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So Knotes
So Knotes are Will West’s views on the world of sports from the office window of his South Knoxville abode…you know, once you look past the empty strip malls and kudzu.
Jimmy Clausen should, but won’t win the Heisman. Halfway through the season Clausen’s running away with the nation’s passing crown while playing against a relatively [...]
Furman Bisher’s Parting Shots
If you grew up in the South, then you read Furman Bisher’s award-winning columns on a daily basis. It was a sad time this week when Bisher wrote his last column with The AJC, but Jeff Schultz let him take some parting shots in his Countdown column. Here are some of our favorites:
Bisher on Mark [...]
Posada Not Happy that Molina is Catching Burnett
The New York Yankees are everybody’s favorite to win the World Series, but the team is facing some chemisty issues right when the playoffs start. Catcher Jorge Posada is mad he isn’t catching pitcher A.J. Burnett in Game 2 against the Minnesota Twins. Jose Molina will get the start on Friday. Greg Maddux required a different catcher [...]
Can The Braves Pull Off a Miracle?
The Atlanta Braves are currently four games back of the wild-card leader Colorado Rockies with four games to play. If the Braves somehow make the playoffs, this would be one of the biggest comebacks in Major League Baseball history. Teams (New York Mets) have choked before, but the Rockies refuse to lose too much ground [...]
Another Athlete Chokes His Wife
Why can’t athletes refrain from beating their wives or girlfriends? The latest idiot is former New York Yankees second baseman Chuck Knoblauch. He was arrested Friday night after he was accused of assaulting his wife by choking her. He caused redness around her neck and swelling near his wife’s eye. Knoblauch was known for throwing [...]
The Braves are Partying Like it is 1991…
The Atlanta Braves captivated the city of Atlanta and the whole southeast in 1991 when they went from worst-to-first and won the 1991 NLCS. They came out of nowhere to make the World Series and they did it with some of the best starting pitching in baseball. Here we are 18 years later and the [...]
Cox to Retire After 2010 Season
Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox will coach the Braves in 2010, but he will retire after the 2010 season. Cox has a five-year consulting agreement from 2011-15 to serve as an advisor for the Braves. Current Braves’ hitting coach Terry Pendleton is believed to be one of the favorites to replace Cox, but Braves fans [...]
Is Cox Done in Atlanta?
The Atlanta Braves will not make the playoffs for the fourth straight season and many Braves fans are wondering if Bobby Cox will be back in Atlanta. When asked if he plans on coaching the Braves next season, Cox said, “We’ll see.” Cox deserves to leave the game on his own time, but he needs [...]
More Minka Kelly/Derek Jeter Rumors
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has been dating the gorgeous Minka Kelly for more than a year. There have been rumors in the past that these two celebrities are secretly engaged. Jeter is once again set to win another World Series this season and we think it would be a great idea if Jeter pulls [...]
Chipper on ESPN’s Gameday This Saturday
Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones will be on ESPN’s College Football Gameday this Saturday as he joins Lee Corseo, Kirk Herbsreit, Desmond Howard and Chris Fowler. Jones is a huge Florida Gators fans and said he will probably show up in Gators colors and expects to get booed by Georgia fans. Chipper will be [...]