2007_12_01_archive

THE LIST

Here are the names I pulled out of the Mitchell Report. Got these from

the report, not from any list anywhere. Might have missed one or two,

but I think this is everyone.

Steve Woodward

Rick Ankiel

Matt Williams

Ismael Valdez

John Rocker

Scott Schoenweis

Gary Matthews Jr.

Jerry Hairston Jr.

Darren Holmes

Jason Grimsley

Jose Guillen

Troy Glaus

Jay Gibbons

Jose Canseco

Paul Byrd

David Bell

Nook Logan

Howie Clark

Jeff Williams

Chad Allen

Brendan Donnelly

Jim Parque

Gary Bennett Jr.

Matt Herges

Mike Bell

Eric Gagne

Kevin Brown

Fernando Vina

Bart Mindich

Adam Riggs

Paul Lo Duca

Stephen Randolph

Mike Stanton

Jason Christiansen

Miguel Tejada

Adam Piatt

Kent Merker

Cody McKay

Mike Lansing

Todd Williams

Phil Hiatt

Todd Pratt

Kevin Young

Chris Donnels

Ryan Franklin

RonVillone

Denny Neagle

Mo Vaughn

Glenn Allen Hill

FP Santangelo

Dave Justice

Greg Zaun

Jason Grimsley

Chuck Knoblock

Roger Clemens

Any Pettite

Rondell White

Matt Franco

Hal Morris

Mark Carreon

Todd Hundley

Josias Manzillo

Jack Cust

Tim Laker

Brian Roberts

Larry Bigbie

David Segui

Lenny Dykstra

Randy Velarde

Gary Sheffield

Benito Sanitago

Jason Giambi

Jeremy Giambi

Bobby Estabella

Marvin Bernard

Jose Canseco

Barry Bonds

Posted by Chris Ogryski at 2:49 PM 1 comments

Pirates open with a win

You never would have known it was Harbor Beach's first game of the

year, as they picked up a solid 67-58 win over Cass City last night.

The Red Hawks jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Pirates scored 17

straight.

Cass City rallied and kept it close the rest of the way until HB

pulled away in the fourth.

Tom Sorenson had a team-high 21, but the performance people will be

talking about was from Alex Talaski who scored 20, including six

triples.

Coach Ron Wruble said Talaski did no go out for the basketball team

last year, which makes the effort that much more impressive.

Jason Volmering

Tom Sorenson

Sorenson drives to the basket.

Coach Wruble and the HB bench.

Volmering tries to make the save.

Travis Schock

Sorenson fights for a rebound.

Schock looks for an open teammate.

Posted by Chris Ogryski at 11:01 AM 0 comments

Saturday, December 8, 2007

HCP Holiday Tournament

I just finished watching Glory Road and it is an awesome movie. I

recommend it to all. So even though we are bogged down with sports,

work and the holidays, I thought I would share my favorite eight

basketball movies ever:

1) Hoosiers

2) Glory Road

3) Finding Forrester

4) Blue Chips

5) Hoop Dreams

6) Teen Wolf

7) Pistol: The Story of a Legend

8) White Men Can't Jump

But you know, me I couldn't leave it at that, so let's consider this

the HCP Holiday Tournament to determine the best basketball movie

ever. Perhaps in other seasons we will do other season specific

contests (like best football movie during NFL Playoffs).

So here are the round one match-ups:

Hoosiers vs. White Men Can't Jump

Blue Chips vs. Hoop Dreams

Glory Road vs. Pistol: The Story of a Legend

Finding Forrester vs. Teen Wolf

Posted by Chris Ogryski at 10:53 AM 3 comments

Hoops season in full swing

It has been a little while since I last updated tis, but with

Thanksgiving, All-Thumb and our sports preview... let's just say it

has been a crazy few weeks.

So I was at the USA-Ubly game and to truly appreciate the game you

have to look beyond the score. Even a quick glance at the quarter

scores and you would see that the Bearcats trailed by 19 at the half

and lost 70-55. By those numbrs, it looked like more of the same in

the second half and the Patriots cruised to an easy win.

Nothing could be further from the truth. Ubly came out in the second

half and started pressing, which threw the Patriots for a loop. The

added pressure caused USA to make mistakes and turn he ball over,

which for the most part the Bearcats capatilized on.

In fact, at one point Ubly cut the lead to four points. In the end,

the Patriots held on, made their shots and free throws at the end,

while the Bearcats ran out of gas.

The true standout for USA was Brandon Bitzer, who has taken over point

guard duties this season after Isaiah Jackon graduated (he is a

redshirt freshman at SVSU). Bitzer had 23 points including 21 in the

second half.

Coach Mark Gainforth complimented Bitzer, saying that he did exactly

what a point guard should do. In the first half he tried to get his

teammates involved in the offense, but when things got hairy, he took

the game over.

I totally agree with that, as I was totally impressed with how Brandon

performed last night. In fact at one point I turned to another area

sports writer and made a comment along the lines of us seeing Bitzer

become a man in front of our eyes.

Not that he hasn't played well in the past, but in this game he went

to a whole new level.

Gainforth knows the team still has a lot of work to do, but was happy

to win such a competitive game in the opener.

As for the Bearcats, after getting shalacked by Reese earier in the

week and in the first half yesterday, the team turned up its intensity

and showed what they are capable of.

In my opinion, if Ubly can be competitive against the team that I