Checking the Wire 7/29/09
Posted On Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at at 7/29/2009 09:09:00 AM by KoskiBaseball
An excellent article from Tim Kurkjian on the evolution of the 100 pitch count. It's a good read and Orel Hershiser drops a lot of good knowledge even going back to the lowering of the pitching mound forcing pitchers to depend more on movement than stuff.
Bruce Jenkins says, "C'mon!" to Cooperstown inducting Pete Rose. I feel the same way. Buster Olney echoed the same thoughts yesterday about steroid users. The Hall of Fame should record baseball history, good or bad.
The rumors swirl that the Giants almost added and still could add Freddy Sanchez, but Baggs is beginning to doubt it. Baggs also mentions the Giants are really interested in Dan Uggla at 2B and would bat him clean up. Both those potential deals frighten me.
Who hits the shortest home runs? Surprisingly, no Giants on the list, probably because they don't hit ANY home runs. (h/t Neyer)
Football
Training camp opened up yesterday and if you've been feenin' for some football here's Kawakami's transcripts of Alex Smith and Mike Singletary. The main things being Alex Smith feels good and Mike Singletary understands Crabtree's contract situation.
Gwen Knapp thinks Michael Vick will have no problem landing a job in the NFL.
Ray Ratto dusts off his College Football hat and says Cal's road to the Rose Bowl is going to be tougher than before...even though they haven't been in how long?
Is Scott Ostler the the Chronicle's Milton from Office Space? He just writes stuff and they publish it so they don't have to deal with him?
Matt Miaocco with more on Mike Singletary's personal history with holding out.
David White has Raiders reporting day notes.
Where to find Los Raiders en espanol this season.
Adam Schefter via ESPN Rumor Central - Could Vick come back with the 49ers?
Posted On Friday, January 23, 2009 at at 1/23/2009 03:51:00 PM by Koski
This is from today's Rumor Central on ESPN.com:
On his NFL.com blog, Adam Schefter has speculated that the San Francisco 49ers may be angling to bring former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick into the mix to be the team's new field general, should Vick be reinstated by the league when his prison sentence is over.Sure, Dan Reeves coached him. Big deal, Dan Reeves isn't the 49ers OC, yet. Although, the Schefter mention and Reeves' arrival in Santa Clara may mean the team is close to hiring him. Still, Michael Vick is still in prison. I would think San Francisco would be a hard place for Vick to ressurect his NFL career. The Bay Area is full of dog lovers. Not just people who like dogs as pets, but people who LOVE dogs. People like my wife, who still doesn't think Vick has paid enough for what he did. Never say never, but I don't see the 49ers being able to generate enough PR to make that happen. Besides, if the 49ers draft a QB in the first three rounds in the draft, that guy will get a shot before Vick does.Schefter notes that the team will interview Dan Reeves today for its vacant offensive coordinator position, and Reeves was the coach of the Falcons when the team traded for a No. 1 overall draft selection to take Vick in 2001. Two other coaches the 49ers have pursued for the vacant offensive coordinator position - Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson and former Falcons wide receivers coach Mike Johnson - also have ties to Vick.
The team has also signed Jimmy Williams, Vick's former teammate at Virginia Tech, who lives in Hampton, Virginia near one of Vick's homes.
In 2008, San Francisco's passing attack ranked No. 13 in the league with 3,379 yards through the air. Shaun Hill and J.T. O'Sullivan combined for 21 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, and were sacked 55 times. In 2006, Vick threw for 2,474 yards with 20 touchdowns and 13 interceptions and also ran for 1,039 yards and two touchdowns.
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