Rollins Picks Phillies in 5

URL: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/10/27/rollins.prediction.ap/index.html

Author: Not listed.

Summary: Jimmy Rollins', shortstop of the Philadelphia Phillies, new prediction is that the Phillies will take the Fall Classic in 5 games. Yes - he already predicted earlier on in the regular season that his team and the Yankees would meet in the World Series, but just recently he said on The Jay Leno show that Philadelphia will indeed win its back-to-back title... in 5. He claims he rather close it out at home, that the Phillies would be generous to let it go to 6 and back to Yankee Stadium.

What I learned about writing: I learned... I learned... Well, I learned I could get very used to writing about sports everyday. I did not really learn anything to do with grammar by reading this article, but I as I click myself from article to article on sportsillustrated.com, I smile at the idea of imagining myself writing these kinds of stories. Sports: Write it Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and then watch it at home on Saturday and Sunday. I think the thing I like best about sports is that there is so many different categories, and in each category, something new happens everyday. Sometimes small things, other times major deals go down. I am beginning to get excited at the possibility of me being the man who you look for to find the latest news in sports.

Against The Grain -- Week 6

URL: http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/huddle_up/posts/82061-against-the-grain-week-6?eref=fromSI

Author: Andrew Perloff

Summary: A column which takes a different analysis perspective on week 6 in the NFL. A chance to look at the flip side of coaches, players, and teams overall which can't be typically seen on the average Sportscentre.

What I learned about writing: To give the reader a more exciting overview on a social issue, sporting event, etc. write in the opposite direction that the rest of the media world is covering it in. Be unique and different, but keep the reader interested. Feed the audience information which makes the reader learn a cool new fact.

Blown calls by umpires in postseason outline need for expanded use of replay

URL: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/joe_posnanski/10/10/umpires.replay/index.html?eref=sihp

Author: Joe Posnanski

Summary: After a terrible call on Friday night's game between the Twins and Yankees, where Joe Mauer's sure-double was called foul, replay in baseball is being talked about. For the most part the umpires seem to be making the right calls, but it is now in the playoffs that if a call is missed it may prove to be crucial. No one wants to see a game or series go one way because of a miserable call. However, neither does anybody want to see the excitement of the sport fade because the umpires need to take the time to huddle up and look at a replay.

What I learned about writing: Writing with your own opinion in mind can be very powerful. Posnanski makes an interesting point by writing his personal thoughts of the matter. I learned that by comparing the argument to something else in specific (e.g. the rules of baseball to the rules of football), the reader is able to understand exactly the point which the author is presenting.