Archive for May, 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
If you ask me, it's been a terribly annoying week in baseball. And I'm not just saying that to sound like Andy Rooney. (I am, however, grooming my eyebrows in an effort to look like Andy Rooney).
Something has happened every day so far this week that has raised my ire. ...
Posted in Hick Flick's ramblings, MLB | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
New York Mets third baseman David Wright had been his franchise's cornerstone for the first five and a half years of his career entering last summer. He was hitting .324 on August 15 last year when he was hit in the head by a 94 mph fastball from San Francisco ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
My roommate’s birthday was last week and as a supplementary gift his mom gave him two suite tickets for Monday’s Indianapolis Indians game.
It's 5:30 p.m. He walks into my room asking if I’d like to make a 7 p.m. first pitch. I figure it’s a Monday night, the tickets provide ...
Posted in Chicago Cubs, General, Indianapolis Indians, Jacque Jones, Minnesota Twins, Minor League Baseball, Rochester Red Wings | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Current pound-for-pound boxing champ Manny Pacquiao has apparently (from numerous reports) won election to a congressional seat in the Republic of the Philippines. In an election marred by gunfire and violence, Pacquiao looks to have defeated his 61-year-old opponent Roy Chiongbian in a landslide.
Pacquiao's team has already declared victory, which ...
Posted in Boxing, Manny Pacquiao, Politics | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing had a phenomenal rookie season as he posted impressive numbers across the board. Cushing ranked fifth in the NFL with 134 tackles added 5.0 sacks, 10 pass defended and four interceptions. Cushing - whose goal in life is apparently to look as much like Tim ...
Posted in NFL, NFL Rumors, Rumors | 3 Comments »
Monday, May 10th, 2010
The Phoenix Suns finished off a sweep of San Antonio last night, topping the Spurs 107-101. During the course of the series, the resurgent Suns made the Spurs look slow and old. Well, actually, the Spurs made themselves look slow and old.
Once the most dominant franchise in the NBA, San ...
Posted in NBA | 1 Comment »
Friday, May 7th, 2010
With the news that the Chicago Cubs had called up the first uber-prospect of the year by promoting shortstop Starlin Castro, other guys can't be far behind. Aside from Washington's Stephen Strasburg, there may not be a more anticipated promotion this season than San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey. And ...
Posted in MLB, MLB Rumors, Rumors | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Have you learned how to pronounce Jaroslav Halak yet? If not, it's about time you add some Czech (or Slovak, depending on how you roll) to your vocabulary.
The Slovakian* goaltender is crafting a special playoff performance for the Montreal Canadiens, first by willing them past top-seeded Washington in the Eastern ...
Posted in Jaroslav Halak, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
It is a truly sad day in Philadelphia.
No, not because the Flyers are down 3-0 in their series against Boston. And not because some other idiot ran onto the field at a Phillies game and got tasered. That would just be funny.
It's because former Phillie standout and Hall of Fame ...
Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Robin Roberts | 8 Comments »
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
We never like to take things too seriously around here, but a breaking story out of Suffern, New York has Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor (who had a run-in with our own Hick Flick this past weekend) being arrested for raping a 16-year-old girl. We want to stress that ...
Posted in NFL | No Comments »
