In a crazy week of sports that involves championship weeekend in the NFL, Cavs-Lakers in the NBA and arbitration in Major League Baseball, here a few interesting facts that are products of this week. Read the rest of this entry »
On the first day of free agency for Major League Baseball, the NL’s best team traded for one of the best pitchers in the league but also took a risk in the process. After failing to acquire Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay before the trade deadline, the Philadelphia Phillies finally completed a deal with the Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays just minutes ago. According to SI.com, Philadelphia dealt the dominant Cliff Lee to Seattle and it is rumored that Halladay will sign an extension in the coming days after indicating his interest in Philadelphia. Read the rest of this entry »
News that has just come from Atlanta is saying that Braves’ manager Bobby Cox has signed a one year extension, keeping him in the dugout through next season. “While I have decided that 2010 will be my last s Read the rest of this entry »
Led by the powerful bats of Luke Ramirez and Kiko Garcia, the Chula Vista Little League baseball team from Southern California, is in tight contention for the crown at the 2009 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Following a harsh defeat to San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday, Chula Vista looks to upset the #1 seed Warner Robins, Georgia team tonight at Lamade Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
Always being known for one of the funniest, most outgoing and athletic guys around, Team Cape Cod and the rest of the cape will miss AJ Passalugo, a great kid whose life ended suddenly on August 20th. Read the rest of this entry »
After Brett Favre signed with the Vikes on Tuesday, another old-timer signed a contract, this time in baseball however. John Smoltz signed a deal with the NL-Central leading St. Louis Cardinals, after being with the Red Sox for the beginning of the year, going 2-5 with an 8.33 ERA. “He had very little demands,” Cards GM John Mozeliak said about Read the rest of this entry »
After demanding a signing bonus reaching $30 million, the Washington Nationals and Steven Strasburg finally reached a deal just before the midnight deadline. To many, it seemed the two parties wouldn’t be able to reach a deal but according to ESPN’s Pedro Gomez, the last place Nationals and Strasburg reached a deal at the deadline including a $15 million dollar signing bonus. Read the rest of this entry »
According to a BaseballAmerica.com report, the Reds have hooked the first two draft picks from the 2009 draft. Mike Leake, the first pick for the Reds, signed for 2.27 million, coming out of Arizona State. He was dominant in college, going 16-1 his senior year, with a stellar 1.71 ERA. On a blog earlier this year, Leake said that, Read the rest of this entry »
On a night where the New York lineup missed the presence of Alex Rodriguez, who sat Friday night to rest, the middle of the order came up clutch and took down the Seattle Mariners. With his second game deciding home run of the week, Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira went 1-3, with the biggest blast coming in the top of the ninth, off of Mark Lowe. Read the rest of this entry »
Can we get these guys on the schedule more often? I think just about any team in the majors would love to have the lowly Nationals (40-75) on their schedule about every week. Jonny Gomes took the Nats pitching deep three times in his first three at-bats, and the Reds cruised to an easy 7-0 victory last night. He started the season Read the rest of this entry »
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