Archive for June, 2009

End of Suspension Nears for Manny

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

With the end of Manny Ramirez’s suspension near, he is probably going to return to his spot in the Dodger lineup on Friday night as the Dodgers take on the San Diego Padres. After being caught using a women’s fertility drug that is normally used by a player come off of a steroid regimen, Ramirez was suspended for 50 [...]

Ricky Rubio: Back to Spain?

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Ricky Rubio, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 5th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, may be headed back to play with his former team in Spain. A report from Charley Walters and the Pioneer Press said that Rubio and his father were flying to Minnesota on Saturday to quietly meet with David Kahn, the T-Wolves president, to [...]

Teams Fall in Love With Guards

Friday, June 26th, 2009

In yesterday’s 2009 NBA Draft, a total of 31 point guards or shooting guards were taken in the draft. (Total of 60 Picks) That is over 50% of the picks in the draft going to the little men. The rest of the picks that were drafted were centers or forwards and were more scarce than [...]

Mitchell and LSU Clinch CWS

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

It was  Jared Mitchell who started the game off pretty well for the LSU Tigers, as he hit a three-run home run to give the Tigers a 3 run lead in the very first inning of play last night at the final game of the College World Series in Omaha. Then in the second inning [...]

MLB, Here I Come!

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Bryce Harper, a 6′ 3″ 205 lbs high school sophomore at Las Vegas High School, has at least one thing going for him; professional baseball. The now 16 yr. old catcher is a highly touted prospect that can also pitch and has a 96 mph heater. He is a student-athlete, just as many people are, but this kid [...]

104 Names on the List, Huh?

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

On June 16th, Sammy Sosa was the second name released from that “confidential” list of names that tested positive for performance enhancing drugs six years ago in 2003 drug testing. Only two of the names on this list of 104 have been named, and they are, coincidentally, some of the stars of the game. (Sosa, and [...]

Pudge sets a Record (I-Rod?)

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

On June 17th, the Houston Astros catcher Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez made history when he suited up for his 2,227th career game behind the plate, surpassing the long held mark (2,226) of Hall of Fame catcher Carlton Fisk. Pudge also has 13 Gold Gloves throughout his career,along with 14 All-Star appearances and an MVP award to [...]

Eyedrops equals Success for Big Papi

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Through the first 51 games of the 2009 MLB season, David Ortiz had been nothing short of awful. In the 51 games, Ortiz hit only 2 home runs, while batting only.197 and slugging just .394! (Not very good for a man known for his offensive power) But, ever since an optometrist prescribed him to start [...]

No Shaq, No Problem!

Monday, June 15th, 2009

In game 5 of the 2009 NBA Finals, Kobe Bryant scored 30 points, dished out 6 assists, and grabbed 5 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers franchise to their 15th NBA title. It is Bryant’s fourth ring, but his first without center Shaquille O’Neal. (But you won’t hear him say he wanted to win [...]

Rays vs. Nationals (Hah!)

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Last night, my family and I went to a Tampa Bay Rays game at Tropicana field with one of my mom’s friends. I was very glad because I had not been to a baseball game in a while and I was looking forward to going. Then I found out that they were playing the Washington Nationals. Anyone who follows [...]