tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16532964184100965222024-02-18T22:52:00.083-08:00The Payoff Pitchby Josh AndersonJosh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-58671520372301603222011-05-20T09:13:00.001-07:002011-05-20T09:30:20.802-07:00OKC ties series up in Big D!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIBxrJM39cePdDkxjwA-8G7SYM2gPR-v_zkoWxKifMpCz-GRBRXrtUENp9hkG22yUv2mbJM_7PUN9PlvhaVBytdTGFd6L1fJqlooO0G4gM1kCn-sdnjha4SERkyQ9aP38mNq9jFs8BTw/s1600/harden.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608832359456384834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIBxrJM39cePdDkxjwA-8G7SYM2gPR-v_zkoWxKifMpCz-GRBRXrtUENp9hkG22yUv2mbJM_7PUN9PlvhaVBytdTGFd6L1fJqlooO0G4gM1kCn-sdnjha4SERkyQ9aP38mNq9jFs8BTw/s320/harden.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>In game 1, Durant carried the load for the Thunder dropping 40. He was outdueled by a 48-point effort from Dirk Nowitski.</div><br /><br /><div>Thursday night, Durant got some help from his boys on the bench.</div><br /><br /><div>With a 1 point lead going into the 4th quarter and Russell Westbrook spectating, KD and the reserves took down Dallas 106-100 to nab a big road W and tie the series up.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>Leading the attack was James Harden and his 23 points. The more I watch this guy play, the more justified it seems that he was taken 3rd last year in the draft. He's gonna be a player in this league.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpFfv6_sB1j29GVZ-yhFyOiQLWDrJdU4AAcCBWHfbU6tp0rzty2Gkn39nHplb2o84lSWLsT1zvwKHpZyxm6U99A9Ljy6vC3GxdExbYs9nXfD-9XAa8up7g-02w5mO6b-sJGZ4acmIeQE/s1600/westbrook.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 270px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608835315416953010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpFfv6_sB1j29GVZ-yhFyOiQLWDrJdU4AAcCBWHfbU6tp0rzty2Gkn39nHplb2o84lSWLsT1zvwKHpZyxm6U99A9Ljy6vC3GxdExbYs9nXfD-9XAa8up7g-02w5mO6b-sJGZ4acmIeQE/s320/westbrook.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Oklahoma City seems to live and die by the decisions that Russell Westbrook makes. When he takes too many shots, they seem to lose. On nights when he realizes he has Kevin Durant as a teammate they win. Don't get me wrong, he's a stud. However, last night proved to me that they are capable of winning a big game without him. Without one of their best players, the Thunder did something that the 2x defending champion Lakers couldn't do and that's play big down the stretch. With the bench playing such a big role and the series going nack to Oklahoma for the next 2, Dirk, J-Kidd and the Mavs are in trouble.</div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-17855978141741830562011-05-20T08:27:00.000-07:002011-05-20T09:12:01.628-07:00It's time for Subway Series 2k11<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLpmc64OFammHszDVQJICP7Idags3VDwg3tVXYw6grf5i1eTnCdftJtwjcXYVMoRyLjkr4q1iIw3o5L5SQmrazxMJkbNkz4YdOT1XDxQCKPXkME8_9j6YwY76XXD7vI_Ni_hHJcRq9J4/s1600/subseries.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 244px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608822171265903810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcLpmc64OFammHszDVQJICP7Idags3VDwg3tVXYw6grf5i1eTnCdftJtwjcXYVMoRyLjkr4q1iIw3o5L5SQmrazxMJkbNkz4YdOT1XDxQCKPXkME8_9j6YwY76XXD7vI_Ni_hHJcRq9J4/s320/subseries.jpg" /></a> It's that time of the year again. It's round 1 of the Subway Series this weekend at Yankee Stadium...and it might not be the bloodbath that everyone thought it was going to be when the season started.<br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Contrary to popular public opinion and despite the same old story of injuries. The Mets have taken a 5-13 record and gone 16-9 in their last 25 games. No Ike? No D-Wright? No problem. </div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br />The Mets have plugged the right guys in the right holes and have played solid baseball in the past month all while carrying 8 guys that started the year in AAA.</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvenrKhW_GWYPS4CF6H6pDzC-RI3yOZ9w40PBFWWGhGolvB4YLwRuv3utJ6mIGwI5Y7AhXeI6kHwYbBgc-ILNZjtB8sCnU8MoLOJ71vxqIKs0qZJ6bKIllXWP0AM_FBlfgtS17FkqLZdA/s1600/turner.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 280px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608823472623190674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvenrKhW_GWYPS4CF6H6pDzC-RI3yOZ9w40PBFWWGhGolvB4YLwRuv3utJ6mIGwI5Y7AhXeI6kHwYbBgc-ILNZjtB8sCnU8MoLOJ71vxqIKs0qZJ6bKIllXWP0AM_FBlfgtS17FkqLZdA/s320/turner.jpg" /></a></div>The poster child for the recent success has been supplied by "The Red Burner" Justin Turner. In his past 5 games, Turner has carried the Mets by notch uping 10 RBI. Another stud from AAA, has been Dillon Gee, who pitched a gem against the Nats and simply looks like he belongs in a big league rotation.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>Reyes is having a career year and Beltran appears to be back (contract year syndrome?). For all of you that want to trade Reyes...you simply don't see what he brings to the table.</div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div>It also helps when the pitching comes around. Niese and Big Pelf have stepped their game up and the bullpen has been solid. K-Rod has converted 14 straight saves and Isringhausen is pitching like its 2003. The lone starter that has yet to turn it around is R.A. Dickey, who gets the ball tonight against Freddy Garcia and the Yankees<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zxJ6KtORTdUtQbKAMXWzPNwo3RfSFJlKwmC0GBUWm2BqqCXTsByuYNQkjl4bCnbhfr8p9XkDWnXk60r4IuFTA8RknqE7aVUccLzAYucTGyJnP-5cVtOWFIW6WMtivVR2JKBKK8vKxD0/s1600/jorgeposada.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608825254740164514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zxJ6KtORTdUtQbKAMXWzPNwo3RfSFJlKwmC0GBUWm2BqqCXTsByuYNQkjl4bCnbhfr8p9XkDWnXk60r4IuFTA8RknqE7aVUccLzAYucTGyJnP-5cVtOWFIW6WMtivVR2JKBKK8vKxD0/s320/jorgeposada.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now the trouble around the Bronx bombers has been documented ad nauseum ever since Jorge Posada quit on his teammates just over a week ago. It's this simple. It doesn't matter if your having a "bad day," you just don't quit on your team because your manager puts you in the 9 hole. The fans were much more forgiving then they should have been, but when you win 5 World Series championships you get away with murder. Anyone else would have seen the unemployment line. We all know it, if he can't produce, he'll be filing his retirement papers before the All-Star break<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9KU6KJ_nriSpOJf-vk6u-PzTUgkmwvrYUz_pS9MXu2rhBOlNOfxi7H87AaIxvol6xfZxXs7qyuZch9eRVIoLKwAHzbE51sdDxeZOAMpb9TWT0c2upLHmWWKYZqjECwuJgPbipmuZxek/s1600/jeets.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 246px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608827776810099218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik9KU6KJ_nriSpOJf-vk6u-PzTUgkmwvrYUz_pS9MXu2rhBOlNOfxi7H87AaIxvol6xfZxXs7qyuZch9eRVIoLKwAHzbE51sdDxeZOAMpb9TWT0c2upLHmWWKYZqjECwuJgPbipmuZxek/s320/jeets.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><div>Another man being buzzed about is the captain and his diminishing abilities. Seeing the back page of the Daily News saying "He's Back" after a 2 home run game had to be the most ludicrous thing i've ever seen because after that he went back to hitting ground balls to second base. I'm not saying #2 is done, there's alot of baseball to go, but Jeter is a shadow of what he used to be. Sadly, your gonna see the Posada drama unravel again in the near future when they </div><br /><div>attempt to move Jeter in the order or away from Short.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As for the rest of the team, they seem to be rebounding after a 6-game losing streak. Before last night, he forgot how to get hits and Tex's bat seems to have woken up as well. A-Rod broke his slump in a big way the other night with a 2 bomb preformance. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The pitching matchups, weather and apocolypse permitting, are a bit lackluster. Dickey and Garcia tonight, Capuano and Burnett tomorrow, Big Pelf and Nova Sunday.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I don't expect alot of 1-0 games this weekend. As an optimistic Mets fan, i'd like to see the Amazins take 2 out of 3 with the same solid pitching and timely hitting we've been seeing. Regardless of the record, these games are always competitive and the series should be a doozy.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>LETS GO METS!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-45348149533939369982011-05-18T23:35:00.000-07:002011-05-19T00:20:48.617-07:00Glad i'm not THAT guy...Vin Mazzaro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaCFjvs-rc19iYu7vayBVnLGvdoxVo4Svh7oa2blwKCHu64uqFT8Hr-48ivfgKwFQhgdNlR3HG4BhWv8WrnF5LhQNLF9YuUqcg6PK-HwVMWnGGMGbGR_g-3mFUjrao0RQlhrVbFB60p0/s1600/vinmazzaro.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608312419464234834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaCFjvs-rc19iYu7vayBVnLGvdoxVo4Svh7oa2blwKCHu64uqFT8Hr-48ivfgKwFQhgdNlR3HG4BhWv8WrnF5LhQNLF9YuUqcg6PK-HwVMWnGGMGbGR_g-3mFUjrao0RQlhrVbFB60p0/s320/vinmazzaro.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Want to make history? How about a trip to Nebraska? Sounds tempting to some people, but not for Royals reliever (and Jersey native) Vin Mazzaro.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Vinny came in to eat some innings for starter, Kyle Davies, who was getting spanked by the resurging Cleveland Indians. He pitched a 1-2-3 3rd inning so they brought him back out for the 4th.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He had given up a run in the inning and there were still 2 guys on, but hey..at least there was 2 outs.....right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A walk, 6 hits, a home run and 9 runs later, Vinny Maz escaped out of the inning. You'd think that the manager had seen enough...right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not quite.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He only made it through another third of an inning after giving up 4 more runs totaling 14...yeah..14! earned runs in 2 1/3 innings. Mazzaro became the first reliever since Buster McCrabb in 1942 (can't make that name up) to accomplish such a feat. After a brutal outing, Vinny was sent packing back to AAA Omaha in the minor leagues!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is hope for Vinny Maz, however! After McCrabb's debacle, he did make it back to the majors..8 years later! He gave up 7 hits in the next inning he pitched. His next and final outing was a scoreless third of an inning. After that, he retired on top and became a mushroom farmer in Pennsylvania.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hopefully things work out a little bit better for Mazzaro or you'll be seeing a new Pizza place opening in his hometown of Hackensack.<br /><br /><p></p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-966016778067716492011-05-18T22:56:00.000-07:002011-05-18T23:17:49.812-07:00Have a brew for Killebrew!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7BOM_OS9awjHEuF501yI_goIWD3bAbF6mZUW2dcmT1wYLRIzRyBwn76aYrfzrf6PoGnSgNtbMDZEVc6EW81SRhlhUb4ji56RZElAY8xqGBzzC55A23eP0LQc0J5EATAX5d_baVZoaPo/s1600/killabrew.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 261px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608302620524504450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr7BOM_OS9awjHEuF501yI_goIWD3bAbF6mZUW2dcmT1wYLRIzRyBwn76aYrfzrf6PoGnSgNtbMDZEVc6EW81SRhlhUb4ji56RZElAY8xqGBzzC55A23eP0LQc0J5EATAX5d_baVZoaPo/s320/killabrew.jpg" /></a><br />This past Tuesday, the game of baseball lost one of it's most feared sluggers of all-time. Twins great Harmon Killebrew lost a long battle with esophageal cancer 74 years young.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Harmon earned the nickname "The Killer" for the rediculous amount of power he possessed at the dish. In a time where roids were non-existent, Killebrew mashed 573 Home Runs over a 22-year career (11th all-time)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the 1960's, pitching dominated. Harmon Killebrew managed to hit 40 or more homers 8 seasons and hit more round trippers in the 1960's than anyone!<br /><br /><br /><br />His home runs weren't just squeakers over the wall either, mind you..this wasn't Big Mac's 62nd home run in '98..they were absolute BOMBS! He is only one of 4 men to ever hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium and is the owner of the longest ball hit in Twins history. The ball sailed 52<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hb_xZJWrOxgqF1ka-UNeEj0BIiehmiHytvZkgT7mK2vaqzR2cphex64sQAfe2FRs5tCYC4x6S3gbeddveDo6c8v5L0TFIe-Em_lPSEqjrO4U91-XGLq1UpgnAysKxXTJIpmumj9OT9A/s1600/harmon2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608305299668289810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Hb_xZJWrOxgqF1ka-UNeEj0BIiehmiHytvZkgT7mK2vaqzR2cphex64sQAfe2FRs5tCYC4x6S3gbeddveDo6c8v5L0TFIe-Em_lPSEqjrO4U91-XGLq1UpgnAysKxXTJIpmumj9OT9A/s320/harmon2.jpg" /></a>0 feet back at the old Memorial Field (which is now replaced by the Mall of America). The exact spot the ball landed is still preserved to this day as you can see here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A Hall of Famer, a 13-time all-star and former Most Valuable Player. Harmon Killebrew may have been feared by pitchers everywhere, but until his death he remained one of the most all-around gentlemen and ambassador to baseball.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So if you respect the greats of this game. join me in raising your drink of choice and toast one to "The Killer"!Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-90524956046034828432011-05-18T22:10:00.001-07:002011-05-18T22:39:00.790-07:00Miami evens it up in Chi-Town<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLliC6fBRTCR3gLCubp0yyzUAxjoCsqd2DZoRCQSYidCTrLIUdLBH7kFO3hJ5eUpskxw5KQmVhDpsQGW3MrZUEXiuktdiRvmBGaGvJZEskS04lReXJVWNcMfOylPsswYb9vMyG-FWvA8s/s1600/dwade.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608290414008232978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLliC6fBRTCR3gLCubp0yyzUAxjoCsqd2DZoRCQSYidCTrLIUdLBH7kFO3hJ5eUpskxw5KQmVhDpsQGW3MrZUEXiuktdiRvmBGaGvJZEskS04lReXJVWNcMfOylPsswYb9vMyG-FWvA8s/s320/dwade.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Lebron and D-Wade stepped up their games with 29 and 24 points respectively to nab a huge win on the road and even up the Eastern Conference Finals at 1 game a piece against DA BULLS. Bron Bron had 9 points in the final 4:27 despite suffering from a head cold. Guess he got in his dose of vitamin C today. However, he was sick enough to avoid another 15-minute postgame celebration. </div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>The most valuable player tonight, however? Udonis Haslem!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Limited to just 13 games this year because of injury, Haslem posted 13 points and 5 boards in just 23 minutes of action. This is huge because the Heat need someone besides Joel friggin Anthony and Jamal Magloire. Remember Eric Dampier and Zydrunas Illgauskas? Yea, they're still in the league too. Instead of being in a nursing home, they age by the minute on the Miami bench.</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>A defensive battle (85-75), Miami managed to get an 11-point lead in the 3rd only to see Chicago battle right back. Unfortunately, when you shoot 3 of 20 from downtown and 16 of 26 from the foul line, your not gonna get it done. <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The MVP of the association, D-Rose, scored 21, but only 2 in 4th quarter. I won't rag on him, because it was the rest of the team that didn't show up offensively; Carlos Boozer and your 7 point, 8 rebound preformance..IM POINTING MY FINGER RIGHT AT YOU.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFYxSVHWkEJCmuPZVMttlEvVhCF13v40thGQZdAfpgeBHrTG0pHDQoiF4ZR7Pp9ohGcbPbIQTkwpX3gsSNH1xhGBmxOoz8ykBPWFZGPBZU3xZ5x7Ax6TaEKOqv0xXAD_C_JA2tF1LgCs/s1600/tajgibson.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 221px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608294746610206370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwFYxSVHWkEJCmuPZVMttlEvVhCF13v40thGQZdAfpgeBHrTG0pHDQoiF4ZR7Pp9ohGcbPbIQTkwpX3gsSNH1xhGBmxOoz8ykBPWFZGPBZU3xZ5x7Ax6TaEKOqv0xXAD_C_JA2tF1LgCs/s320/tajgibson.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Despite the next 2 games being on South Beach, i'm not concerned at all with the possibility of the Heat running away with this series. The presence of the Bulls frontcourt with Noah, Boozer (on a good night) and role players like Taj Gibson, Miami simply cannot compete down low. Miami has managed to play more like a team as the season has gone on and they have 3 of the best players in the world, but as far as fully playing like a team..well..they're not quite at the level of Chicago just yet..</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>By the way, how did that dunk taste, Dwayne? Don't cry over it..</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-21247867705580778582010-10-21T07:50:00.000-07:002010-10-21T08:00:22.917-07:00G-Men of baseball just 1 win away!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJkQyojyxDsXAubzJwFEna-JkE-Lor26pmwVls5ITlU2mARP6DE9Wxv4qxXPN6EeNxEYL6Uzc74V7uYHQAXKacCdScifRIW8klX_NG06Pj4wAz8Ite_d2E8CSTC_zhhf06EnMOMZiIuQ/s1600/dream23.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530512096104143586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrJkQyojyxDsXAubzJwFEna-JkE-Lor26pmwVls5ITlU2mARP6DE9Wxv4qxXPN6EeNxEYL6Uzc74V7uYHQAXKacCdScifRIW8klX_NG06Pj4wAz8Ite_d2E8CSTC_zhhf06EnMOMZiIuQ/s320/dream23.jpg" /></a><br />"Every victory's just as tasty, but tonight's was really delicious" - Brian Wilson<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div>Juan Uribe came through with a clutch sac fly off of Roy Oswalt in the bottom of the 9th for the 6-5 W and brought San Fran within 1 game of the 'ship.</div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Buster Posey officially had his coming out party last night with 4 knocks and big ups to Aaron Rowand for showing that he's still a warrior on the field. It puzzled me why he was taken out immediately after gunning out Ruiz at home in the fifth.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Manuel had some guts for going with Oswalt in the 9th, but you gotta do what you gotta do to win the game at hand. Although Roy gave up a run on 2 hits, it wasn't over the span of 8 innings like Game 2. Philly's got some serious work to do, but they've got the right guys taking the ball.</div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Tonight we get a rematch of Halladay/Lincecum. With everything on the line, I expect this one to be the classic that game 1 should have been. </div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-1230024287438246332010-10-20T18:40:00.000-07:002010-10-20T19:01:24.589-07:00CC you in Arlington!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtc0H6iwnISX2_zKdJTzPDHhLyfh4PATMLkhEm2yVb9nvKGwuS6u_fP_gbAOgNgqCLdGrjKbFcSeUozUwU2jRIQlOm2aFhs9D0Z0WUSoH8AQdm-ThY2j96ZcaiKcD038EPQHN0feB9tU/s1600/dream21.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 258px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530308581154303874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtc0H6iwnISX2_zKdJTzPDHhLyfh4PATMLkhEm2yVb9nvKGwuS6u_fP_gbAOgNgqCLdGrjKbFcSeUozUwU2jRIQlOm2aFhs9D0Z0WUSoH8AQdm-ThY2j96ZcaiKcD038EPQHN0feB9tU/s320/dream21.jpg" /></a> "We play today, we win today- that's it."<br /><br /><div>- Mariano Duncan</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>It's been 52 years since the Yanks came back from a 3-1 hole, but they're not going down without a fight.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>C.C came out today and did exactly what he needed to do. He gave up 11 hits, but he kept Texas in check in the run column. Hamilton was a non-factor and, in his final inning, he got himself out of a bases loaded, 1 out jam. All in a 7-2 victory for the Yanks.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>The defending champs knocked the Rangers square in the mouth. Back in the starting lineup he should've never been out of, Jorge got things going with the RBI single and the Granderson came through with the 2-run double that looked like a play straight out of little league. By the way, good thing A-Rod didn't slide because he would've been toast!</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zrpOnlmkdIO5Xwxicp3nohyphenhyphenb_Z80U1ub5JniZ7ACm80tSG16muaQO1h-pO3SExKkf4A7L3sj_aDCKjpMwenbGYvO-A7QfvveTh-5a9Jw6MPnIcJy3-zM_T9aVZqWQKEFccsK9sHz4v4/s1600/dream20.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 314px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530310822381149666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zrpOnlmkdIO5Xwxicp3nohyphenhyphenb_Z80U1ub5JniZ7ACm80tSG16muaQO1h-pO3SExKkf4A7L3sj_aDCKjpMwenbGYvO-A7QfvveTh-5a9Jw6MPnIcJy3-zM_T9aVZqWQKEFccsK9sHz4v4/s320/dream20.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>The game was put out of reach in the bottom of the 3rd when Swish woke up from his 1-16 funk and put one over the wall. Robby Cano followed suit with his 4th bomb of the ALCS to make it 5-0. Texas might as well have packed it in then because it was over. C.J Wilson was a shadow of his game 1 self.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The Yanks may have lost Tex, but the Rangers may have also lost a big bat today in Nelson Cruz. His left hammy that kept him out of 51 games this year acted up on him again and he was taken out in the 5th. Anytime you can get someone that's hitting .371 4 HR 6 RBI in October, it's a good thing.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG6mA8ajA3ss4IfPzECJtYKD4mSNlH5NOFyXEAH5QJr1aehQQQ0zQCIV8QJ82-z2tc1at18azWcyEfjFmfEFfgg_jphXXgVDPTyJNykSLgAtMcax0VOL_yTUDPAvJu3tkvXzgsRqxtKQ/s1600/dream22.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 312px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530311903681802466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHG6mA8ajA3ss4IfPzECJtYKD4mSNlH5NOFyXEAH5QJr1aehQQQ0zQCIV8QJ82-z2tc1at18azWcyEfjFmfEFfgg_jphXXgVDPTyJNykSLgAtMcax0VOL_yTUDPAvJu3tkvXzgsRqxtKQ/s320/dream22.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div>Outside of Berkman's not so graceful plunge in the right field foul ground today, my bonehead play of the day award goes to Elvis Andrus. What the hell was he thinking leading off of second base when your fighting to get back into a game? Should never happen. Kudos to Kerry for picking off 2 in the series.</div><div></div><div>Hey. At least Joe finally went to Mo to closse out the game. </div><div></div><div>We resume in Texas Friday night with Phil Hughes against Colby Lewis. Can the Yanks keep the momentum rolling? If they do, the only thing stading between them and the World Series... is Cliff Lee. </div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-48194312855562519072010-10-20T08:38:00.000-07:002010-10-20T10:33:22.235-07:00Yanks lose game 4, Teixeira, all hope?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBIWEKY_FmgZZ8wQnQ0qvAWsN0oH5MiCNFkRoPSqr1HjosF81zOu6BFy1XAPeAVhuydd6f3Pq2-f_3Z8RL_3y8hpMuGwkCMfbMvM34k5GmzilpzJT_FPm9uMsxghmHotl8tnCe4nHgTg/s1600/dream12.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530162721399246370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqBIWEKY_FmgZZ8wQnQ0qvAWsN0oH5MiCNFkRoPSqr1HjosF81zOu6BFy1XAPeAVhuydd6f3Pq2-f_3Z8RL_3y8hpMuGwkCMfbMvM34k5GmzilpzJT_FPm9uMsxghmHotl8tnCe4nHgTg/s320/dream12.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div> </div><div>Going into last night's game, the Yankees were clinging onto hope and a prayer. Now, it looks like they may very well need a hope in a prayer to win this series. With Mark Teixeira ruled out for the rest of the playoffs and Cliff Lee looming, their chances may be slim to none and slim just left the building.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><div>All of the madness that jam-packed last night's game began in the bottom of the second inning when it appeared that the second coming of Jeffrey Maier made an appearance.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf8xOSsb3TcFK-fHQvEXZoqjB3fJz53ICCeygBWXr0vauaXn_C116qdAgLaM5f6yVlpsi7-ssIxVtuzmsWEYT913GPZnHCcR3tMKwqL_d-iIJA6V_LEPvWCZhToG_do5Btc1nM3Btp2s/s1600/dream7.jpg"></a> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf8xOSsb3TcFK-fHQvEXZoqjB3fJz53ICCeygBWXr0vauaXn_C116qdAgLaM5f6yVlpsi7-ssIxVtuzmsWEYT913GPZnHCcR3tMKwqL_d-iIJA6V_LEPvWCZhToG_do5Btc1nM3Btp2s/s1600/dream7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 257px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530165475115018338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyf8xOSsb3TcFK-fHQvEXZoqjB3fJz53ICCeygBWXr0vauaXn_C116qdAgLaM5f6yVlpsi7-ssIxVtuzmsWEYT913GPZnHCcR3tMKwqL_d-iIJA6V_LEPvWCZhToG_do5Btc1nM3Btp2s/s320/dream7.jpg" /></a></div><div>Robby Cano sent this Tommy Hunter delivery over the right field wall, but this Arte Lange reject literally took his hand and pushed Nelson Cruz's glove down. Why wasn't this play reviewed?! Isn't this why we have instant replay? Two batters later, Lance Berkman sent a blast about a half an inch to the right of the foul pole that was called a HR. The umps got this one right, however, and the call was reversed. The Yanks were absolutely pounding Tommy Hunter pitches last night. End of 2, 1-0 Yanks.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Not enough madness for you? Good, because were just getting started.</div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBzEyjWsSzx3S9TJ9nR52aE0empS0giIk1BNPKGUTT0qowtZdMjwCnsE_zWiQVJKuh8n8ZF590099jzvF0xmzxpEEZ3E1mmCaIu23bKvMyDIJrFiQ2B3RUiishSBIjTYr1apZ5NVUKM0/s1600/dream8.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 254px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530168303165389186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBzEyjWsSzx3S9TJ9nR52aE0empS0giIk1BNPKGUTT0qowtZdMjwCnsE_zWiQVJKuh8n8ZF590099jzvF0xmzxpEEZ3E1mmCaIu23bKvMyDIJrFiQ2B3RUiishSBIjTYr1apZ5NVUKM0/s320/dream8.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The top of the 3rd inning I cannot blame on A.J Burnett, the only big mistake he made came in the top of the 6th, but we'll get to that one later. The Rangers tied it up after Andrus grounded out to Tex; who saved another run from scoring with a nice play at first. With 2 outs now, Michael Young hits a weak grounder to short that A-Rod couldn't get out of his glove. Instead of getting out of the inning, the Rangers take a 2-1 lead and A-Rod runs to watch a Tom Emansky video. Fortunately for him, this blunder wouldn't cost them the game.</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzhJdoscRAvka8fWUT4KYg3AzWsrAGWz1MGOLYmxkDUkLMn1-8JyHdXBOAoVt5erIs_jNeBE53UztPstLVyg5Z4aYweXhEnzSbCDXfZuVW7xGemfqWz70_MPmbW777XOFfHGFvjLiGVU/s1600/dream9.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530172199337283026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzhJdoscRAvka8fWUT4KYg3AzWsrAGWz1MGOLYmxkDUkLMn1-8JyHdXBOAoVt5erIs_jNeBE53UztPstLVyg5Z4aYweXhEnzSbCDXfZuVW7xGemfqWz70_MPmbW777XOFfHGFvjLiGVU/s320/dream9.jpg" /></a></div><div>Then the real insanity began...<br /></div><br /><div>The Yanks ran Tommy Hunter out of the game and regained the lead going into the top of the 5th. It was at that time that Grim LeRogue thought it was a great idea to personally let A-Rod know that he's not happy about A-Rod doing the deed with Cameron Diaz. Later top 5, we almost had a New York version of Steve Bartman as a fan interfered with was would have been the 3rd out of the inning. Young walks and the fan is seeing his life flash before his eyes Luckily for his life, Hamilton flew out and the inning was over. Did we really just re-live two of baseball's most infamous moments within 5 innings of this game?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5YQ0ElNm8fxPKOrK-JfO6ci73yOCKoPu2_E-sh7vrPxEVioVMsviDXxVqYtYhHbGQ-ZghOFwCgpTt1RPFq9mHBt_OKtIE6hoParjAMYSjzjSNLQea_L-s3XCLMA5-OyXKWV1YGYYJTo/s1600/dream10.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 238px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530175823401467858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5YQ0ElNm8fxPKOrK-JfO6ci73yOCKoPu2_E-sh7vrPxEVioVMsviDXxVqYtYhHbGQ-ZghOFwCgpTt1RPFq9mHBt_OKtIE6hoParjAMYSjzjSNLQea_L-s3XCLMA5-OyXKWV1YGYYJTo/s320/dream10.jpg" /></a>Then the beginning of the end occurred. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Tex is a true gamer and gives it his all on every play. Trying to beat out a groundball, Tex felt a pop in his hammy and now the Yanks will have to play the rest of the way without him. Fortunately for them, they can bring Berkman off the bench to play 1st. For all you Berkman haters, my apologies that he's only 5th all-time in Home Runs for a switch hitter with 327. Cry me a river.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BRgmWMoFWL_L1XgsPlqD1qs97XmOiIriTEuRyw9EP6gp4z4HCD8CLIPDp7n4nzkS_5OarkBjBP2PSnJEnJp7-iWSoYXP00UTJtRcHAT4TsMFpRXkB2HLLyE7S_aLdZvRyJLaHZcQlgo/s1600/dream11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 287px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530177008244425538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BRgmWMoFWL_L1XgsPlqD1qs97XmOiIriTEuRyw9EP6gp4z4HCD8CLIPDp7n4nzkS_5OarkBjBP2PSnJEnJp7-iWSoYXP00UTJtRcHAT4TsMFpRXkB2HLLyE7S_aLdZvRyJLaHZcQlgo/s320/dream11.jpg" /></a></div><div>Then the big blow happened.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>A.J Burnett threw one pitch that summed up his entire season. Cervelli was set up on the outside corner and A.J left a fat slider over the plate that Bengie Molina turned on and put over the wall for a 3-run shot. Goodbye baseball and goodbye game 4. The place was silent after that.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>The Yanks sent Robertson out there in the 7th, he promptly got 2 outs and then Girardi pulled him for the lefty, Logan who proceded to serve up a bomb special to Josh Hamilton. Good god he's good. Good call, Joe</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Time to stretch, Roman Tynan couldn't have helped them at this point.</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Bottom 7. Derek Holland comes out and completes a solid 3 2/3 innings pitched. Yankee fans may think he was all over the place, but he only allowed one hit. Sounds like a good outing to me.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv0iCl87oQy-FcMq-izuZC46z9AQYEa2vblFiJGE3sdlx6GdsKWOmebcQ589DVf0c-J5FWmsFmY-zTT4-Vw_TBCzQVzd19HAcDArVDWfLnV-9XPyILRc5GiiX8O1v-M6tp6PPPeQ9KFk/s1600/dream13.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530179080372352466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQv0iCl87oQy-FcMq-izuZC46z9AQYEa2vblFiJGE3sdlx6GdsKWOmebcQ589DVf0c-J5FWmsFmY-zTT4-Vw_TBCzQVzd19HAcDArVDWfLnV-9XPyILRc5GiiX8O1v-M6tp6PPPeQ9KFk/s320/dream13.jpg" /></a></div><div>Top 9. 7-3 Rangers. At this point, Joe Girardi is devastated after realizing that he won't get the Cubs managing job so he throws out Sergio Mitre for the 9th; essentially waving the white flag.</div><br /><div></div><div>Cue the Natural.</div><br /><div></div><div>Hamilton blasts his 2nd HR of the game (4th of the ALCS). Vlady hits a single and then Nelson Cruz hits a 2-run bomb to deep left. 10-3 Rangers. Nolan Ryan is beyond giddy in the front row as Yankee fans couldn't get to the subway fast enough.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOqSQnOfoiMxIxU-gud1aLqIDWXDlZAyNpJAU5b17nPUcxSwuyHnogNLaQpIs__TK65fHrYL4kCdW_uluhP7Onkxu9b20pU9HmykE93Ahn2u1AWof7TBsgi47LxJGXGCcLpu6CR-B3_M/s1600/dream15.jpg"></a> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOqSQnOfoiMxIxU-gud1aLqIDWXDlZAyNpJAU5b17nPUcxSwuyHnogNLaQpIs__TK65fHrYL4kCdW_uluhP7Onkxu9b20pU9HmykE93Ahn2u1AWof7TBsgi47LxJGXGCcLpu6CR-B3_M/s1600/dream15.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530180348296369154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOqSQnOfoiMxIxU-gud1aLqIDWXDlZAyNpJAU5b17nPUcxSwuyHnogNLaQpIs__TK65fHrYL4kCdW_uluhP7Onkxu9b20pU9HmykE93Ahn2u1AWof7TBsgi47LxJGXGCcLpu6CR-B3_M/s320/dream15.jpg" /></a></div><div>In today's afternoon matinee, C.C gets the nod. </div><div>C.C is by far the perfect man to get the ball for </div><div>today's game and perhaps he can give them a much needed shot in the arm. Although I hardly see the Yankees going down in 5 games, the team that won last night's game was going to win this series. </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOqSQnOfoiMxIxU-gud1aLqIDWXDlZAyNpJAU5b17nPUcxSwuyHnogNLaQpIs__TK65fHrYL4kCdW_uluhP7Onkxu9b20pU9HmykE93Ahn2u1AWof7TBsgi47LxJGXGCcLpu6CR-B3_M/s1600/dream15.jpg"></a> </div><div>There will be a new champion this year.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">kudos to nydailynews.com for the great photos!</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-52888096534185302372010-10-19T16:42:00.000-07:002010-10-19T16:54:04.550-07:00A message for Philly fans..Beware the Hurri-CAIN!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoQH12yYKXnzzI-yviLQizDuMeRUChh4ieLwxUWefsXNqB2dZzJb7GrdvBncPICttfXqizSV434qc_2qB41XOO0dDLatWJs4EVnkaufX6nlqxKi5YddahZJyUtHK_aibtjf13BHCYuf4/s1600/dream5.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529907006469684882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoQH12yYKXnzzI-yviLQizDuMeRUChh4ieLwxUWefsXNqB2dZzJb7GrdvBncPICttfXqizSV434qc_2qB41XOO0dDLatWJs4EVnkaufX6nlqxKi5YddahZJyUtHK_aibtjf13BHCYuf4/s320/dream5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Matt Cain looked like a stud today throwing 7 shutout innings. Javier Lopez and Brian Wilson, who looks like the dude from 300, came in and capped off the 3-0 victory over the Filthies. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Barry Bonds put the needles aside for today to make it out to the ballpark and throw out the ceremonial first pitch. He looked "jacked" up to be there as AT&T Park may be the only place on the planet that accepts Barry Bonds as anything other than a crybaby steroid freak.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I digress.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Chase Utley had one of the tougher games i've ever seen him have as he went 0-4 and misplayed two balls hit his way. Cole Hamels looked solid through the first 3 2/3 innings of the game until he ran into this man....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWqILVd8ueKjtX9CQX6EMeGuWjYcE0n9ic_V00Y1iu6nNsEYKZYG721p-hrKTNHoZbVgoBzdVgoPFNCmUgTITD-wg23fe7JEivlOANNB4z4Qlev87AB6Q-IdN1Rm7ZivLS-tK6CA969M/s1600/CODYROSS.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529908454257717666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWqILVd8ueKjtX9CQX6EMeGuWjYcE0n9ic_V00Y1iu6nNsEYKZYG721p-hrKTNHoZbVgoBzdVgoPFNCmUgTITD-wg23fe7JEivlOANNB4z4Qlev87AB6Q-IdN1Rm7ZivLS-tK6CA969M/s320/CODYROSS.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>Cody F'n Ross! The Giants have 8 RBI's in this series and 4 of them are from this man. Ross knocked in an RBI single and Aubrey Huff followed him with another ribeye. The Filthies have got to find a way to get this man out!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>This is another series where the lack of an off day between games 4 and 5 hurts a team's rotation; in this case, Philly's.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Do you send Roy Halladay out on 3 days rest and, hence, send Oswalt and Hamels on three days rest? Or do you put the ball in Joe Blanton's hands? Blanton hasn't lost since July, but hasn't pitched since the 29th of September. Regardless of who throws, San Fran has gained back the momentum in this series and Philly unexpectedly has their backs against the wall.</div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-15662542915497398452010-10-19T13:39:00.000-07:002010-10-19T14:00:09.363-07:00How good is Cliff Lee?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms82wT7lkLcNNS_KBUBu9faOaoVnKGjcWPj_F6Bam4VFrvMogzq38IWcF5paUUutUiV_JcMMIU93Keet64luLXoGFIwW3bXQ0AhgbNss6-jGFBiFfTG34VJj238lNoIu-azE07L_QdyQ/s1600/dream2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 298px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529859744979871202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgms82wT7lkLcNNS_KBUBu9faOaoVnKGjcWPj_F6Bam4VFrvMogzq38IWcF5paUUutUiV_JcMMIU93Keet64luLXoGFIwW3bXQ0AhgbNss6-jGFBiFfTG34VJj238lNoIu-azE07L_QdyQ/s320/dream2.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Good enough to get $200 million next year in free agency and have nobody doubt how crazy it is.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Lee's 13 K's last night made it 3 consecutive postseason starts that he's had 10+ strikeouts in a game. The only other person to accomplish that? Bob Gibson.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>It took him 19 2/3 innings to allow a walk this postseason. Lee punched out 30 batters before he walked a batter! These are both postseason records!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>He's now 7-0 with a 1.26 E.R.A in the postseason. Who has a lower E.R.A? Christy Matthewson (5-5 0.97) and Sandy "The Left Arm of God" Koufax (4-3 0.95). Even these pitching legends have lost postseason games. Lee has yet to do so.</div><div> </div><div>The New York Yankees have played in over 360 postseason games and had never been held to a measly 3 baserunners in any one of those games.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>That's how good Cliff Lee is.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-84294730144730567032010-10-19T13:21:00.000-07:002010-10-19T14:05:19.664-07:00Filthies nod up series, time to head to the bay!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D5pWi5AkWEIO3fXIHTLfVrnPTgQKUsxVhCInJwR1dzeYu0mqVLohnLEStnhM_pg8U9hMOkz8cwmeSk_emmHXYUIYWPu3U41DkjQlZivEqN-XbVs8QHBldEOTJqUEalcf1ZtR6xwMLMw/s1600/dream3.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 243px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529855300922858354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-D5pWi5AkWEIO3fXIHTLfVrnPTgQKUsxVhCInJwR1dzeYu0mqVLohnLEStnhM_pg8U9hMOkz8cwmeSk_emmHXYUIYWPu3U41DkjQlZivEqN-XbVs8QHBldEOTJqUEalcf1ZtR6xwMLMw/s320/dream3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>O.K, so the pitching matchup of the century wasn't the 1-0 classic we anticipated. No worries. We'll see it again in game 5! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Just so you know, there is a guy making a name for himself in this postseason that doesn't pitch, Cody Ross.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This guy is a stud who plays the game the way it should be; hard. I watched him kill the Mets, while in a Marlins uniform. He had 90 RBI's last year, and he has already hit 3 HR's in the NLCS!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Don't expect Cole Hamels to shut him down, Cody's 9-30 with 4 HR's and 6 RBI's against him all-time.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmSnZDi8SaU07X64vz91Ryu-Xd9r1a9rFC17btbPBYrg7c_6C4H3_38U4EokEhNdKeTiswPdEkMvB5U-GQ2onl2TE-AnXwhME0Dm9yK7RBmjSyGOsj0c42583MIMMnRrzfPpssPjDMqM/s1600/dream4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529857691692965778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmSnZDi8SaU07X64vz91Ryu-Xd9r1a9rFC17btbPBYrg7c_6C4H3_38U4EokEhNdKeTiswPdEkMvB5U-GQ2onl2TE-AnXwhME0Dm9yK7RBmjSyGOsj0c42583MIMMnRrzfPpssPjDMqM/s320/dream4.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Cole Hamels had a very impressive CG shutout to cap the NLDS for the Filthies and Roy Oswalt was absolutely filthy with an 8 inning, 1 run and 9 strikeout preformance. We get it Filthadelphia, your rotation is pretty damn good.</div><div> </div><div>Jimmy Rollins, as much as I hate his guts, had a clutch 3-run double to seal game 2. He had a rough year, but he's always ready for October baseball.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>The baseball Giants decided to switch up the lineup today and have turned to experience; wily vets Aaron Rowand and Edgar Renteria. Pablo Sandoval and Andres Torres get to enjoy the view from the bench for this one. I expect contributions from the two aforementioned postseason warriors of old, as well as a pitcher's duel between Hamels and Cain. I'm taking the Giants for game 3 and a regaining of the series momentum.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-46727550499467419002010-10-19T12:48:00.000-07:002010-10-19T14:02:06.674-07:00It's all on you A.J!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmomjcJuRXNOiRmGvRDXChLJEBnHcQ28lGUeXXfzfi4ETl4KX4xwgehLU5ig0-GDbtxk8vZeU6RAwTpVqNE2z2_cSPDcDCuZzqWoqFmLVU-sKu_RV6YFaWp4g6vYStU0bMvgvOHpREr4o/s1600/dream1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529846705819218498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmomjcJuRXNOiRmGvRDXChLJEBnHcQ28lGUeXXfzfi4ETl4KX4xwgehLU5ig0-GDbtxk8vZeU6RAwTpVqNE2z2_cSPDcDCuZzqWoqFmLVU-sKu_RV6YFaWp4g6vYStU0bMvgvOHpREr4o/s320/dream1.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Andy Pettitte was solid last night, Cliff Lee was dominant! A 3rd straight 10 k preformance and an 8th inning blowup has the defending World Champions in a 2-1 hole. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The hopeful savior has not pitched in 17 days, an $83 million dollar contract, 15 losses and an E.R.A over 5.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I hope you know what your doing Joe, because you clearly made a bad call not going with Mariano last night. The more I thought about it, the more you needed to keep that lead to just 2 runs in such a pivotal game. Connor Robertson just didn't have it and the Yankees were held to just 3 baserunners all game; the lowest total they've ever had in a postseason game.</div><div></div><div></div><div>To Joe's credit, however, you can't throw the rest of your rotation out there on 3 days rest for the rest of the series. But c'mon man! A.J Burnett?! </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Because of Burnett, Cervelli will get the catching duties tonight instead of Jorge Posada. I would have told A.J to find a way to deal with it for the sake of a W. Experience is key, and now Girardi has just pissed off a member of the core 4. </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>The silver lining? Tommy Hunter gives up the long ball (21 HR in 128 IP) The Yankees hit home runs. Tonight will not be a pitcher's duel, it will be an offensive explosion. The only question is whether or not A.J will cough up the runs more than Hunter. Yanks tie up the series tonight.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-89020465299723399632010-10-19T11:51:00.000-07:002010-10-19T11:51:41.678-07:00Sporcle: Can you name the players from the original NBA Jam game?How addicting is sporcle? How ungodly good is NBA JAM? Combine the two and you have absolute madness<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sporcle.com/games/nbajam.php">Can you name the players from the game NBA Jam (Arcade Edition - 1993)? - sporcle</a>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-55567496371656443982010-10-18T13:45:00.000-07:002010-10-18T13:45:49.146-07:00Callin You Out Sports Week 6<p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/1xnO4TQTYtc/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1xnO4TQTYtc?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1xnO4TQTYtc?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>I know it's a bit late, but check out this week's episode and see how well...or not so well Marty and I made out with our picks!</p>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-30855053619673328032010-10-18T13:11:00.000-07:002010-10-18T13:42:51.446-07:00Pettitte vs Lee..Showdown in the Bronx!<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrINHfA9LUumLkZoaJGHkyFwQ4jhlQKkOMIgpGvDxUfBfaQw0KISXXn6PLFWGjhQcBJDjQsD4OyD9yCHAcRraTp2Q5IAV5dSW9frIp5EslY5MUKLua2Hyw5wW0LojhyYwUd-Q0ClyGj-o/s1600/roadtoshipandy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 222px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529483083599760850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrINHfA9LUumLkZoaJGHkyFwQ4jhlQKkOMIgpGvDxUfBfaQw0KISXXn6PLFWGjhQcBJDjQsD4OyD9yCHAcRraTp2Q5IAV5dSW9frIp5EslY5MUKLua2Hyw5wW0LojhyYwUd-Q0ClyGj-o/s320/roadtoshipandy.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The series is all tied up 1 game to 1. The Rangers are sending out the dominant Cliff Lee; a man who has been absolutely filthy in every postseason game he has ever started. The Yankees counter with a man who has 19 postseason victories to his name and, quite frankly, the man you want on the mound in a big game situation. With momentum on the line, you want Andy Pettitte with the ball in his hands.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The Rangers are proving that they are not some pushover; just ask C.C sabathia and Phil Hughes. Many people may be asking just who the hell Colby Lewis is, but he was a solid pitcher all year that was a victim of lousy run support.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaCIutWgYRgyMp-tQZn8Orldc4SzrYlVTjdCpd-tV6v3oLiYjetOmYIuR3NrZvAoZXP2pbejte_veMEndeNzFUwpiS356Vc3iCkr2nxM_MInn2oXFLD1PLwRhh5g3oply9ShxSPQIx2g/s1600/roadtoshipgardner.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 318px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529487549670694962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaCIutWgYRgyMp-tQZn8Orldc4SzrYlVTjdCpd-tV6v3oLiYjetOmYIuR3NrZvAoZXP2pbejte_veMEndeNzFUwpiS356Vc3iCkr2nxM_MInn2oXFLD1PLwRhh5g3oply9ShxSPQIx2g/s320/roadtoshipgardner.jpg" /></a></div><div>Yankee fans, if it wasn't for Brett Gardner and his gutsy dive into 1st base, you may be in a 2-0 defecit in this series. Gardner's play in the top of the 8th ignited a 5-run inning and a wild comeback that spoiled the solid pitching preformance of C.J Wilson. If Andy comes out on top tonite, your up 2-1 and don't need to worry as much about Burnett in Game 4. If Lee takes down the Yanks in the Bronx tonight, do you pull Burnett? C.C is known to pitch on 3 days rest, but will he be able to shake off his game 1 preformance? Andy Pettitte hasn't been anything short of clutch, but will Lee be just a little bit better?</div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-60625282154502756092010-10-16T08:17:00.000-07:002010-10-16T08:23:37.953-07:00Halladay vs. Lincecum..Are You Ready?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W8mT8i_GxrkkMjr9iHQE7IIWrVQESU7bfj5EUzWO08m0CCZpFqJBgRmeU33qOt_mxiUvI5LrBUJa1sFDW7NmTgZOkCzNKoiVao07-EnaRiHZa8WYNTo2f763GRpGWctz4LyaTzngKD0/s1600/roadtoshiphalladaylincecum.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528663650122225202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0W8mT8i_GxrkkMjr9iHQE7IIWrVQESU7bfj5EUzWO08m0CCZpFqJBgRmeU33qOt_mxiUvI5LrBUJa1sFDW7NmTgZOkCzNKoiVao07-EnaRiHZa8WYNTo2f763GRpGWctz4LyaTzngKD0/s320/roadtoshiphalladaylincecum.jpg" /></a><br /><div>It's being billed by Fox as the freatest pitching matchup in NLCS history! They might be right!</div><div> </div><div>Reigning 2x Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum vs. the odds on favorite to win this year's Cy Young, Roy Halladay.</div><div> </div><div>Roy Halladay is coming off throwing the 2nd no-no in postseason history. Big time Timmy Jim is coming off a complete game, 2 hit, 14 strikeout preformance. Not bad for their first ever postseason starts. Anyone who remotely follows the game of baseball should find some way to tune into this one tonight because this will be nothing short of a classic.</div><div> </div><div>And if either of these two men happens to get rocked, i'm hoping it's Halladay! Lets go Giants!</div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-40060297730091160572010-10-15T08:59:00.000-07:002010-10-15T09:01:10.501-07:00Jose Canseco's Baseball Camp<p><object style="BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/UQw99968lXk/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQw99968lXk?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQw99968lXk?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>My video of the day selection is this cheesy ass 80's video of Jose Canseco conducting a youth baseball camp! When he hits a baseball in this vid, the crack it makes off the bat sounds like a gunshot. I guess steriods have that effect on people.</p>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-36017179077489332682010-10-15T08:32:00.000-07:002010-10-15T08:37:00.102-07:00Frenchy returns to New York!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XFQnmTN33E9J6QLyYnXTFJ3ElkgRKEkwVDAv91wznF4MxQfy0bvrlPQez9vejyA8tWQtvxtxXyjLjMMLiguMSqnO3LJoTCqjwcr9QSE922LOhUVcrh4sEOZFtRmxjaHacyJWucjjObw/s1600/frenchy3"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528296206504282722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XFQnmTN33E9J6QLyYnXTFJ3ElkgRKEkwVDAv91wznF4MxQfy0bvrlPQez9vejyA8tWQtvxtxXyjLjMMLiguMSqnO3LJoTCqjwcr9QSE922LOhUVcrh4sEOZFtRmxjaHacyJWucjjObw/s320/frenchy3" /></a><br /><div>"Between Omar, Jerry and Jeff, they gave me the opportunity to come over here and play and I can't thank them enough...I'm having a blast over here...I always wanted to know what it was like to play meaningful baseball here in New York and i'm going to have the opportunity."</div><div> </div><div>-Jeff Francoeur, as quoted in the Daily News</div><div> </div><div>This one was a heartbreaker to read for me, personally. I'm glad Frenchy enjoyed his time with the Mets, but I wish he could've had this postseason experience with the Mets. Go get em' Frenchy!</div><div> </div><div> </div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-59204901572426173072010-10-14T08:10:00.000-07:002010-10-14T08:10:36.819-07:00Brett Favre nutshot video!<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QS-k_v1zIes?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QS-k_v1zIes?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p><p>If we didn't know it before, we do now. Brett's privates are just not safe at the workplace</p>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-25276852974511622112010-10-13T21:40:00.000-07:002010-10-13T21:47:08.639-07:00COWBOYS SUCK!...A video tribute!<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqDfbW8tQlIHKPrMjdmnaJ0WeuhCx4LVzCWj9ANHc9XxD_JkRHfuCjSR6Uq40U1WFzEkmu5vFbyw5jphWzUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p>This is my tribute to "America's Team", the 1-3 Dallas Cowboys. No description is needed. I'll just let REM and the video do the talking. Enjoy! </p>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-85238103605668211482010-10-13T13:57:00.000-07:002010-10-13T14:41:09.243-07:00History reborn...50 years later<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHshrdfkUBcIeKvjvkTb86q1rGECeIM6TNFKnlxR3AvYEMN8puxETqxSHvNoYgiQkvt-C3lSc0d7WMDXXZJPo_nvbzV0PAIxi1q2Zk5z0nVoy1mZZxB6NNEXyTp7kHza7jaB3KUSX1Kg/s1600/billmaz.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527637788432985970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHshrdfkUBcIeKvjvkTb86q1rGECeIM6TNFKnlxR3AvYEMN8puxETqxSHvNoYgiQkvt-C3lSc0d7WMDXXZJPo_nvbzV0PAIxi1q2Zk5z0nVoy1mZZxB6NNEXyTp7kHza7jaB3KUSX1Kg/s320/billmaz.jpg" /></a> Allow me to paint a picture.<br /><div></div><br /><div>October 13th, 1960. Game 7 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The Yankees forced a game 7 the day before with a convincing 12-0 victory. Whitey Ford had just pitched his 2nd complete game shutout of the series and the Pirates found themselves down 7-4 going into the Bottom of the 8th. Back-up catch Hal Smith and cracked a pinch-hit 3-run blast to cap off a 5-run 8th inning; giving Pitt a 9-7 lead. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>RBI's by Mantle and Berra tie the game up at 9 going into the bottom of the 9th inning. Leading off and facing Ralph Terry was Bill Mazeroski. The rest is history.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Maz took a high fastball from Ralph Terry and pulled it over the the left field wall, which was 410 feet away. Yogi Berra looked up and watched the only game-winning Home Run to ever end Game 7 of a World Series sail out of Forbes Field.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC_CD86XrMTOfRpqPhOPyrqvUPXzXccXhYJYvQlqCNtsoLVF_umiAja6idmus6fVa4VQV4ww2xjowbAx11eUwB7vGM0xDULnzb95oskKRF82qbpMaCnF_b2VcojvnHerwZBXbO4vKM9w/s1600/billmaz2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527646394083781074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisC_CD86XrMTOfRpqPhOPyrqvUPXzXccXhYJYvQlqCNtsoLVF_umiAja6idmus6fVa4VQV4ww2xjowbAx11eUwB7vGM0xDULnzb95oskKRF82qbpMaCnF_b2VcojvnHerwZBXbO4vKM9w/s320/billmaz2.jpg" /></a></div><div>All that remains of Forbes field is a portion of the center and right-center field walls on what is now the campus of Pittsburgh University. However, Pirates fans still flock to the site every year on the 13th of October to relive this famous moment in baseball history. At 1pm, the original NBC Radio replay is broadcast for all to hear so that the memories are relived to the exact minute.</div><div> </div><div>But thanks to Bing Crosby and his love of wine, these memories can now be visually remembered for all time.</div><div> </div><div>For years, there wasn't a single copy of the original telecast of the game. Bing Crosby, a famous singer and actor, once owned the Pittsburgh Pirates until his death in 1977. While his estate was recently being cleaned out, a reel of the game, in it's entirity, was discovered in the wine cellar. The temperature of the room allowed the reel to be preserved. It has since been sold to the MLB Network, been converted to DVD and will air, in it's entirity, later this winter.</div><div> </div><div>It's simply amazing in this day and age to believe that there was no backup footage from an event only 50 years. It just shows how far we have come with technology. For years, Pittsburgh fans have not had many reasons to cheer and most of their fond memories have just been through word of mouth. Now grandsons and granddaughters of fans of this proud franchise can witness firsthand, one of the greatest moments in the history of Major League Baseball.</div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-15926712038236714712010-10-13T11:42:00.000-07:002010-10-13T13:42:57.610-07:00Hakeem the dream!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnthucQ6b1ks_g81fMCI0hZUdxJS3K2dHLzxWUulZqBMNZRJWQ4nLF5kkuN0khRBYg8eFn151NhW5aIVNf6U3NdADv0Z2MHnIQ4UFrZb5rQHA36T0ErtVvYnjWCnzkP74Ur8oOLH0N2Q/s1600/roadtoshipnicks.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527603122962436386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCnthucQ6b1ks_g81fMCI0hZUdxJS3K2dHLzxWUulZqBMNZRJWQ4nLF5kkuN0khRBYg8eFn151NhW5aIVNf6U3NdADv0Z2MHnIQ4UFrZb5rQHA36T0ErtVvYnjWCnzkP74Ur8oOLH0N2Q/s320/roadtoshipnicks.jpg" /></a><br />After a disasterous loss to the Tennessee Titans. The G-Men have rebounded to say the least.<br /><br />After destroying Jay Cutler, many wondered if the 10 sack preformance was a one hit wonder. Questions were answered last Sunday by holding the Texans to 10 points and holding the NFL's leading rusher, Arian Foster to 25 measly yards.<br /><br />Hakeem Nicks looks like a bonafide superstar in the making. After a 130 yard, 2 TD preformance, Nicks has over 400 receiving yards and is 2nd in the NFL with 6 TD's. By the way, Jacobs has decided to quit acting like a baby and has scored a TD in each of his last 2 games.<br /><br />Big Blue has the Lions coming to the meadowlands this week. Even though Detroit demolished the Rams last week, the Giants have a good chance to gain ground in the air-tight NFC East.<br /><br />My prediction? A Barry Cofield "Don't taze me!" dance and a GGGGGGGG Men Victory!Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-59085101288497220192010-10-13T10:13:00.000-07:002010-10-13T10:30:30.951-07:00Rangers fina-lee making it rain...with Ginger Ale!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFXcplaIciPueRcr_fo_eema41OvO6_A6ipdinG5OCEUKcm-w38VzqGcnq7g_xulhRuRH3f5UX1Gl-NzyO5bD0NNprOUoABKwBnZJESPfRXIn2OCT7pPqDv1pbAtcpiZ3yiJNidpilFU/s1600/roadtoship11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 259px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527580289049645410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFXcplaIciPueRcr_fo_eema41OvO6_A6ipdinG5OCEUKcm-w38VzqGcnq7g_xulhRuRH3f5UX1Gl-NzyO5bD0NNprOUoABKwBnZJESPfRXIn2OCT7pPqDv1pbAtcpiZ3yiJNidpilFU/s320/roadtoship11.jpg" /></a><br /><div>The dust has settled. The smoke has cleared and this just in; Cliff Lee is really, really good!</div><div> </div><div>In a series where the home team didn't win a single game, the Texas Rangers have finally won their first ever postseason series and move on to face the Yanks.</div><div> </div><div>Cliff Lee is now 6-0 with a 1.44 E.R.A in the postseason. In this year's ALDS, he went 2-0, struck out 21 (an ALDS record), and walked nobody! Say it with me...ewwwww!</div><div> </div><div>This Texas team is one that is easy to rally around. The claw and antler gestures made from the dugout bring me back to the days of the rally monkey and dousing Josh Hamilton, a recovering alcoholic, in ginger ale instead of the traditional booze shows that this team oozes true class.</div><div> </div><div>The last time Texas faced the defending World Champs, they swept the Yankees in 3 games. Will it be a repeat preformance?</div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-48186472506644622012010-10-12T23:05:00.000-07:002010-10-13T00:13:55.648-07:00Drazen Petrovic: What could have been<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshbTutmJVgnbIL4iEcDLcFoVh99DK2Ynr70wUhttZsBxKtDuqGZPIt20gGsTuM2atwvGViT2Rsp7JavLODWcIoGZJt9-DvA80ZUNIq4jIwjBwenZONvmFWDsTqBqj0VmEa_0HLYmbSI/s1600/drazen.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 215px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527409458855072034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAshbTutmJVgnbIL4iEcDLcFoVh99DK2Ynr70wUhttZsBxKtDuqGZPIt20gGsTuM2atwvGViT2Rsp7JavLODWcIoGZJt9-DvA80ZUNIq4jIwjBwenZONvmFWDsTqBqj0VmEa_0HLYmbSI/s320/drazen.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>Ever hear of Dirk Nowitski? How about Pau Gasol?</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>If Drazen Petrovic have the heart of a champion, you wouldn't have.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>If you didn't get a chance to watch the lastest ESPN "30 for 30" film, "Once Brothers", it tells an absolutely captivating story about how Drazen and former NBA star, Vlade Divac's once inseperable bond on and off the court was torn apart due to war and politics between Croatia and Serbia in the late 1980's. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>Tragically, Petrovic died in a car accident in 1993 at the young age of 28; the peak of his NBA career and without making peace with Divac. The basketball world was left asking what could have been.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>It was known overseas that this man was one of the best to lace up a pair of Nikes, but everyone in the United States was just starting to realize how good Drazen Petrovic really was.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>Draz first made his splash onto the scene back home in Croatia when he signed to play professionaly at the age of 15. Over 10 years, Drazen won three Olympic medals, four FIBA Championship medals (one gold), won six separate European Player of the Year awards and once scored 112 points in a single game. Not bad.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6hcJQDL1x6NFHSPWXQg5sbEscZ-JdCLShK-byDdCQu2EM0udZ2bN3qtXub8_RuRuhK1_RUZRWgZTwghD_QZoKo371Wi3rmHTx8S6AaMsHcpI4jm8PGShsvANmp8QeW7AZdgvYJeWELc/s1600/drazen2.jpg"></a> </div><div><br /></div><div></div><br />In 1989, he brought his talents to the NBA with the Portland TrailBlazers and saw limited time off the bench. Stuck behind Hall of Famer, Clyde Drexler, in the rotation. Petrovic worked harder than ever in the gym and on the court. He was traded to Nets halfway through the 90-91 season and that's when people who were unfamiliar started to realize he was one of the best in the world.<br /><br />Getting more playing time in 91-92, he averaged 20.6 points per game and improved the win total of a young Nets team by 14 to help them reach the playoffs. In 92-93, his final year, he averaged over 22 points a game and was named 3rd team All-NBA. Somehow, he wasn't named to the All-Star team that year and he began to contemplate going back overseas to play in Greece before his untimely death.<br /><br />Drazen Petrovic constantly had the terrors of what was going on back home in the back of his mind, but courageously shifted his fire and energy into every second he was on the court, whether he was on top of the world or losing by 20.<br /><br /><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 233px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527418695010903218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6hcJQDL1x6NFHSPWXQg5sbEscZ-JdCLShK-byDdCQu2EM0udZ2bN3qtXub8_RuRuhK1_RUZRWgZTwghD_QZoKo371Wi3rmHTx8S6AaMsHcpI4jm8PGShsvANmp8QeW7AZdgvYJeWELc/s320/drazen2.jpg" /><br /><br />He was regarded as one of the most fierce competitors and greatest shooters of his time. He may not have garnered the adulation he deserved during his short life, but he was recognized for his contributions by having his #3 retired by the Nets in 1993 and being inducted into The National Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. A statue of Petrovic also stands in front of the Olympic Museum in Switzerland, he was the second athlete to ever receive such a high honor.<br /><br />"It's hard for you to imagine here in America, because you have so many great players, but we are a country of four million; without him, basketball takes three steps back."<br /><br />-"Aco" Petrovic<br /><br />And to think...he was just getting started.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6hcJQDL1x6NFHSPWXQg5sbEscZ-JdCLShK-byDdCQu2EM0udZ2bN3qtXub8_RuRuhK1_RUZRWgZTwghD_QZoKo371Wi3rmHTx8S6AaMsHcpI4jm8PGShsvANmp8QeW7AZdgvYJeWELc/s1600/drazen2.jpg"></a>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1653296418410096522.post-30459066547533484732010-10-12T11:17:00.000-07:002010-10-12T11:33:16.928-07:00Showdown at the Trop..<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uKSIlxJ1b3A8Si87OT2lGxamrogSQHsGMIXnKKvbIyEt4OxL31HVuvx9RRsUfm78qkCEFtlZ5OPeE7CCroMPWaH64Il5cBFmX7FXI74umQzypt_WIPGgK63gySqz4fPJ7sB2WjlfrxY/s1600/roadtoship7.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527225566827394626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uKSIlxJ1b3A8Si87OT2lGxamrogSQHsGMIXnKKvbIyEt4OxL31HVuvx9RRsUfm78qkCEFtlZ5OPeE7CCroMPWaH64Il5cBFmX7FXI74umQzypt_WIPGgK63gySqz4fPJ7sB2WjlfrxY/s320/roadtoship7.jpg" /></a> We're right back to where we started...Lee vs. Price for a shot at the New York Yankees in the ALCS. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Just five days ago, the Texas Rangers were one game away from winning their first ever playoff series. Tonight, they face the possibility of being 9 innings away from setting up a tee time for tomorrow morning.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It has also been 5 days since MVP candidate Josh Hamilton has had a base hit. Can the Texas lineup turn it around against another Cy Young hopeful, David Price? Price laid an egg in game 1. Can he regain his command? If he falls behind the count, like he did in game 1, he will be forced to throw more fastballs; that means bad news bears against a strong Rangers lineup.</div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsYCVWLZkHmC-VuQgW9NunAj1SNCT1jeiNjbuhsDsIUIVE7lrAhy0gRg-QqBLXk4g0I61nYY6P-CIG5cp5rS9Q_5ittF_8uzQXDmAzdGl0BFtQf32UK55QytrZpHv9axD2dxC2heJpkg/s1600/roadtoship10.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527228600823683282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsYCVWLZkHmC-VuQgW9NunAj1SNCT1jeiNjbuhsDsIUIVE7lrAhy0gRg-QqBLXk4g0I61nYY6P-CIG5cp5rS9Q_5ittF_8uzQXDmAzdGl0BFtQf32UK55QytrZpHv9axD2dxC2heJpkg/s320/roadtoship10.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Evan Longoria showed signs of life in Game 4 with a HR and a pair of doubles. He may be injured, but it's the playoffs! You step your game up! My x-factor? THE TROP! They opened up 5,000 more upper deck seats for tonight. They've averaged 35,000 for the 1st 2 games after having to give away 20,000 freebies for the playoff clincher. Will the Rays fans show up and be a force? If so, the Rays are taking this one and the Rangers will be saying bye bye to Cliff Lee sooner than they hoped.</div><br /><div></div>Josh Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309766151251002991noreply@blogger.com0