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Projecting the Field of 65: Dec. 1

I know it's madness to begin projecting the NCAA Tournament in December, but when a task is so enjoyable, why put it off until January? Conference play is still about a month away for most teams, ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 3 days ago 142 reads 17 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 13

Well, it's December and we still have two undefeated teams (for the first time in NFL history). The Saints remained unbeaten by blowing out the Patriots, 38-17, a much more convincing victory than the Colts' 35-34 win over New England in Week 10...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 3 days ago 3,462 reads 18 comments
Grading the New York Yankees: Pitchers

Even more than Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia was the biggest offseason acquisition for the New York Yankees last year. The Bronx Bombers have always had good hitting, but what they really lacked ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 9 days ago 545 reads 3 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 12

1. (1) Indianapolis Colts (10-0) The oddsmakers had the undefeated Colts underdogs at Baltimore, expecting a letdown after that incredible comeback win over the Pats. Peyton Manning, however, is never an underdog...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 10 days ago 4,230 reads 6 comments
Grading the New York Yankees: Position Players

The New York Yankees earned an A+ for their overall efforts on and off the field during the 2009 season, as they captured the 27th World Series championship in franchise history...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 15 days ago 644 reads 2 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 11

Parity returned to the NFL for one week as six underdogs pulled off upsets on Sunday. But the two biggest Super Bowl favorites - the Colts and Saints - managed to avoid falling from the ranks of the unbeaten by the slimmest of margins...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 17 days ago 3,929 reads 16 comments
Bill Belichick's Fourth-Down Decision Was Not a Terrible Call

I am not a fan of Bill Belichick, but I don't think his fourth-down call was as ludicrous as everyone thinks it was. Up six with just over two minutes remaining, the Patriots head coach decided ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 18 days ago 380 reads 11 comments
New York Yankees Golden Infield: Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira Earn Gold Gloves

In 2008, Derek Jeter would often range to his left on a ball up the middle, but fail to get his glove down in time to make the play...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 24 days ago 269 reads 5 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 10

In my Week 10 Power Rankings last year , only one team was undefeated, and just three teams had one loss, or fewer. At the midway point this season, there are two perfect squads, and five organizations with no more than one win...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 24 days ago 531 reads 0 comments
Why Texas, Michigan State, Kansas, and UNC Will Reach the Final Four

Before the 2007-2008 college basketball season, I came up with a mathematical formula to create my very own preseason Top 25. As it turned out, the top three teams in my rankings (Memphis, Kansas and UCLA) made the Final Four...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 25 days ago 450 reads 6 comments
Worth the Wait: New York Yankees Win First World Series in Nine Years

On the night of Nov. 1, 2001, I was sitting alone in the second-floor lounge of Shaw Hall on the campus of Syracuse University, having been banished there after cheering too loudly in the room ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about 29 days ago 348 reads 12 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 9

And then there were two. Baltimore's 30-7 win over Denver knocked the Broncos from the ranks of the unbeatens, leaving just one team in each conference without a loss - New Orleans and Indianapolis...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 3,505 reads 9 comments
Joe Girardi May Have Cost Yankees World Series by Starting A.J. Burnett

There was no reason to start A.J. Burnett on three days' rest in Game Five of the World Series against the Phillies. I'm not second guessing...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 997 reads 63 comments
Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter Have Yankees One Win From World Series Title

With Johnny Damon down 1-2 in the count against Brad Lidge with two outs in the ninth, things were beginning to look very iffy for the Yankees' chances of winning their 27th World Series...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 273 reads 6 comments
Dino Daddy: Godzilla Chases Pedro As Yankees Even Up World Series

The strategy when facing Pedro Martinez is always to just wait him out, get his pitch count up, then pounce on the relievers who take over for him in the seventh inning...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 230 reads 4 comments
Ut-Lee Leads Phillies Past Yankees in World Series Game 1

Driving home from work along Route 3 in North Jersey, I got goosebumps when I saw the Empire State Building lit up in Yankee blue and white...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 355 reads 0 comments
Yankees-Phillies World Series: A Preview of the Turnpike Tussle

The Yankees are leaning towards going with a three-man rotation in the World Series against the Phillies. This will be a more difficult task than in the American League Championship Series, ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 394 reads 5 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

One more team fell from the ranks of the unbeaten when Minnesota lost, 27-17, at Pittsburgh on Sunday, leaving three teams still undefeated, a record this deep in the season...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 1,237 reads 12 comments
Small Ball, Big Win: Yankees Bunt Their Way to 40th World Series

For five games, the Yankees mostly sat back and waited for home runs. Sometimes they came, like Alex Rodriguez's game-tying shot in the 11th inning of Game Two...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 2,233 reads 0 comments
Yankees-Angels Postponed: Why CC Sabathia Should Start Game 6 on Sunday

Before Game 6 of the American League Championship Series was postponed just after 6 pm ET on Saturday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi had said that in the event of a rain out, scheduled starter ...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 417 reads 14 comments
Yankees-Angels ALCS Game 5: Joe Girardi Out (and Over) Manages Mike Scioscia

Nine of the 13 runs scored in Game Five of the American League Championship Series crossed the plate after the starting pitchers were removed from the game...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 296 reads 5 comments
How Boise State Could Change College Football

For years, school presidents from the Big Six conferences have resisted the public's overwhelming desire to implement a playoff in college football...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 1,023 reads 27 comments
CC Your Friends: Sabathia, Yankees Have Angels on Brink of Mailing Season In

The Yankees kept blowing opportunities to score. In the first, Derek Jeter led off with a single, but was caught stealing. In the second, the first two men reached, but again, New York couldn't get a hit with runners in scoring position...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 221 reads 0 comments
NFL Power Rankings: Week 7

The Saints move atop the Power Rankings this week after a dominating 48-27 victory over the Giants. That leaves just four undefeateds left in the NFL...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 806 reads 0 comments
Yankees vs. Angels ALCS Preview: New York Aims to Get Rally Monkey off its Back

Among the 134 pitchers Derek Jeter has faced at least 20 times in his Hall of Fame career, he has the lowest batting average against Scott Kazmir (.111) and Jered Weaver (.118). That's not a good sign...

Written by Jordan Schwartz about about 1 month ago 367 reads 2 comments

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Jordan Schwartz Article Archive

Projecting the Field of 65: Dec. 1

NFL Power Rankings: Week 13

Grading the New York Yankees: Pitchers

NFL Power Rankings: Week 12

Grading the New York Yankees: Position Players

NFL Power Rankings: Week 11

Bill Belichick's Fourth-Down Decision Was Not a Terrible Call

New York Yankees Golden Infield: Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira Earn Gold Gloves

NFL Power Rankings: Week 10

Why Texas, Michigan State, Kansas, and UNC Will Reach the Final Four

Worth the Wait: New York Yankees Win First World Series in Nine Years

NFL Power Rankings: Week 9

Joe Girardi May Have Cost Yankees World Series by Starting A.J. Burnett

Johnny Damon and Derek Jeter Have Yankees One Win From World Series Title

Dino Daddy: Godzilla Chases Pedro As Yankees Even Up World Series

Ut-Lee Leads Phillies Past Yankees in World Series Game 1

Yankees-Phillies World Series: A Preview of the Turnpike Tussle

NFL Power Rankings: Week 8

Small Ball, Big Win: Yankees Bunt Their Way to 40th World Series

Yankees-Angels Postponed: Why CC Sabathia Should Start Game 6 on Sunday

Yankees-Angels ALCS Game 5: Joe Girardi Out (and Over) Manages Mike Scioscia

How Boise State Could Change College Football

CC Your Friends: Sabathia, Yankees Have Angels on Brink of Mailing Season In

NFL Power Rankings: Week 7

Yankees vs. Angels ALCS Preview: New York Aims to Get Rally Monkey off its Back

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