Trainers in the Hotseat

Steve Mariucci was fired last week as coach of the Detroit Lions. While this was clearly a panicked move by an unsuspecting Matt Millen, Mooch was just the first of several head coaches who won’t survive the aftermath of the 2005 season. With that in…

The Plate: The Dice Man Arrives

The Red Sox need to get on planes to the west more often. Three years ago, Boston general manager Theo Epstein boarded a plane for Arizona on Thanksgiving, dropped into Curt Schilling’s kitchen, and wouldn’t leave until he had Schilling’s name on a huge contract.…

The Rex Grossman Factor

What is the Rex Grossman Factor you ask? Why poor Rex? I’m from Chicago and he exemplifies what I’m about to write about. “The Rex Grossman Factor” consists of three parts, the first part would be to achieve a high level of success in his…