July 2nd, 2008
What more could New York Yankees fans want? Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is no longer taking center stage at Yankee Stadium for the State Farm Call Your Shot contest to emulate Babe Ruth. Maybe one of the Yankees will get to do it! How about Alex Rodriguez? Well - […]
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July 1st, 2008
Do you remember all of the ads for the State Farm Call Your Shot contest at the Home Run Derby, featuring David Ortiz? Sounds like this is one that won’t be happening; at least with Ortiz. Big Papi announced yesterday that he will be attending the All-Star game at Yankee Stadium (out of […]
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June 26th, 2008
Today on the Thursday 10, I’m bringing you 10 of the funniest commercials involving current and former Major League Baseball players. The commercials are in no particular order. Sit back and enjoy the show.
I’ll kick things off with a commercial that wasn’t on my first list, but while watching another, it was recommended […]
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June 22nd, 2008
Congratulations to Robyn for the winning submission in Friday’s create the caption contest. Robyn’s submission read: “That pitcher has an angel with him, I see it!” Robyn - be sure to check your email for news about your prize for winning this week’s contest.
A couple of quick links for this morning. You […]
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June 7th, 2008
Congratulations to SoxAddict for providing the winning caption for the Julio Lugo double play picture. SoxAddict wins an unopened pack of baseball cards!
The winning caption reads, “Silly Coco, why slide hard into second when you can just kick someone in the face like this?”
I had a lot of submissions this week. Don’t forget […]
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June 6th, 2008
This week’s create a caption will have a winner that receives an unopened pack of baseball cards. So, if you can come up with a funny caption for the photo below, email me (link on the right) or post in the comment box. I will announce the winner tomorrow morning and contact the […]
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June 4th, 2008
Carlos Quentin is hoping to be selected to the 2008 All-Star game either as a write-in vote or a reserve after a local newspaper launched the ‘Q-Tips for Quentin’ campaign.Photo: Newscom
How many of you have Chicago White Sox outfielder Carlos Quentin on your fantasy baseball team? Now, how many of you picked him in […]
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May 29th, 2008
After seeing all of the hoopla surrounding Jay Bruce’s debut this week in Cincinnati, I started to wonder if he will turn into the franchise-type player everyone expects him to be. Then, I started to think about some of the players that are great now and wondered what their debut seasons were like. […]
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May 20th, 2008
It doesn’t matter who the opponent is or what level. A no-hitter is a no-hitter. And a no-hitter by a cancer survivor… well, that’s just great! I have to tip my cap to Jon Lester, who seems to be compiling an impressive resume at the young age of 24. If you […]
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