August 27th, 2008
Some of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame members took a minute to weigh in on the subject of Instant Replay in the video below. I understand the point of having it instituted, but I will still argue that it’s a bad time to throw it in during the middle of a season.
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August 27th, 2008
Don’t look now but the Chicago Cubs are inching ever so close to a playoff appearance, and dare we say… a possible World Series bid? Shhhh! But where would the Cubs be without guys like Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Alfonso Soriano and, let’s not forget, Carlos Zambrano? Probably not in first place!
Here’s a […]
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August 24th, 2008
It was a scary moment for fans of the Boston Red Sox as Jacoby Ellsbury was injured after crashing into the wall Sunday at the Rogers Centre. At the end of the play, Ellsbury is seen checking to see if his eye or face is bleeding after banging up against into a non-padded portion […]
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August 20th, 2008
Here’s a play you hate to see as Kansas City Royals batter Mitch Maier is hit in the face by a pitch Wednesday night. Maier was taken out of the game and later learned he has a fractured cheekbone.
Maier was squaring around in order to put down a sacrifice bunt when the pitch came […]
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August 20th, 2008
Chicago Cubs stars Carlos Zambrano and Geovany Soto needed help Wednesday afternoon. The batterymates were escorted from a Little League field by Chicago police officers due to a raucous scene. Men, women and children were all calling out Zambrano’s and Soto’s name in an attempt to receive an autograph. Some fans were […]
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August 17th, 2008
Every team has fans. There are fans that are just casual fans and then there are the die-hards. These are the fans that will defend their team(s) until they die. Well - I might have just found one of those fans. Here’s a video from a Pittsburgh Pirates fan that thinks […]
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August 14th, 2008
Whew… That’s a mouthful! The Chicago White Sox hit four consecutive home runs off two Kansas City Royals pitchers in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game.
Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Alexei Ramirez and Juan Uribe completed the rare feat for the White Sox. Thome, Konerko and Ramirez all homered off KC hurler Joel Peralta, […]
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August 13th, 2008
Rookie right-handed pitcher Jeff Samardzija could get the starting nod on Sunday for the Chicago Cubs. Samardzija is a possible starter due to a doubleheader during this week, which messes up the normal starting rotation.
The former Notre Dame football star has only made relief appearances in his eight outings with the Cubs at […]
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August 12th, 2008
Forbes National Editor Michael Ozanian talks about what the Chicago Cubs are worth these days, which turns out to be $1.3 billion by his estimation. This means that when the Cubs are finally sold they could set the record for the most expensive sports franchise, topping the $750 million that was paid for the […]
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August 7th, 2008
It’s time for another fun edition of the ‘Thursday 10.’ Today - I’m going to send you around the Internet with 10 of the best links of the day. Let’s get started.
1. How can anyone avoid this story? In case you tried, you can’t now - Brett Favre has been traded to […]
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