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Players From the Past: Bob Uecker
2008-05-19 13:58:00 = Baseball Notebook =Players From the Past : Bob "Mr. Baseball" Uecker Born: January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Major League Debut: April 13,1962 Final Game: September 29, 1967 Bob Uecker wasn't exaggerating when he says he was a terrible baseball player. He hit .200 in his five year
Pierce shows Celtics are his team
2008-05-19 12:41:00 There never should have been any doubt, really.Sure, Paul Pierce acted the ultimate diplomat, saying that he, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen would be Boston's equal leaders as part of the "Big Three." And for the most part, he was right. But in Sunday's Game 7 against Cleveland, when everything the More About: Team , Celtics
Penguins Advance to Finals, Top Flyers 6-0
2008-05-19 11:53:00 Don't...touch...the trophy.Read more at Pensburgh.com There ya have it. The Penguins have moved on to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since last winning it back in 1992. In case you were wondering why Sid didn't lift the Prince of Wales Trophy high over his head, allow me to More About: Flyers
Mike Napoli: The Catcher Version of Adam Dunn
2008-05-18 14:05:00 Not to be confused with Adam Dunn , this is Mike Napoli . Over the past several seasons, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Adam Dunn has earned a reputation in most clubhouses for being a big-time power hitter who fails to hit for average and strikes out often. In 2007, Dunn batted .264 with 40 home runs More About: Catcher
Rays vs. Cardinals Game 1 Recap
2008-05-18 03:13:00 The Tampa Bay Rays came into St. Louis last night in 1st place of the AL East. It was the first time the Rays have ever been to St. Louis. Sonnanstine shines on the mound and at the plate. Andy Sonnanstine baffled the Cardinals with a solid 8 innings of pitching yielding 1 run on 8 hits with 4 More About: Game , Recap
Spygate Continues........Rozelle Rolls Over In His Grave
2008-05-18 00:03:00 Many of you read my recent article entitled, "Senator Specter has to Stop", and it got some great debate going. Since writing that article, I have done a complete 180 on the issue. Based on some of the comments that Matt Walsh made in his NY Times interview, the investigation does deserve to be More About: Grave , Spygate
Why The Mets Can't Hang With The Phillies
2008-05-17 23:13:00 While the Philadelphia Phillies moved into a tie with the Marlins for first place in the National League East, the New York Mets were having a team meeting to ?clear the air.? Reigning MVP Jimmy Rollins has spent a good chunk of the season as a spectator. Former MVP Ryan Howard has only More About: Hang
On the cusp of a better world of sport
2008-05-17 17:32:00 We?re sitting on the cusp of something very big here.No, not Hideki Matsui?s porn collection. I?m talking about a new, more equal frontier of athletics. Yesterday, The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius can race in the Olympics, overturning an earlier More About: World
Meet the Users: Thecrookedcap
2008-05-17 14:32:00 Thecrookedcap gives his predictions for Euro 2008. This is the 24th edition of the popular Meet the Users series, where The Beast will be interviewing a particular ArmchairGM user. The goal for the series is to allow all users to know each other better. The 24th edition goes to Thecrookedcap.
Trizz vs. The One Year Rule
2008-05-17 13:45:00 First and foremost...alalalalalalalalala i dont wanna hear anything about the the NBA alalalalalalalalala, okay i'm done now onto the topic...One of the biggest controversies in the NBA is its new rule to make players wait one year before declaring for the NBA Draft. Why is it one year? Can one More About: Year , Rule
Arma Drama: Possible QB controversies for the 2008 NFL season
2008-05-17 12:23:00 Never in my years of watching football can I remember there being so many opportunities for a QB controversy. Nearly half of the teams in the league (12) have a potential QB controversy in the works -- and that?s by my estimations, you could probably up it to literally half if you tried hard More About: Drama , Season , Controversies , 2008 , Arma
Gender differences in the top echelon of sports
2008-05-16 22:22:00 Can you imagine the shock waves that would reverberate throughout the world if the following were to go down?On a mundane Tuesday afternoon, Tiger Woods decides to put away the clubs -- forever. And then, while every sports talk show host from Miami to Seattle is discussing Woods' shocking More About: Sports , Gender , Echelon , Differences , Gender Differences
Is Robert Horry a Dirty Player?
2008-05-16 17:45:00 Robert Horry has had one of the most interesting careers in NBA history. He is one of those guys who has a knack for being at the right place at the right time. That is probably why he currently has 7 NBA Championships, and is currently working on number 8 with the San Antonio Spurs. Now many will More About: Player , Dirty , Robert
Manny Stiles and Fudging with Numbers Ventures present the NASFL
2008-05-16 17:09:00 Manny Stiles and ?Fudging With Numbers ? present: THE NASFL The North AmericanSports Fan League Combining the four major sports and census numbers to clearly define which cities have the richest sports heritage, best fanbases and deepest rivalries. North American Sports Fans League The More About: Present , Manny , Ventures
MLB Interleague 2008
2008-05-16 16:07:00 Interleague play starts up again today for all teams save for the Cubs and Pirates.Could this be the year the National League will get more interleague wins than the American League? Time will tell. It hasn't happened since 2003. The New York Yankees have the best interleague record overall at More About: 2008
State of the Franchise: The Green Bay Packers
2008-05-16 13:42:00 At the start of the 2007 season, many were claiming that Brett Favre had made a mistake choosing to come back and play one more year. There was no denying he was once a great player, one of the best QB?s to ever play the game -- but it was common belief that he didn?t have it in him anymore. More About: Green , Green Bay Packers , Franchise , State , Packers
Flyers Force Game 5
2008-05-16 10:41:00 Marc-Andre Fleury watches a goal slip past himRead more at Pensburgh.com Apparently at some point Thursday night the Penguins decided they were only going to play one period. "Hell" said Crosby, "let's make it a real challenge." [not an official statement, strictly a work of fiction] That More About: Force , Game , Flyers
Best NBA Players Who Have Not Been All-Stars
2008-05-15 20:42:00 I?m trying to take my mind off the fact the Celtics look like a completely different team now then they did in the regular season. It?s frustrating beyond belief. They?re getting killed by Wally Szczerbiak, what?s left of Ben Wallace, and Big Z. In an attempt to make myself and More About: Stars , Players , All-Stars
Brewers Lock Up Braun Long Term
2008-05-15 19:42:00 In a press conference that will be held this morning at 10 AM CST, the Brewers will announce that they have signed Ryan Braun to a seven-year contract extension that will break records as far as the money involved for any Brewer player. Braun was recently moved to left field this year after More About: Long , Lock , Term
Baseball Notebook: Hank Yanks Chain of Yankees Again
2008-05-15 17:19:00 With the season at the halfway mark and the Yankees a half game out of last place in the AL East it wasn't surprising Hank Steinbrenner gave the Yankees another wakeup call. He may wind up outdoing his dad when it comes to yanking the chain of the Yankees when they don't perform up to More About: Baseball , Notebook , Chain
Crybaby Edmonds, a Cub? Not in my book
2008-05-15 16:38:00 It's never good to write when you're pissed off, but I'm making an exception. Drastic times call for drastic measures, and the situation in which I currently find myself could certainly be described as "drastic," if not "horrifying."The Cubs are on the verge of signing Jim Edmonds off waivers, and More About: Book
Senator Specter Has Got to Stop
2008-05-15 12:50:00 This is going to be an odd viewpoint for the Jets beat writer. As a Jets fan, which makes me a Patriot hater, I should want the Patriots investigated to the full extent of the Senator 's powers. But I don't. Specter is blowing this was out of proportion and he is doing so to gain voting More About: Stop
State of the Franchise: The New York Jets
2008-05-15 11:47:00 After a surprising 2006 season that saw the Jets improve their win total by 6 games and earn a 5th seed in the playoffs, hopes were high for the team heading into 2007. Eric Mangini proved wrong those who had said he left his tutelage under Bill Belichick too early, even upsetting his mentor once More About: New York , York , Franchise , New York Jets
Bye-Bye Orlando
2008-05-15 00:30:00 Well, it appears as though Jameer Nelson's "guarantee" didn't turn out as well as he hoped. The Orlando Magic were knocked out of the NBA Playoffs last night in 5 games, after falling to the Chauncey-less Detroit Pistons. Orlando struggled to help themselves, turning the ball over countless
Player from the Past: Gene Conley
2008-05-14 23:53:00 ' Donald Eugene Conley 'Born November 10, 1930 in Muskogee , Oklahoma ' ' 'Major League Debut: April 17, 1952 ' 'Final Game: September 21, 1963 ' ' When I think of Gene Conley I think of the day he and Pumpsie Green left the team bus in New York after a 13-3 Red Sox loss to the More About: Player , Past
AGM Scoring Per Day
2008-05-14 23:31:00 Which user scores the most on a daily basis?Kelsdad, when you are right, you are right... With school out and my life slowing back down, I got nothing better to do...After fudging with ArmchairGM's all-time points numbers to offer a different perspective on the view of ArmchairGM's top users, I
Tackling The Issue of Race in Sports Media
2008-05-14 23:15:00 FROM http://www.wnst.net AM 1570 WNST "We never stop talking Baltimore Sports "Alex Thomas' blog: Last night during a brief moment of insomnia I caught a portion of a repeat episode of ?Costas NOW? on HBO. Let me start by saying that I was truly surprised with the quality of the program and I More About: Media , Race , Issue
Wings/Pens would be a dream Cup Final
2008-05-14 23:15:00 The last three Cup Final s have had some great moments and some great games. The Flames and Lightning Cup Final was amazing. Edmonton-Carolina provided the same drama; it was Cinderella vs. Destiny. Even last year's Cup Finals, Ottawa vs. Anaheim, had great games (even though the series ended in More About: Pens , Dream , Wings
T! True Hardwood Stories: Latrell "Spree" Sprewell
2008-05-14 22:15:00 This is a story of rags to riches and back to rags. One of the most athletic and versatile players to ever play but his career is now tainted by ugly incidents, and tooting his own horn at the wrong time. This is the true hardwood story of Latrell Sprewell. Early Years Latrell Sprewell didn't More About: Stories , True , Spree
NL Awards Race May 14th
More articles from this author:2008-05-14 17:34:00 As done yesterday with the American League, I will choose whom I believe are the frontrunners for the major MLB awards in the National League as of today:MVP Lance Berkman Chipper Jones Chase Utley Dan Uggla Albert Pujols This race is not even close with Berkman several paces ahead of the More About: Awards , Race 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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