Category Archives: Current Sports Commentary

The newfound dominance of starting pitchers in fantasy baseball

This is a guest post from our friends at FanDuel.com. There used to be a time in fantasy baseball when taking a pitcher in the first round was a huge risk. There were just too many variables from year to … Continue reading

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The Case For and Against Small Ball in the NBA

Much has been made of the NBA’s en vogue trend of playing smaller lineups, with three guards, a traditional small forward and a center or two guards, two small forwards and a power forward or center. Even before that, it … Continue reading

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Marshawn Lynch videos to get you through the offseason

It’s right about this time every year where I start re-watching Marshawn Lynch videos on YouTube. It’s like clockwork, as when the draft is over I need to inject a little football in my life. And there’s no better interview … Continue reading

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My mixed emotions on Carrie Underwood replacing Faith Hill

My love of Carrie Underwood has been semi-documented on SpreeGoogs. I mentioned in my post a few of the cool things about hockey that one of the all-time coups in the history of sports WAGs was when Mike Fisher put … Continue reading

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The Untold Folk Legend of Jimmy Butler

In Monday night’s Bulls-Heat game, we saw an outstanding team performance from Chicago and an even more outstanding individual performance from the formerly anonymous Jimmy Butler, scoring 21 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and matching up with LeBron James to force … Continue reading

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LeBron James is the best basketball player I will ever watch

**Editor’s note: This post is the opinion of one writer and does not reflect the opinion of the rest of the staff, especially not the opinion of the head editor. Whoa, whoa, whoa. That headline is a bold and sweeping statement, … Continue reading

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I’m the guy who voted for Carmelo Anthony for MVP

Hey. I’m the guy. Nice to meet you. No, nice to meet me, am I right? Of course I’m right. I’m the guy. I’m the guy who voted for Carmelo Anthony for MVP. I could’ve been like all the other … Continue reading

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The Many Faces of Tim Duncan

While I was watching the Lakers-Spurs series (which was the equivalent of a varsity basketball team going against the JV squad), I was reminded of how awesome Tim Duncan’s facial expressions are. Or facial expression (singular). You know the one … Continue reading

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Some Love for Coaching

**Editor’s Note: This post is written by the newest SpreeGoogs writer, Lamar, who will be joining the blog writing under the name Dell Johnson. Lamar is a former NCAA college basketball player who also played on the European professional circuit, … Continue reading

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A Few Quick Thoughts on Jason Collins

Jason Collins. Bravo, sir, for being a true pioneer. A few quick thoughts: 1. He chose the right vehicle to announce the decision. Doing an exclusive with Sports Illustrated and being able to control the delivery was genius; if he … Continue reading

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Ranking The Top 11 NFL Fantasy Rookies

SpreeGoogs would like to give ourselves a few props for our NFL mock drafting skills: we called the Oakland-Miami trade, Kenny Vaccaro to the Saints, Jarvis Jones to the Steelers, Alec Ogletree to the Rams, DeAndre  Hopkins to the Texans … Continue reading

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NFL GMs on Facebook

Taking some inspiration from the brilliant writers over at ProFootballMock.com and their NFL QBs on Facebook, we decided to do a GM version following the first round of the draft last night. The following may or may not be what … Continue reading

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Responding to the 2013 NFL First Round Draft Picks in 5 Words or Fewer

It’s pretty customary for SpreeGoogs to celebrate drafts with instant, but brief reactions. Without seeing any of the players in last night’s draft play a snap of pro football, I’m about to unleash some instant diagnoses of the picks. And … Continue reading

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 4

This is it: The Mock Draft finale that caps off our pretending right before the real thing gets underway tonight. Catch up with some of the classics (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) or consult the list below to get … Continue reading

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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Part 3

Draftacular. That’s all I can say about where we’ve been with this mock so far. Part 1 and Part 2 were flawless and it’s about to continue with an exhilarating third edition. Here’s a quick reminder about where we’ve been. 1. Kansas City … Continue reading

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