Category — Baseball
Showing His Ignorance Again
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A tip of the cap to our good friends at You Been Blinded.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. refuses to get in the ring with Manny Pacquiao because he’s afraid of getting his ass handed to him, but that hasn’t prevented him from ranting with some shameful racist bs. Pretty disgusting even for Mayweather’s low standards.
YouBeenBlinded.com
September 3, 2010 No Comments
Nice Start, But They Need Work
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Offensively, USC was impressive in its season-opening victory over host Hawaii Thursday night. Each time the Warriors would rally from double-digit deficits, the Trojans’ offense would respond with a crucial score in their 49-36 thumping. Matt Barkley looked good throwing 5 touchdowns, but running back Marc Tyler and wide receiver Ronald Johnson, who is almost as good as anyone in the country, also were major contributors.
But the defense, particularly the secondary, is a work in progress. Hawaii tagged the Trojans for almost 600 yards in offense.
L.A. Times
September 3, 2010 No Comments
Sweet Revenge
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The Cards kicked Walt Jocketty out the door despite the former GM putting together the pieces that eventually won them a World Series in 2006. Almost every year, they were the club to beat in the NL Central. But not this year.
Now, Jocketty has built the Reds into a contender and they’re beating the Cards at their own game and closing in on the division crown.
The 2 clubs meet this weekend in a pivotal series in St. Louis. The Cards trail the Reds by 8 games in the division. A sweep or a series-winning outing by the Reds will practically gift wrap a spot in the playoffs. Though Dusty Baker deserves as much credit as anyone, so does Jocketty.
Ironically, Jocketty’s great work in Cincy will probably result in the demise in his friend Tony LaRussa in St. Louis.
N.Y. Times
September 2, 2010 No Comments
Rainbow Busters
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USC opens its 2010 college football campaign tonight in Hawaii. Golden boy Matt Barkley and the Trojans aren’t expected to encounter much resistence in their bid for victory.
ESPN LA.com
September 2, 2010 No Comments
On The Block
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My how Matt Leinart’s stock has dropped. But when you can’t beat out Derek Anderson, it doesn’t say much for your abilities.
The Cardinals supposedly are shopping for a deal for Leinart, with the Raiders, Giants and Bills as possibilities. And we thought the Raiders had enough quarterbacks. Buffalo? How about that for a climate change.
ESPN.com
September 1, 2010 No Comments
Innocent Until Proven Guilty
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It’s a novel approach even in this day of the Cowlin Cowherds and Jim Romes of the world. Isn’t it a bit too easy to indict Jose Bautista as a roid user in this day, when he’d just have to be as stupid as the some of the individuals who cover the game to venture down this path?
Seriously, if we want to libel Bautista since he’s come out of no where to have a career year, leading the Majors with 40 home runs, why not question all of the no-hitters (and throw in the near misses while you’re at it) the pitchers have been throwing? It’s because many baseball writers and some of their ilk would rather pound the hitters instead of the pitchers. Pitchers have always gotten the benefit of the doubt despite the fact it makes more sense for them to take performance enhancing subjects. How long did they ride Barry Bonds, but turn the other way when it concerned Roger Clemens? Both are assholes, but up until now, Bonds always got the shaft more than Clemens.
Saw what you will about Bautista, but spare him the Brady Anderson comparisons unless you have some information. Just offering up the excuse of “Well you have to ask the question” is really freaking bogus.
August 24, 2010 No Comments
Nah, Couldn’t Be Him
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Clueless Joe Torre is rarely taken to task by the L.A. media. But that’s nothing new. Torre has gotten a pass here since he became Dodger manager. Nice guy, but…
On Wednesday, he figured his new toy Jay Gibbons, who he started to punish Matt Kemp for the 2nd straight game, would provide a spark after going 4 for 5 Monday night against the Phillies. Someone might have mentioned to Torre that Kyle Kendrick wasn’t on the mound again, but a guy named Roy Oswalt, who throws heat Gibbons hasn’t seen lately.
Predictably, Gibbons finished 0 for 4 as Oswalt and the Phillies, who are playing without Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, blanked the Dodgers in a 2-0 victory.
Just to be fair to Torre’s little pet Gibbons, he wasn’t the only Dodger to come up as empty as his manager. Andre Ethier and Casey Blake (what, no time out for him Joe?) didn’t manage a hit either. Actually, Scott Podsednik had 3 of the Dodger’s 6 hits, but no one could drive him in.
The Dodgers are 8 games back of the Padres. Anyone ready to hang out a white flag?
August 12, 2010 No Comments
Nothing Bruin In Omaha
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South Carolina edged UCLA in 11 innings to capture the College World Series tonight in Omaha, Neb.
Whit Merrifield drove home Scott Wingo with the winning run with one out in the bottom of the 11th as the Gamecocks won their 1st national championship in baseball and prevented the Bruins from doing the same.
Greenville.com
June 29, 2010 No Comments
Keli McGregor: 1962-2010
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The president of the Colorado Rockies was found dead in a hotel room in Salt Lake City this morning. He was only 48. Authorities in Utah said McGregor died of natural causes.
McGregor, a 4th-round draft pick of the Broncos, played in the NFL as a tight end with Denver, Indianapolis and Seattle.
Denver Post
April 20, 2010 No Comments
Early Favorite: ‘Bama
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Since we’re hanging out at the gym and the sportsbooks in Vegas, we knew you’d want your fix on odds. Ready for some college football?
Defending champ ‘Bama is the early pick to win it all, according to the odds at the Las Vegas Hilton. The Tide is a 7-2 favorite to repeat, while Ohio State is a 7-1 pick. Oregon, which might not have any stars left if they continue their run of run-ins with law enforcement, is a surprising 10-1 pick. Must mean all the alleged felons will work out deals and return.
Others of interest: Texas and Nebraska (15-1); Florida, USC and Iowa (20-1); Oklahoma and LSU (25-1); Miami, Pitt and Georgia (30-1); and UCLA (100-1).
March 11, 2010 No Comments
