It’s 4 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. Obviously, I can’t sleep, my excitement couldn’t be higher. Pitchers and Catchers report to spring training today and that means the beginning of the regular season is just around the corner. Just 107 days ago, Boston Red Sox Starting Pitcher, Chris Sale, took his first steps out ofContinue reading "Pitchers and Catchers are reporting, it’s the best time of the year!"

Top Ten Most Athletic U.S Presidents  Some presidents played sports in college – others enjoyed hobbies ranging from dancing to dueling, wrestling to walking on stilts. Many have taken advantage of the tennis courts, bowling alley, swimming pool on the White House grounds. Read on to get the scoop on which commander-in-chief goes down inContinue reading "Top Ten Most Athletic U.S. Presidents"

My only real motivation for this is to see how well my draft holds up to Smalls'.  I chose to do the 2nd round too because there are some key names that I think aren't quite 1st round material.  So here we go. Round 1: Arizona Cardinals- Nick Bosa (DE, Ohio State) San Francisco 49ers-Continue reading "Benny Buckets NFL Mock Draft: 1st Round"

Welcome to The Vault, the weekly blog post that takes a look back at some of the best (and worst) jerseys throughout sports history. Each week, a classic set of threads each from the sports of football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and soccer will be revisited.  All submissions are welcome by messaging @tftb_smalls on Instagram. Football: University of Pittsburgh WR Larry Fitzgerald Our footballContinue reading "The Vault: Week 2"

Last Thursday, February 7th was the 2nd Live Stream Event in a month for the new wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling. This time it was to discuss details for “Double or Nothing” the AEW Paper View and follow up to last years “All In”. We learned of a few new signings, but more importantly weContinue reading "Double Or Nothing What We Know"

A bomb just dropped on major league baseball and it had nothing to do with Bryce Harper or Manny Machado choosing their future destinations. After being selected 9th overall in last year’s MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics 9th Oklahoma dual-sport athlete, Kyler Murray announced on Monday that he will be “firmly and fully committingContinue reading "Did Kyler Murray make the right choice?"

When J.D. Martinez decided to wait until just after the beginning of Spring Training last year to sign his 5-year, $110 million contract with the Boston Red Sox, I thought that might have been a one-time thing. I mean, a perennial all-star hitter, a guy that could change the scope of a line-up and wouldContinue reading "MLB Free Agency: A Waiting Game"

Sports is laced with famous duos, Pippen and Jordan, Messier and Gretzky, James and Wade, Kane and Toews, Curry and Durant, Malkin and Crosby. If you read over that list again you will notice two things. One, every pair has won multiple championships together. The second thing is that all the pairings come from eitherContinue reading "Buckets of Violence"

@ me. Arizona Cardinals Nick Bosa - DE - Ohio StateSan Francisco 49ersJosh Allen - DE/OLB - KentuckyNew York JetsQuinnen Williams - DT - AlabamaOakland RaidersEd Oliver - DT - HoustonTampa Bay BuccaneersGreedy Williams - CB - LSUNew York GiantsDwayne Haskins - QB - Ohio StateJacksonville JaguarsDaniel Jones - QB - DukeDetroit LionsRashan Gary -Continue reading "Deke’s 2019 NFL Mock Draft (Version One)"

The Philadelphia Phillies are really starting to make waves this offseason. On Thursday, they were finally able to arrange a deal to acquire Miami Marlins catcher J.T. Realmuto in a trade for catcher Jorge Alfaro, pitching prospects Sixto Sanchez (who names their kid Sixto?) and Will Stewart, and an international bonus slot. First of all,Continue reading "Who are these Philadelphia Phillies?"