Archive for April, 2010
Mets-Cubs: Mets Win 5-2 Thursday to Take Series
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Flushing Baseball Daily in MLB
The Mets got a strong start from Johan Santana and a big sixth inning that propelled them to a 5-2 victory over the Cubs. The win gives them their first series win of the season, as they took three out of four games against Chicago.
Notes
David Wright doubled for the 225th time of his career. That ties him with Ed Kranepool for first place on the all-time Mets doubles list. ...
2010 NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers’ First Round a Lesson in Synergy
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Brian Winett in NFL
Okay. Now that I have settled down about the trade and coined a phrase that may never be used again in "Premature eDraftulation," when referring to the impatience of trading up to get Anthony Davis...I give the 49ers an A-. It would have been an A+ if they had kept their fourth round pick, but I have to give them the benefit of the doubt that they knew something ...
Armed and Dangerous: Tampa Bay Rays Are Wreaking Havoc in the AL
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Average Joe in MLB
Insurance claims agents stand by. Baltimore, Boston, and Chicago are in need of disaster relief.
A tornado known as the Tampa Bay Rays has just laid waste to three stadiums in three different cities. Like a huge wrecking ball, the Rays have been demolishing anything in their path.
It doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon.
After a team-record 9-1 road trip, the Rays return home to face the Toronto ...
There was plenty of crying in beers last night. Part of Irish Nation is crying conspiracy while the rest are saying this was proof that Jimmy Clausen should have come back to campus for 2010.
Whatever the case, the board resets today. Clausen's still there, but there's plenty of big names still in the green room. This is where we truly see that there is a stunning depth of talent ...
The Knicks want to sign LeBron James. The primary reason the Knicks made the Tracy McGrady trade was to get so far under the cap that they could sign two max free agents. The idea was to entice LeBron by having him choose his sidekick.
However, in order for the Knicks to get LeBron to sign, they have to be able to present him a scenario where he feels that ...
New York Yankees Video: Don’t Miss Yesterday’s Triple Play
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
Yesterday was indeed a weird day for the Yankees. First there was Alex Rodriguez ’s run-in with Oakland pitcher Dallas Braden after he stepped on the mound returning to first after a foul ball, then there was a triple play, and all of this happened in just barely over two hours.
Yes, a Yankee game lasted only two hours and seven minutes. Oh, and to make things weirder, the Yankees lost ...
The first round of the 2010 NFL Draft was a wild affair. Teams trading all over the first round, reaches, and snubs all combined to make for one of the most wild first rounds in recent memory.
However, within all the noise and action were a number of very sound, intelligent, high value picks from which teams will reap immediate benefits. These players all fit needs and should not ...
NBA Playoffs: The Cavaliers Needn’t Panic, But They Do Need to Adjust
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Tom Delamater in NBA
Thursday night in Chicago, the Bulls raced to an early 21-point lead and held on late to edge Cleveland, 108-106. It cut the Cavaliers’ advantage to two games to one in their first round playoff series.
I want to panic or something, but I just can’t.
This is what the Cavaliers do. They tease you with greatness—dominance, even—in most games, and then sleepwalk through entire quarters and cost themselves potential victories in ...
Toronto Raptors Not Planning To Spend Big in 2010-11?
Posted: 23rd April 2010 by Stephen Brotherston in NBA
In Bryan Colangelo’s end-of-season address to the media (and indirectly to the fans) he said something most of us were not used to hearing.
The Toronto Raptors had two scenarios for next season in which they would spend $3 million and $7 million over the luxury tax cap.
Now, for a team that has played with staying just under the luxury tax line ever since escaping those ...
Petteri Koponen has taken his boldest step yet to prove that he will fit in perfectly with the Blazers: he got injured. Hippo's words after the totally related video clip.
The last couple of weeks have been very good for Petteri Koponen and Virtus Bologna. The storied Italian powerhouse has been fighting for playoff home court advantage furiously since February, winning seven out of their last nine while their Finnish ...