Posts Tagged ‘baseball’
Sunday, July 6th, 2008
That year he led all kickers in scoring with 146 points, a total that ranks third all time for points by a kicker in a season. He also made 10 field goals, with five coming from 30 yards or longer. Haglund also had the best season for point after accuracy in af2 history, converting on [...]
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Suddenly, the Tigers are the hottest team in baseball. The Tigers have won 18 of their last 24 games. How did the Tigers turn it around so quickly? But outstanding play from Tigers rookies like Clete Thomas and Matt Joyce has also helped. The Tigers just finished a swing through the National League, and they [...]
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Marcus Thames strung together a 6 game home run streak (tying the team record). Suddenly, the Tigers are the hottest team in baseball. They just put up their sixth win in a row against division rival Minnesota last night, and they had a six-game win streak earlier in June. The Tigers have won 18 of [...]
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
For sports fans, life without Mike and the Mad Dog is a little like imagining baseball without the Mets. I take Directv to get local NY sports news….not negative NY sports news, and I live in the South. He should move to Canada and spare us his narrow minded point of views (what else would [...]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
And everybody thought 11th-seeded GeorgeMason shocked the world! Does that mean their featwouldequate to simply beingin the Final Four because they actually need to win two games (albeit againstthe same opponent) to win a National Championship? Baseball sure is a complicated game, with all these rules and such, yet when it comes to second guessing, [...]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Unlike in basketball, where all 64 teams are “seeded” from 1-16, where teams seeded 1 are the top 4 teams in the country and teams seeded 16 have never won a game in the tournament. In baseball, the top 8 teams in the country are seeded, Florida State was #5. Fresno State was not seeded. [...]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2008
ESPN dropped a bit of a bombshell last night in regard to to the brief Alex Rodriguez “sweepstakes” that occurred at the tail end of 2007. Pete Rose, disgraced superstar and source of unintentional comedy, lobbied A-Rod to join the Red Sox. According to ESPN, the banned-from-baseball Hit King did it via text message after [...]
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Slade Henning of Southcoast Sports Baseball Picks are on a Profitable 36-14 Run last 50 Selections!!! Slade is one of the Best NBA and MLB Baseball Sports Handicappers in the Nation, hitting his 4-Unit Sports Picks for an unheard of 37-25 record for 60% Winners for the new year!!! Southcoast Sports Winning Preseason NFL Predictions [...]
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Alfonso Soriano will be in a splint for three weeks with a broken bone in his left hand, and is expected to miss approximately six weeks of action. Bennett, who replaced Jair Jurjjens after the Braves starter injured his ankle falling down the dugout steps after Tuesday’s game, was not accused of intentionally throwing at [...]
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
This will rank as one of his best with Cincinnati and, possibly, one of his last, given that he’s in the final year of his contract. It was a long time coming. Griffey, one of baseball’s most prolific sluggers before injuries began to take their toll, started the season with 593 home runs. It took [...]
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Stan Finger has covered Kansas weather for 25 years. Now hes blogging about it. Speaking of baseball and weather.. Heres a photo I took at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City Saturday night of some compelling clouds that added a sense of gloom (appropriate for Royals fans this season and Indians fans lately). Chance Hayes of [...]
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
I once wrote a post about how Ted Williams should have killed 300 Japanese pilots in WWII if stupid baseball hadnt gotten in the way. I once wrote a post about how Adolph Hitler should have killed wait, what? I still get goosebumps 12 years later. He seemed like a punk in Little Big League, [...]
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Every Thursday home game, Tregre will be cooking for The Mallards. So yes, hot dogs and hamburgers are great baseball food, but on Thursdays, why not try some Gumbo? What is your process upon cooking the food? Brown the chicken & andouille first. Pretty standard. How did you get into cooking? I got hungry, and [...]
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Then he threw three eggs at Ballmer, but none hit him. Ballmer, much more lucky than Gates, was able to dodge the eggs that were tossed by the Hungarian kid. I guess they dont play much baseball in Hungary. The eggs managed to hit other targets behind a large podium where one egg smashed against [...]
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
The GWB biopic will chronicle the life and presidency of the 43rd President of the United States of America. Bush is reportedly portrayed in the film as a foul-mouthed, reformed drunk obsessed with baseball, Saddam Hussein and the conflicted relationship with his dad. Directing is Oliver Stone, whose film credits include Nixon and JFK. Those [...]
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Saturday, May 3rd, 2008
He got the loss but, man he threw well. UBC lost 6-3, but despite the injuries of many players (which Ill get to in a second), they came up strong. Matt Chester was 3-5 with two runs scored and a double, and DH Ryan Pilgrim had two hits, a walk (HBP), and an RBI. LC [...]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Im of course not saying lewis is better than bonds at the height of his power/the injections or when bonds was 27, as lewis is randomly. Im sure impassive kawakami would admit that hes performing a little over his head.you know what bonds ops was after the month of april last year?1.349that is not a [...]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Emil Joseph “Buzzie” Bavasi has passed away at the age of 93 years old in San Diego, CA, of natural causes after a short illness. Bavasi spent 44 years in organized baseball including 34 in the Major Leagues. As the long-time general manager for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1951-68, his clubs won [...]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2008
The Diamondbacks went ahead for good later in the inning. Whats so intriguing about this Owings kid is that he is also one of Arizonas starting pitchers and, I believe, is undefeated thus far this season. Pinch-hitter, starting pitchera rare combination in modern baseball. The Snakes are now 20-8 on the season and scary good. [...]
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Youk is from Cincinnati, Ohio. Garvey was born in Tampa, Florida. Youk went to the University of Cincinnati. Garvey played football and baseball at Michigan State. Garvey looked as if he walked straight out of the pages of Gentlemans Quarterly. Steve Garvey was known as Mr. Perfect until Cyndy Garvey, Steves first wife and a [...]
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Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Alecia Webb-Edgington, R-Fort Wright, correctly explained the infield fly rule in baseball — a question Rep. Webb-Edgington also temporarily shelved the bill aimed at curbing destruction to underground facilities that she was presenting in order to address a couple minor issues, including one raised by Rep. You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the [...]
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
My first mistake was assuming you knew what I was talking about. By Shamus on reply 0 recs Disappointing As a Mizzou student, and an active Jayhawk hater, today is a sad sad day. They beat Memphis, who beat my Bruins. I’m looking for a few knowledgeable fans who’d like to join me on [...]
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
However, the team still fails to produce position players, and that will continue to hold them back, explains Segura. In one funny anecdote, she shows that the team’s power-hitters can’t even hit home runs in batting practice. A new manager and GM are stressing patience — which is good, since the Pirates are unlikely to [...]
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
The nominees include Sweet Caroline, which I think we can all agree would be a terrible choice. Not because the Red Sox already play it at their games, but because its impossible to sing the Bum bum bum refrain with a mouthful of calzone. Because nothing says baseball like 127-year-old Irish jazz rock singers. Build [...]
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Hayden Finch’s picture is not in the freshman yearbook. The Curious Case of Sid Finch He told me his name was Hayden Finch, but he wanted to be called Sidd Finch. I said that most of the Sids we had in baseball came from Brooklyn. johan santana and one big inning were [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Hayden Finch’s picture is not in the freshman yearbook. The Curious Case of Sid Finch He told me his name was Hayden Finch, but he wanted to be called Sidd Finch. I said that most of the Sids we had in baseball came from Brooklyn. johan santana and one big inning were [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Hayden Finch’s picture is not in the freshman yearbook. The Curious Case of Sid Finch He told me his name was Hayden Finch, but he wanted to be called Sidd Finch. I said that most of the Sids we had in baseball came from Brooklyn. johan santana and one big inning were [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Hayden Finch’s picture is not in the freshman yearbook. The Curious Case of Sid Finch He told me his name was Hayden Finch, but he wanted to be called Sidd Finch. I said that most of the Sids we had in baseball came from Brooklyn. johan santana and one big inning were [...]
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Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Hayden Finch’s picture is not in the freshman yearbook. The Curious Case of Sid Finch He told me his name was Hayden Finch, but he wanted to be called Sidd Finch. I said that most of the Sids we had in baseball came from Brooklyn. johan santana and one big inning were [...]
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
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It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Peter Jackson finds inspiration in the trailer and provides us with the Legend of Zelda movie we want to see. We are pleased to announce the completion of our Condemned… With less than a month to the launch of… ‘Insecticide DS’ Walkthrough and Guide complete! We are pleased to announce the completion of our Insecticide… [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Even though his story seemed so crazy, SI had photos of this bizarre Finch character. I was calling friends, sharing the story of this guy who threw in bare feet and was into Yoga. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style, Sidds deciding about yoga - and his future in baseball. The first letters of the [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
Peter Jackson finds inspiration in the trailer and provides us with the Legend of Zelda movie we want to see. We are pleased to announce the completion of our Condemned… With less than a month to the launch of… ‘Insecticide DS’ Walkthrough and Guide complete! We are pleased to announce the completion of our Insecticide… [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
Peter Jackson finds inspiration in the trailer and provides us with the Legend of Zelda movie we want to see. We are pleased to announce the completion of our Condemned… With less than a month to the launch of… ‘Insecticide DS’ Walkthrough and Guide complete! We are pleased to announce the completion of our Insecticide… [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Symmary:
It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in, and many called up wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti trees. His name was Sidd Finch and he could reportedly throw a baseball with startling, pinpoint accuracy at [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Petersburg, Florida. The player was named Sidd Finch (Sidd being short for Siddhartha, the Indian mystic in Hermann Hesses book of the same name). He could reportedly pitch a baseball at 168 mph with pinpoint accuracy. The fastest previous recorded speed for a pitch was 103 mph. Finch had never played baseball before. He had [...]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
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Petersburg, Florida. The player was named Sidd Finch (Sidd being short for Siddhartha, the Indian mystic in Hermann Hesses book of the same name). He could reportedly pitch a baseball at 168 mph with pinpoint accuracy. The fastest previous recorded speed for a pitch was 103 mph. Finch had never played baseball before. He had [...]
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