Sara Hannon Article Archive

  1. Who's Better? The CAA or the ACC?

    Okay, that's a stupid question, right? Maybe, maybe not. Truth be told, this year the best teams of the CAA will probably be better than the bottom-dwellers of the ACC. UVA got embarrassed by William & Mary (turnovers...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 2 months ago 125 reads 3 comments

  2. NFL Picks: Who Will Win This Season?

    Lets get right into this: my picks for the NFL season. Now that my baseball picks have been just a hair to the right of mediocre, I've decided to try my hand and NFL picks. We'll start with the NFC and go East to West...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 2 months ago 49 reads 1 comments

  3. Why Mickey Matthews Is the Worst Coach in FCS Football

    Since a few people are extremely angry with me for expressing my opinion, let me preface this by saying this is a rant against a coach that I, personally, do not like, have never liked, and think that frankly, we can do better...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 2 months ago 698 reads 7 comments

  4. NFL Top 10: The League's Most Attractive Quarterbacks

    With training camp well under way, we thought we'd take a break from legitimate analysis to bring you something completely frivolous and very girly...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 730 reads 8 comments

  5. Steroids or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Loathe The List

    David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez join Sosa, A-Rod, and Bonds as players named on the now infamous list. But let's be clear about this list (that's not even supposed to exist)...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 54 reads 0 comments

  6. How To Succeed At Belichick University

    The New England Patriots "system", run by Bill Belichick is not easy. It requires a player to be smart, selfless, dedicated, and hard working. Some players succeed and thrive in this environment, others drop out because they can't hack it...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 556 reads 13 comments

  7. The Boston Red Six? The Pitching Rotation in The Second Half

    On Friday, the Boston Red Sox take on the Toronto Blue Jays to kick off the second half of the season. On the hill for the Red Sox will be Clay Buchholz. Many will remember Buchholz from his no-hitter in September 2007...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 564 reads 3 comments

  8. MLB: Looking Back at the Beasts of the East; Second-Half Predictions

    On March 16, 2009, I made the following predictions for the NL East: Mets Phillies Marlins Braves Nationals And I said they were the best division in the National League...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 247 reads 4 comments

  9. Living With Blinders On: Cheating, Points-Shaving and the Mob

    I was listening to the "Best of the Jim Rome Show" on the radio the other day and I caught his interview with Michael Franzese, a former member of the Colombo family...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 54 reads 4 comments

  10. Mismanaged: Joe Maddon and the All-Star Game

    Kevin Youkilis was a few thousand votes away from being the starter at first base for the American League. Jason Bay led the outfield in votes, Boston had the most players selected to the All—Star roster by the fans...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 342 reads 2 comments

  11. Monarch Of The Mound: Jon Lester Shuts Out Royals in a Pitcher's Duel

    Both the Red Sox and the Royals were prepared to have a tough night at the plate. What they got was a pitcher's duel that held both teams scoreless until the bottom of the eighth. This night was all about the men on the mound...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 59 reads 0 comments

  12. Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals: Rematch

    Jon Lester (7-6, 4.16 ERA) takes the hill tonight against Brian Bannister (6-6, 3.87 ERA), as the Red Sox try to apologize to their fans for losing a 4-0 lead last night...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 4 months ago 28 reads 0 comments

  13. The Sound of Silence: Why It's a Good Thing To Fly Under the Radar

    Last year, everyone was talking about how bad Jason Varitek was hitting and whether or not the Sox would re-sign their aging and slumping captain. In April and May, everyone was wondering if Big Papi was simply finished...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 5 months ago 58 reads 0 comments

  14. NFL Week-in-Review: A Few Quick Hits on This Week's Headlines

    So this week was full of NFL news, unusual considering its only June, but hey, the football-starved fans who no longer have basketball or hockey to distract them are practically rabid for news ...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 5 months ago 99 reads 2 comments

  15. Crystal Ball: A Look at the 2009 NFL Season

    The 2009 season of NFL football looks to be an interesting one. It sees 11 head-coaching changes (many of them new to the job), the Cutler Diva Drama, holdouts, the return of Tom Terrific and the possible returns of Vick and Favre...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 6 months ago 142 reads 7 comments

  16. JMU's Unsigned Prospects and Training Camp: Who Makes it Through?

    Of the five James Madison University Dukes who have gone to mini-camps over the past weeks, two have contracts, and one is hopeful. JMU defensive lineman J.D. Skolnitsky signed a three-year, $1...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 427 reads 1 comments

  17. The Coach's Closet: NFL Coaches Sideline Apparel

    From 90 degrees and sunny to 9 degrees and snowing, NFL coaches have seen it all, and worn it all. Most of the time a coach's attire will reflect his coaching style, his personality, or both...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 270 reads 3 comments

  18. Patriot Games: Bill Belichick and the Draft

    The draft is tomorrow, and everyone is on pins and needles just trying to guess who will go where in that all-important first round...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 244 reads 1 comments

  19. Steriods: A Juicy Issue

    Okay, so now that the steroid talk has somewhat calmed down, I'm bringing it roaring back. This past week, I myself, received a steroid injection. While not anabolic, it did have some serious repercussions...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 62 reads 0 comments

  20. Red Sox and Yankees: Rivalry Resumed

    The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is the best in baseball, and possibly the best in professional sports. I was raised to hate the Yankees, I mean, really, really hate them. I have a friend who was raised the same way, only opposite...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 162 reads 0 comments

  21. Boston-Baltimore: Red Sox Sweep the Orioles with a Twelve-Run Rout

    It's a good morning when you have a baseball game at 11 a.m. and you have nothing to do all day. It's even better when you get to see a young guy pull off a show-stopping performance on Patriot's Day of all days...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 26 reads 0 comments

  22. "Wake"ing Up the Boston Red Sox

    Wednesday, Tim Wakefield flirted with a perfect game and might have restored the Red Sox confidence in themselves. It feels as though these first two weeks of baseball, the Red Sox have been trying to start a car...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 7 months ago 61 reads 0 comments

  23. CC Sabathia: It's Not His Fault

    Yesterday the Yankees trotted out their 140-million dollar ace to wow the lowly likes of the Baltimore Orioles. CC Sabathia, the reason the Brewers were in the playoffs last year, the work-horse ...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 8 months ago 66 reads 2 comments

  24. Red Sox Spring Training Analysis (Part 3)

    This is the third and final stats-drive spring training analysis, mostly because spring training is now over. If you haven't read the first two articles, check them out: Part 1 and Part 2. Today we're going to look at J...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 8 months ago 50 reads 0 comments

  25. Red Sox Spring Training Analysis (Part 2)

    A few days ago, I posted an article analyzing the Red Sox and using my stats, I love to predict the 2009 season based on spring training. You can read that article here, if you haven't. This is the second in what will be a series of articles...

    Sara Hannon Written by Sara Hannon about 8 months ago 112 reads 0 comments

 


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