The Rochester Rattlers may be the hardest team to figure out in all of Major League Lacrosse. The team sits in fifth place in the standings at 3-4, only a game and a half out behind the Boston Cannons for the final playoff position. Yet they are poor in some key categories. The team is dead last in goals scored (72). They are 1-4 on the road. They are sixth…
The Ohio Machine lost yet another game this week to the Denver Outlaws, meaning they still only have one victory going into the second half of the season. Today they made a move for the future, and fittingly it was a trade with those same Denver Outlaws. The Machine sent transitionman Anthony Kelly and a 5th round supplemental pick to the Outlaws in exchange for 2nd round pick in the…
Tomorrow night the Boston Cannons and Hamilton Nationals will both try to get back on track in a Championship game rematch. The Cannons have lost three out of their last four games and are in fourth place in Major League Lacrosse, behind Chesapeake, Denver and Long Island. They started the season 4-0 before this recent stretch. They have still scored goals, with the exception of the Long Island loss, and…
After an unforgettable weekend I had a lot of time to recollect on things. My parents always told me that when you get a stage to voice your opinion make sure you express you’re never understated or misunderstood. I was observing a lot of things this weekend and I’m starting to see the growth of lacrosse starting to really take off. What I have an issue with is the image….
The Chesapeake Bayhawks had a fantastic first half of the season, losing just one game and they are currently sitting atop the MLL standings. The Bayhawks are a game and a half in front of the Long Island Lizards and Denver Outlaws. The Bayhawks also lead MLL in two point goals with eighteen, nine more than the Charlotte Hounds, who have nine. Chesapeake has scored 109 goals, third in the…
Recently I’ve been looking at places where the MLL may look in the future. I’ve already taken a good look at Florida and Atlanta, but today I’m moving out west. The league has made it clear that they hoped to once again try westward expansion. In 2006 the league added the Los Angeles Riptide and the San Francisco Dragons but both teams failed, leaving the Denver Outlaws as the only…
The Long Island Lizards are currently on a five game win streak and sitting in second place in the league and they’d like to keep it that way. A loss by the Lizards (5-2) and a win by the Boston Cannons (5-3) would send the Lizards down to third place and possibly into fourth. A win against the Lizards would really help the Rochester Rattler’s playoff hopes. They are currently…
July 5, 2012— Although they were attempting (and somewhat expected) to resemble the old Toronto Nationals team that won an MLL title their first year in the league, the Hounds are still getting started. Boasting huge names like Matt Danowski, Billy Bitter, Jeremy Boltus, Jovan Miller, and the All-Star game’s MVP Stephen Berger has not been a problem this year, chemistry, however, has been. Way to many times this year…
The fireworks show last night at Sports Authority field flew high with enjoyment last night for Outlaws fans, as Denver defeated the Ohio Machine 17-13. Although Denver won by four, the game was a lot closer than that. The Outlaws took a commanding 10-1 lead in the second quarter, and all looked grim for the Machine. As the game went on, Ohio fought on. They outscored Denver in the second…
The Boston Cannons will begin their second half this Saturday, and they hope to start it better than their first half ended, losing three of their last four games. The Cannons lead the league in goals, so offense is not a problem, and neither is their goaltending with Jordan Burke in the net. However, their issue in the past four games has been scoring late. If they can get their…