bulls: Desperately Seeking a Better GM

As a sports fan, I’ve spent countless hours lamenting the mistakes GMs and other front office personnel make, seemingly on a daily basis...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 719 reads 5 comments
Instant Replay in MLB? Hell Yes!

Baseball purists are an interesting bunch. If it were up to them, we wouldn’t have the technological advancements we enjoy today. Instead of automobiles and computers, we’d be using horsedrawn carriages and an abacus...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,034 reads 7 comments
Dear Chicago Bulls…Time to Get 'Melo

Dear Chicago Bulls… Boy, did you get lucky. The odds of you winning the NBA Draft Lottery were only, what, 1...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,337 reads 28 comments
Dear Charles Barkley…Keep Gambling!

Dear Charles… Say it isn’t so! I just read the unfortunate news. According to a reliable source, namely you, Charles Barkley is not going to gamble any more...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 960 reads 0 comments
NBA Draft: Dave Metrick Declares His Eligibility

It’s with great excitement that I, Dave Metrick, publicly declare my intention to make myself eligible for the 2008 NBA Draft. It was a difficult, gut-wrenching decision...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 994 reads 6 comments
Dear Steve Kerr… You Screwed Up the Suns

Dear Steve Kerr… They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Well, so is the road to the unemployment office...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,099 reads 18 comments
The 2008 NFL Draft Drinking Game

We’re less than a week away from the NFL Draft and you can almost taste the excitement. Front offices are spending every waking moment breaking down prospects, Mel Kiper’s carefully ...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 4,415 reads 14 comments
Oakland Raiders: Dear Raider Fans...Your Team Sucks!

No, seriously… they’re not very good. And they’ll prove that once again in the 2008 NFL Draft. Whoever they draft… will suck. The Raiders’ colors suck, their logo sucks, and the old guy in the sweat suit, he sucks too.

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 4,282 reads 40 comments
Roger Clemens Fallout: The Rocket's To-Do List

Roger Clemens is a very busy man. And like most of us, he keeps on top of his daily activities by creating a “to-do” list. Here's a look... Rocket's To-Do's -Pull my wife Debbie aside and rub her washboard abs...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,015 reads 1 comments
Shaquille O'Neal: The Big Mistake

At some point on Wednesday afternoon, Phoenix Suns fans heard the news. It must've spread through the Valley of the Sun like a rampant STD: Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks were being sent to the Miami Heat for Shaquille O’Neal...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 2,004 reads 13 comments
Dear Super Bowl Ticket Scalpers…Let's Make a Deal

Dear Super Bowl Ticket Scalpers, The Super Bowl is right around the corner and my favorite team, the New York Giants, are less than two weeks away from pulling off one of the greatest upsets of all-time...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,398 reads 8 comments
Dear Tiki Barber...It's Me, Your Buddy Eli Manning

Dear Tiki,How are things going? It’s me, your buddy Eli.It’s been a while since we talked face to face. Sure, we exchanged some barbed comments through the media back in August, but I thought it would be nice to get in touch...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 9,437 reads 21 comments
Dear Terrell Owens...Cry Us a River

Dear Terrell Owens,It’s been said there’s no crying in baseball. And based on the physical and mental toughness it takes to play football, I assumed crying was prohibited on the gridiron too...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 3,524 reads 25 comments
As Football Season Winds Down: A Fan's Lament

It seems like only yesterday it was late August.It seems like only yesterday I had hope.Like all diehard football fans, I could almost taste the excitement as I anticipated the beginning of the season...

Written by Dave Metrick about about 1 year ago 1,046 reads 2 comments
Firing Isiah: How the Knicks Can Show Thomas the Door

This summer, the world bore witness as Isiah Thomas and the New York Knicks suffered through the most publicly embarrassing sexual harassment testimony since Clarence Thomas and his Coke can...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 1,879 reads 7 comments
Best Venues: There's No Place Like the Carrier Dome

Have you ever been to a college basketball game where over 30,000 fans stood in unison in an attempt to scream and shout the home team to victory?I have. More times than I can remember. But then again I'm from Syracuse, New York...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 1,205 reads 3 comments
Dear Diary, It's Me, David Stern

October 27th, 2007Dear Diary,I’m tired. Exhausted, actually. And something tells me that anyone who watched my press conference a few days ago knows it...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 2,125 reads 3 comments
Dear Chicago Bears Fans...Is It Already Over?

Dear Chicago Bears Fans,Last week, funnyman and famous Chicagoan Bill Murray visited the Chicago Cubs to lighten the mood and perhaps bring the team some good luck as they tried to clinch a playoff spot...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 1,476 reads 4 comments
Dear Patriot Fans, Your Team Cheated!

Dear Patriot Fans,If there’s one thing I hate, it’s global warming. Not only because it’s melting the ice caps and killing polar bears, but because meat producers have come ...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 1,921 reads 28 comments
Syracuse Wins the National Championship

As a twelve year-old I sat alone in our living room watching in horror as Keith Smart hit that improbable shot from the corner. The one that gave the Indiana Hoosiers yet another National Championship while denying the Syracuse Orangemen their first...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 813 reads 1 comments
Dear Notre Dame Football...You're No Longer Golden

Dear Notre Dame Football,As you well know, the world is divided into two different groups of people: those who love Notre Dame football and those who hate it. There's no riding the fence in this debate...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 2,563 reads 28 comments
Dear NFL...Welcome Back!

Dear NFL,After suffering through the doldrums of summer sports, it’s nice to finally have you back in my life. I missed you more than words can express, and eagerly awaited your triumphant return...

Written by Dave Metrick about over 2 years ago 1,065 reads 1 comments

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Dave Metrick Article Archive

NFL Playoffs: What the Hell Just Happened?

NBA Thoughts: Hopeless In Seattle

Dear Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels…You Sold Out Your City

Chicago Bulls: Desperately Seeking a Better GM

Instant Replay in MLB? Hell Yes!

Dear Chicago Bulls…Time to Get 'Melo

Dear Charles Barkley…Keep Gambling!

NBA Draft: Dave Metrick Declares His Eligibility

Dear Steve Kerr… You Screwed Up the Suns

The 2008 NFL Draft Drinking Game

Oakland Raiders: Dear Raider Fans...Your Team Sucks!

Roger Clemens Fallout: The Rocket's To-Do List

Shaquille O'Neal: The Big Mistake

Dear Super Bowl Ticket Scalpers…Let's Make a Deal

Dear Tiki Barber...It's Me, Your Buddy Eli Manning

Dear Terrell Owens...Cry Us a River

As Football Season Winds Down: A Fan's Lament

Firing Isiah: How the Knicks Can Show Thomas the Door

Best Venues: There's No Place Like the Carrier Dome

Dear Diary, It's Me, David Stern

Dear Chicago Bears Fans...Is It Already Over?

Dear Patriot Fans, Your Team Cheated!

Syracuse Wins the National Championship

Dear Notre Dame Football...You're No Longer Golden

Dear NFL...Welcome Back!

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