Category — MLB

The Padres swept the Dodgers Wednesday night. Four of their 5 wins have come courtesy of Dodger Blue.
Maybe that explains why Tom Garfinkel, the Padres’ CEO, went the Leonard Tose route and heated up the Carlos Quentin-Zack Greinke feud again.
Earth to Tom. The Dodgers are going to drill Quentin again and then what? He can’t charge the mound again, so what are you going to cry about then?
Yahoo Sports

What happens 1st: The Angels win the World Series or Mike Scioscia gets canned?
We say Scioscia gets a pink slip because Anaheim’s finest can’t capture the World Series with this pitching staff. Joe Blanton? C’mon Arte. You asleep at the wheel? We know your GM is with this group of arms. Who’s your closer again?
Halos Heaven

Our blow-by-blow of the Dodgers-Padres brawl at Petco Park on Thursday night.
Sports Xchange

Seriously, do you let your wife and kids go to the 1st game back in Texas after all the bad blood has been spilled?
The Ranger fans tore Josh Hamilton a new 1 this weekend and also took 2 of 3 from the Angels. And he underestimated them. Oh doctor.
USA Today

Michael Jordan, Will Smith, Don Cheadle, Bruce and Brody Jenner, Chevy Chase, Michael Phelps, Dr. J, Jerry Rice and Wayne Gretzky and a host of other celebs kicked off the Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitation Celebration at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
Also in the house: Jordan’s fiancée Yvette Prieto, Michael Phelps, Marcus Allen, Stuart Scott, Roger Clemens, Vince Coleman, Jonathan Ogden, Ron Harper and Jerome Bettis.
John Legend, Blue Man Group and Wayne Brady headlined the entertainment.
Images courtesy of Getty Images Entertainment, Isaac Brekken and Bryan Steffy

With Waylon and Willie and the boys…
Josh Hamilton returns to the scene of the crime today, when the Angels visit the Rangers in a 3-game series in Ft. Worth. To quote Jim Harrick, it should be a ball burner.
USA Today

With a tip of the cap to BustedCoverage…
This was taken on Opening day at the Toronto Blue Jays game.

African Americans agents have had a rough time in the lily-white business of sports representation far too long. Black athletes can share in some of that shame. Much of it can be attributed to ignorance. And brainwashing.
But Jay-Z entering the game significantly changes the landscape. And when he stole Yankees star Robinson Cano from the notorious Scott Boras this week, it raised more than an eyebrow or 2 in this cesspool swimming with scumbags.
N.Y. Times

Opening Day at Dodger Stadium: Dodgers 4, Giants 0.
Clayton Kershaw gets the joint smoking when he drill his 1st career homer, a drive to centerfield, and goes the distance for the victory.
Our blow-by-blow.
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Giants vs. Dodgers. 1 p.m. Monday. Dodger Stadium.