WJ Pitch: Five Burning Questions
DF: Daniel Fanaroff, Sports Editor
PR: Phillip Resnick, Sports Editor
DT: Daniel Thaler, Asst. Sports Editor
MLB: Who is the top available free agent and why?
DF: Prince Fielder, for sure. He’s only 27, and for someone of his size, he’s deceptively fast. He’s a human Ford 500 truck. He was fifth in the league for home runs, with 38. I’d bet one 1908 World Series ring he’s a Cub next year.
DT: I hear Dontrelle Willis is offering teams money to take him. With a bad economy, this seems to be the best option.
PR: Albert Pujols, the “31 year old,” isn’t called the machine for nothing. After a stupendous postseason, he should be the most highly touted free agent on the market.
NBA: Lockout goes into lockdown mode, no progress made. Thoughts?
DF: How are Chris Bosh and Gilbert Arenas going to pay child support now?
DT: Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, plans to start attending the meetings soon. Owners better get a deal done quickly if they don’t want to get their asses whupped.
PR: I haven’t been able to watch basketball with the NBA in a lockout, and I stopped caring about college basketball when Shanghai University joined the Big East. So, I will be getting my basketball fix by watching the Tilden Timberwolves all season.
NFL: What should Redskins fans be thinking right now?
DF: They should be thinking “Damn, why did we even bother winning those three games? We might have still had a chance at Andrew Luck…” I give it a month before #FireShanahan is trending on twitter.
DT: Dammit, we can’t even win the “Suck for Luck” sweepstakes. Is Curtis Painter available this offseason? Kyle Boller, possibly? How about Bryan England?
PR: The Redskins QB situation, is plain Gross…man. With no QB at Beck..on call, hopefully the defense can win some games and make me Kerr..igan.
NCAA FB: National Championship picks
DF: Penn State. (Insert completely uncalled for Sandusky reference here) Actual Pick: Stanford. They’re a lock to go 12-0. Their closing schedule has more fluff than a Lifetime movie. Andrew Luck makes every other college quarterback look like Rex Grossman did against the Eagles.
DT: I like Ohio St.’s chances. Terrell Pryor and Jim Tressel make a great duo. Oh wait…
PR: Is Wisconsin still eligible? Oklahoma State with their 28 year old QB will win out in the Big 12 but lose to LSU.
NHL: Is this the year the Capitals finally win the Stanley Cup?
DF: Alex Ovechkin has a better chance at being President. Bruce Boudreau should have been fired a year ago. But, they might be able to get a nice replica of Lord Stanley from one of those Ameritel copy machines he keeps advertising.
DT: Unless Boudreau recently learned the Heimlich maneuver, count them out. Other teams should try for the eighth seed if they want the easiest first round matchup.
PR: If Alexander Semin stops shooting blanks come playoff time, they may have a shot at actually finishing off the cup this year. They are a lot more disciplined, and Boudreau has every intention of making this “the season”
