 Archive for the 'Baseball' CategoryHelp!: Mark Zuckerman spent nearly a decade at the Washington Times covering baseball. When the paper dropped its sports section in December, Zuckerman decided to start a blog. Now, he's trying to raise $5k to get down to spring training. So far, he's raised $4k. Send him money if you want to have access to exclusive Jim Riggleman info on the 74-win Nationals. [Nats Insider] (18) Feb 09
Damon roots for the Red Wings.    The Bachelor: Happened upon this show last night - probably for the 2nd time since the season when Jesse Palmer was on it - and one of the finalists is named Gia. She looked familiar ... yup, same Gia Allemand who dated Carl Pavano of the Yankees. She also was linked to a hockey player on the Senators named Chris Campoli. [Bachelor] (9)Waste of Money: An anonymous online bidder paid $103,759 in an online auction for Alex Rodriguez’ 500th home run ball. Has to be A-Rod, right? (NYDailyNews) (4) Feb 05 Roundup: Idol Producers Wanted Howard Stern to Replace CowellBaseball, College Basketball, Drugs, NFL, Video 230 Comments »
This may be the first skeptical Tony Dungy piece on record. (Daily Beast) American Idol producers wanted Howard Stern to replace Cowell. (NYPost) Dexter Manley’s friend bought back the Super Bowl ring Manley pawned for drug money. (WaPo) Madden 10 picks Saints over Colts. (NOLA) Cambridge girls warned to stop having loud sex. (Daily Mail)  Justin Verlander will be a Detroit Tiger through the 2014 season. According to everyone, the two sides have agreed on a 5-year, $80 million deal. In 35 starts last season Verlander threw a total of 240 innings and, even after a bumpy April, went seven or more innings in 23 of those starts. However, with a gigantic truckload of cash and high expectations coming off a 19-9 season, expect him to return to his horrendous form of 2008. [Everyone] (79)Feb 03 The Roundup: Shaq’s Ex, Starbury, and the Inspiring SaintsBaseball, College Basketball, NBA, Video 218 Comments »
A ban on beer pong… banker caught peeping Miranda Kerr live on television via Hot Clicks… Axe Cop…girls volleyball coach plugs one of his players during a game… homemade rocket sled… He didn’t want to pay first so he ran his car into the gas station… Pistol Pete highlights… Casey Jacobsen wrote a really neat piece on Stephon Marbury. Worth the read. (Slam) Why is Kyle Eckel playing in the Super Bowl instead of serving his country? (CBSSports) Read the rest of this entry »  Joe Mauer: A city waits. Mauer, the prodigiously talented catcher who is well on his way to becoming the most beloved Minnesota athlete in the State's history, is tantalizingly close to signing a lengthy deal (10 years?) with the Twins. The reigning AL MVP is about to enter the final year of his contract. All indications are that the born and bred Minnesotan will remain a Twin. Rats. He'd look splendid in pinstripes taking over for Jorge Posada behind the plate. If these talks somehow fall apart, it'll be a feeding frenzy for Mauer. [Star Trib] [Ed. The photo is of Justin Morneau and his wife, courtesy of a reader. We had nowhere else to put it.] (97)Feb 02 The Roundup: Crosby’s Hat Trick, St. Louis Fans Divided on McGwire, and We Are the WorldBaseball, Books, College Basketball, Comics, Media Gossip/Musings, NFL, NHL, Video 128 Comments »
There’s a chance that in the future, some NCAA Tournament games could be shown on TNT. (Sports Business Journal) Read the rest of this entry » Jan 29 PECOTA Projections for 2010 Are Out – Let’s Hope They Are More Accurate Than the 2009 ProjectionsBaseball 106 Comments »
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