Best Sports Movies of All Time

Top 10 Disney/Childhood Sports Movies 

10. The Big Green

9. The 6th Man

8. Rookie of the Year

7. Little Big League

6. Cool Runnings

5. The Sandlot

4. Angels in the Outfield

3. Space Jam

2. Little Giants

1. Mighty Ducks

Top 10 Sports Comedies 

10. The Longest Yard

9. The Replacements

8. Bad News Bears

7. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

6. Talladega Nights

5. The Waterboy

4. Baseketball

3. Happy Gilmore

2. Major League

1. Caddyshack

Top 10 Other Sports Movies

10. Remember the Titans

9. The Hurricane

8. Love and Basketball















7. Rudy















6. Field of Dreams

5. Blue Chips

4. Finding Forrester

3. Hoosiers

2. Coach Carter

1. Any Given Sunday

Think I missed a movie or screwed up the order? Leave a comment and let me know!

Also because it is awesome (some graphic language)

Saved by a Trade: The Jerome Harrison Story

December 20, 2009 was the best day of Jerome Harrison's career. Oct 18, 2011 was the luckiest day of his life.

On December 20,2009 Harrison, a running back for the Cleveland Browns, ran for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns against the Kansas City Chiefs in a late season victory. The 286 yards broke a single game Browns' record held by Jim Brown and placed him in 3rd place all-time for single game yards. Quickly, Harrison became a hot commodity on the fantasy waiver wire and gave the Browns hope of their next great running back.

Unfortunately for Harrison, things did not continue in this positive direction and he lost his job to Peyton Hillis which lead to his being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. While this was sad for Harrison, it turns out to have the first step in saving his life.

Harrison never caught on with the Eagles and struggled to succeed in 2010 which led to his signing with the Detroit Lions in the off-season, only to be traded right back to the Eagles. To the surprise of Harrison, this trade was the greatest thing to ever happen in life, in fact it saved his life.

During the routine physical, Harrison had to take in order for the trade to be completed, a tumor was found on his brain stem. The doctors were surprised that he was able to walk or even stand at this point. A surgery was set up to remove the tumor and it was supposed to be a three hour procedure, but it ended up lasting twelve hours as it was determined that the tumor was wrapped in veins and complications had occurred.

After surgery, the doctors were not positive if Harrison would be able to survive. The day following the surgery Harrison suffered a blood clot in his brain which resulted in him having a stroke and falling into a coma. Harrison was announced a quadriplegic and had paralyzed vocal chords requiring a feeding tube.

Harrison eventually was moved to a rehab center in Ann Arbor where he began recovery.

The player who had rushed for the 3rd most yards ever in a single NFL game now had to learn how to live an entirely new life, thanks to a trade that saved his.

James Brown did a special piece on Harrison on NFL Today:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505263_162-57553570/jerome-harrison-opens-up-about-brain-tumor/

Reds roster projections and season predictions

After careful consideration and research, I have come to the conclusion that 23 spots on the Reds current roster are filled. This means that the majority of my predictions are likely to be accurate and I will look way smarter than I really am so I am also going to make 10 season predictions at the end of this post to show my true lack of intelligence.

Roster Locks:
- Pitchers
Johnny Cueto
Mat Latos
Homer Bailey
Bronson Arroyo
Aroldis Chapman
Jose Arrendondo
Sean Marshall
Jonathon Broxton
JJ Hoover
Alfredo Simon
Sam LeCure
(11)

- Position Players:
Joey Votto
Ryan Hanigan
Brandon Phillips
Zach Cozart
Todd Frazier
Ryan Ludwick
Shin-Soo Choo
Jay Bruce
Chris Heisey
Devin Mesoraco
Xavier Paul
Jack Hanrahan
(12)

Bubble Players:

- Pitchers (of which I think they will keep 1)
Manny Parra: Left handed reliever with nasty stuff but poor results
Mike Leake: Could be used as a long reliever/"6th" starter to give Chapman rest in order to cut innings
Tony Cingrani: The longest of long shots, the future top of the rotation starter proved he could handle his own out of the bullpen at the end of the season last year
Logan Ondrusek: Mainstay in the bullpen the last few seasons, but struggled towards the end of last year and is now in a fight for his position.

Prediction: Manny Parra (Must have 2 lefties in bullpen)

- Position Players (of which I believe they keep 1)
Miguel Olivo: Veteran catcher with some power, but most likely only in camp to add depth to be able to handle excess of pitchers at beginning of Spring Training
Jason Donald: Very versatile, can play infield or outfield
Cesar Izturis: Veteran infielder with great hands but ability to play three positions, age is concern
Emmanuel Burriss: Killed the Reds in post season last year

Prediction: Jason Donald (Too much versatile and not much competition)

Wildcards:

Nick Masset: When healthy, possibly the nastiest stuff in the bullpen. Key words: When Healthy
Scott Rolen: Appears to have ability to make decision on return. I'm not convinced they aren't better off without him

10 Reds Predictions

(Will tell of success at end of year)

1. Aroldis Chapman will miss time this season due to elbow soreness.

2. Ryan Ludwick will come back down to Earth and people will be clamoring for Heisey by early May.

3. Joey Votto will return to being Joey Votto (32 hrs. 117 RBI .356 BA) and end up 2nd in MVP race

4. Jay Bruce will become Bruce Almighty (41 hrs 112 RBI .282 BA) and end up 3rd in MVP race

5. Ryan Hanigan will start 75% of games when healthy

6. The short fences of GABP will allow Choo to hit 20+  home runs

7. JJ Hoover will end season as closer, and be very effective

8. Mat Latos wins NL Cy Young

9. Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey finish in top 12

10. Xavier Paul enters discussion as top 3 pinch hitter in NL





How will they finish and how far will they go?

99-63

1st Place in NL Central by 7 games

Win NLCS and make it to first World Series since 1990

Lose in World Series to Los Angeles Angels



Wednesday Weekly Recap

Each Wednesday I will do a weekly recap of sorts... not all stories with have occurred within the last week but they will all be posted here for the first time....

Inspirational Story of the Week:

2007/08 Summerville High School Boys Basketball

- After the loss of their head coach and 8 other firefighters in a fire, a team lead by AJ Green must overcome the loss in their goal of winning a state title.

Cool Idea of the Week that is being seen as controvsial for no apparent reason:

Ravens ride in Humvees during their Super Bowl parade.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/yay-nay-ravens-travel-super-bowl-parade-military-193636072--nfl.html


Sad Story of the Week:

X-Gamer Caleb Moore passes away from injuries sustained in crash.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/01/sports/snowmobile-rider-caleb-moore-dies-from-x-games-injuries.html?_r=0

VERY COOL WEBSITE OF THE WEEK:

Ever wonder what every logo your team ever has used looked like? Look no further than here:

http://www.sportslogos.net/

2013 NFL Hall of Fame Induction Class

"I don't do many endorsements. I'd rather get doused by Gatorade than bust my butt selling it." - Bill Parcells

Never one to worry about how his words be accepted by the media or the general public, Bill Parcells must now prepare the most important speech of his life and be ready to deliver it in Canton, Ohio. 

Parcells is one of the most decorated and celebrated NFL coaches in the history of the league, but that ride was not always an easy one and not devoid of drama. Most well known for his time as the head coach and multiple Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants, Parcells also coached the Patriots, Jets, and Cowboys, with varying success. 

Parcells is the definition of the coach who started at the bottom and worked his way to the top. He began his coaching career at Hastings College as a linebackers coach and worked his way through the system at multiple colleges including a head coaching gig at Air Force. 

The largest black eye on Parcells' career was his term as the Patriots' head coach when he and new owner Robert Kraft continuously bumped heads. Kraft wanted some control over the team and Parcells wanted to "buy his own groceries" which lead to the controversial hiring of Parcells to the Jets following the 1996 season. To this day Kraft still contends that Parcells took the job in December while the Patriots were still playing. 

After his coaching career ended, Parcells still could not get away from the game fully as he spent times as a "Football Czar" with the Dolphins. 

Of course, the instant that Parcells knew that he really made it as a coach was when he was inserted into a Coors Light Commercial. 

Congrats coach on your induction into the Hall of Fame, I think you should rock the Giants sweatshirt under your Gold Jacket!

10 Things I thought about during the Super Bowl

1. New Orleans clearly was not ready for Beyonce's jelly as the job of keeping the lights on became a Bugaboo for the facilities people, maybe they didn't pay their Bills, Bills, Bills. After the lights came back on we did learn that the Ravens would be the final Survivor and they would in fact Put a Ring on It.


2. The creative minds of commercials are no longer intelligent or funny. This year's edition of commercials were not up to par with previous years (as I will delve into in a later post today). There were no babies that were amusing, no animals doing incredibly funny things, and no two part commercials. Where have you gone creative teams at marketing companies?


3. CBS hates gambling. One of the biggest prop bets this Super Bowl was the number of times the name Harbaugh would be said by one of the announcers. Knowing this, and apparently wanting Americans to lose large amounts of money, the announcers decided to refer to the brothers as John and Jim rather than Harbaugh. Luckily for me, I did not bet that prop. I did however bet on Alicia Keys.....


4. Alicia loves her some her. The over/under on the National Anthem was 2 minutes and 5 seconds, or 125 seconds. I was positive that I would win this bet - I did research on National Anthem times. Do you realize how tough it is to find the length of time it took people to sing the National Anthem? No one since 2006 had went over 2 minutes when performing the anthem at the Super Bowl, Beyonce lip sang it in 121 seconds at the inauguration, and Kelly Clarkson took only 90 seconds to do it last year. With all this research, it was nearly certain I would be walking away with more money in my bank account, then she started. By my unofficial timing of the ballad, it took her 31 seconds to get to "last gleaming". I thought for sure I was done and it would not be close, then she picked up the speed and gave me hope as she was rounding the corner to the end and began the final sentence with "O'er" at 1:45 seconds. SHE HAD 20 SECONDS TO SAY THE LAST SENTENCE!  Instead, she sang to "Free" and threw her hands in the air, destroying any hope at 125 seconds. When it was all said and done, she took 156.4 SECONDS for the longest rendition in Super Bowl history.

 

5. Jacoby Jones is fast. I mean like really fast. Like really really fast. This speed was on display as he not only ran straight through the first 18 men he came into contact with but then at about the 45 turned it on to another level and took what had been about a yard advantage over a 49er defender and turned it into a laugher, as he JOGGED the final 10 yards into he end zone. As the defender was at about the 15. He created a 14 yard gap on a professional athlete, that's "WOW" speed. Also, he ran 108 yards in 12 seconds. You do the math.


6. Super Bowl MVP is a joke. I get it, Flacco had a good game but the two biggest plays of the game came because of Jacoby Jones. I understand that giving the MVP to a 2nd string WR and KO man is not sexy and people might not know who he is when gives his speech but C'mon Man, give it to the guy who made the two biggest games and tied a Super Bowl record.  Also, no one has a cooler TD dance than Jones, that has to count for something right?


7. Colin Kaepernick is the real deal. I get it, he lost but for a guy who has started less than 10 career games to bring his team back from a 28-6 deficit using his legs and arm is incredible. We are looking at a future Superstar. Some of the crossing routes that he threw to Michael Crabtree in particular may have clocked in at 90 MPH. The man has a cannon attached to his body where his right arm should be and roadrunner's legs when he takes off. Start the 2014 MVP.


8. Ed Reed may be the greatest safety to ever play the game. Apologies to Ronnie Lott, but this man is always in the right place at the right time and he does not drop easy interceptions that a lot of defensive backs. Yea, the INT by Kaepernick was a poor overthrow, but how often do you see quarterbacks over throw the receiver and ball land harmlessly on the ground, not when Ed Reed is playing center field. His instincts on the ball are amazing, but he is from the U so I am inclined to dislike him.

9. I still hate Ray Lewis. Stop Crying.  I will not be sad when week one of next season opens and no one is doing a stupid dance during the introductions. I am actually surprised that the Ravens came out as a team and self serving Ray did not "encourage" them to allow him to come out alone. Also, stop laying on the field and praying while wearing a shirt with a giant cross on it. Not that I am opposed to Lewis finding God, but we get it, you do not have to lay on the ground just to prove to us that you are religious now.

Also, you were an accessory to murder.

 

10. I still REALLY HATE ART MODELL.

2013 NFL Hall of Fame Class

Warren Sapp

Growing up as a 90s kid, if there was a defensive player you enjoyed who did not play for you team, it was Warren Sapp. The University of Miami graduate never disappointed to be entertaining on and off of the field. His amazing feet and ability to use his hands to shed blockers made me a monster to stop on the field and his attitude and mouth made him a monster to stop off the field.

                                                     (collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com)

The consensus 1st team All American in 1994 was drafted number 12 overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to stabilize their defensive line and bring some excitement to an organization that was not known for success. Sapp never should have fallen to number 12 but reports of failed drug tests due to weed and cocaine made a few teams decide to pass on him, a decision they would probably change if they had the opportunity to now.

Sapp went on to be one of the greatest defensive tackles to every lace em up on Sundays as he recorded  96.5 sacks throughout a career in which offensive lines would scheme to make sure he did not beat them.  The seven time pro bowler and four time All-Pro will always be more remembered for his stint in Tampa Bay with the Bucs but he ended his career with the Oakland Raiders in a slightly controversial manner. Sapp had reportedly signed with the Cincinnati Bengals only to back out of the agreement and sign with the Raiders.

Sapp was never short on excitement, personality or letting you know exactly how he thought things should and would happen. This did not always lead to positive things for Sapp as he was punished throughout his career multiple times for comments and actions. One such event was when he was ejected from a game in 2007 in one of the most outrageous connection of events in NFL history.

There was also the horrific blindside take out of Packers lineman that caused great issue with Warren Sapp from players and fans across the league, as well as with Mike Sherman.

All in all, Warren Sapp without a shadow of a doubt deserves to be wearing that gold jacket at the 2013  Induction Ceremony in Canton, Ohio. His play on the field can not be disputed as anything other than Hall of Famer.

Bill Parcells will be under the microscope tomorrow.