Archive for June, 2010
Here’s a look at the unheralded players who played well yesterday.
Bronson Arroyo, Cincinnati Reds (pictured) Arroyo gave up one run on five hits in seven innings to improve to 6-3 with a 4.53 ERA. He even had three RBIs in the game.
Ramon Santiago, Detroit Tigers Santiago went four for four with three runs and an RBI to raise his average to .262.
Jeremy Bonderman, Detroit Tigers ...
Predicting the Indianapolis Colts’ Depth Chart for the 2010 Season
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Josh Dhani in NFL
Many people are already starting to put up depth charts for their team. I decided it's my turn.
The Indianapolis Colts, as usual, haven't made big headlines in the off-season. Nevertheless they continue to stay an elite team in the AFC and the National Football League. They continue to make the playoffs and other teams suffer.
Last year they made a run to the Super Bowl but couldn't come away with ...
History Says Matt Stafford To Calvin Johnson Will Explode This Year
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Blue in Greer in NFL
See that smile?
Maybe he knows what we should all know.
While doing some research on my last article—where I compared how the Detroit Lions added players in their first two years of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia Eagles, and Drew Bledsoe with the New England Patriots among other teams—I stumbled across something that might be exciting to see unfold.
While Dallas and Indy both rebuilt around ...
Blues Clues: St. Louis Steals Jaroslav Halak from Montreal
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Tom Dougherty in NHL
In a move that caught everyone by surprise, the St. Louis Blues on Thursday snagged goaltender Jaroslav Halak from the Montreal Canadiens for a pair of prospects: Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.
Coming off a memorable performance to lead Montreal to the Eastern Conference Finals, Halak will become a restricted free agent come July 1. The general belief around the hockey world thought the Canadiens would re-sign ...
Subway Series Preview: New York Yankees Need To Slow Down Streaking Mets
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Jordan Schwartz in MLB
After dropping two of three at home to the Phillies, the Yankees are now just 21-20 against teams with winning records, compared to a staggering 20-5 mark versus losing clubs.
In fact, New York hasn't taken a series from a team with a current above .500 winning percentage, aside from the Twins, since beating the Red Sox on May 7 and 8.
The Bombers have a chance to reverse that trend in ...
BYU on the outside looking in?
The Board of Trustees and the administration at Brigham Young University have a decision to make.
Are they willing to to do what it takes to play with the big boys or not? Being the big fish in the little pond will no longer suffice – or work for that matter.
With arch rival Utah leaping to the PAC-10, the balance of power has stunningly changed. BYU ...
In the flavor of Father's Day this weekend, we take a look back some of the most important and productive fathers of big leaguers in baseball history. The 10 duos make up some of the most famous pairs in baseball history. In some cases the son outperformed the father, others the father was the standard-bearer in the family.
In this list, however, we take a look specifically at ...
In a farm system of pitching prospects that have been flopping for the most part, left-handed reliever Roy Merritt has stood tall. Merritt recently has been promoted to AAA Buffalo after a year and a half of solid pitching at AA Binghamton.
Merritt deserves such mentioning because he has demonstrated consistency out of the bullpen that many other Minor League Mets prospects have yet to achieve.
The 24 year-old southpaw was selected ...
Gauthier Made The Best Move at The Best Time: Halak Headed to St. Louis
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Mike MacDonald in NHL
While I was surprised to see the Montreal Canadiens move Jaroslav Halak before the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, I was not surprised to see him traded to a club that desperately needed goaltending.
Montreal GM Pierre Gauthier and his staff made a move to send Halak to the St. Louis Blues in return for Lars Eller and Ian Schultz.
While most Habs fans are livid with Gauthier ...
Yesterday, my son wanted to go to the Dairy Queen. Since I’m trying to eat healthy, I inquired about the selections they had that didn’t resemble candy.
The girl offered me a chocolate covered banana.
I said, “That’s it? Don't you have a more phallic desert?”
Obviously not. So when she handed the treat my way, one thing crossed my mind:
I’ll have to hold this in a way that makes me look like ...