When looking at who is mediocre I can’t help but consider a player’s value, especially when dealing with active players. For example, in the NBA, Carl Landry is not the best player in the league, but he’s a bargain. Meanwhile, Tracy McGrady is still a decent player, but he’s not worth half of what he’s [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Eli Manning
Posted in NFL, tagged NFL on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Who writes better posts? Alex or Blake?
Posted in Polls, Uncategorized on February 27, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Today, two heavy-weight bloggers face off in the ultimate showdown. After nearly a month of solid blogging on our favorite mediocre athletes, now its time for the fans of Fans of Mediocrity to settle the score for who writes the best articles on this website. Alex has written some solid articles on former NFL stars [...]
Scott Mitchell
Posted in NFL, tagged NFL on February 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Scott Mitchell had an absolute rifle for an arm. He was imposing on the field, standing 6’6″ and weighing in at 240 pounds. Many of his opponents insisted that he was actually closer to 6’9″, 280. Mitchell cut his teeth learning the ropes at QB from the immortal Dan Marino while both were members of [...]
Who is your favorite 6th man of all-time?
Posted in NBA, Polls on February 25, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The 6th man of the year award is the most asinine award in all of professional sports. For a long time now I have struggled to come up with a good reason why the NBA feels justified in giving out an award to the best 6th best player in the league. That’s right, the 6th [...]
Worst Top Pick in NBA History
Posted in Busts, NBA, Polls, tagged NBA on February 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Today’s topic is draft busts. The MLB draft is a tough nut to crack, while the NBA and NFL draft usually get most of the headlines. I’ve never been a huge NFL guy, so I’ll focus on the NBA. There have been some memorable draft busts over the years from Darko Milicic to Sam Bowie. [...]
Tie Domi
Posted in NHL on February 23, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Tie Domi was a professional hockey player in the NHL for 16 seasons. He is best known as the dude who spent most of his career in the penalty box. Domi is of Albanian descent, and from what I understand Albanians are outrageously violent people, so its no wonder why this guy loved to fight. [...]
Jeff Conine
Posted in MLB, tagged MLB on February 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Jeff Conine’s page at Baseball Reference doesn’t list his nickname as Mr. Marlin, but I’m quite sure that’s the only nickname he really has. Conine was with the Marlins from the beginning, selected by the club in the 1992 Expansion Draft after the Kansas City Royals left him unprotected. Conine promptly made his mark in [...]
Pervis Ellison
Posted in Busts, NBA, tagged NBA on February 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Who is Pervis Ellison? A lot of people don’t know the name. Would you believe he was the number one overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft? Seriously. Ellison averaged an incredibly-mediocre 9.5 points per game for his NBA career after being a top pick. The 1989 Draft was weak, but in retrospect, the Sacramento [...]
Steve Trachsel
Posted in MLB on February 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Steve Trachsel was a starting pitcher in the MLB for 16 seasons, playing for 3 different teams. Other than that, there isn’t a whole lot about Steve Trachsel’s playing career to laud. He is best remembered as the guy who took forever to deliver the ball. No joke, he would take anywhere between 2-3 minutes [...]
Otis Nixon
Posted in MLB, tagged MLB on February 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As a kid, I loved speed in my baseball players. My favorite team as a kid (and now) was the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers never featured much speed, but whenever they did, that guy instantly became my favorite player. Seriously, what’s more exciting than the stolen base or the triple? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Vince Coleman [...]
