A Moment with San Jose’s MamaCat

Adam Markowitz

A Moment with San Jose’s MamaCat(7/23) For anyone that’s read my writing over the years, you know that I can be a bit of a controversial character. Amongst dozens of feedbacks received, I got one from a woman who signed her email as “MamaCat.” I got to know her by her real name, Shelly Grieb. I’ll never forget the first time she revealed her identity to me. I responded along the lines of, “YOU’RE the mother of Mark Freaking Grieb???”

Adam Markowitz

Beat the Guru: ArenaBowl XXII(7/23) Welcome to the big time, boys and girls! After 17 weeks of regular season play, three weeks of postseason play, and an absolutely unnecessary bye week, we’ve finally hit the week of ArenaBowl XXII, and you’ve hit your headquarters for the gambling scoop on the 2008 title game.

Tom Ando

ArenaFan Interview: Otis Amey(7/22) Last season, Otis Amey dipped his feet into the Arena Football League pool, catching 88 passes for 1,036 yards and 18 touchdowns while adding an additional ten trips to the endzone on the ground. This season Amey dove right in, hitting pay dirt 50 times, 48 of which through the air.

Adam Markowitz

Ironman Spotlight Should Have Shined on Samuels(7/20) One of the greatest quotes I’ve heard in the past few years came out of the ArenaFan chat room by one of our members. He/she said, “Lawrence Samuels is so overrated.”

Tim Ball

Even better AFL(7/17) What have you done lately? Football is a team sport, a game of power, expertise, finesse and man on man talent that determines victory or loss. And it always comes down to players making plays.

Andy Lopusnak

Getting Defensive(7/16) Over the last three seasons, the Arena Football League has seen an explosion of offense and points. In the league’s first 19 years, there was just one quarterback with 100 or more passing touchdowns. Three years later, seven times there’s been a gunslinger reaching the century mark. But the growing trend in this seemingly defenseless league has been to hire defensive-minded head coaches.