Country Roads Take Me Home…
Posted on 22. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
Almost heaven, West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River. Life is old there, older than the trees, Younger than the mountains, growin’ like a breeze. Country Roads, take me home, To the place I belong: West Virginia, mountain momma, Take me home, country roads. All my mem’ries, gather ’round her, Miner’s lady, stranger to blue [...]
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And this won belongs to the Chiefs…
Posted on 19. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
All my life I have heard athletes talking about “being in a zone.” I never truly quite understood the meaning of that, wondering if all “zones” were good, or there could be bad “zones.” Is it something an athlete can bounce in or out of, and how do you really know if you are in [...]
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Baseball Winter Meetings Trade Show
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
My favorite part about attending the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings is not rubbing shoulders with the greats of the game, but being able to go to the Baseball Trade Show. The Trade Show is filled with booths of vendors and major companies showing off their products and how it can be used in baseball [...]
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Crosstown Shootout 2009- UC-XU
Posted on 13. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
Forty minutes of basketball was not enough as ten extra minutes (two overtimes) was needed to decide the 2009 Skyline Chili Crosstown shootout between the University of Cincinnati Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers. These two teams have squaring off against one another since 1928, but this was the first time the game was decided in [...]
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“Would trade all my goals for a win!”
Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
Prior to the Chiefs hockey game last night, the pressure was not on the team during this long losing streak, but on one signal defense man. Dave C. has spoken out earlier this week, and promised the team would come out victorious. In case you missed it, he exact quote is below. David says: December [...]
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Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Miami Redhawks Basketball
Posted on 11. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
For the past decade or so, the University of Cincinnati Men’s Basketball team has moved a regular season home game a few miles down the road to the US Bank Arena, in downtown Cincinnati. They have had great success there, beating Miami (OH) University Redhawks last night for their 15th straight win at Bank. The [...]
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Brian Kelly Leaving Cincinnati
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
It is no secret that I am not a huge fan of the game of football. It has even been said that I will go out of my way to avoid having to attend or watch a game on television. But I could not help but notice the University of Cincinnati Football Team the past [...]
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Rule 5 Draft Results
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
With their 40-man roster full, the Cincinnati Reds decided not to participate in the 2009 Major League Phase of the Rule 5 Draft. Instead, they passed when it was their pick, something that 13 other teams did also. If you missed my article the other day on the Rule 5 draft, and need a refresher [...]
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More Winter Meetings from Indy…
Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
Only at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings can you find a collection of the finest in the baseball community. At the Downtown Marriott, host hotel for the 2009 BWM (Baseball Winter Meetings), one can stand in the lobby and have the finest members of the game walk right across your face. The downside is [...]
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Winter Meetings Day One
Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Corey.
The city of Indianapolis and the 2009 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings will pick up today as most front office executives, members of the media, and players searching for work with check in. I decided to come up yesterday and take part in the second half of the “Business of Baseball” seminar geared towards young [...]
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