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2009 Louisville Football Positional Preview: Wide Receivers

If Louisville Cardinal Football fans are looking for some hope in a team with low expectations, this is it. The wide receiver position is by far the position with the most experience and most depth...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 152 reads 0 comments
2009 Louisville Football Positional Preview: Running Backs

There is little doubt the strength of the 2009 Louisville Cardinals football team is the running backs. Featuring the 2008 Big East Rookie of the Year Vic Anderson, the Cardinals have a stable ...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 223 reads 0 comments
2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Wide Receivers

When I think back to the 2007 season, when the University of Kentucky fielded the most balanced offensive team that the school had put together, well, ever, I think about a running game and passing ...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 258 reads 1 comments
2009 Kentucky Positional Football Outlook: Tight Ends

Following in the footsteps of Jacob Tamme, last season was really the first time that T.C. Drake, Maurice Grinter and Ross Bogue got to see the field consistently. As the offense struggled in the 2008, so did the tight ends...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 97 reads 0 comments
Calipari Forced to Vacate Two Final Fours? Thoughts from UK Perspective.

If Memphis are forced to vacate their final four appearance in 2008, it will be the second time that Calipari has been forced to vacate a final four. He also was forced to do so in 1996 with Massachusetts...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 344 reads 2 comments
2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Running Backs

Entering the 2008 season, the perceived strength of the Kentucky offense was its running game. Sure, they lost Rafael Little to the Tennessee Titans, but Derrick Locke had showed signs of brilliance ...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 303 reads 0 comments
Both Sides of the Rick Pitino Mess

The This Thing Is a Big Deal, Now What? Side Pitino Steps In It Big Time; What Happens Next? Rick Pitino has really stepped in it...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 517 reads 1 comments
2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Quarterbacks

Over the past few months, we’ve been focusing intently on Kentucky basketball after the hiring of John Calipari...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 321 reads 0 comments
2009 Louisville Football Positional Outlook: Quarterbacks

Chris Redman. Dave Ragone. Stefan LeFors. Brian Brohm. Hunter Cantwell. The depth of the University of Louisville quarterbacks over the last 13 seasons has arguably been the most consistent in all of college football...

Written by straitpinkie about 3 months ago 310 reads 0 comments
Kragthorpe's Last Stand? 2009 Louisville Football Preview

The Louisville football program enters the 2009 season with a bunch of questions on the field, but the biggest question mark involves embattled head coach Steve Kragthorpe...

Written by straitpinkie about 5 months ago 364 reads 0 comments
How Is UK's Momentum Affecting UofL Fans' Outlook?

As the University of Kentucky dominates the headlines with their hiring of John Calipari, the return of star big man Patrick Patterson, and inking the top recruiting class of 2009, a side issue ...

Written by straitpinkie about 6 months ago 2,420 reads 4 comments
Why Kentucky 2009-10 Is the Most Marketable Team in America

Optimism regarding the 2009-2010 Kentucky basketball team could not be more abundant at the moment. People are throwing around “preseason No. 1″ about as frequently as John Calipari tweets...

Written by straitpinkie about 6 months ago 2,942 reads 0 comments
From That to This: A Whirlwind Month-and-a-Half For Kentucky Basketball

Following the loss to Notre Dame in the N.I.T. Quarterfinals, many wondered what would transpire with the University of Kentucky basketball program...

Written by straitpinkie about 6 months ago 635 reads 0 comments
Game 12 Recap: Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

Jay Bruce returned to the Reds lineup with a YAK EM!!! to put Cincinnati up 1-0 in the second inning. Micah Hoffpauir immediately answered with a bomb of his own to lead off the Cubs half of the inning and tie it right up at one run a piece...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 28 reads 0 comments
Cubs-Cardinals: Chicago's Game 11 Recap

For the second consecutive game, the Chicago Cubs used a late home run to take down the rival St. Louis Cardinals. In both games, the Cubs didn’t play all that well, having control issues ...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 88 reads 0 comments
Cubs-Cardinals: Cubs 8, Cardinals 7

Well, that was the most frustrating Cubs win I can ever remember watching. Chicago jumped on the hated Cardinals early with two runs in the first courtesy of a Hoffpauir double and Ramirez single...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 86 reads 0 comments
Game 7 Recap: Cubs 4, Rockies 0

Theodore Roosevelt Lilly III. That about sums up Opening Day 2009 at Wrigley Field. Rain delayed the start of today’s game for an hour and 12 minutes, but couldn’t put on a damper ...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 72 reads 2 comments
Colorado Rockies-Chicago Cubs: Series Preview

The Chicago Cubs (4-2) will host the Colorado Rockies (3-3) today at 2:20pm ET in their 2009 home opener. After winning their first two series against the Astros and Brewers, the Cubs will look to do the same against the Rockies...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 103 reads 0 comments
Game Six Recap: Cubs 8, Brewers 5

There are really two things that defined the Cubs 8-5 victory over the Brewers on Easter Sunday to win their second series in a row to start 2009: 1) Reed Johnson’s catch, 2) Brewer walks...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 41 reads 0 comments
Game 4 Recap: Brewers 4, Cubs 3

The Chicago Cubs opened a three-game homestand in Wrigley North with a 4-3 loss to last year’s Wild Card squad, the Milwaukee Brewers...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 127 reads 3 comments
Cubs-Brewers: Series Preview

In 2008, the Chicago Cubs' mindset was about winning series. It seemed every interview with a Cubs player included the phrase, “We’re just trying to win the series and go from there...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 147 reads 1 comments
Game Three Recap: Cubs 11, Astros 6

That’s the idea, just keep winning series. Going undefeated is obviously ridiculous, as is winning every series, but taking two out of three from opponents on a consistent basis is the best way to prepare for playoff baseball...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 67 reads 0 comments
Cubs Drop Game Two To Astros 3-2 In 10 Innings

The Chicago Cubs' dream of a perfect season ended last night as they dropped their first contest, losing 3-2 to Houston in 10 innings. The Cubs jumped out to an early lead thanks to a two-out RBI single by Derrek Lee in the third inning...

Written by straitpinkie about 7 months ago 71 reads 0 comments
2009-2010 Louisville Cardinals Outlook

Now that the 2008-2009 college basketball season is over, let us take a peek at what the 2009-2010 version of the Louisville Cardinals will look like. Louisville did everything this year, but reach the Final Four and win a National Championship...

Written by straitpinkie about 8 months ago 773 reads 0 comments
Game 1 Recap: Cubs 4, Astros 2

Alfonso Soriano set the tone early, really early. In both his, and the Chicago Cubs’ first at-bat of the season, Soriano connected off Houston starter Roy Oswalt (0-1) for his 50th career lead-off home run...

Written by straitpinkie about 8 months ago 97 reads 0 comments

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straitpinkie Article Archive

2009 Louisville Football Positional Preview: Wide Receivers

2009 Louisville Football Positional Preview: Running Backs

2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Wide Receivers

2009 Kentucky Positional Football Outlook: Tight Ends

Calipari Forced to Vacate Two Final Fours? Thoughts from UK Perspective.

2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Running Backs

Both Sides of the Rick Pitino Mess

2009 Kentucky Football Positional Outlook: Quarterbacks

2009 Louisville Football Positional Outlook: Quarterbacks

Kragthorpe's Last Stand? 2009 Louisville Football Preview

How Is UK's Momentum Affecting UofL Fans' Outlook?

Why Kentucky 2009-10 Is the Most Marketable Team in America

From That to This: A Whirlwind Month-and-a-Half For Kentucky Basketball

Game 12 Recap: Chicago Cubs 7, Cincinnati Reds 2

Cubs-Cardinals: Chicago's Game 11 Recap

Cubs-Cardinals: Cubs 8, Cardinals 7

Game 7 Recap: Cubs 4, Rockies 0

Colorado Rockies-Chicago Cubs: Series Preview

Game Six Recap: Cubs 8, Brewers 5

Game 4 Recap: Brewers 4, Cubs 3

Cubs-Brewers: Series Preview

Game Three Recap: Cubs 11, Astros 6

Cubs Drop Game Two To Astros 3-2 In 10 Innings

2009-2010 Louisville Cardinals Outlook

Game 1 Recap: Cubs 4, Astros 2

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