by Drew Walker | Apr 28, 2016 | Sports
It’s that time. Every team is undefeated. Everybody is looking for the next star. And everybody is looking for the next hidden gem. It’s time for the NFL Draft 2016. Coming April 28th, we kick off the 1st round of this year’s NFL Draft. This is a time that every team...
by Andrew Heller | Apr 24, 2016 | Sports
The hockey fans in Washington D.C. can finally catch their breathe. The Washington Capitals shook off the past and ended a playoff series in under seven games. Nicklas Backstrom slid one past Michal Neuvirth in the second period of Game 6 to push the Capitals into the...
by Ian Shaw | Apr 22, 2016 | Sports
Some scouts use acute observation to discern the subtle movements of a player’s muscles and tendons in mid-swing. Some scouts can hear the difference between a fastball and a curveball by the sound of a pitch hitting leather. Our amateur scout insists that he...
by Andrew Heller | Apr 21, 2016 | Sports
Through two weeks in the season, the National League East looks different than what most people expected at the end of the season. Now the Washington Nationals were expected to contend and being in first at this point is not a big deal. The bigger story for me is that...
by Ian Shaw | Apr 15, 2016 | Sports
In this weekly piece our lowly trained amateur scout examines the most talked about players in Major League Baseball. Many scouts have the benefit of MLB experience, thousands of dollars of equipment and resources, and a honed eye for talent. This analyst has none...
by Patrick Weaver | Apr 14, 2016 | Sports
A wild opener to the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs was capped by Trevor van Riemsdyk’s skate, as the St. Louis Blues snuck away the victory at a rowdy Scottrade Center Wednesday night. Despite the final score, no other statistic can better describe the games pace than the...
by David Heller | Apr 13, 2016 | Sports
To rest or not to rest that is the question? Whether or not to sit down stars through out the season and most specifically in the last games after you clinch your spot in the playoffs seems to be an annual topic. For the Spurs, I can see the need to rest. The have a...
