Smallthoughts: Rave of the Week…Stephen Curry

Mike Trout wins 2015 All Star Game MVP

MIke Trout is turning this into his personal showcase. For the second year in a row he has won the All Star games MVP. He doesn’t waste at bats, just like last year he came out of the gate early striking early. Trout homered on the game’s fourth pitch, a fastball away he rode a

Smallthoughts: Rants and Raves

Rants: Miami Marlins…there is a report out that the Marlins are talking to Giancarlo Stanton on a new contract, which isn’t news in itself. If I were the marlins I’d want to lock up a rare talent like Stanton as well. But the eye brow was raised when in the same report that the Marlins

OKC rebounds from Game 1 spanking to win Game 2 even series at 1-1

After smarting from the spanking the Thunder received in game 1 against the Clippers, Kevin Durant the newly crowned MVP showed why he is the league’s MVP as he and his thunder teammates beat the Clippers 112-101 to even the series at 1. Here are the highlights(Courtesy of youtube) including lights out and then finally

Kevin Durant wins MVP award

With all due respect to LeBron James and his legion of fans the best player won the MVP award. Kevin Durant carried his team when Russell Westbrook was out and even Lebron said Durant deserved the MVP award. In a ceremony awarding the Thunder’s star the MVP , Durant gave a very moving touching and

Smallthoughts: Old School Tuesday …Jim Rice

Before sluggers started hitting 50 homer runs a year without breaking a sweat Jim Rice was hitting 40 a year and that was considered an monster year. He played his entire career(1974- 1989)on RedSox which is rare that players play their entire career with one team today. I always thought Jim Rice was a hall

Small thoughts Rants and Raves

Rants- New York Jets for a team that talks a lot they have very little to show. Two years ago this team looked like a legit Super Bowl contender, then last season was a stinker and they finished 8-8. So instead of truly fixing the offensive line, getting a real pass rusher, and perhaps a