He?ll also try to beat the Cardinals who took Game 1 of the

He?ll also try to beat the Cardinals, who took Game 1 of the series last night behind the clutch effort of Russ Springer and Kyle Lohse, with Okajima coughing up the difference in the eighth (that?s becoming a disturbing trend). After a few weeks sidelined with shoulder stiffness (say that five times fast), Matsuzaka will once again toe the rubber and attempt to make a case for the All-Star team (8-0, 2.53 is a nice start). Louis Cardinals (43-32) Boston Red Sox (46-30) Mitchell Boggs (0-1, 5.56) Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-0, 2.53) 3:55 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)TV: FOXRADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150GAME NOTES: The Dice-Man is back. Prev Gm: St.

Losing Umberger hurts, but Holmgren now has a solid young top defensive prospect in the system, and 24 year old defenseman with a pretty high ceiling on the Flyers, and much more cap flexibility to keep Jeff Carter, Braydon Coburn, Randy Jones, Riley Cote, and still make a splash in free agency. This article is also featured on mustbechris' blog. Don't expect the Flyers to go get Brian Campbell, but be sure that they're exploring every avenue and should come out of the free agency period with a few good players added to the team.This team from top to bottom as it stands today is much improved over what it was at 6:59 on Friday. That method was proven to be ineffective and horrendous. But finally, in 2008, the Rangers seem to be doing the right thing.  I want Glen Sather to finish the rebuilding job that was promised to Rangers fans over three years ago.I look at the Rangers, and I don't see players like Jagr, Shanahan, and Straka.  I look at this team and see talent like Henrik Lundqvist (pictured), Ryan Callahan, Brandon Dubinsky, Marc Staal, Nigel Dawes, Fedor Tyutin, Blair Betts, and Dan Girardi. These are players who have become the cornerstones of this franchise. In his first three years, Lundqvist has been nominated for the Vezina three times.  Dubinsky, who led all rookies in hits, is one of the top young power forwards in the game today.Callahan could join Dubinsky in that category.

These teams draft well, and then allow their young players to crack the lineup and not just in a limited, fourth-line role. So far, we've done pretty well.  But I truly hope that Sather thinks before he spends. The Rangers should let Jagr go, and continue the great progress they've seen from their prospects.. The PrologueTo understand what happened in Knoxville in 1998, you have to remember both what we'd gained and what we'd lost.The modern era of Tennessee Football, as I like to call it, started in 1989.  The genesis of the Vols' current status as an elite program can be found in Pasadena, California, on a late September night, when a team that had gone 5-6 in 1988 went out to No. 6 UCLA and came back with a 24-6 win.The Vols would go on to capture a share of the SEC Championship in 1989 before winning it outright in 1990, and the run was on.Five years and a new head coach and defensive coordinator later, a sophomore named Peyton Manning came under center for his first full season as the starting quarterback.For the next three years, the Vols were great 11-1 and ranked No.