Archive for July, 2011
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011
Though it would seem unlikely given how good he was for stretches last season, there have been rumors circulating that the Colorado Rockies would listed to offers for ace starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez.
The Rockies are currently 8.5 games back in the National League West and Jimenez hasn't been himself this ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
Well the dismantling of the New York Mets has officially begun. The Mets have reportedly traded Francisco Rodriguez and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for two players to be named later.
K-Rod going to the Brewers is just the first in what should be many moves the Mets will ...
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2011
The Boston Red Sox took Jackie Bradley Jr. with the 40th pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, and they looked to have gotten a steal. An outfielder for South Carolina, Bradley entered the year as one of the top college position players in the draft. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
All across TV Land and the Forest of the Internets, people have spent much of Monday castigating Yankees fan Christian Lopez for his rather innocent decision to return Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit to Jeter rather than selling it off to the highest bidder.
Surely this attitude must be a joke, I ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
Bubba Starling, prized quarterback recruit and the No. 5 pick in the 2011 MLB Draft, has arrived on campus at Nebraska to work out in preparation for the college football season. Starling reportedly has not decided whether or not he'll sign with the Kansas City Royals (who drafted him) or ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
After firing Jennifer Gillom as head coach today, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA have hired Joe "Jellybean" Bryant to take her place. Joe Bryant is better known as "Kobe's Dad" in most sports circles.
Bryant was an assistant coach with the Sparks before being named the head coach back ...
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Monday, July 11th, 2011
After watching the United States women's soccer team's incredible comeback in the 2011 Women's World Cup quarterfinals against Brazil, I had a ton of things rushing through my head. What heart. What an improbable comeback. What a match. How cool was that to watch? Oh, and I have fallen helplessly, ...
Posted in Chicks Man, International Soccer, Soccer, US Soccer | 10 Comments »
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Frank McCourt have had quite a rough year. Things just got worse on Saturday afternoon. Despite pulling off a 1-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on the field, Dodger Nation was in flux just outside Dodger Stadium.
Roger Arrieta, a lifelong Dodgers fan, organized a ...
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Friday, July 8th, 2011
The New York Yankees are interested in strengthening their bullpen, largely thanks to the loss of Rafael Soriano for much of the season. The Yankees currently don't know if or when they'll get the vastly overpaid Soriano back at any point this year, and whether or not he'll be able ...
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Thursday, July 7th, 2011
A fan has died after falling over the outfield railing and landing on the concrete behind the out-of-town scoreboard at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
A man, fell from the stands during the second inning of Thursday's matchup between the Oakland A's and Texas Rangers. The fan, wearing a blue Rangers cap ...
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