Apr 20 2009
Sports Market Monday (4/20/09)
The best thing about taking the weekend off from Sportsblogger is that the News piles up on me, and that is also the bad part of taking the weekend off too. There is just so much going on during the weekend in sports and this weekend was no different.
Chuck Liddell and the UFC- After watching the greatest super-star in Mixed Martial Arts history get knocked out for the third time in 5 fights, it was clear his career was over. Liddell will likely end his storied career in the UFC and the UFC will struggle to find a bigger star than Liddell for quite some time.
Liddell and the UFC are down after his loss.
Orlando Magic- The Magic are one of the favorites to win the Eastern Conference this year but the Philadelphia 76ers have other plans. Orlando was upset in the first game of their series yesterday as Andre Igoudala hit a game winning shot with 2.2 seconds left to steal game one for the 76ers.
Losing home-court advantage is not a great way to start the Playoffs, the Magic are down.
New Yankees Stadium- “The House That Tax-payers Built” has had a bad first week and the 200 million dollar pay-roll is looking like a big bust. Yankees pitching looks like a joke, there was 20 homeruns launched in the first 4 games at New Yankee Stadium and the Yankees are only a game above .500.
New Stadium, Same old, over-priced Yankees. New Yankees Stadium is down.
Detroit Lions New Uniforms- After you lose every game in a season, sometimes it is best you shed your skin and begin anew. The Lions have released their new look uniforms and logo in hopes to inspire change to this terrible franchise.
The new logo and uniforms are a great start to help forget last season, the Lions are surprisingly up.
Last Week: Angel Cabrera is still up after winning the Masters; Citi Field is doing a lot better than Yankees Stadium and it’s still up; Strikeforce has leveled off a bit; The Boston Celtics are still down after losing in Game One; and the NFL Draft’s stock is rising as April 25th approaches.
J.M.Saucedo
