Archive for July, 2009
Friday, July 31st, 2009
The Detroit Tigers added Jarrod Washburn earlier in the day, surrendering left-handed starter Luke French and Class-A lefty Mauricio Robles to the Seattle Mariners.
Washburn immediately solidifies the Tigers' rotation depth, and he's an immediate improvement over the 23-year-old French, who is going to have growing pains adjusting to the major ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 3 Comments »
Friday, July 31st, 2009
Just about 50 minutes ago we got confirmation that the Boston Red Sox had acquired catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians. Now Yahoo! Sports has jumped in, also reporting the deal as done.
The Red Sox were able to swing the deal without including young starter Clay Buchholz. Yahoo! is ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Mad Men comes back August 16. Apparently January Jones' real first name is, in fact, January. Can't her parents see she's traumatized?!?!?
Is anyone really surprised by this? - New York Times
Apparently Simmons was - Twitter
Just for Brett: ten songs to get over those retirement blues - The Legend of Cecilio ...
Posted in Chicks Man, January Jones, Link Dump | No Comments »
Thursday, July 30th, 2009
On the day before it adjourns for a summer break it hasn't earned, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for a pardon of boxing great Jack Johnson.
Johnson was the first black world heavyweight boxing champion and held the title from 1908 until 1915. In 1913 he ...
Posted in Boxing, Jack Johnson, United States Congress | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Hey everyone! It's a major golf championship! Just two weeks after the British Open and a week after the Senior British Open! Man, those old golfers don't waste any time between majors, do they?
It just so happens I got a free ticket to Wednesday's practice rounds (and free entry into ...
Posted in Golf | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Camilla Belle is newly single. Game on for other, non-happily-married bloggers!
Remember how the Brohm family all basically started working for the Louisville football team? Yeah, not anymore - Strait Pinkie
Carlos Boozer makes a lot of money, but he spends a lot of money too - Bootlegger Sports
It's a ridiculous lawsuit, ...
Posted in Camilla Belle, Chicks Man, Link Dump | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
The Philadelphia Phillies appear close to snagging a former American League Cy Young Award winner, but not the one they've been chasing for the better part of the month. Reports from all over the interwebs claim the defending World Series champs have switched their focus from Toronto's Roy Halladay to ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
O Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou Romeo?
In the unemployment line where he belongs. Another overhyped New England Patriots assistant coach, Romeo Crennel went 10-22 in his first two seasons as Cleveland's head coach before the Browns surprised the world with a 10-6 campaign in 2007. However, Cleveland regressed big time ...
Posted in Brady Quinn, Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns, D'Qwell Jackson, Eric Mangini, Jamal Lewis, NFL, TheBaker's NFL Preview | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Finally some authoritative dissent from China.
During a soccer game Sunday between Beijing and Tianjin, the referee was chased and beaten by disgruntled Tianjin players after the referee, He Zhibiao, dished out three red cards.
Can you imagine Philip Rivers and LaDanian Tomlinson chasing Ed Hochuli after that blunder last year in ...
Posted in Crazy Chinese Players, Ed Hochuli, International Soccer, Referee Beatdown, Tianjin Soccer Team | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
That's right, I'm watching Maury. This is way better than pictures of hot chicks, right Phillips?
Northwestern v. Illinois at Wrigley Field? Yeah this makes perfect sense - Midwest Sports Fans
Could this be just a hint of a sign that "Da U" is back? - No Guts, No Glory
Personally, I think ...
Posted in Link Dump | No Comments »
