The Albert Belle acquisition is one that, as an Orioles lifer, has both kept me up at night on ocassion and brought joy to me when it was still on the books. It’s a pretty polarizing chapter in Orioles history. On top of that, I know I wasn’t supposed to “like” Belle, especially since, quite […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Len Bias
Earlier this morning, I spoke on the possibilities of Reggie Lewis had he not died of a sudden cardiac attack. Now, I want to focus on a similar story that took place just one year before Lewis was drafted. I’m, of course, referring to the tragic case of Leonard Kevin “Len” Bias. When people hear […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Hasheem Thabeet
Now, I originally wanted to write this on Shawn Bradley. But, then I realized something: Bradley would’ve sucked regardless. He wasn’t that agile, he wasn’t that muscular, he wasn’t really much of anything. His only skill in the league was to stand there and hope he was tall enough to discourage people to not dunk […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Drazen Petrovic
Photo Credit: NBA.com Drazen Petrovic was one of the greatest players in the NBA in the 90s. He was also a legend in the Euroleagues. Unfortunately, months before his 29th birthday, Petrovic was killed in a tragic accident in Germany. But, what could’ve been? The guy was a genius with the ball and he was […]
Read moreWhat Could’ve Been: Ryan Leaf
The man of a thousand confused faces (seriously, Google “Ryan Leaf” and practically every photo of him shows him in some state of “the fuck’s going on here?”), Ryan Leaf will forever be known as one of the biggest busts in NFL history with the second-biggest usually being JaMarcus Russell. As with other “What Could’ve […]
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