Detroit Tigers
Management: GM Dave Dombrowski; Manager Jim Leyland
Key Additions: Phil Coke, Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth, Jose Valverde, Johnny Damon
Key Losses: Freddy Dolsi, Curtis Granderson, Aubrey Huff, Edwin Jackson, Brandon Lyon, Placido Polanco, Clay Rapada, Fernando Rodney, Dusty Ryan, Dane Sardinha, Marcus Thames, Matt Treanor, Jarrod Washburn
Projected Starters
C Gerald Laird
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Scott Sizemore
3B [...]

Cleveland Indians
Management: GM Mark Shapiro, Manager Manny Acta
Key Additions: Brian Bixler, Russell Branyan, Brian Horwitz, Mike Redmond, Mitch Talbot
Key Losses: Greg Aquino, Jesus Brito, Jamey Carroll, Vinnie Chulk, Zach Jackson, Masa Kobayashi, Tomo Ohka, Kelly Shoppach, Jose Veras
Projected Starters
C Lou Marson
1B Russell Branyan
2B Luis Valbuena
3B Jhonny Peralta
SS Asdrubal Cabrera
RF Shin-Soo Choo
CF Grady Sizemore
LF Matt LaPorta
DH [...]

Chicago White Sox
Management: GM – Kenny Williams, Manager – Ozzie Guillen
Key Additions: Alejandro De Aza, Freddy Dolsi, Andruw Jones, Juan Pierre, J.J. Putz, Mark Teahen, Omar Vizquel, Daniel Cabrera
Key Losses: D.J. Carrasco, Octavio Dotel, Jermaine Dye, Josh D. Fields, Chris Getz, Jimmy Gobble, Scott Podsednik, Dewayne Wise
Projected Starters
C AJ Pierzynski
1B Paul Konerko
2B Gordon Beckham
3B Mark [...]

Recently I had the chance to do a TV news package on a potential NFL Draft pick.

Bert Blyleven, SP
Minnesota Twins (1970–1976), Texas Rangers (1976–1977), Pittsburgh Pirates (1978–1980), Cleveland Indians (1981–1985), Minnesota Twins (1985–1988), California Angels (1989–1992)
Bert Blyleven is a slam dunk for the IP Sports Hall of Fame for all of the same reasons he should be a slam dunk for the MLB Hall of Fame. He pitched for 22 [...]

I realized this isn’t the first time this sort of thing has happened, but come on, this is ridiculous.

I’m going to try and keep this clean. It’s going to be hard for me, but I’m going to try.

7-3 Yankees Final. Click inside for more.

NFL Films has a DVD coming out this week looking back at Adrian Peterson’s incredible first two years in the league. I got a chance to review the DVD.

Season starts tonight, so before I forget here are the thoughts of a few IP experts on the upcoming NFL Season.

The Last of the divisions.

One Super Bowl contender and three pieces of fodder for the contender.

One team was a contender last year, one team has been near the top every year this decade, one team has never done anything…ever, and one team is bipolar in regards to wins and losses. This is always a fun division to watch.

Special Thanks to Brian Landry for handling this one for me. He’s one of our regulars in the forum. See, if you play with us in the forum who knows what will happen.

The news came today that Plaxico Burress was going to prison for 2 years. And he somehow thinks he’s going to play in the NFL again.

So apparently one of the teams in this division signed a new QB this week. And it wasn’t even Brett Favre.

Michael Vick is back in the NFL with a two year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, that’s the news, I’m going to be looking at the fit and how this will work.

I have no opening this week. So instead I’ll share one of my new favorite quotes “Failure is just success rounded down.” Remember that when you’re team is in the crapper by week 5.
New England Patriots
Better than ever? I think that might be a little too optimistic.
Head Coach: Bill Belichick
Offensive Coordinator: N/A
Defensive Coordinator: Dean [...]

You’ve got the defending Super Bowl champs, and 3 other teams that have had really good years in the past 3 years. If everyone plays to the paper rankings, this could surprise as the best division in football. And if that actually happens, I expect all the credit for calling it right.

There are still plenty of spots open as training camps are in full swing. It’s a Yahoo! league and here is the information you’ll need to join.
League ID: 208671
Password: ipfootball
It won’t be a “Plus” league, but there could still be prizes. So go ahead and sign up, and prove you know your fantasy football.

Did you know it’s only 7 weeks until the season opens? I just realized that yesterday. 7 weeks, 8 divisions. See where I’m headed here? That’s right, over the next 7 weeks we here at Tailgate Crashers will give you a division bye division, team by team breakdown of the entire NFL heading into this [...]

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair has been killed, a source has confirmed to ESPN.com.
McNair, police said, suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville, News Channel 5 in Nashville reported.
McNair played 13 seasons in the NFL, 11 were with the Tennessee Titans. He played his final two years with the [...]

Did you ever want to play against some of those so called “experts” on yahoo or ESPN, but since they all fear losing they never play normal people?
Well here is your chance to play against the so called “experts” of Tailgate Crashers and the entire Insidepulse family. It’s really simple, head to the the [...]

As the resident puck head I figured I should throw some thoughts up about a fantastic game 7.
Just be warned, this probably won’t be too different from any other article you read about game 7.

Ricky Nolasco has been sent to the Minors. Now what?

You know you’re watching the whole thing, why not follow along with the fun here with us at Tailgate Crashers.

“To err is human.” To understand what an error is in baseball is impossible.

Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart died Thursday in a hit-and-run car crash after a game, a hospital official said.
Adenhart, 22, died after undergoing surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center spokesman John Murray said.
Adenhart was one of three people killed in the crash early Thursday after pitching in a loss against the Oakland [...]

So my bracket is dead. And since my bracket is done, no one else in the country cares about the tourney anymore, so let’s move on.

Can’t say I’m totally shocked, but I definately didn’t see this one coming.