Archive for the ‘MLB’ Category
Omar Minaya Should Update His Resume
Omar Minaya is finished. No, seriously, Minaya is so screwed that we would like to make our first entry into the Hard Knox Lexicon as follows:
Link-tagious Tuesday
Local:
Joe Biddle says UT must recruit to win games. [Tennessean]. We think that they’ll have to win games to win a lot of the recruiting battles.
Drew Edwards breaks down UT’s offensive line. [Go Vols Xtra]
 Regional:
Not been the best decade for the Dallas Cowboys. [Dallas Morning News]
Required Reading
Homer Alert: The AJC’s Mark Bradley said he would be surprised if Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer doesn’t finish in the top five for the Hesiman Trophy. Mark, did you forget about Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Jahvid Best, Jevan Snead and Dez Bryant? I love Georgia Tech this year and might pick them to [...]
Omar Minaya Is Very Very Sane
Mets GM Omar Minaya went bat-you know what-crazy today at a press conference announcing the firing of team VP of Player Development Tony Bernazard. Minaya accused a NY Daily News columnist of reporting that Bernazard tried to fight a D-backs scout, reliever Francisco Rodiguez, and the team’s AA affiliate so that he could make a [...]
Required Reading
Local:
Nice take on realignment in Tennessee high school football. [Tennessean]
Adams with a great piece on Georgia [Go Vols Xtra}
 Regional:
The economic bubble is about to burst in major college athletics. [Orlando Sentinel] .
Noted Florida cheerleader Pat Dooley sums up media day. [Gainsville Sun]. His next article will be titled, “Urban Meyer Not Just [...]
Pete Rose in Next Year’s HOF Class?
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Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig finally shows us that he has a brain. Selig is considering reinstating Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose nearly 20 years after Charlie Hustle was banned from the game for gambling on baseball. [NY Daily News]
Rickey says Rickey is Humble
From his white suit to his one-liners, former Oakland Athletics left fielder Rickey Henderson put on one hell of a show during his MLB Hall of Fame speech. I have always supported the white suit and thought Henderson was the perfect person to rock the all white style. Whether he was talking in third person [...]
No Truth to Dodgers-Indians Trade Rumor
*MLB Trade Rumor*
MLB.com is reporting that there is no truth to FoxSports.com’s report that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in serious talks with the Cleveland Indians about trading first baseman James Loney, a young starting pitcher and prospects for Cleveland Indians catcher Victor Martinez and pitcher Cliff Lee. [MLB]Â The Dodgers would be the new favorite [...]
Pittsburgh Fans Should Boycott Pirates Games
Enough Is Enough. Pittsburgh Pirates fans deserve better than the current management that is quitting on the city of Pittsburgh. In this horrible economy, there is no point in spending $60 on tickets, beer and hot dogs if your team’s owner trades away every good player on your team.
MLB Trade Update
ESPN just reported that the Boston Red Sox and the San Diego Padres are discussing a trade for Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez. The first baseman is hitting .246 with 25 home runs and 55 RBI. We will keep you updated if anything else is reported.