The Glass Eye: MLB’s Surprise Teams
May 23, 2012 at 5:45 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
The baseball season just passed the quarter-pole, and as usual there are teams and players playing way above our expectations. However, even though it’s almost June, remember: IT’S STILL EARLY. There’s plenty of time for hot starts to fade away, as Pirate fans found out the hard way last year. Let’s look at the five most surprising teams and forecast their chances to sustain what they’ve...
Read More...The Glass Eye: No Offense, No Excitement
May 17, 2012 at 6:15 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
We’re down to the ‘final four’ in hockey, and while I have tremendous respect for the teams that have made it this far, I’m alarmed at a trend we’re seeing in the league. Let me illustrate below: The eight best offenses in the NHL this season were, in order: Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, Ottawa, Vancouver, Chicago, Detroit, and Nashville. Included in there are your last four Stanley Cup-winning...
Read More...The Glass Eye: NFL Draft Recap and More
May 3, 2012 at 6:06 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
Another week of many topics, so once more we turn to the bullet points: -The Steelers had what appears at first glance to be a very fine draft. G David DeCastro should make a huge impact as a rookie – he’s been compared favorably to Alan Faneca – but the key pick in this draft will be their second-rounder, tackle Mike Adams. No one questions the talent, but he dropped into the second round due...
Read More...The Glass Eye: Late April Bullet Points
April 25, 2012 at 5:45 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
Occasionally, I like to widen the focus and take a look around the entire sports landscape – this week I’ll discuss hockey, baseball, golf, and the NFL draft. Let’s get right to it! -I wrote most of what I wanted to say about the Penguins’ collapse last week – it all still holds, the offseason emphasis HAS to be on upgrading defensively. They can remain an explosive team while playing solid...
Read More...The Glass Eye: Penguins/NHL Debacle
April 18, 2012 at 11:53 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
There were a lot of other topics I had planned to touch on this week, but the events of the past weekend in the NHL, specifically involving the Penguins, demands attention. I’ll look at Pittsburgh first, then talk about a growing problem the league has to deal with soon. NO ONE saw this coming – down 3-0 to the Flyers is bad enough, but to allow 20 goals in those games, blow leads in each game,...
Read More...The Glass Eye: NHL Preview, Part 2 – The Eastern Conference
April 11, 2012 at 7:24 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
Yesterday, we previewed the West – click here to read that if you missed it. Today, we preview the Eastern conference, with a close look at the Pens and Flyers. EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 NY Rangers vs. #8 Ottawa Offense – New York scored 226 goals and converted 15.7% on the power play, while Ottawa scored 249 goals and were at 18.2% with the man advantage. Offense has been the only question mark for...
Read More...The Glass Eye: NHL Playoff Preview, Part 1 – The Western Conference
April 10, 2012 at 4:02 PM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
At last, the NHL ‘Preseason’ is over and we get to the best part – the quest for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Recent history shows us that seeding means virtually nothing – if you qualify for the playoffs, you have a chance to make a deep run, and there are at least eight teams that have legitimate Cup aspirations. Let’s break down the Western Conference first, and we’ll look at the Eastern conference...
Read More...The Glass Eye: MLB Preview, Part Three – The Central Teams
April 6, 2012 at 6:03 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
For our final installment of our MLB previews, we will look at the central divisions in both the AL and NL…the AL seems on the surface to be Detroit and then everyone else, while the NL Central has been jumbled my the losses of Pujols and Fielder. As before, let’s take a look at the moves each team made, then analyze what the season looks like for each team. If you missed the previous preview columns...
Read More...The Glass Eye: MLB Preview, Part Two – the Eastern Teams
April 2, 2012 at 6:01 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
Last week, we previewed the West – this week let’s look at the Eastern teams, and like last week we’ll concentrate on key additions and subtractions to the teams, take a shot at predicting the standings, and analyze each team. Let’s start in the AL this time. AL EAST Baltimore Orioles 2011 Record: 69-93 (5th) 2011 Glass Eye Prediction: 5th place Key Additions: SP Tsuyoshi Wada, SP Jason Hammel,...
Read More...The Glass Eye: MLB Preview, Part One – the Western Teams
March 23, 2012 at 6:11 AM by Dave Glass · Leave a Comment
By Dave Glass It’s time for the Eye’s annual baseball preview series – and there have been some huge changes around baseball in the offseason, many of them out west. We’ll take a look at the AL and NL West divisions this week, with the eastern divisions to follow next week. Let’s start in the NL: NL WEST Arizona Diamondbacks 2011 Record: 94-68 (1st) Last year’s Glass Eye Prediction:...
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