By Matt Valentine
With rain pouring down on Citizen Bank Park the Phillies clung to a 2-1 lead. If the game had been played during the regular season the game would have been called and the Phillies would have been declared the winner. Yet, despite the terrible conditions the game went on and Carlos Pena’s single [...]
Were the Phillies Robbed of a World Series Championship?
October 29th, 2008 · No Comments
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NHL Season Set to Begin Abroad
October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
By Matt Valentine
Yes, its true. Yes, I understand most of you could probably care less . Yes, that bothers me. Either way, whether you love it or hate it the NHL season will begin and it will begin sooner then you think.
In fact, the NHL is taking a page from MLB and the NBA in [...]
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Teixeira Traded to Angels
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
The Agels have to be praising new general manager Tony Reagins for the move that he just pulled off 1 day before MLB’s trade deadline. In a swift maneuver to add more protection to their lineup the Angels acquired slugging first baseman Mark Texira from the Atlanta Braves and sent rising star Casey Kotchman and [...]
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MLB Trade Deadline Approaches
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
With MLB’s trade deadline rapidly approaching, the line between buyers and sellers have become clearly defined and the need to add a piece to the puzzle for a playoff push or the decision to pack it in for the season and look towards the future becomes the ultimate goal. With most of the real marquee [...]
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2008 MLB All-Star Game: Top Ten Moments
July 16th, 2008 · No Comments
With the hefty price tag of tickets for the final All-Star game to be played on the hallowed grounds of the soon to be torn down Yankee Stadium the fans got what they paid for, and a lot more.
The 2008 MLB All-Star game will go down as the longest in the history clocking in at [...]
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2008 MLB Home Run Derby: Josh Hamilton Inspires Awe
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments
The 2008 MLB All-Star weekend is underway and as always its being lead off by the home run derby competition. This year sluggers like Josh Hamilton, Lance Berkman, Dan Uggla, Justin Morneau, and others will test their bats and try to place as many balls as possible into the hallowed decks of Yankee Stadium and [...]
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Impact of the Harden and Sabathia Trades
July 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Major League Baseball’s trade deadline is still 3 weeks away but, some of the biggest moves have already been executed and the impact of these moves could shake the National League to its core.
It all began when the Milwakuee Brewers became a late player in the bid for Cleveland Indians ace CC Sabathia. The Brewers [...]
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Chacon on Waiver Wire After Altercation with GM
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
(Former Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon looking disgruntled on the mound)
We’ve all heard of players fighting players in the clubhouse or sometimes even in the dugout, but a player taking on a general manager? Now that is something I bet most of us have never in our wildest dreams thought would happen. Well, leave it up [...]
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MLB Wants Instant Replay by August
June 15th, 2008 · No Comments
After a year in which Carlos Delgado and Alex Rodriguez were both robbed of home runs and umpires have continued to make questionable call on boundary plays the MLB has finally decided to implement instant replay into the game.
( A-Rod attempt to show the umpires where his “home run” landed.)
Baseball wants to implement the new [...]
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Maple Bats Should Become Thing of the Past
May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Maple bats may be the most dangerous object on the baseball field. they have cause some significant injuries, some sustained by fans, others sustained by coaches, and still others sustained by players. But, now more then ever, it seems clear that maple bats should go the way of the dinosaur.
Just ask Susan Rhodes, a fan [...]
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