Archive for April, 2009
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
While you might think I'd use this space to inform you that Jody Gerut's leadoff homerun at Citi Field last night was the first time a ballpark has been greeted with a homerun in the opening at bat, or to blab along about the San Diego Padres being 6-2 right ...
Posted in Baseball Tonight, Boston Red Sox, ESPN, Heath Bell, MLB, New York Mets, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres | 74 Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
It's almost May sweeps on television, so that means we're hearing all about shows that might get the axe after this season. In our three link dumps this week, we're gonna highlight three shows that deserve another season because they're way, way better than their ratings. America, get your shit ...
Posted in Allison Miller, Chicks Man, Kings, Link Dump | 3 Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
Have you noticed lately that Kentucky Derby-related news has been cropping up? OK, probably not. But here's the first big one.
A horse by the name of Old Fashioned (which is also a bourbon-based cocktail for those wanting to know), which had been tabbed as one of the favorites at this year's ...
Posted in Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby | No Comments »
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
By this time the NCAA hockey tournament championship is old news, having happened on Saturday and all.
But we can't move on without putting the college hockey season to rest.
Aside from being one of the more compelling championship games I've ever watched (and it was pretty much everything the basketball game ...
Posted in Boston University, College Hockey, Frozen Four, Miami University | No Comments »
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Several times over the past few months I've opined about the San Diego Padres and how they've basically given their fans a huge shit sandwich over the past two years. And after all that, after doing everything they could to alienate the fanbase, kill local support and piss me off ...
Posted in Chase Headley, Chris Young, Go Fuck Yourself San Diego, Jake Peavy, MLB, San Diego Padres, Tim Lincecum | 7 Comments »
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Kenny Perry!
Had he won the Masters, Booter demanded that I apologize for this post, in which I say Perry should have been excluded from the 2008 Ryder Cup team because he'd been skipping the PGA's major tournaments in order to rack up points and make the Ryder Cup team.
Seems like ...
Posted in Angel Cabrera, Golf, Kenny Perry, Phil Mickelson, The Masters, Tiger Woods | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Diora Baird watched the Masters. Did you?
One of the greatest championship wins ever? - Puck Daddy
Nick Diaz dominated Frank Shamrock - FanIQ Blog
Matt Lawton and the hotel aliases of other MLB players - Outside the Boxscore
Charlie Villanueva throws a beating - Josh Q. Public
ESPN: showing its usual good taste in ...
Posted in Chicks Man, Diora Baird, Link Dump | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 10th, 2009
On Thursday, we learned of the definitive feel-bad story of the sports year with the death of 22-year-old Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two friends in a car crash caused by some drunk asshole who ran a red light and then tried to flee the scene rather than attempting to ...
Posted in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Nick Adenhart | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 10th, 2009
Editor's Note: This post originally got published with a working headline when Vermont was ahead. This proves we are indeed human at Rumors and Rants. It's since been changed. Our sincerest apologies for the screw up.
Didn't get a chance to watch the NCAA hockey tournament semifinals last night? Didn't want ...
Posted in Bemidji State, Boston University, College Hockey, Frozen Four, Miami University, University of Vermont | No Comments »
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
Quick, tell me what you know about Stewart Cink.
What ya got? Anything?
Well, Mr. Cink is really one of the best golfers in the world. He has 12 professional wins, five on the PGA Tour. During his career he has top 10s in every major championship, including a T3 in last ...
Posted in Charlie Weis, College Football, Golf, Stewart Cink, Twitter | 3 Comments »
