Archive for June, 2010
With the Arizona Diamondbacks sitting at 26-41 and 12.5 games out of 1st place in the NL West, it is obvious that they will be sellers when the trade deadline arrives. The Diamondbacks have already started trading players. They swapped Connor Jackson for minor league reliever Sam Demel on July 15th.
Another player that the Diamondbacks are rumored to be looking to move is Kelly Johnson. ...
Detroit Tigers Square Off With Former Teammate Dontrelle Willis
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Tony Briscoe in MLB
The Detroit Tigers look to keep their winning streak alive in interleague play against ex-Tiger pitcher Dontrelle Willis tonight.
So far, the Tigers have a perfect record against the National League, sweeping the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals in consecutive three-game series'.
Nonetheless, the Tigers should expect a tough night of work, considering D-Train will want to prove that he still has a capacity to contribute quality pitching outings.
However, Willis will ...
With the Arizona Diamondbacks sitting at 26-41 and 12.5 games out of first place in the NL West, it is obvious that they will be sellers when the trade deadline arrives.
The Diamondbacks have already started trading players. They swapped Connor Jackson for minor league reliever Sam Demel on July 15.
Another player that the Diamondbacks are rumored to be looking to move is Kelly Johnson.
Johnson started off the year with a ...
Andy Pettitte didn’t have his best stuff last night, but he still managed to pitch seven innings while giving up only two earned runs. It seems like he does that every night out these days.
The Yankees still lost though, thanks to Kyle Kendrick who allowed just one run over seven innings, and Joba Chamberlain, who fell apart in the ninth when he was charged with three earned runs. The final ...
Over the past two weeks, we at SeatGeek have looked at how Strasburg has affected ticket prices. For his Major League debut, we saw a huge impact on ticket prices as average transaction prices for his start were more than double the average for the season at Washington. For his second start in Cleveland, he also had an impact on ticket prices, even though it was a road start. There was a 22.2 ...
Why the Philadelphia Flyers Missed Out on Jaroslav Halak
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Mark Ritter in NHL
Way back in December the Philadelphia Flyers were rumored to be very close to a deal with the Montreal Canadiens that would have seen Flyers sniper Jeff Carter flipped to the Habs for goaltender Jaroslav Halak.
For the Flyers, Halak represented a means to an end to the goaltending soap opera that has been running since Ron Hextall left.
For the Canadiens, Carter would have fit in nicely on their top line ...
Will New Deal for Johnathan Joseph Hurt Leon Hall’s Chances of Staying a Bengal?
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Dan Parzych in NFL
With all the hype surrounding Chad Ochocinco practicing with his teammates for the first time this offseason, the top story entering Tuesday's mandatory minicamp involved the Cincinnati Bengals and cornerback Johnathan Joseph. Numerous reports emerged Tuesday how the Bengals had reached out to Joseph and his agent about negotiating a long-term contract extension.
The former first-round pick is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is expected ...
Are the Reds really in this for the long haul?
The calender says it's mid-June and the Reds occupy the top of the NL Central. This is uncharted territory for a team that is emerging from the "lost decade."
Typically the injuries begin to pile up, and the Reds begin to fold. This year features more of the same injury problems (Homer Bailey, Ryan Hannigan, Chris Dickerson, Mike Lincoln, and Edinson Volquez), ...
Going along with my previous article wrapping the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2009-2010 season , I decided there was no better way to sum up the team's performance than an end of season grade for each player.
I am taking into account both the regular season and playoffs and I'm judging them on how well they executed their respective jobs on the ice.
Goaltending
Marc-Andre Fleury: B
Not a bad season for Fleury, but unfortunately, people ...
What’s Up, Doc? How Roy Halladay’s Bad Start Changed the Course of 2010 Season
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Lewie Pollis in MLB
A Phillies fan leafing through his Philadelphia Inquirer on May 23 would have seen his team sitting atop the NL East with a 26-16 record—the best in the NL. The Phillies had a fairly comfortable 3.5-game lead on the second-place Atlanta Braves, and that was only after the Tomahawks had amassed a five-game winning streak.
The Phillies were the all-but unanimous favorites to win the division, if not the pennant, for ...