Archive for April, 2010
New York Yankees, Javier Vazquez: Next Start Might Be A Long One At the Stadium
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
Yesterday I wrote that New York Yankees hurler Javier Vazquez could turn around the fans that weren’t on his side with a pair of strong performances this week.
He needed a win Sunday to soften the home fans leading up to his next home start this Saturday, but instead he’s only given the boo-birds more ammunition and probably even recruited more fans to their side.
So get ready, because his next start ...
Justin Smoak vs. Ike Davis: Fantasy Baseball Smackdown
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Eric Stashin in MLB
Two of the best first base prospects in baseball, Justin Smoak and Ike Davis, have already gotten the call and are seeing everyday Major League at-bats. Which is the better option for 2010? How about beyond? Let’s take a look:
Justin Smoak - Texas Rangers The 2008 first round draft pick has proven that he can hit, though his minor league success has been mixed, at best. Just look at ...
Stuck Between the Thunder and a Hard Place: Why I Can’t Root For Oklahoma City
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Elliott Smith in NBA
In theory, the Oklahoma City Thunder represent all that is good about the NBA—a young, aggressive and hungry team built from scratch that’s willing to do whatever it takes to win; one that remains unfazed by the daunting challenge of being an eight seed against the defending NBA champs.
In reality, I can’t stand them.
Rooting for the underdog is a time-honored tradition in sports, and a large majority of sports fans would ...
When it comes to the NBA Playoffs, especially after four contests, teams know each other pretty well. Guys know who's injured, who's struggling, and everything else to create a mental game plan. Sometimes players will take advantage of another guy's injury and try to exploit it.
On Saturday Nicolas Batum thought Amare Stoudemire went after his injured shoulder. Later on, Amare said,
"I didn't hit him on purpose. Just fixing my goggles, ...
Cubs-Nationals: What To Look For In The Upcoming Series
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Alex Kantecki in MLB
If only the Cubs could play the Milwaukee Brewers every day. The Cubs (9-10) exceeded my expectations with an impressive sweep of Milwaukee over the weekend and flip-flopped places with the Brew Crew in the NL Central. They move to 5-1 against the Brewers and second in the Division. Optimism is back on the North Side, and the Washington Nationals (10-9) come into town to kickoff a ...
Joe Girardi Makes More Questionable Moves as Yankees Suffer First Series Loss
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
It’s April 26, and the Yankees have dropped their first series of the season—not bad.
The problem is that for the second time in a week the team’s manager, Joe Girardi, has made a couple of questionable moves that may have cost the Yankees the game.
First Questionable Move
The first one may be his insistence on using Marcus Thames as the starting left fielder when the Yankees face lefties. Thames has actually ...
Monday Morning Manager: My Weekly Take on the Detroit Tigers
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Greg Eno in MLB
Last Week: 3-4 This Week: at Tex (4/26); MIN (4/27-29); LAA (4/30-5/2)
So What Happened?
Here’s what DIDN’T happen: significant innings from the Tigers’ starting pitchers.
The bullpen was busier than Ben Roethlisberger’s PR team last week, having to pitch at least three innings and sometimes more in every game.
It didn’t help that Dontrelle Willis had to skip his start on Saturday due to illness, pressing lefty Brad Thomas into ...
Dallas-San Antonio: Who’s to Blame for the Mavericks’ 3-1 Deficit?
Posted: 26th April 2010 by Alex McVeigh in NBA
Sunday, April 25, 9:46 EST. I am curled up on the shower, sobbing as the water washes over me, a la Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura when he discovered the truth about Lois Einhorn/Ray Finkle.
My beloved Mavericks just blew game four of the best-of-seven series to go down 3-1, and a once-promising season looks to be going down the drain like oh so many tears.
It could be argued ...
The 2010 NBA Playoffs continue tonight with three games on the docket, two in the Eastern Conference and the resumption of the Blazers and Suns in the Western Conference.
One series could come to a close tonight, another team could grab a commanding series lead, and the third offers a pivotal Game Five. Either way, these first round series are reaching crunch time and there are five key things to ...
Gil Meche is ailing.
He began the year on the disabled list and hasn't come close to a quality start since being activated.
As a matter of fact, he's had a pretty rough go of it since manager Trey Hillman's infamous overuse of him last June.
In a span of three starts that month he threw 357 pitches, culminating in a 132-pitch complete game effort against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
In his next start against ...