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 »
