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And the free agency show must go on.
Of course, this part of free agency is a tad boring.
Gone is the drama of players going back on comments about loyalty (Wade), not wanting to be second fiddle (Bosh) or caring about their legacy (James) in order to make a dream team, thus taking away all form of competitiveness athletes are supposed to have, ruining the reason sports are supposed to be ...
MLB: Chicago White Sox Pitcher Jake Peavy To Have Season Ending Surgery
Posted: 9th July 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
It was what everyone suspected as soon as Jake Peavy walked off the mound with his right arm barely moving in the second inning against the Los Angeles Angels. Jake Peavy is gone for the season.
Friday, it became official as Peavy said he will have surgery on his detached right shoulder muscle (latissimus dorsi) on Wednesday. He hopes to be throwing by spring training early next year.
Doctors told Peavy the ...
Bull Steam Ahead: Dwyane Wade Contemplating Teaming With LeBron James In Chicago
Posted: 2nd July 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
Dwyane Wade is meeting with the Chicago Bulls for the second straight day, and a league source told Yahoo! sports Wade is seriously contemplating leaving the Miami Heat to join his hometown team.
Both Wade and LeBron James have openly said they would like to play together, but the fork in the road toward a parternship, according to sources, has been James' reluctance to join Wade in Miami.
Sources say Wade has deeply pondered ...
Oakland A’s Starter Dallas Braden Keeps Grandma Away from His Mound (Satire)
Posted: 10th May 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
In front of dozens of Oakland Athletics fans at the Coliseum, Dallas Braden threw the 19th perfect game in MLB history and second in team history Sunday.
Afterward, Braden was a little annoyed when his teammates ran across the mound to celebrate with him. He attempted to put a velvet rope around the mound before celebrating but was unable to stop his teammates from getting through.
"Stay the f$%k off my mound!" ...
Fantasy Baseball’s Top 10 Underachieving Hitters of 2010
Posted: 3rd May 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
We have nearly a month of baseball in the books and many hairs have turned gray (if they haven't been pulled out) on fantasy owners of these 10.
These 10 are causing you to bite the bullet because they are undroppable, currently untradeable for the value they deserve, and yet simply incredibly bad at the moment.
The list does not include players who are hurting your team because of injury. ...
Carlos Zambrano Moves to Bullpen to Make Way For Henry Rowengartner
Posted: 21st April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
In a surprise twist in the never-ending saga of Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs management has decided to send the eight-year veteran starter to the bullpen to make way for the 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, who just came off the disabled list with a broken arm.
Rowengartner, or Rosenbagger/Gardenhoser as he likes to be called, played some outfield for the Pirates of the Little League, but has confidence he can make the switch ...
Carlos Zambrano Moves to Bullpen: Chicago Cubs Fans’ Heads Explode
Posted: 21st April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
As most of you have read, Carlos Zambrano has reportedly been moved to the bullpen for the Chicago Cubs.
How one comes to the conclusion that Zambrano is the weakest link of a starting rotation featuring Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzelanny is a question no baseball follower can answer.
Zambrano has made six straight Opening Day starts for the Chicago Cubs and has been the proclaimed ace of this staff for the ...
Chicago Bulls Vow to Get Nasty in Game Two Against the Cleveland Cavaliers
Posted: 19th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
The Chicago Bulls simply were beat in Game One in the team's best of seven series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavs not only shot better from the field and shot more free throws, but also beat the Bulls in those "nasty" categories.
The Cavs outrebounded the Bulls 50-38, including 13 offensive boards, and had 12 blocks to the Bulls' seven.
The good news for the Bulls is that they won the turnover ...
The Chicago Bulls Will Beat the Cleveland Cavaliers…
Posted: 15th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
...in one or two games...when Hell freezes over.
The Chicago Bulls clinched the eighth and final playoff spot in the final game of the season, defeating the Charlotte Bobcats 98-89 on Wednesday night and setting up a date with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs.
Although the Cavs most likely would have rather stayed away from Derrick Rose and what seems to be a healthy Joakim Noah for ...
Why is A.J. Pierzynski Being Blamed for Ruining Ricky Romero’s No-Hitter?
Posted: 14th April 2010 by Christopher Murphy in MLB
Of course mere hours after I glorified the White Sox lineup for their work two nights ago, Chicago goes out and gets one-hit by Ricky Romero of the Blue Jays in a 4-2 loss. All this after I had bashed the lineup just days before.
What I'm trying to get at is that the lineup is inconsistent.
The impressive pitching performance by Ricky Romero who walked two, gave up one hit, a ...